Matt Hedges

Matt Hedges
24
Defender
  • 6' 4"
  • 190 lbs.
  • 04-01-1990
  • Rochester, New York

Photographer: Anthony Chiang
Grooming: Barbara Guillaume, Joanna Hathcock, and Mike Evans
Styling: Kathryn Knox
Assistant Stylist: Lindsey Higgins

Acquired

Hedges was selected in the first round (11th overall) of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft.

Professional

2012: Named Soccer by Ives’ Rookie of the Week following Dallas’ 2-1 win over Vancouver on Sept. 15… Hedges (1,932) overtook Zach Loyd (1,769 in 2010) for the most minutes played by a Dallas rookie in the 18th minute of Dallas’ 1-1 draw with Chivas USA on Oct. 7… He finished the season with 2,022 minutes played and three goals.
 
College

Hedges started 85 matches during his college career. He began his college soccer experience at Butler University, where he played three seasons, scoring 12 goals and compiling 72 shots as a defender. Hedges played his senior season at the University of North Carolina. He scored six goals and had one assist, while starting all 20 games as a member of a stout Tarheel defense, which won the 2011 NCAA Championship.

Personal

Matthew James Hedges is the son of Jim and Donna Hedges Born April 1, 1990 in Rochester, N.Y. His sister played soccer at Wisconsin… His mother played basketball at Morehead State and his father played golf at Morehead State Hedges majored in economics at Carolina… Hobbies include playing FIFA on PlayStation 3 and watching soccer… Favorite soccer memory was when he was selected by FCD in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft.

Career Statistics (Regular Season)

Year Club GP GS G MIN A SHT SOG FC OFF Y R
2013 FC Dallas 11 11 1 989 0 3 1 7 1 0 0
2012 FC Dallas 28 23 3 2022 0 12 5 20 1 1 0
Career Totals 39 34 4 3011 0 15 6 27 2 1 0

2013 Season Statistics

Competition Club GP GS G MIN A SHT SOG FC OFF Y R
MLS Regular Season FC Dallas 11 11 1 989 0 3 1 7 1 0 0

2012 Season Statistics

Competition Club GP GS G MIN A SHT SOG FC OFF Y R
MLS Regular Season FC Dallas 28 23 3 2022 0 12 5 20 1 1 0
GP: Games Played, GS: Games Started, G: Goals, MIN: Minutes Played, A: Assists, SHT: Shots, SOG: Shots on Goal, FC: Fouls Committed, OFF: Offsides, Y: Yellow Cards, R: Red Cards, GF: Goals For, GA: Goals Against, SO: Shutouts, SV: Saves, PKA: Penalty Kick Attempts, PKG: Penalty Kick Goals, PKS: Penalty Kick Saves

Regular Season Game Log

Date Match Result Appearance MINS G A SHT SOG FC FS Y R
5/11/2013 DC @ DAL W 1-2 Started 90 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
5/8/2013 POR @ DAL T 1-1 Started 90 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
4/27/2013 DAL @ VAN T 2-2 Started 90 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0
4/20/2013 VAN @ DAL W 0-2 Started 90 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4/13/2013 LA @ DAL W 0-1 Started 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4/6/2013 DAL @ TOR T 2-2 Started 90 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
3/30/2013 DAL @ NE W 1-0 Started 90 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
3/23/2013 RSL @ DAL W 0-2 Started 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3/17/2013 HOU @ DAL W 2-3 Started 90 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
3/10/2013 DAL @ CHV L 1-3 Started 90 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
3/2/2013 COL @ DAL W 0-1 Started 89 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10/28/2012 CHV @ DAL T 2-2 Started 90 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 0
10/21/2012 DAL @ SEA L 1-3 Started 90 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
10/7/2012 DAL @ CHV T 1-1 Started 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9/29/2012 DAL @ SJ T 3-3 Started 90 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0
9/15/2012 VAN @ DAL W 0-1 Started 90 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
9/2/2012 SEA @ DAL T 1-1 Started 58 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
8/26/2012 DAL @ LA L 0-2 Started 90 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
8/18/2012 DAL @ RSL W 2-1 Started 73 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0
8/15/2012 DAL @ VAN W 2-0 Started 90 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
8/11/2012 COL @ DAL W 2-3 Started 90 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
8/5/2012 DAL @ POR T 1-1 Started 90 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
7/28/2012 LA @ DAL L 1-0 Started 45 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
7/21/2012 POR @ DAL W 0-5 Started 90 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
7/18/2012 DAL @ SJ L 1-2 Started 90 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0
7/14/2012 DAL @ COL W 2-1 Started 90 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
7/7/2012 SJ @ DAL T 0-0 Started 90 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
7/4/2012 TOR @ DAL T 1-1 Started 90 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
6/23/2012 CHV @ DAL T 0-0 Started 90 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
6/16/2012 DAL @ HOU L 1-2 Started 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5/26/2012 DAL @ RSL L 2-3 Started 90 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0
5/23/2012 DAL @ CHI L 1-2 Started 90 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
5/19/2012 PHI @ DAL T 1-1 Started 90 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
5/12/2012 DAL @ CLB L 1-2 Subbed On 17 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
5/9/2012 SEA @ DAL L 2-0 Started 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5/6/2012 COL @ DAL L 2-0 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4/28/2012 DAL @ LA T 1-1 Subbed On 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4/25/2012 RSL @ DAL T 1-1 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4/21/2012 DAL @ VAN L 0-1 Subbed On 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
4/14/2012 MTL @ DAL W 1-2 Subbed On 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4/5/2012 NE @ DAL W 0-1 Subbed On 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3/30/2012 DAL @ DC L 1-4 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3/25/2012 DAL @ KC L 1-2 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3/17/2012 POR @ DAL T 1-1 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3/11/2012 NY @ DAL W 1-2 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GP: Games Played, GS: Games Started, G: Goals, MIN: Minutes Played, A: Assists, SHT: Shots, SOG: Shots on Goal, FC: Fouls Committed, OFF: Offsides, Y: Yellow Cards, R: Red Cards, GF: Goals For, GA: Goals Against, SO: Shutouts, SV: Saves, PKA: Penalty Kick Attempts, PKG: Penalty Kick Goals, PKS: Penalty Kick Saves