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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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