Matt Pyzdrowski (born August 17, 1986, in Hinsdale, Illinois) is a retired

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player and analyst, who played as a

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Career

College and amateur

Pyzdrowski attended Fenwick High School in

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, played club soccer for

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soccer club, and played

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at the

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from 2006 to 2009. He was named to the NSCAA All-Wisconsin team as a senior in 2009, and over his four years at Marquette received BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week honors on several occasions. He finished his career ranked fifth on the school's all-time list of goalkeepers with a 1.37 goals against average, 11 career shutouts and 206 career saves. During his college years Pyzdrowski also played one season with the Chicago Fire Premier in the

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Professional

Pyzdrowski turned professional in 2010 when he signed with the

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in the

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. He made his professional debut on April 22, 2010, in a game against

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. He made his first professional start on August 21, 2010, against Minnesota where he made 3 saves en route to his first career shutout and a 1–0 victory. Pyzdrowski left the Timbers following the conclusion of the 2010 USSFD2 season, and on March 1, 2011, signed with Ängelholm of Sweden's

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after a week-long trial where he impressed in a friendly match against Allsvenskan side Trelleborg FF and helped secure a 3–2 victory for Ängelholm. In Pyzdrowski's first season as a starter for Ängelholm he appeared in every minute of every game leading the squad to 15 wins, 8 draws and 7 losses while racking up 8 shutouts and a third-place finish in the Swedish Superettan. Ängelholm qualified for the Allsvenskan promotion playoffs where they fell just short against Allsvenskan side Syrianska FC, 4–3 over two games. After the season, he received the 2011 Ängelholms FF "player of the year" award. Pyzdrowski has worked as a goalkeeping analyst for ''

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'' since 2018.https://theathletic.com/author/matt-pyzdrowski/

References

External links

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Marquette bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pyzdrowski, Matthew 1986 births Living people American men's soccer players Chicago Fire U-23 players Portland Timbers (2001–2010) players Ängelholms FF players Helsingborgs IF players Varbergs BoIS players USL League Two players USSF Division 2 Professional League players Superettan players Allsvenskan players Sportspeople from Hinsdale, Illinois Soccer players from Cook County, Illinois Marquette Golden Eagles men's soccer players Soccer players from DuPage County, Illinois American expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden American expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Men's association football goalkeepers