Matt Van Oekel
Goalkeeper
at Birmingham Legion FC
at Birmingham Legion FC
2,721 days · joined 2018-12-12
👕200+ Apps
⏳Veteran
Market value
€50k
Rating · 2025
5.4
Average
Goalkeeper
Career snapshot
8
clubs played for
2008
debut season
0
goals / match
Birmingham Legion FC
top club · 171 apps
Position rank · 2025
#88
goals rank
#117
assists rank
0
season goals
0
season assists
Among 773 Goalkeepers · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€250k
peak value · 2016
—
top transfer fee
—
best season
—
int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 1986-09-20 · 5 players total
337Appearances
0Goals
0Assists
16Yellow cards
0Red cards
333Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Matt Van Oekel |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | James Matthew Van Oekel |
| Date of birth | 1986-09-20 (39 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Chesapeake, Virginia, United States |
| Citizenship |  United States |
| Position | Goalkeeper |
| Foot | |
| Height | 193.00 m |
| Current club | Birmingham Legion FC |
| Joined | 2018-12-12 |
| Contract expires | 2025-11-30 |
Jul 2025
2025 — Birmingham Legion FC
17 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2024
2024 — Birmingham Legion FC
23 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2023
2023 — Birmingham Legion FC
26 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2023
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2022
2022 — Birmingham Legion FC
33 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2021
2021 — Birmingham Legion FC
27 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2020
2020 — Birmingham Legion FC
14 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
2019 — Birmingham Legion FC
31 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Dec 2018
Transfer: Oklahoma City → Legion FC
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
2018 — Oklahoma City Energy FC
19 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2018
Transfer: Salt Lake → Oklahoma City
17/18 · Transfer
Nov 2017
Transfer: Real Monarchs → Salt Lake
17/18 · Return from loan
Aug 2017
Transfer: Salt Lake → Real Monarchs
17/18 · Loan
Jul 2017
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2017
2017 — Real Salt Lake City, Real Monarchs SLC
8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2017
Transfer: FC Edmonton → Salt Lake
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
2016 — FC Edmonton
32 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
2015 — FC Edmonton
29 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Dec 2014
Transfer: Minnesota NASL → FC Edmonton
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
2014 — Minnesota United FC (NASL)
17 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
2013 — Minnesota United FC (NASL)
19 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
2012 — Minnesota Stars FC
33 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
2011 — Minnesota Stars FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
2010 — Minnesota Stars FC
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2010
Transfer: Minn. Thunder → Minnesota Stars
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2009
2009 — Minnesota Thunder
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2009
Transfer: Scarlet Knights → Minn. Thunder
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2008
2008 — Minnesota Thunder
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €250k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 611 other Goalkeepers with ≥500 minutes in 2025. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals0 total · 0.00/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A0 total · 0.00/90
Yellow cards1 total · 0.06/90
Clean sheets2 total · 2.00/90
Minutes played by club
Birmingham Legion FC
51.2%
Oklahoma City Energy FC
5.7%
Real Salt Lake City
1.9%
Real Monarchs SLC
0.3%
FC Edmonton
18.1%
Minnesota United FC (NASL)
10.6%
Minnesota Stars FC
11.9%
Minnesota Thunder
0.4%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Legion FC | 7 | 2019 | 2025 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 15,347 |
| Oklahoma City Energy FC | 1 | 2018 | 2018 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1,702 |
| Real Salt Lake City | 1 | 2017 | 2017 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 572 |
| Real Monarchs SLC | 1 | 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| FC Edmonton | 2 | 2015 | 2016 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 5,445 |
| Minnesota United FC (NASL) | 2 | 2013 | 2014 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3,169 |
| Minnesota Stars FC | 3 | 2010 | 2012 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 3,564 |
| Minnesota Thunder | 2 | 2008 | 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 113 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
No trajectory data
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | USL Cup | Birmingham Legion FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2025 | USLC | Birmingham Legion FC | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1,440 |
| 2024 | US Open Cup | Birmingham Legion FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 120 |
| 2024 | USLC | Birmingham Legion FC | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,980 |
| 2023 | US Open Cup | Birmingham Legion FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2023 | USLC | Birmingham Legion FC | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2,012 |
| 2023 | USLC Playoffs | Birmingham Legion FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 |
| 2022 | US Open Cup | Birmingham Legion FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | USLC | Birmingham Legion FC | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2,880 |
| 2022 | USLC Playoffs | Birmingham Legion FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 2021 | USLC | Birmingham Legion FC | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2,340 |
| 2021 | USLC Playoffs | Birmingham Legion FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2020 | USLC | Birmingham Legion FC | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1,170 |
| 2020 | USLC Playoffs | Birmingham Legion FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2019 | US Open Cup | Birmingham Legion FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| 2019 | USLC | Birmingham Legion FC | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2,520 |
| 2019 | USLC Playoffs | Birmingham Legion FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 2018 | US Open Cup | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 2018 | USL | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1,582 |
| 2017 | MLS | Real Salt Lake City | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 572 |
| 2017 | USL | Real Monarchs SLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2016 | Canadian Championship | FC Edmonton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 2016 | NASL Fall Championship | FC Edmonton | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,710 |
| 2016 | NASL Playoffs | FC Edmonton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2016 | NASL Spring Championship | FC Edmonton | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 900 |
| 2015 | Canadian Championship | FC Edmonton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 360 |
| 2015 | NASL Fall Championship | FC Edmonton | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,620 |
| 2015 | NASL Spring Championship | FC Edmonton | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 585 |
| 2014 | NASL Fall Championship | Minnesota United FC (NASL) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 730 |
| 2014 | NASL Playoffs | Minnesota United FC (NASL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 2014 | NASL Spring Championship | Minnesota United FC (NASL) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 609 |
| 2013 | NASL Fall Championship | Minnesota United FC (NASL) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1,080 |
| 2013 | NASL Spring Championship | Minnesota United FC (NASL) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 540 |
| 2013 | US Open Cup | Minnesota United FC (NASL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2012 | NASL | Minnesota Stars FC | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,250 |
| 2012 | NASL Playoffs | Minnesota Stars FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 480 |
| 2012 | US Open Cup | Minnesota Stars FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 2011 | NASL | Minnesota Stars FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2011 | NASL Playoffs | Minnesota Stars FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | USSF Div. 2 Playoffs | Minnesota Stars FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | US Open Cup | Minnesota Stars FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | USSF Div. 2 | Minnesota Stars FC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 474 |
| 2009 | US Open Cup | Minnesota Thunder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2009 | USL-1 | Minnesota Thunder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2008 | USL-1 | Minnesota Thunder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | 2009-02-01 | Scarlet Knights | Minn. Thunder | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 09/10 | 2010-04-01 | Minn. Thunder | Minnesota Stars | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-12-18 | Minnesota NASL | FC Edmonton | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-01 | FC Edmonton | Salt Lake | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-08-17 | Salt Lake | Real Monarchs | Loan | 250000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-11-30 | Real Monarchs | Salt Lake | Return from loan | 250000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-01-05 | Salt Lake | Oklahoma City | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-12-12 | Oklahoma City | Legion FC | Transfer | 175000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | Ankle injury | 2017-07-03 | 2017-08-31 | 60 | 8 |
| 22/23 | unknown injury | 2023-04-03 | 2023-04-20 | 18 | 3 |
Current€50k
Peak€250k
Low€50k
Δ since start−€50k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prosper Kasim | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Crognale | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikey Lopez | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anderson Asiedu | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Dean | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Zachary Herivaux | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Ibarra | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Neco Brett | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bruno Lapa | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Watson | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Agudelo | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan James | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomi Ameobi | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | 2017-11-30 | Real Monarchs | Salt Lake | Return from loan | — | €250k |
| 17/18 | 2017-08-17 | Salt Lake | Real Monarchs | Loan | — | €250k |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 1,530 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 2024 | 23 | 2,100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 2023 | 26 | 2,237 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 2022 | 33 | 3,000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 2021 | 27 | 2,430 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 2020 | 14 | 1,260 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 2019 | 31 | 2,790 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 2018 | 19 | 1,702 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 2016 | 32 | 2,880 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 2015 | 29 | 2,565 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 2014 | 17 | 1,459 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 2013 | 19 | 1,710 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 2010 | 6 | 474 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
Goalkeeper-specific aggregates: clean sheets and goals conceded by season.
| Season | Matches | Mins | Clean sheets | CS % | Goals conceded | GC / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 1,530 | 2 | 12% | 23 | 1.35 |
| 2024 | 23 | 2,100 | 6 | 26% | 32 | 1.37 |
| 2023 | 26 | 2,237 | 6 | 23% | 37 | 1.49 |
| 2022 | 33 | 3,000 | 11 | 33% | 35 | 1.05 |
| 2021 | 27 | 2,430 | 9 | 33% | 26 | 0.96 |
| 2020 | 14 | 1,260 | 4 | 29% | 17 | 1.21 |
| 2019 | 31 | 2,790 | 11 | 35% | 52 | 1.68 |
| 2018 | 19 | 1,702 | 3 | 16% | 31 | 1.64 |
| 2017 | 8 | 662 | 1 | 13% | 24 | 3.26 |
| 2016 | 32 | 2,880 | 17 | 53% | 20 | 0.63 |
| 2015 | 29 | 2,565 | 6 | 21% | 42 | 1.47 |
| 2014 | 17 | 1,459 | 5 | 29% | 16 | 0.99 |
| 2013 | 19 | 1,710 | 1 | 5% | 29 | 1.53 |
| 2012 | 33 | 3,000 | 10 | 30% | 37 | 1.11 |
| 2011 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 6 | 474 | 0 | 0% | 9 | 1.71 |
| 2009 | 2 | 113 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.8 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
USLC
179 apps
0 G
0 A
US Open Cup
9 apps
0 G
0 A
USLC Playoffs
7 apps
0 G
0 A
MLS
7 apps
0 G
0 A
NASL Playoffs
7 apps
0 G
0 A
NASL Fall Championship
58 apps
0 G
0 A
NASL Spring Championship
30 apps
0 G
0 A
Canadian Championship
6 apps
0 G
0 A
NASL
26 apps
0 G
0 A
USSF Div. 2
6 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Matt Van Oekel?
Matt Van Oekel is an United professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Birmingham Legion FC.
How old is Matt Van Oekel?
Matt Van Oekel is 39 years old. He was born on September 20, 1986 in Chesapeake, Virginia.
What position does Matt Van Oekel play?
Matt Van Oekel plays as a goalkeeper (Goalkeeper).
What club does Matt Van Oekel play for?
Matt Van Oekel currently plays for Birmingham Legion FC.
What is Matt Van Oekel's market value?
Matt Van Oekel's most recent reported market value is €50k.