Matt Pickens

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Matt Pickens
Personal information
Full name Matt Pickens
Date of birth April 5, 1982 (age 24)
Place of birth    Washington, MO, United States
Height 6'3
Playing position goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Chicago Fire
Number 18
Youth clubs
2000-03
 Chicago Fire Reserves

Meramec Community College

Missouri State
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2004-
 Chicago Fire 5 (0)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 2 June 2006.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 2 June 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

Matt Pickens (born April 5, 1982 in Washington, Missouri) is an American soccer player, who currently plays goalkeeper for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer.

Pickens played college soccer for Southwest Missouri State University from 2000 to 2003, as well as playing for the Chicago Fire Reserves.

Upon graduating, Pickens was drafted 19th overall in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft by the Fire. He was not able, however, to break through a deep lineup of Fire goalkeepers, which initially included Henry Ring and D.J. Countess, and later Zach Thornton. He was loaned out for much of the year to the A-League Virginia Beach Mariners, where he played 290 minutes, allowing only 3 goals.


Though recently, after an injury to Zach Thornton, Pickens has been starting in goal for the Fire even though Thornton is match fit again. This also includes his first play-off start on October 22, 2006 for the Fire, keeping a shutout in a game that the Fire won, 1-0 thanks to a goal from Justin Mapp in the 35th minute

Chicago Fire - Current Squad

1 Mahoney | 2 Brown | 3 Carr | 5 Jim Curtin | 8 Gutierrez | 9 Barrett | 10 Thiago | 12 Pause | 13 Bedrossian | 14 Armas | 16 Plotkin | 17 Rolfe | 18 Pickens | 19 Jeff Curtin | 21 Mapp | 23 Guerrero | 25 Segares | 27 Russolillo | 30 Ruud | 31 Franks | 32 Robinson | 33 Ughiovhe | Coach: Sarachan


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