Matt Besler

6'1", 170 lbs
born Feb. 11, 1987 (age 39), Overland Park, KS
275 games, 3 goals
first game March 28, 2009 · last game Nov. 29, 2018
as recorded here

    Career totals by competition

    team competition season gp gs min g a sh
    MLS 257 251 22576 3 18 42
    MLSp 16 16 1440 0 — —
    MLSr 2 2 180 0 — —

    Career totals by team

    team competition season gp gs min g a sh
    Sporting Kansas City 273 267 24016 3 18 42
    Sporting Kansas City Reserves 2 2 180 0 — —

    Season by season, clubs

    team competition season gp gs min g a sh
    Sporting Kansas City MLS 2009 28 26 2236 0 0 3
    Sporting Kansas City MLS 2010 12 10 1016 0 0 4
    Sporting Kansas City MLS 2011 32 32 2880 2 2 10
    Sporting Kansas City MLSp 2011 3 3 270 0 — —
    Sporting Kansas City Reserves MLSr 2011 2 2 180 0 — —
    Sporting Kansas City MLS 2012 31 30 2769 0 2 7
    Sporting Kansas City MLS 2013 23 23 2070 0 2 6
    Sporting Kansas City MLSp 2013 5 5 450 0 — —
    Sporting Kansas City MLS 2014 24 24 2145 0 1 4
    Sporting Kansas City MLSp 2014 1 1 90 0 — —
    Sporting Kansas City MLS 2015 32 32 2830 0 3 0
    Sporting Kansas City MLSp 2015 1 1 90 0 — —
    Sporting Kansas City MLS 2016 18 17 1546 1 1 3
    Sporting Kansas City MLSp 2016 1 1 90 0 — —
    Sporting Kansas City MLS 2017 26 26 2339 0 4 4
    Sporting Kansas City MLSp 2017 1 1 90 0 — —
    Sporting Kansas City MLS 2018 31 31 2745 0 3 1
    Sporting Kansas City MLSp 2018 4 4 360 0 — —

    Most recent games

    cmp date team r score vs g a minutes venue
    MLSp Nov. 29, 2018 Sporting Kansas City   3 - 2 Portland Timbers 0 — 90 Children's Mercy Park
    MLSp Nov. 25, 2018 Sporting Kansas City   0 - 0 Portland Timbers 0 — 90 Providence Park
    MLSp Nov. 11, 2018 Sporting Kansas City   2 - 4 Real Salt Lake 0 — 90 Children's Mercy Park
    MLSp Nov. 4, 2018 Sporting Kansas City   1 - 1 Real Salt Lake 0 — 90 Rio Tinto Stadium
    MLSp Oct. 26, 2017 Sporting Kansas City   1 - 0 Houston Dynamo 0 — 90 BBVA Compass Stadium
    MLSp Oct. 27, 2016 Sporting Kansas City   1 - 0 Seattle Sounders 0 — 90
    MLS Oct. 23, 2016 Sporting Kansas City   0 - 2 San Jose Earthquakes 0 — 90 Children's Mercy Park
    MLS Oct. 16, 2016 Sporting Kansas City   0 - 0 Real Salt Lake 0 — 90 Rio Tinto Stadium
    MLS Sept. 18, 2016 Sporting Kansas City   2 - 2 LA Galaxy 0 — 90 Children's Mercy Park
    MLS Sept. 9, 2016 Sporting Kansas City   3 - 3 Houston Dynamo 0 — 90 Children's Mercy Park
    game log: 163 of 275 games →

    Awards

    season competition award
    2012 MLS Best XI
    2012 MLS Defender of the Year
    2013 MLS Best XI