Georgia Southern University Athletics

FRESHMAN (2024): Totaled tow goals in his first collegiate season with the Eagles ... Scored his first career goal on a corner kick at Coastal Carolina on 10/4 ... Also scored on 11/1 vs. Old Dominion ... Took eleven shots on the season, with a high of three at Jacksonville on 10/1 ... Played in all 17 matches while, while starting in three of them ... Logged 599 minutes on the pitch in 2024, with a season high of 72 vs. West Virginia on 10/11.

PREP: Played under head coach Phil Thomas at Woodstock High School ... Named All-Region First Team, Team MVP, and All-State First Team in 2022 and 2023 ... Named 2023 Region Player of the Year ... Had 29 goals and 21 assists in his high school career ... Also played for the ECNL's Charleston Battery under head coach Todd Gispert ... Was a four-time First-Team All-Conference, named to the 2022 national training camp and national selection game.

PERSONAL: Born Matthew Dwayne Dean on February 2nd, 2006 in Los Angeles, California ... Is the son of Natalie and Dwayne Dean ... Has two brothers, Michael and Mason.

MAJOR: Business