Matt Wiet

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2013 (Dayton Dutch Lions): Logged four starts in an injury-shortened season with USL-PRO side Dayton in July, 2013.

COLLEGE EXPERIENCE

Played one year collegiately at the University of Indiana before transferring to UCLA, where he became a standout defender in his final three seasons. While at Indiana, he earned unanimous selection to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team before being voted UCLA’s Defensive MVP in his sophomore season in 2010. He would repeat the same honor as a Bruin in his junior campaign and added Second Team All-Pac-12 status. In his senior season, he earned First-Team NSCAA All-Far West Region honors, becoming the first UCLA player since 1998 to earn that distinction three years in a row.

YOUTH EXPERIENCE

At Worthington Kilbourne High School, Wiet was named a two-time All-Ohio and All-District honoree and OSSCA First Team selection and played for the Crew Soccer Academy, reaching the U.S. Soccer Under-18 Development Academy National Tournament Semifinals, finishing the 2008 campaign ranked third nationally.

ACQUIRED

Wiet was signed as a Homegrown Player on November 26, 2013.

PERSONAL

Name: Matt Wiet
Pronunciation: Matt WHY-it
Position: Defender
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 170
Born: September 23, 1990 in Columbus, Ohio
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
Citizenship: United States
Acquired: Homegrown Player signing on November 26, 2013
Previous Experience: Dayton Dutch Lions (2013)