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| DOB : 03/22/1990 |
Position : Midfielder |
| Height :
5'8"
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Weight : 140 |
| Team : U.S. U-17 Men |
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Hometown: New Hyde Park, N.Y.
Club: Blau Weiss Gottschee
U.S. National Teams: Joined U.S. Soccer’s Residency Program in January 2006 … U.S. Under-17s: Played matches for the U-17 ‘89s and ‘90s ... Under-15s: Was a member of the U-15 BNT in 2005.
High School / Club: Attended Kellenburg High School in Uniondale, N.Y. … Played two years at Kellenburg … Was named to the All-League team … Played with the Albertson Academy 88 club team (U-14, U-15) and the Blau Weiss Gottschee U-16.
Personal: Full name is Matthew Christopher Uy … Was born in Queens, N.Y. … Parents are Eddie and Maria … His dad was born in Italy and his mom was born in the Philippines … Has two brothers, Christian and Jonathan … Played baseball, basketball and hockey … He also ran track in high school … First memory of soccer was playing U-7 soccer and scoring five goals in his first game of the season … Playing against AC Milan in Italy with the U-14 MetroStars was his favorite soccer moment … Lists playing for an English Premier League team as his ultimate goal in soccer.
My Favorites
U.S. MNT player: Claudio Reyna
Other national team player: Lionel Messi
Soccer team: Barcelona
Athlete (other than soccer): Michael Jordan
Sport (other than soccer): Basketball
Professional team (other than soccer): New York Mets
Type of music: Hip-hop and R&B
Movie: Saw II
TV show: Real World
Childhood idol: Zinedine Zidane
Meal: Chicken w/broccoli
Thing you can’t live without: Gum
Something people don’t know about you: I like to build things. |
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