Matt Jordan

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Matt Jordan
Personal information
Full name	Matthew Michael Jordan
Date of birth	October 13, 1975 (1975-10-13) (age 32)
Place of birth	Aurora, Colorado, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Montreal Impact
Number	1
Youth clubs
1994-97	Clemson
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998-02 2003-04 2004-05 2006 2007	Dallas Burn Odense BK Columbus Crew Colorado Rapids Montreal Impact	114 (0) 002 (0) 003 (0) 000 (0) 019 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 March 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 7 March 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Matthew Michael "Matt" Jordan (born October 13, 1975 in Aurora, Colorado) is an American soccer goalkeeper who currently plays for the Montreal Impact of USL First Division.

Contents 1 High school and college 2 Early career 3 Return to MLS 4 External links

[edit] High school and college

Jordan graduated from Overland High School in Aurora. He then played college soccer at Clemson University from 1994 to 1997, for whom he started 80 total games, and was named a first-team All-American in 1997 while leading the Tigers to the NCAA quarterfinals.

[edit] Early career

Upon graduating, Jordan was selected tenth overall in the 1998 MLS College Draft by the Dallas Burn. Stuck behind Mark Dodd, Jordan only started one game as a rookie. However, he took the job from Dodd in the 1999 season, impressing everybody with his athletic ability. Jordan started for the next four years for the Burn, starting a total of 114 games with the team and registered a 1.51 goals against average, leading the Burn to the playoffs in each of four years with the team. However, the Burn acquired promising young goalkeeper D.J. Countess midseason 2002 and Jordan, seeing the writing on the wall, opted to try his fortunes overseas, signing with Odense BK of Denmark after the 2002 season.

[edit] Return to MLS

However, Jordan saw little time with Odense, and returned to MLS in the middle of the 2004 season, signing with the Columbus Crew. He only played one game for the Crew, however, spending most of the year behind Jon Busch. In 2005, an injury kept Jordan out for most of the season, and after newly-acquired Jonny Walker played well, Jordan was shipped to his hometown Rapids for a pick in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft. He was waived during the 2007 pre-season, and the Rapids brought Zach Thornton on board.

[edit] External links

• player profile

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