OrcaScore
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Defender

Matt Polster

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Appearances
28
2,010 min
Goals
2
G+A per 90: 0.13
Assists
1
Average rating
6.81
Age33
Date of birth6 Aug 1993
Height183 cm
Weight77 kg
Preferred footRight
Market value€480K
Contract until31 Dec 2027

Season performance · 2026

Appearances / Starts28 / 25
Minutes2,010
Rating6.81
Goals / Assists2 / 1
Shots (on target)19 (4)
Passes · accuracy1,341 · 90%
Key passes12
Tackles / Interceptions17 / 21
Duels won65 / 148
Successful dribbles7
Yellow cards / Red cards5 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists1.06 / 1.74
Detailed statistics
Big chances created2
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion11%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork1
Accurate long balls39
Accurate crosses4
Touches1,667
Possession lost194
Dispossessed14
Aerial duels won26
Ground duels won39
Clearances53
Ball recoveries82
Fouls won15
Fouls committed24
Offsides2
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets1
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)222.99
Top speed (km/h)33.65

Attributes

Position: D

line: D average
Attacking44
Technical46
Tactical43
Defending46
Creativity44

National team

  • USA1 caps · 0 goals · debut Jan 2018

Recent matches

DateMatchScoreMinrating
2 Nov 2026 New England Revolution – Inter Miami CF 1–2 85' 6.9
29 Oct 2026 New England Revolution – New York Red Bulls 3–2 27' 6.7
25 Oct 2026 Philadelphia Union – New England Revolution 1–2 90' 6.9
18 Oct 2026 New England Revolution – Chicago Fire 1–0 90' 7.8
15 Oct 2026 FC Cincinnati – New England Revolution 2–3 90' 6.6
11 Oct 2026 New England Revolution – Seattle Sounders FC 0–3 65' 6.9
27 Sep 2026 Real Salt Lake – New England Revolution 3–0 86' 6.3
20 Sep 2026 New England Revolution – Orlando City SC 4–2 89' 6.5
14 Sep 2026 Chicago Fire – New England Revolution 1–2 90' 7.3
10 Sep 2026 New York City FC – New England Revolution 1–2 72' 6.1
6 Sep 2026 LA Galaxy – New England Revolution 2–1 84' 6.8
30 Aug 2026 Columbus Crew – New England Revolution 1–3 90' 7.5
23 Aug 2026 New England Revolution – New York City FC 1–1 70' 6.6
20 Aug 2026 DC United – New England Revolution 0–3 84' 6.6
16 Aug 2026 Toronto FC – New England Revolution 2–1 81' 6.9

Career and transfers

5 clubs · 8 moves · total fees 330k €
  1. Transfer 330k €
  2. Free transfer
  3. SIUE Cougars To: Chicago
    Transfer
  4. Chicago Fire To: SIUE Cougars
    Loan return
  5. SIUE Cougars To: Chicago Fire
    Loan
  6. Victoria Highlanders To: SIUE Cougars
    Loan return
  7. SIUE Cougars To: Victoria Highlanders
    Loan
  8. Rapids Academy To: SIUE Cougars
    Free transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 2 Nov 2026
Matches (12 months)28
Average rating6.81
Last match rating6.92 Nov 2026
Matches missed62 injury records
5 6 7 8 9 6.81 Feb 2026 Aug 2026 Nov 2026 6.9

Last 10 matches

6.9 6.7 6.9 7.8 6.6 6.9 6.3 6.5 7.3 6.1

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 MLS New England Revolution 28 (25) 2,010 2 1 6.81

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

MLS 2026 · percentile among defenders (139 players)

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50 Tackles 7 Interceptions 21 Clearances 18 Aerials won 33 Duels won 2 Pass accuracy 74 Progressive carries 54 Rating 39

8 matches · 665 min

Matt Polster: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
Tackles / 90 min 0.68
7
Interceptions / 90 min 0.81
21
Clearances / 90 min 2.03
18
Aerials won / 90 min 0.81
33
Duels won 37.0%
2
Pass accuracy 90.7%
74
Progressive carries / 90 min 0.81
54
Rating 6.71
39

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