Matt McKeon
Personal information
Full name Matthew John McKeon
Date of birth (1974-09-24) September 24, 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1995 St. Louis Billikens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1998 Kansas City Wizards 65 (4)
1999 Colorado Rapids 28 (0)
2000–2002 Kansas City Wizards 79 (9)
International career
1999 United States 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matthew (Matt) John McKeon (born September 24, 1974) is an American retired soccer midfielder who played seven seasons in Major League Soccer. He earned two caps with the United States men's national soccer team and was a member of the 1996 U.S. Olympic soccer team.

Youth

McKeon was born in St. Louis, Missouri. McKeon graduated from De Smet Jesuit High School where he was a Parade Magazine High School All American soccer player his senior season. He was also the 1992 Gatorade Boys Soccer Player of the Year.[1] A product of Saint Louis University, where he was a 1994 and 1995 First Team All-American.[2][3] In 1996, the Missouri Athletic Club awarded him the Hermann Trophy.

McKeon is one of 22 college players to be part of the 40-40 club, having both 40 goals and 40 assists in their college career.[4]

Professional

On March 4, 1996, McKeon was the first pick in the 1996 MLS College Draft, going to the Kansas City Wizards. He was known as a tough defender, and led the league in fouls committed during the 1997 season.[5] The Wizards traded him to the Colorado Rapids for Chris Henderson in November 1998.[6] A year later, the Rapids traded him and Peter Vermes to the Wizards for Scott Vermillion, an allocation, and an exchange of draft picks. McKeon was a "salary cap casualty" in the 02/03 offseason, being cut from the team despite strong play. In seven seasons in MLS, McKeon scored 13 goals and 19 assists in league play.

International

McKeon earned two caps with the United States national team, both at the 1999 Confederations Cup, his first coming on July 30 against Germany. He also played at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

McKeon currently is the boys youth director of soccer and coaches several teams for Sporting JB Marine Soccer Club in St. Louis.

Honors

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Gatorade National Boys Soccer Player of the Year". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
  2. ^ "1994 All Americans". Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
  3. ^ "1995 All Americans". Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
  4. ^ "Players With 40 Goals and 40 Assists". Division I Men's Soccer Records (PDF) (19th ed.). Indianapolis: NCAA. August 10, 2018. pp. 7–8. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  5. ^ Davidson, Gary (1997-09-26). "Fouls leader McKeon: Tactic misunderstood". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  6. ^ Pearce, Alan (1998-11-20). "RAPIDS TRADE TOP SCORER FOR DEFENSE". Rocky Mountain News. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  7. ^ "2000 MLS All-Star Game". MLSsoccer.com. July 29, 2000. Retrieved July 28, 2023.

External links

United States men's soccer squad – 1996 Summer Olympics
United States squad – 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup third place
Awards
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