1. Matt Hedges was born in New York but grew up in Carmel, Indiana.
13 Facts About Matt Hedges
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Matt Hedges attended Carmel High School, where he was a member of the 2006 Greyhounds soccer team that went undefeated, and won both the IHSAA Boys' Soccer State Championship and the NSCAA National Championship.
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Matt Hedges played college soccer at Butler University between 2008 and 2010, and at the University of North Carolina in 2011.
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Matt Hedges scored 6 times on the season and helped lead the Tar Heels defense to a 0.69 goals-against average en route to the 2011 NCAA National Championship.
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Matt Hedges spent time with USL Premier Development League club Fort Wayne Fever in 2009, making 9 appearances.
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Matt Hedges spent time with USL PDL club Reading United in 2010 and 2011, scoring 4 goals in 24 appearances.
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Matt Hedges's first goal in the 2014 season was a header in the 90th minute against Sporting Kansas City off a free kick taken by Michel.
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Matt Hedges captained the team for the first time in 2014, a move that eventually became permanent.
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Matt Hedges was named to the Best XI and, this time, was the winner of the Defender of the Year award.
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Matt Hedges signed a new contract with the club through the 2024 season, with options for 2025 and 2026.
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Matt Hedges made his United States men's national soccer team debut on February 8,2015, when he came on as a substitute in the 72nd minute against Panama in a friendly.
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Matt Hedges was selected to the US squad for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, which the US ended up winning.
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Matt Hedges started and played 90 minutes in victories over Martinique in group stage play and El Salvador in the quarterfinals.