Matt Besler
6'1", 170 lbs born Feb. 11, 1987 (age 39), Overland Park, KS
- games
- 378
- starts
- 366
- minutes
- 32,689
- goals
- 4
- assists
- 19
first recorded game March 28, 2009 · last recorded game Sept. 4, 2021
Career totals and dates are as recorded here.
Honors
Career totals by team
| team | gp | gs | min | g | a | sh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting Kansas City | 312 | 303 | 27241 | 3 | 18 | 49 |
| United States | 44 | 41 | 3516 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Austin FC | 20 | 20 | 1752 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sporting Kansas City Reserves | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | — | — |
Career totals by competition
| competition | gp | gs | min | g | a | sh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLS | 314 | 305 | 27253 | 3 | 18 | 47 |
| MLSp | 18 | 18 | 1740 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| MLSr | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | — | — |
| IF | 20 | 17 | 1415 | 0 | 1 | — |
| WCq | 11 | 11 | 990 | 1 | — | — |
| GC | 7 | 7 | 615 | 0 | — | — |
| WC | 4 | 4 | 316 | 0 | — | — |
| CA | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | — | — |
Goals by season
Season by season, clubs
Season by season, international
| team | competition | season | gp | gs | min | g | a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | GC | 2013 | 3 | 3 | 255 | 0 | — |
| United States | IF | 2013 | 3 | 2 | 201 | 0 | — |
| United States | WC | 2014 | 4 | 4 | 316 | 0 | — |
| United States | WCq | 2014 | 6 | 6 | 540 | 0 | — |
| United States | IF | 2014 | 9 | 9 | 679 | 0 | 1 |
| United States | IF | 2015 | 6 | 4 | 355 | 0 | — |
| United States | CA | 2016 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | — |
| United States | WCq | 2016 | 3 | 3 | 270 | 0 | — |
| United States | IF | 2016 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | — |
| United States | GC | 2017 | 4 | 4 | 360 | 0 | — |
| United States | IF | 2017 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | — |
| United States | WCq | 2018 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 1 | — |
Most recent games
| cmp | date | team | r | score | vs | g | a | minutes | venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLS | Sept. 4, 2021 | Austin FC | 1 - 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0 | — | 70 | BC Place | |
| MLS | Aug. 29, 2021 | Austin FC | 3 - 5 | FC Dallas | 0 | — | 90 | Austin, TX | |
| MLS | Aug. 21, 2021 | Austin FC | 3 - 1 | Portland Timbers | 0 | — | 90 | Austin, TX | |
| MLS | Aug. 18, 2021 | Austin FC | 1 - 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0 | — | 90 | Austin, TX | |
| MLS | Aug. 14, 2021 | Austin FC | 0 - 1 | Real Salt Lake | 0 | — | 90 | Rio Tinto Stadium | |
| MLS | Aug. 7, 2021 | Austin FC | 0 - 2 | FC Dallas | 0 | — | 61 | Toyota Stadium (Frisco) | |
| MLS | Aug. 4, 2021 | Austin FC | 3 - 2 | Houston Dynamo | 0 | — | 90 | Austin, TX | |
| MLS | July 31, 2021 | Austin FC | 0 - 1 | Colorado Rapids | 0 | — | 90 | Austin, TX | |
| MLS | July 22, 2021 | Austin FC | 0 - 1 | Seattle Sounders | 0 | — | 90 | Austin, TX | |
| MLS | July 7, 2021 | Austin FC | 0 - 2 | Los Angeles FC | 0 | — | 89 | Austin, TX |
Most often alongside
| player | together | share |
|---|---|---|
| Graham Zusi | 242 | 75% |
| Roger Espinoza | 162 | 50% |
| Seth Sinovic | 138 | 43% |
| Benny Feilhaber | 118 | 37% |
| Dom Dwyer | 94 | 29% |
| Ilie Sánchez | 92 | 29% |
| Gerso Fernandes | 87 | 27% |
| Ike Opara | 77 | 24% |
| Tim Melia | 77 | 24% |
| Daniel Salloi | 74 | 23% |
| Chance Myers | 73 | 23% |
| Jimmy Medranda | 71 | 22% |
The 12 most frequent, of the 321 games Matt Besler has an appearance on record for. Two players count as teammates in a game when both have an appearance in it for the same club, so this is drawn from lineups rather than from rosters — and it is only as complete as the lineups are. Whole leagues here recorded none.
In the news
| season | salary |
|---|---|
| 2009 | $36000.00 |
| 2010 | $50600.00 |
| 2011 | $58410.00 |
| 2012 | $91751.00 |
| 2013 | $180000.00 |
| 2014 | $600000.00 |
| 2015 | $650000.00 |
| 2016 | $700000.00 |
| 2017 | $725000.00 |
| 2018 | $750000.00 |
| 2019 | $574997.64 |
| 2020 | $575000.00 |
| 2021 | $650000.00 |