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MOMatt Van Oekel

Matt Van Oekel

Birmingham Legion
Birmingham Legion•Goalkeeper•
United StatesUnited States
6.7
Season Score
39
Sep 20, 1986
191 cm
Height
1
Shirt Number
Card stats based on
2025

Performance Overview

Season Performance 24/25
All Competitions
Matches
18
Clean sheets
2
Conceded
29
Saves
50
Mins/game
90
Avg Rating
6.65
Career Statistics

Career

Career Progress

Career Progress

Appearances per Season

Appearance Distribution

190
Full match
4
Substituted off
1
From Bench

Matt Van Oekel — computed career insights

Goalkeeping, computed
Clean sheets (league)
5423% of 235 league appearances
Goals conceded (league)
329
Saves (league)
359
Conceded per 90
1.52over 19541 minutes on record

Domestic league seasons with a goalkeeping record; seasons the provider left empty are excluded rather than counted as zero.

Career figures, computed
Best-rated season
2021 · 7.31USL Championship (United States)
Lowest-rated season
2017 · 6.54Major League Soccer (United States)
Rating trend
-0.11last 2 rated seasons vs career average before them (min. 5 apps)
Career involvement (league)
0 G+A per 900 goals + 2 assists across 17 league seasons (per-90 from 20171 minutes on record)
League seasons on record
17 (2010–2025)
Clubs with recorded appearances
6
Among position peers, computed
Rating percentile
23rdrating 6.65 vs 26 rated peers

Cohort: 26 USL Championship (United States) goalkeepers, 2025, min. 450 minutes. Computed by ranking the full league corpus, not taken from any feed.

Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-09-03

Rival Clubs(50)

Player stats against each opponent club

TeamMPWDLGA
Tulsa RoughnecksTulsa Roughnecks53110010
Miami FC IIMiami FC II53110010
Detroit CityDetroit City40220000
Rhode IslandRhode Island40130000
Phoenix RisingPhoenix Rising30120000
Tampa Bay RowdiesTampa Bay Rowdies31110000
North Carolina FCNorth Carolina FC31110000
Indy ElevenIndy Eleven32010000
San AntonioSan Antonio31110000
Orange CountyOrange County21010000
Louisville CityLouisville City21010010
Sporting Kansas City IISporting Kansas City II21010010
Atlanta SilverbacksAtlanta Silverbacks20020000
Reno 1868Reno 186820020000
Loudoun UnitedLoudoun United20020000
Oakland RootsOakland Roots20020000
El Paso LocomotiveEl Paso Locomotive22000000
Rio Grande ValleyRio Grande Valley11000000
MiamiMiami10010000
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPittsburgh Riverhounds10100000
1–20 of 50
Transfers

Transfers

Transfer History

OKC Energy
OKC Energy
Birmingham Legion
Birmingham Legion
Dec 12, 2018Free Transfer
Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake
OKC Energy
OKC Energy
Jan 5, 2018Free Transfer
Real Monarchs
Real Monarchs
Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake
Nov 30, 2017End of loan
Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake
Real Monarchs
Real Monarchs
Aug 17, 2017Loan
Edmonton
Edmonton
Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake
Jan 1, 2017Transfer

About Matt Van Oekel

Matt Van Oekel logged 18 appearances (1,620 minutes) in the 2025 USL Championship (United States). Per-match rating over the season: 6.65. Within 26 USL Championship (United States) goalkeepers with 450+ minutes in 2025, he places in the 23rd percentile by match rating.

No season rated higher than 2021 (7.31, USL Championship (United States)); none lower than 2017 (6.54).

The goalkeeping record reads 54 clean sheets in 235 league games (23%). Those same league seasons carry 329 goals conceded, 1.52 per 90 minutes, with 359 saves on record. By competition, the recorded league record breaks down across 3 domestic leagues: USL Championship (United States) (190 appearances), NASL (83 appearances) and Major League Soccer (United States) (7 appearances). Availability: 25-plus league games in 5 of the 17 campaigns on record. The densest run of the record is 2021–2023, with 85 league games — an average of 28 per season.

Frequently Asked Questions

What position does Matt Van Oekel play?
Matt Van Oekel plays as a Goalkeeper for Birmingham Legion.
What team does Matt Van Oekel play for?
Matt Van Oekel currently plays for Birmingham Legion.
How old is Matt Van Oekel?
Matt Van Oekel is 39 years old, born on September 20, 1986. He is from United States.
How tall is Matt Van Oekel?
Matt Van Oekel is 191 cm tall. He weighs 91 kg.
What nationality is Matt Van Oekel?
Matt Van Oekel is from United States and represents them at international level. At club level, he plays for Birmingham Legion.