Matt Horth

Matt Horth

Personal information
Full name	Matthew Horth
Date of birth	May 3, 1989 (1989-05-03) (age 22)
Place of birth	Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Atlanta Silverbacks
Number	18
Youth career
2007–2010	Gordon Fighting Scots
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2008	Cape Cod Crusaders	4	(2)
2009	Southern California Seahorses	13	(3)
2010	Cleveland Internationals	8	(1)
2011–	Atlanta Silverbacks	26	(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 4, 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Matt Horth (born May 3, 1989 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American soccer player currently playing for Atlanta Silverbacks in the North American Soccer League.

Career

College and Amateur

Horth grew up in Akron, Ohio, attended Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, and played four years of college soccer at Gordon College. He scored 15 goals in his first 18 college games in his freshman year, being named 2007 TCCC Rookie of the Year and to the TCCC First Team All-Conference. He was a TCCC First Team All-Conference selection as a freshman in 2007, a sophomore in 2008, a junior in 2009, and a senior in 2010. Horth was also a NSCAA All-New England selection in 2008, 2009, and 2010.

During his college years he played in the USL Premier Development League for the Southern California Seahorses,^[1] the Cleveland Internationals, and the Cape Cod Crusaders.^[2]

Professional

Horth turned professional in 2011 when he signed with Atlanta Silverbacks of the North American Soccer League.^[3] He made his professional debut, and scored his first professional goal, on April 9, 2011 in a game against the NSC Minnesota Stars.^[4] Horth earned his first league honors on July 18, 2011, winning the NASL Offensive Player of the Week.^[5] Atlanta announced on November 8, 2011 that Horth would return for the 2012 season.^[6]

References

1. ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2009/22384.html#STATS
2. ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2008/roster/22306.html
3. ^ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4175142
4. ^ Great Crowd Support In 2-1 Loss
5. ^ "Matt Horth Named Offensive Player of the Week". http://nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=884. 
6. ^ http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=1537

External links

• Atlanta Silverbacks bio
• Gordon College profile

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Name	Horth, Matt
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Date of birth	May 3, 1989
Place of birth	Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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