Player Details

Name

Matt Van Oekel

Height

6' 4"

Weight

205 lbs

Date of Birth

9.20.1986 (38)

Birthplace

Chesapeake, VA USA

Position

Goalkeeper

Position Detail

Goalkeeper

Preferred Side

Unknown
Career Summary

Option declined following 2017 season.

Van Oekel joined RSL after a standout year in the NASL.

OUTSIDE MLS: Van Oekel has spent his career prior to joining Real Salt Lake in two locations. He played for FC Edmonton in 2015-16, winning the 2016 NASL Goalkeeper of the Year award, and spent 2008-14 in Minnesota, playing for the Stars, Thunder and then Minnesota United. The Virginia native played collegiately at Rutgers.