Landy Mattison Explained

Landy Mattison
Birth Date:4 January 1983
Birth Place:Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Currentclub:Minneapolis City SC
Position:Defender
Collegeyears1:2001
Collegeyears2:2002–2004
College2:Clemson
Years1:2003
Years2:2005
Years3:2006
Years4:2007–2009
Years5:2015–
Clubs4:Wilmington Hammerheads
Clubs5:Minneapolis City
Caps1:25
Caps2:19
Caps3:0
Caps4:33
Caps5:1
Goals1:5
Goals2:0
Goals3:0
Goals4:0
Goals5:0

Landy Mattison (born January 4, 1983, in Raleigh, North Carolina) is an American soccer defender, who played professionally in the MLS, USL First and Second Divisions.

While born in North Carolina, Mattison grew up in Franklin, Tennessee. He attended Centennial High School where he was an All State soccer player and part of the United States men's national under-17 soccer team. He also played basketball, baseball, and was an All Region football player.[1] He began his college career at Florida International University in 2001. In 2002, he transferred to the University of Clemson.[2] In 2003 and 2004, he played for the Nashville Metros of the Premier Development League.[3] On April 15, 2005, Mattison signed with the Atlanta Silverbacks of the USL First Division.[4] In 2006, he signed with the Chicago Fire. While he played games with the Fire Reserves, but saw no first team games.[5] While he spent most of the 2007 season with the Wilmington Hammerheads of the USL Second Division, he also saw time with the Chicago Fire Reserves in September.[6] In 2008, he continued to be called up to the Fire, this time for September 25, 2008, non-league exhibition match with Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz.[7] He left the team at the end of the 2008 season.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.fiu.edu/~athletic/mshome/profiles2001/mattison.htm FIU Men’s Soccer
  2. https://archive.today/20120219190636/http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/mattison_landy00.html Clemson University Player Profile
  3. http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/teams/2003/roster/22351.html 2003 Nashville Metros
  4. http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/2005/stats05.htm 2005 USL Stats
  5. http://web.mlsnet.com/pdf/mls/2006/reserve_div/0929_reserve.pdf 2006 MLS Reserve Division Stats
  6. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20070924&content_id=119033&vkey=pr_chf&fext=.jsp&team=t100 Reserves: Chi 2, D.C. 2
  7. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080825&content_id=182947&vkey=news_chf&fext=.jsp&team=t100 Chicago falls to Veracruz in international friendly