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{{short description|American soccer player (born 1993)}}
{{Infobox football biography
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|name = Matt LaGrassa
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|fullname = Matthew R. LaGrassa
|fullname = Matthew R. LaGrassa
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|1|27}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|1|27}}
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|height = {{convert|1.82|m|abbr=on}}
|height = {{convert|1.82|m|abbr=on}}
|position = [[Midfielder (association football)|Midfielder]]
|position = [[Midfielder (association football)|Midfielder]]
|currentclub = [[Nashville SC]]
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|goals2 = 2
|goals2 = 2
|years3 = 2016
|years3 = 2016
|clubs3 = [[Sacramento Republic FC]]
|clubs3 = [[Sacramento Republic FC|Sacramento Republic]]
|caps3 = 13
|caps3 = 13
|goals3 = 1
|goals3 = 1
|years4 = 2016
|years4 = 2016
|clubs4 = → [[FC Tulsa (USL)|Tulsa Roughnecks]] (loan)
|clubs4 = → [[FC Tulsa|Tulsa Roughnecks]] (loan)
|caps4 = 4
|caps4 = 4
|goals4 = 0
|goals4 = 0
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|goals5 = 1
|goals5 = 1
|years6 = 2018–2019
|years6 = 2018–2019
|clubs6 = [[Nashville SC (2018–19)|Nashville SC]] <small>''(USL)''</small>
|clubs6 = [[Nashville SC (2018–19)|Nashville SC]]
|caps6 = 62
|caps6 = 62
|goals6 = 5
|goals6 = 5
|years7 = 2020–
|years7 = 2020–2021
|clubs7 = [[Nashville SC]]
|clubs7 = [[Nashville SC]]
|caps7 = 8
|caps7 = 20
|goals7 = 0
|goals7 = 0
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|years8 = 2022–2023
|clubs8 = [[Sacramento Republic FC|Sacramento Republic]]
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|caps8 = 49
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|goals8 = 4
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|club-update = November 8, 2020
|club-update = November 16, 2023
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'''Matthew R. LaGrassa''' (born January 27, 1993) is an American [[association football|soccer]] player who plays for [[Nashville SC]] in [[Major League Soccer]].
'''Matthew R. LaGrassa''' (born January 27, 1993) is an American former professional [[association football|soccer]] player.


==Career==
==Career==
===College===
===College===
LaGrassa played four years of [[college soccer]] at [[California Polytechnic State University|Cal Poly University]] between 2012 and 2015, including a red-shirted year in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gopoly.com/sports/msoc/2015-16/bios/lagrassa_matt_8pz3?view=bio|title=Matt Lagrassa |website=gopoly.com|publisher=Cal Poly|accessdate=May 21, 2020}}</ref>
LaGrassa grew up in [[Elk Grove, California]], where he attended [[Pleasant Grove High School (California)|Pleasant Grove High School]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gopoly.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/matt-lagrassa/2036|title=Matt Lagrassa - 2015 - Men's Soccer}}</ref> He played four years of [[College soccer in the United States|college soccer]] at [[California Polytechnic State University|Cal Poly University]] between 2012 and 2015, including a red-shirted year in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gopoly.com/sports/msoc/2015-16/bios/lagrassa_matt_8pz3?view=bio|title=Matt Lagrassa |website=gopoly.com|publisher=Cal Poly|accessdate=May 21, 2020}}</ref>


LaGrassa appeared for [[USL League Two|Premier Development League]] side [[Des Moines Menace]] in 2011 and 2012, and [[Ventura County Fusion]] in 2013, 2014 and 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uslpdl.com/page/show/2339973-player-stats|title=Player Stats|website=uslpdl.com|publisher=USL PDL|accessdate=May 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706105832/http://www.uslpdl.com/page/show/2339973-player-stats|archive-date=July 6, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://soccerstats.us/bios/matt-lagrassa/|title=Matt LaGrassa - SoccerStats.us|website=soccerstats.us|publisher=Soccer Stats|accessdate=May 21, 2020}}</ref>
LaGrassa appeared for [[USL League Two|Premier Development League]] side [[Des Moines Menace]] in 2011 and 2012, and [[Ventura County Fusion]] in 2013, 2014 and 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uslpdl.com/page/show/2339973-player-stats|title=Player Stats|website=uslpdl.com|publisher=USL PDL|accessdate=May 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706105832/http://www.uslpdl.com/page/show/2339973-player-stats|archive-date=July 6, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://soccerstats.us/bios/matt-lagrassa/|title=Matt LaGrassa - SoccerStats.us|website=soccerstats.us|publisher=Soccer Stats|accessdate=May 21, 2020}}</ref>
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LaGrassa signed with [[United Soccer League]] side [[Sacramento Republic FC|Sacramento Republic]] on January 20, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sacrepublicfc.com/news/2016/02/02/srfc-signs-matt-lagrassa |title=Sacramento Republic FC Sign Midfielder Matt LaGrassa |website=sacrepublicfc.com|publisher=Sacramento Republic |date=February 2, 2016|accessdate=February 15, 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205034937/http://www.sacrepublicfc.com/news/2016/02/02/srfc-signs-matt-lagrassa |archivedate=February 5, 2016 }}</ref>
LaGrassa signed with [[United Soccer League]] side [[Sacramento Republic FC|Sacramento Republic]] on January 20, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sacrepublicfc.com/news/2016/02/02/srfc-signs-matt-lagrassa |title=Sacramento Republic FC Sign Midfielder Matt LaGrassa |website=sacrepublicfc.com|publisher=Sacramento Republic |date=February 2, 2016|accessdate=February 15, 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205034937/http://www.sacrepublicfc.com/news/2016/02/02/srfc-signs-matt-lagrassa |archivedate=February 5, 2016 }}</ref>


[[File:CINvNSH 2018-10-20 - Matt LaGrassa (46839209314) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|LaGrassa playing for Nashville SC in 2018]]
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LaGrassa was announced as one of United Soccer League club [[Nashville SC]]'s first signings on November 30, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nashvillesc.com/news_article/show/860436?referrer_id=2591152|title=Nashville SC Signs MLS Cup Champion Matt Pickens As First-Ever Player|date=November 30, 2017|website=nashvillesc.com|publisher=Nashville SC|accessdate=November 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033348/http://www.nashvillesc.com/news_article/show/860436?referrer_id=2591152|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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LaGrassa was announced as one of United Soccer League club [[Nashville SC]]'s first signings on November 30, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nashvillesc.com/news_article/show/860436?referrer_id=2591152|title=Nashville SC Signs MLS Cup Champion Matt Pickens As First-Ever Player|date=November 30, 2017|website=nashvillesc.com|publisher=Nashville SC|accessdate=November 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033348/http://www.nashvillesc.com/news_article/show/860436?referrer_id=2591152|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Following the 2021 season LaGrassa's contract option was declined by Nashville and he became a free agent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nashvillesc.com/news/nashville-soccer-club-announces-2021-roster-decisions|title=Nashville Soccer Club Announces 2021 Roster Decisions|first=Nashville|last=SC|website=Nashville SC}}</ref>

On January 13, 2022, LaGrassa returned to his former club [[Sacramento Republic FC|Sacramento Republic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1203061|title=Sacramento Native Matt LaGrassa Returns to Republic FC|date=13 January 2022}}</ref>

LaGrassa announced his retirement from the professional game on November 16, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ogata-Beutler |first1=Grace |title=Republic Forever: Sacramento Native Matt LaGrassa Announces Retirement |url=https://www.sacrepublicfc.com/news/2023/11/16/republic-forever-sacramento-native-matt-lagrassa-announces-retirement/ |website=SACRepublicFC.com |publisher=[[Sacramento Republic FC|Sacramento Republci]] |access-date=16 November 2023}}</ref>


==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==
=== Club ===
=== Club ===
{{updated|match played 25 November 2020}}<ref>{{Soccerway|matt-lagrassa/194516|access-date=31 January 2021}}</ref>
{{updated|match played 25 November 2020}}<ref>{{Soccerway|matt-lagrassa/194516|access-date=31 January 2021}}</ref>


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*[http://www.gopoly.com/sports/msoc/2015-16/bios/lagrassa_matt_8pz3?view=bio Cal Poly bio]
*[http://www.gopoly.com/sports/msoc/2015-16/bios/lagrassa_matt_8pz3?view=bio Cal Poly bio]
*{{MLS|matt-lagrassa}}
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{{Nashville SC squad}}


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Latest revision as of 04:02, 30 August 2024

Matt LaGrassa
LaGrassa in 2018
Personal information
Full name Matthew R. LaGrassa
Date of birth (1993-01-27) January 27, 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Elk Grove, California, United States
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Cal Poly Mustangs 77 (18)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Des Moines Menace 9 (2)
2013–2015 Ventura County Fusion 23 (2)
2016 Sacramento Republic 13 (1)
2016 → Tulsa Roughnecks (loan) 4 (0)
2017 Reno 1868 31 (1)
2018–2019 Nashville SC 62 (5)
2020–2021 Nashville SC 20 (0)
2022–2023 Sacramento Republic 49 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 16, 2023

Matthew R. LaGrassa (born January 27, 1993) is an American former professional soccer player.

Career

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College

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LaGrassa grew up in Elk Grove, California, where he attended Pleasant Grove High School.[1] He played four years of college soccer at Cal Poly University between 2012 and 2015, including a red-shirted year in 2011.[2]

LaGrassa appeared for Premier Development League side Des Moines Menace in 2011 and 2012, and Ventura County Fusion in 2013, 2014 and 2015.[3][4]

Professional

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LaGrassa signed with United Soccer League side Sacramento Republic on January 20, 2016.[5]

LaGrassa playing for Nashville SC in 2018

LaGrassa was announced as one of United Soccer League club Nashville SC's first signings on November 30, 2017.[6] Following the 2021 season LaGrassa's contract option was declined by Nashville and he became a free agent.[7]

On January 13, 2022, LaGrassa returned to his former club Sacramento Republic.[8]

LaGrassa announced his retirement from the professional game on November 16, 2023.[9]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 25 November 2020[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Des Moines Menace 2011[11] USL PDL 7 2 1 0 — 8 2
2012[11] 2 0 — — 2 0
Total 9 2 1 0 — 10 2
Ventura County Fusion 2013[11] USL PDL 9 1 — — 9 1
2014 ? ? — — ? ?
2015 ? ? 1 1 — ? ?
Total 23 2 1 1 — 24 3
Sacramento Republic FC 2016 USL 13 1 — 1[a] 0 14 1
Tulsa Roughnecks (loan) 2016 USL 4 0 — — 4 0
Reno 1868 2017 USL 31 1 2 0 1[a] 0 34 1
Nashville SC 2018 USL 33 3 4 1 1[a] 0 38 4
2019 29 2 1 0 2[a] 0 32 2
Total 62 5 5 1 3 0 70 6
Nashville SC 2020 MLS 8 0 — 1[b] 0 9 0
Career total 150 11 9 2 6 0 165 13
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in USL Playoffs
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs

References

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  1. ^ "Matt Lagrassa - 2015 - Men's Soccer".
  2. ^ "Matt Lagrassa". gopoly.com. Cal Poly. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "Player Stats". uslpdl.com. USL PDL. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  4. ^ "Matt LaGrassa - SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Soccer Stats. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  5. ^ "Sacramento Republic FC Sign Midfielder Matt LaGrassa". sacrepublicfc.com. Sacramento Republic. February 2, 2016. Archived from the original on February 5, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  6. ^ "Nashville SC Signs MLS Cup Champion Matt Pickens As First-Ever Player". nashvillesc.com. Nashville SC. November 30, 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  7. ^ SC, Nashville. "Nashville Soccer Club Announces 2021 Roster Decisions". Nashville SC.
  8. ^ "Sacramento Native Matt LaGrassa Returns to Republic FC". 13 January 2022.
  9. ^ Ogata-Beutler, Grace. "Republic Forever: Sacramento Native Matt LaGrassa Announces Retirement". SACRepublicFC.com. Sacramento Republci. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  10. ^ Matt LaGrassa at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  11. ^ a b c "Matt LaGrassa | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
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