Missouri State

Honors

• United Soccer Coaches All-American: 2024 (Third Team)
• United Soccer Coaches All-West Region: 2024 (First Team)
• MLS SuperDraft Eligible Player List: 2025
• All-MVC: 2024 (First Team)
• MVC All-Tournament Team: 2024
• CSC Academic All-District: 2024
• MVC Scholar-Athlete Team: 2024 (First Team)
• MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award: 2023-24
• MVC Honor Roll: 2022-23, 2023-24
• MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll: Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025

2024
Played and started in all 18 matches…Logged a team-high 1,593 minutes to play all but 27 minutes across the season…Had a career-high two assists with one in 34th minute of home-opener against Pacific (8/26/24) and in 47th minute of 7-0 victory over Northern Illinois (10/6/24)...Attempted career-high seven shots with personal-best five being on goal…Contributed to team's 239-109 shot differential and +22 goal differential, which was tied for 12th-highest in DI…Named to United Soccer Coach’s All-America Third Team…Named to United Soccer Coaches All-West Region First Team…Made All-MVC First Team…Named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team…Made MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team…One of two Bears to make MLS SuperDraft 2025 Eligible Player List.

2023
Played 16 games with five starts...Logged 591 minutes...Played career-high 83 minutes at Saint Louis (9/27/23)...Took four shots in season...First shot was on goal in 79th minute at Kansas City (8/31/23).

2022 
Did not appear in any matches during the 2022 season...Named to the MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 semester...Also earned spot on the MVC Honor Roll. 

Background
Was a standout member of the Derby County FC...Named the Derby County Player of the Year in 2019 while playing for the championship under-16 team.

Personal
Alex Matthews was born on 11/26/02 in Derby, England...Son of Paul and Sarah Matthews...Has one brother, Jorge...Majoring in Journalism.

Updated: 5/23/2025