Greenville, SC – The Greenville Triumph have agreed to a deal with defender Matthew Powell ahead of the team’s Saturday afternoon match, pending league and federation approval. The Castro Valley, California native attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 2015 to 2019 and was a three-time All-PAC 12 selection through his four-year career.
Powell wasted no-time making an impact for the Bruins. As a redshirt freshman, he started in 19 matches and was named to Top Drawer Soccer’s Postseason Top 100 Freshman list (No. 17). As a redshirt junior, Powell was one of three Bruins to start all 19 games and contribute to all six of UCLA’s shutouts, with most appearances coming at the center back position.
The 2019 team captain rounded out his collegiate career with a stellar senior season, starting in all 18 matches and logging 1,561 minutes in a variety of roles including the center back, attacking and holding mid positions. Powell left UCLA having recorded six goals and five assists for 17 points through 72 games played. He started in all but one of his 72 career appearances.
Powell, who has been training with the Triumph in recent days, officially joins the league-leading side as a member of the active roster in advance of the club’s Saturday afternoon match in Chattanooga.
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