Marshall University Athletics
2010 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
Mat Butler
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Wolverhampton, England
- High School:
- Ounsdale
2010 (Senior): Games Played/Started: 17/17...Scored the game-winner in a 3-0 victory against Shawnee State...Also netted the game-winner against VMI...scored one C-USA goal in a 4-1 win against South Carolina...registered one assist against VMI...finished the season with three goals and one assist...Conference USA All-Academic Team
2009 (Junior): Started in 16 straight games before suffering a season-ending injury...had three goals and three asists for a total of nine points...tallied goals against SMU, VMI and Ohio Valley University...had the game winning assist against the University of Charleston...was named to the All Conference USA Third-Team.
Prior to Marshall: Most recently played for Floreat Athena in the Western Australia State League for one year...before that was a member of Waikato FC of the New Zealand National League...a captain of Ounsdale HS in England from 1997-2002 and led his team the the county cup twice. Represented the Brierley Hill and Dudley District FA team, winning four league titles and three cups in five years...from ages 10-12, played for Walsall FC academy then signed for Wolverhapton Wanderers FC academy, spending five years there.
Personal: Son of Eddie and Jacqueline Butler...one older sister, Michelle...plans to major in business finance
