Landy Mattison (born January 4, 1983, in

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) is an American

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

defender, who played professionally in the

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, USL First and Second Divisions. While born in North Carolina, Mattison grew up in

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. He attended Centennial High School where he was an All State soccer player and part of the United States men's national under-17 soccer team. He also played basketball, baseball, and was an All Region football player. He began his college career at

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in 2001. In 2002, he transferred to the University of Clemson. In 2003 and 2004, he played for the

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of the

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. On April 15, 2005, Mattison signed with the

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of the

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. In 2006, he signed with the Chicago Fire. While he played games with the Fire Reserves, but saw no first team games. While he spent most of the 2007 season with the

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of the

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, he also saw time with the Chicago Fire Reserves in September. In 2008, he continued to be called up to the Fire, this time for September 25, 2008, non-league exhibition match with

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.Chicago falls to Veracruz in international friendly
He left the team at the end of the 2008 season.

References

External links

Wilmington Hammerheads Player Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mattison, Landy 1983 births Living people American men's soccer players Atlanta Silverbacks FC players Chicago Fire FC players Clemson Tigers men's soccer players FIU Panthers men's soccer players Nashville Metros players USL League Two players USL Second Division players USL First Division players Wilmington Hammerheads FC players Men's association football defenders Sportspeople from Franklin, Tennessee