Parker Matson '22 Recruiting Profile

As a senior at Philipsburg-Osceola high school, I am 6'1" and 205 lbs, and I have been a starter on our varsity team since freshman year. As a freshman my position was outside back and the past two years I played center back. I've played soccer since I was, 5 and even though most of my life I've been a three-sport athlete, soccer is my passion. In the game, I am forward thinking, and I have great field vision. I communicate well with teammates and served as captain my junior year and will continue through my senior year. In addition to playing for my high school team, I've played seven years at the club level for United FC, and I serve as a leader on that team as well. In my spare time I enjoy playing the guitar and weight lifting. Fitness is another one of my passions. 

Academically, I am a member of the National Honor Society. the secretary of the POHS class of 2022 and am also a member of my school's Positive Behavior Task Force. In college, I will be preparing for a career as a chiropractor and will attend a school that is progressive in the field of biology/exercise science. 

I would like to play for a coach who creates a positive atmosphere and with teammates who are like family. I'm a hard worker and wI’ll put in the extra time and work to become an even better soccer player. I believe what makes me unique is my build and my strength that I provide on the field. You do not see a 200+ pound soccer player that can still keep up with quick forwards that often, and I like to use my big frame to my advantage against my smaller competitors. I will continue to work to become the fastest, strongest, and most athletic, best version of myself I can possibly be, and  I have a mentality to never stay content with the way I was the day before. I wake up with the hunger and passion to become a better version of myself every day, and that is what I believe sets me apart.