#21 Matthew Roou 2023-24 Men's Soccer Roster

AWARDS & HONORS

• 2024 ACC Offensive Player of the Year
• 2024 All-ACC First Team
• 2023 All-ACC First Team
• 2023 CSC Academic All-District
• 2021 TopDrawerSoccer Freshman Best XI Second Team
• 2021 All-ACC Freshman Team
• Ranked #17 in TopDrawerSoccer Freshman Rankings
• ACC Offensive Player of the Week (8.29.23)

AS A SENIOR (2024)

• Named the ACC Offensive Player of the Year
• Following the regular season Roou led the ACC in goals, goals per game, points and points per game
• Played in all 17 matches, including 16 starts, as a forward during his senior season in South Bend
• Totaled career highs in points (32) and goals (14) and tied his career best in assists (4)
• Became the first Notre Dame men’s soccer player since Kevin Lovejoy in 1979 to record multiple hat tricks in a season, scoring three goals in back-to-back wins over Chicago State and Detroit Mercy
• Recorded a brace in the win over Trine
• Finished with a goal and an assist in the win over Cal and in the ACC Tournament match at Stanford
• Scored the match winner in the 86th minute in the victory over Clemson

AS A JUNIOR (2023)

• Started all 20 matches he played in as a forward during his junior campaign with the Irish
• Scored a career-high 10 goals during the 2023 season
• Finished the season tied for the team lead in points with 23 off 10 goals and three assists
• Notched the first hat trick of his career, scoring three and adding an assist in the win over IUPUI
• Recorded a goal and an assist in the win over Michigan
• Scored goals in ACC wins over Pitt, Virginia Tech, NC State and Virginia

AS A SOPHOMORE (2022)

• Played in all 17 matches, making 16 starts, as a forward in his second season in South Bend
• Ranked second on the team in points with 12 off four goals and four assists
• Scored the first brace of his career in the win over UIC
• Also scored goals against DePaul and Kalamazoo
• Recorded a career high two assists in the win over Michigan
• Also posted assists in wins over Virginia and Chicago State

AS A FRESHMAN (2021)

• Made 13 starts as a forward and played in all 24 matches during his rookie season with the Irish
• Ranked third on the team in points with 17
• Tied for second on the team in goals with seven and added three assists
• Made his collegiate debut in the season opener against Indiana
• Scored his first career goal in his first start, coming in a win over NIU
• Recorded a goal and career-high two assists in the win over Trine
• Started all eight postseason matches, including the ACC Championship title match and the College Cup semifinal
• Scored a goal in the NCAA Round of 16 win over Wake Forest

PREP & PERSONAL

• No. 38 ranked player in the IMG Academy class of 2021 rankings
• No. 13 ranked forward nationally
• Signed amateur contract with Indy Eleven in USL Championship in July 2020
• Selected to U.S. Soccer U16 Boy’s National Team Camp Roster
• Member of U.S Youth Futsal National Team 2018
• Named to 2019 United Soccer Coaches All-Central Region Team
• Led Shattuck St. Mary’s to being ranked No. 1 in nation heading into USSDA U17 Playoffs during the 2018-19 season
• Earned High Honors every semester of high school career
• Volunteered with Hands Across Faribault doing annual community service