Notes: Invited to the Midwest Pro Soccer Combine following senior season… Participated in the Columbus Crew's invite-only combine.
 
2019: United Soccer Coaches All-Northeast third team selection… Named second team All-Ivy… Five assists were third on team… Started 17 of 18 games… Played 1,553 minutes, which was third on the team… Started all seven Ivy games.
 
2018: Started nine of the 13 games he appeared in… Tallied assists in wins over Niagara and Bryant.

2017: One of only five players to appear in all 16 games... Started 14... First career goal was the game-winner in victory over Howard... Shared the Bob Holliday Unsung Hero Award with James Kochanski.

2016: Started 11 of the 15 games he appeared in… First career point was an assist in a 3-1 win over Saint Joseph’s.

High School: Played for Chaminade Prep in his freshman and senior years… Started 21 games, scored five goals and added nine assists as a senior… Team was ranked No. 7 in the nation in the preseason… Team captain and selected to Missouri All-Star Game as a senior… Honorable mention all-conference selection as a freshman… Only freshman to earn spot on varsity… Team was ranked third in the nation and reached the state championship game.

Academy: Played for Saint Louis Scott Gallagher Academy in his sophomore and junior years… Youngest player on team playing two years up for U19 team in 2015… Helped lead team to Region II championship and advance to national title game… On U18 team started 24 games, scored two goals and added 11 assists… Second youngest player on team and had highest starting percentage.

Academic Awards: Selected as a Chaminade Esto Vir Ambassador, Senior Mentor Group leader.

Personal: Son of Chris and Laura Matteo…Father was a pole vaulter and sprinter at Notre Dame… Older brother Patrick is a pole vaulter at Saint Louis University… Ronald McDonald House volunteer… Member of SLSG Mentoring Program.

3 QUESTIONS FOR MATTEO

Biggest soccer influences and why? "Tom Barlow, a current player for the University of Wisconsin, was a senior on the varsity soccer team at Chaminade when I was a freshman. He took me under his wing and taught me how to approach the game in an organized, hard-working manner."

Do you have an idol or hero? "Kevin Kalish. He was my soccer coach while playing for St. Louis Scott Gallagher who showed me how to carry myself on and off the field. His hard-working attitude and care for others inspired me."

Why Yale? "I chose Yale because of its superior academics and long-standing athletic tradition. The coaches have great soccer IQs and I want to be a part of the team that brings the Ivy League title back to Yale."