Matt Besler
6'1", 170 lbs
born Feb. 11, 1987 (age 39), Overland Park, KS
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLS | Aug. 14, 2021 | Austin FC | 0 - 1 | Real Salt Lake | 0 | — | 90 | ||
| MLS | Aug. 10, 2019 | Sporting Kansas City | 2 - 1 | Real Salt Lake | 0 | — | 90 | ||
| MLS | June 29, 2019 | Sporting Kansas City | 2 - 0 | Real Salt Lake | 0 | — | 90 | ||
| 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 | |
| MLS | Oct. 28, 2018 | Sporting Kansas City | 1 - 2 | Los Angeles FC | 0 | — | 90 | ||
| MLS | Oct. 21, 2018 | Sporting Kansas City | 0 - 3 | FC Dallas | 0 | — | 90 | ||
| MLS | Oct. 17, 2018 | Sporting Kansas City | 4 - 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0 | — | 90 |