Matthew Constant (born August 17, 1998) is a former soccer player.

Career

Youth

Constant spent 7 years as part of the Dallas Texans USSDA academy side.

College & amateur

Constant played

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at the

University of New Mexico The University of New Mexico (UNM; ) is a public research university in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. Founded in 1889 by the New Mexico Territorial Legislature, it is the state's second oldest university, a flagship university in th ...

for two seasons in 2016 and 2017. He made 38 appearances, scoring one goal for the Lobos. In 2019, Constant transferred to the

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC, UNC–Chapel Hill, or simply Carolina) is a public university, public research university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. Chartered in 1789, the university first began enrolli ...

, where he played two further seasons, including a truncated 2020 season due to the

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. For the Tar Heels, Constant made 18 appearances. He scored a single goal and tallied a single assist. Whilst at college, Constant also played in the

USL League Two USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States, forming part of the United States soccer league system. The league will featu ...

, appearing for Texas United in 2018 and Wake FC in 2019.

Professional

On January 21, 2021, Constant was selected 50th overall in the

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Sporting Kansas City Sporting Kansas City is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The ad ...

. He signed with the club's

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side

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on April 28, 2021. Following the 2021 season, Kansas City opted to declined their contract option on Constant.

International

Constant has represented the

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at under-17 level and

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at under-20 level in 2016 and 2017.

Personal

Both of Constant's parents are from

Manitoba, Canada Manitoba is a province of Canada at the longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's fifth-most populous province, with a population of 1,342,153 as of 2021. Manitoba has a widely varied landscape, from arctic tundra and the Hudson B ...

References

External links

Matthew Constant
New Mexico bio
Matt Constant - Men's Soccer
UNC-Chapel Hill bio * {{DEFAULTSORT:Constant, Matt 1998 births Living people American sportspeople of Canadian descent Canadian men's soccer players Men's association football defenders New Mexico Lobos men's soccer players North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer players Sporting Kansas City draft picks Sporting Kansas City II players Soccer players from Dallas Soccer players from Texas USL Championship players USL League Two players United States men's youth international soccer players Canada men's youth international soccer players 21st-century American sportsmen 21st-century Canadian sportsmen