Matt Polster #8
Midfielder
Defensive midfielder
USA
Major League Soccer 2026/27 · 18 apps · 2 G · 2 A
Avg 6.90 · top 15% of Major League Soccer defenders
Club
- Age
- 33 years
- born 8 June 1993
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 77 kg
- Contract until
- Dec 2027
- At the club since
- Jul 2020
- from Rangers
- Matches this season
- 18
- 1,389 min · 2026/27
| Competition | Matches | Goals | Assists | Rating | xG | Key passes/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLS | 18 | 2 | 2 | 6.92 | 0.90 | 2.07 |
Form
Rating curve · 2026/27 · Avg 6.92 across 18 rated matches · all competitions
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JULOCT
Match ratings · rated matches only · gaps = no rating29 Oct · vs New York RB (H) 3–2 · 6.57
29 OctMLS
New York RB home
W 3–2
28′
6.57
25 OctMLS
Philadelphia Union away
W 2–1
90′
7.43
18 OctMLS
Chicago Fire home
W 1–0
90′
1G
7.22
15 OctMLS
Cincinnati away
W 3–2
90′
6.77
11 OctMLS
Seattle Sounders home
L 0–3
65′
6.67
All 53 matches
27 SepMLS
Real Salt Lake away
L 0–3
86′
6.62
20 SepMLS
Orlando City home
W 4–2
90′
6.67
13 SepMLS
Chicago Fire away
W 2–1
90′
7.26
10 SepMLS
New York City away
W 2–1
72′
6.27
6 SepMLS
LA Galaxy away
L 1–2
84′
6.65
30 AugMLS
Columbus Crew away
W 3–1
90′
1G
7.31
23 AugMLS
New York City home
D 1–1
70′
6.65
20 AugMLS
DC United away
W 3–0
84′
7.04
16 AugMLS
Toronto away
L 1–2
81′
7.64
8 AugMLS
Houston Dynamo home
L 0–2
54′
6.56
2 AugMLS
CF Montréal away
D 2–2
73′
6.64
26 JulMLS
Atlanta United home
W 4–1
79′
2A
7.83
23 JulMLS
Toronto home
D 0–0
73′
6.72
2025/26
24 MayMLS
Charlotte away
L 0–1
79′
6.91
17 MayMLS
Minnesota United home
W 2–1
18′
6.52
14 MayMLS
Nashville SC home
L 0–3
69′
6.57
10 MayMLS
Philadelphia Union home
W 2–1
11′
6.54
4 AprMLS
CF Montréal home
W 3–0
38′
6.70
22 MarMLS
St. Louis City away
L 1–3
90′
6.15
15 MarMLS
Cincinnati home
W 6–1
86′
6.60
28 FebMLS
New York RB away
L 0–1
64′
6.15
22 FebMLS
Nashville SC away
L 1–4
90′
6.54
5 OctMLS
Inter Miami away
L 1–4
90′
7.07
28 SepMLS
Atlanta United home
W 2–0
90′
7.18
20 SepMLS
Philadelphia Union away
L 0–1
90′
6.97
24 AugMLS
Columbus Crew away
W 2–1
90′
6.85
17 AugMLS
Los Angeles FC home
L 0–2
86′
6.83
10 AugMLS
DC United home
W 2–0
90′
6.82
26 JulMLS
CF Montréal home
L 1–3
90′
7.03
20 JulMLS
Orlando City home
L 1–2
90′
6.62
17 JulMLS
New York RB away
L 3–5
90′
6.44
13 JulMLS
Austin away
D 0–0
90′
6.99
10 JulMLS
Inter Miami home
L 1–2
90′
6.84
6 JulMLS
Portland Timbers away
L 1–2
90′
6.66
2024/25
29 JunMLS
Colorado Rapids home
D 3–3
90′
7.16
15 JunMLS
Cincinnati home
L 0–1
90′
7.34
1 JunMLS
CF Montréal away
W 3–0
89′
1A
6.79
29 MayMLS
DC United away
D 1–1
90′
6.90
25 MayMLS
Sporting KC away
D 3–3
90′
6.98
18 MayMLS
SJ Earthquakes home
D 0–0
90′
6.79
11 MayMLS
Orlando City away
D 3–3
90′
1G
7.30
3 MayMLS
Toronto away
W 2–0
90′
6.93
27 AprMLS
Charlotte away
W 1–0
90′
7.09
20 AprMLS
New York City home
W 2–0
90′
7.33
12 AprMLS
Atlanta United away
W 1–0
90′
7.52
6 AprMLS
Cincinnati away
L 0–1
90′
7.71
29 MarMLS
New York RB home
W 2–1
90′
7.49
16 MarMLS
New York City away
L 1–2
76′
6.63
Transfers
- 8 Jul 2020transfer Rangers New England €330k
- 30 Jan 2019free transfer Chicago Fire Rangers —
Career
| Club | Matches | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | |||
| New England MLS | 27 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | |||
| New England MLS | 26 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | |||
| New England MLS | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | |||
| New England MLS | 33 | 2 | 1 |
| Orlando City MLS | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | |||
| New England MLS | 28 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | |||
| New England MLS | 31 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | |||
| New England MLS | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019/20 | |||
| Rangers Premiership · Europa League | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018/19 | |||
| Rangers Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | |||
| Chicago Fire MLS | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | |||
| Chicago Fire MLS | 23 | 1 | 5 |
| 2016 | |||
| Chicago Fire MLS | 27 | 2 | 1 |
| 2015 | |||
| Chicago Fire MLS | 30 | 0 | 0 |
