Mataeo Bunbury

Mataeo Bunbury (born June 13, 2005) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Sporting Kansas City II in the USL Championship via the Sporting Kansas City Academy.

Mataeo Bunbury
Personal information
Full name Mataeo Bunbury
Date of birth (2005-06-13) June 13, 2005
Place of birth Northfield, Minnesota, United States
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Sporting Kansas City II
Number 47
Youth career
0000–2020 Minnesota United
2020– Sporting Kansas City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Sporting Kansas City II 10 (1)
National team‡
2022- Canada U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 10, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 19, 2022

Career

Club

Bunbury played as part of the Minnesota United academy, leaving the club in 2020 when the academy ceased operating.[1] He joined the Sporting Kansas City academy in 2020, playing for the club's Under-17 and Under-19 age groups. On September 22, 2021, Bunbury signed a USL academy contract with USL Championship side Sporting Kansas City II, allowing him to retain his NCAA eligibility.[2] He made his debut on September 24, 2021, appearing as an 85th-minute substitute during a 1–1 draw with FC Tulsa.[3]

After SKC II's move to MLS Next Pro for 2022, Bunbury scored his first professional goal on April 3, 2022 against Minnesota United 2.[4]

International

Eligible for both the United States and Canada, In April 2022 Bunbury accepted a call-up to the Canadian Under-20 side for two friendly matches against Costa Rica.[5]

Personal

Mataeo is the son of former professional footballer Alex Bunbury, and the younger brother of fellow professional footballer Teal Bunbury and actress Kylie Bunbury.[2]

References
  1. McDowell, Bridget. "The True Peril of Cutting Costs at Minnesota United FC".
  2. City, Sporting Kansas. "Sporting Kansas City II signs 16-year-old Academy forward Mataeo Bunbury to Academy contract". Sporting Kansas City.
  3. "Match Center | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
  4. Belzer, Jared (April 3, 2022). "Recap: Sporting Kansas City II claims 2-0 victory over MNUFC 2 at Allianz Field". Sporting Kansas City.
  5. "CANADA SOCCER ANNOUNCES MEN'S U-20 NATIONAL TEAM CAMP AND MATCHES FOR APRIL". Canada Soccer. April 5, 2022.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.