Matt Besler
Matt Besler
Born: February 11, 1987
Kansas City, MO
Position: D
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 170
Career: 2009-2021
Matt Besler has scored 3 goals and recorded 18 assists in his 313-game career with the Kansas City Wizards, Sporting Kansas City and Austin FC. He began playing during the 2009 season and has taken the field during the 2021 campaign.
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Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | MLS | Kansas City Wizards | 28 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | MLS | Kansas City Wizards | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | MLS | Sporting Kansas City | 32 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20.0 | 3 | 66.7 |
| 2012 | MLS | Sporting Kansas City | 31 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | MLS | Sporting Kansas City | 23 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | MLS | Sporting Kansas City | 23 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | MLS | Sporting Kansas City | 32 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | MLS | Sporting Kansas City | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 100.0 |
| 2017 | MLS | Sporting Kansas City | 26 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | MLS | Sporting Kansas City | 31 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | MLS | Sporting Kansas City | 27 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | MLS | Sporting Kansas City | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | MLS | Austin FC | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 313 | 304 | 3 | 18 | 251 | 145 | 37 | 3 | 8 | 47 | 6.4 | 10 | 30.0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | MLS | Sporting Kansas City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | MLS | Sporting Kansas City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | MLS | Sporting Kansas City | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | MLS | Sporting Kansas City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | MLS | Sporting Kansas City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | MLS | Sporting Kansas City | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 |
Awards
2012 - MLS MLS Best XI
2012 - MLS MLS Defender of the Year
2013 - MLS MLS Best XI
