University of Rhode Island

Career Honors & Awards

• Team co-captain (2016)
• 2014 Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team
• College Soccer News' National Team of the Week (Oct. 27, 2014)
• Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week (Oct. 7, 2013)

2016 (Senior)

• Team co-captain.
• Appeared and started in 19 of the team's 20 games... His lone missed start was a suspension resulting from yellow card accumulation... Prior to that, he had made 52 consecutive starts dating back to the 2014 season.
• Scored his first goal of the season against Brown.

2015 (Junior)

• Was the only player on the team to start in all 20 games.
• Logged a team-high 1811 minutes, playing all but 45 minutes over the course of the season.
• Set up Mike Casey's overtime game-winner in a 2-1 victory at La Salle.

2014 (Sophomore)

• Appeared in each of URI's 21 games, making 16 starts.
• Was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team.
• Was named to College Soccer News' National Team of the Week on Oct. 27.
• Recorded his first points of the season on a goal against Sacred Heart.
• Scored the overtime game-winner against Dayton.
• Assisted on the game-winning goal against UMass.
• Scored the game-winner two days later at St. Joe's.
• Was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team.

2013 (Freshman)

• Appeared and started in 13 games for the Rams.
• Played all 90 minutes in the first game of his career, URI's season opener at Seton Hall.
• Scored his first collegiate goal - the game-winner - in Rhody's 2-0 victory at Sacred Heart.
• Was named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week on Oct. 7.

Before URI

• Received full honors in soccer, field hockey and cricket at the International School of South Africa.
• Captained all three teams.
• Was named the ISSA Junior Soccer Player of the Year from 2005-09 and received Senior Soccer Player of the Year honors from 2010-11.
• Collected National U15 Soccer Week Player of the Tournament accolades in 2009.
• Also was named to the National U19 Bayhill Soccer Tournament Dream Team.

Personal

• Born March 8, 1994.
• Son of Jenny and Henry Matthews.
• Has an older brother, Michael, and a younger brother, David.
• Favorite teams are Liverpool and Barcelona.
• Favorite athlete is Fernando Torres.
• Majoring in Kinesiology.