SOCCER PLAYER

Matt Besler

1987 - Today

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Matthew Scott "Matt" Besler (; born February 11, 1987) is a former professional soccer player. Primarily a left-sided central defender, Besler spent the majority of his career in MLS with Sporting Kansas City, where he helped the team win the 2013 MLS Cup and three U.S. Open Cups. He was the MLS Defender of the Year in 2012 and a five-time MLS All-Star. From 2013 to 2017, Besler represented the United States national team, including at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Matt Besler is the 19,309th most popular soccer player (down from 15,562nd in 2019), the 19,683rd most popular biography from United States (down from 18,600th in 2019) and the 193rd most popular American Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Matt Besler ranks 19,309 out of 21,273Before him are Naoto Kamifukumoto, Luca Netz, Vasil Bozhikov, Mert Çetin, Makoto Nishino, and Vincent Pajot. After him are Aboubakary Koïta, Yuki Igari, Hideyuki Akai, Rauno Alliku, Milan Gajić, and Kengo Kotani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Matt Besler ranks 1,512Before him are Tatyana Shemyakina, Juanan, Kaj Hendriks, Kayla Barron, Ryota Doi, and Jacopo Guarnieri. After him are Willian Magrão, Darren Collison, Kazuya Okamura, Yoshiya Nishizawa, Daequan Cook, and Thorsten Kirschbaum.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Matt Besler ranks 19,691 out of 20,380Before him are Tarell Alvin McCraney (1980), Mary Whipple (1980), Geoff Cameron (1985), Darius Miles (1981), Madison Rayne (1986), and Arianne Zucker (1974). After him are Matt Lojeski (1985), Xander Schauffele (1993), Daeg Faerch (1995), Illenium (1990), Alec Burks (1991), and Kirstin Maldonado (1992).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United States

Among soccer players born in United States, Matt Besler ranks 193Before him are Tobin Heath (1988), Charlie Davies (1986), A. J. DeLaGarza (1987), Becky Sauerbrunn (1985), Mizuki Hamada (1990), and Geoff Cameron (1985). After him are Kelley O'Hara (1988), Troy Perkins (1981), Crystal Dunn (1992), Walker Zimmerman (1993), Ventura Alvarado (1992), and Josh Sargent (2000).