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Zoe Matthews (born May 25, 2007) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She signed with the Dash at the age of 17 in 2024.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 25, 2007[1] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Central or attacking midfielder[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Houston Dash | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Houston Dash | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2023 | United States U-16 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Matthews was raised in Southlake, Texas, and attended Carroll Senior High School.[2] She helped lead her high school team to the UIL Class 6A state championship as a freshman in 2022, scoring and assisting in the final while teammate Kennedy Fuller scored a hat trick.[4] She was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-American team as a sophomore in 2023.[2] She won the ECNL under-14 national championship with Solar SC in 2021. She led Legends SC to the ECNL under-17 title game in 2024.[2]
The Houston Dash announced Matthews's signing on October 11, 2024, on a contract running through the 2026 season. This made her the youngest player in club history at the age of 17.[2] She had previously committed to play college soccer for the LSU Tigers.[5] She made her professional debut in the 85th minute against the Seattle Reign on October 18.[6]
Matthews trained with the United States under-15 and under-16 national teams in 2022.[7][8] She also received an international call-up to train with the Jamaica senior national team at age 15 that year.[2][9] Matthews was called up with her high school teammate Kennedy Fuller for an under-16 tournament in France in 2023, where she started in the final win over the hosts.[2][10]
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