Matt Knowles (soccer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matt Knowles | ||
Date of birth | October 7, 1970 | ||
Place of birth |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1991 | Penn-Jersey Spirit | ||
1990–1992 | Illinois Thunder (indoor) | 79 | (68) |
1992 |
Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 3 | (0) |
1992–1993 |
Denver Thunder (indoor) | 3 | (3) |
1993–1996 | Milwaukee Wave (indoor) | 116 | (109) |
1993 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 9 | (0) |
1996–1997 | Cleveland Crunch (indoor) | 14 | (12) |
1996–1998 |
MetroStars | 32 | (0) |
1997–1999 | Philadelphia KiXX (indoor) | 75 | (90) |
1998 | Miami Fusion | 3 | (0) |
1998 | → Staten Island Vipers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
1999–2001 | Detroit Rockers (indoor) | 57 | (29) |
2001–2002 |
Harrisburg Heat (indoor) | 35 | (22) |
2002 |
Carolina Dynamo | 3 | (0) |
2002 |
Kansas City Comets (indoor) | 0 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Philadelphia KiXX (indoor) | 4 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Matt Knowles (born October 7, 1970) is a former U.S.
APSL
Knowles grew up in Philadelphia and attended
NPSL
In 1990, Knowles signed with the expansion
His indoor success brought him to the attention of
While Knowles experienced considerable success with the Wave, he had frequent disagreements with the Wave's ownership. This led to his expressing a desire to be traded. On December 26, 1996, the Wave acquiesced to Knowles desires and traded him to the Cleveland Crunch for Glenn Carbonara, Todd Dusosky, Obi Moneme and cash. He was injured while in Cleveland and saw little playing time. On July 29, 1997, Knowles bought out the remaining three years of his contract with the Crunch and signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia KiXX. In the 1997–1998 season, his first in Philadelphia, Knowles experienced a resurgence which led to his third Defender of the Year award. After one more season with the KiXX, Knowles moved to the Detroit Rockers. Knowles played two seasons in Detroit before the Rockers folded at the end of the 2000–2001 season.
In 2001, the
MLS
Following his being drafted by the
External links
References
- ^ "D'Ambra enjoys successful year as player-coach". Northeast Times. Archived from the original on 19 May 2003. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ ASL 1990 Season
- ^ APSL 1991 Season
- ^ APSL 1992 Season
- ^ APSL 1993 Season
- ^ "Plus: Soccer – Metrostars; Defender Sent To Miami". New York Times. Associated Press. July 1, 1998. p. C5. Retrieved April 26, 2019.