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DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY PANTHERS

2022 Men's Soccer Roster

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10 Matt Whelan

  • Position F
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 180
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Cork, Ireland
  • Highschool Colaiste Cholim

Biography

2022 (R-Sr.): Named D2CCA Second Team All-American, D2CCA All-Region First Team, United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region First Team, and First Team All-GLIAC…named GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week three times (Week 5, 7 and 10)...played and started in 19 matches, logging 1655 minutes…finished with 16 goals and 3 assists…totaled 74 shots with 39 on target.

2021 (R-Jr.): Named Second Team All-Region by United Soccer Coaches...named Second Team All-Region by D2CCA...named First Team All-GLIAC...played in 18 matches and made 17 starts...logged 1,415 minutes...scored 10 goals which led the team and was second in the GLIAC and 44th in NCAA Division II...added five assists to total 25 points which was fourth in the GLIAC...had six game-winning goals which was second in the GLIAC and third in NCAA Division II...named GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 18)...finished with 78 total shots including 32 on goal.

2020 (COVID): Played and started in three matches before missing rest of the season due to injury...logged 267 minutes and still managed to rank third on the team in points (6)...scored three goals with two against Northwood and one against Northern Michigan...totaled 19 shots with eight on target.

2019 (R-So.): Named Third Team All-Region by United Soccer Coaches...tabbed as All-GLIAC First Team...earned a spot on the GLIAC All-Academic Team...led the team and was fifth in the GLIAC with eight goals...tied for team lead and seventh in the conference with five assists...led the GLIAC with 67 shots including 31 on goal...scored both goals in 2-1 win over Northern Michigan on Nov. 1...had two other two-goal matches against Saginaw Valley on Sept. 20 and Upper Iowa on Oct. 4...scored a goal in GLIAC Semifinal against SVSU on Nov. 15.

2018 (R-Fr.): One of three players to start every game (17)... third on the team in minutes with 1,472... recorded 49 shots with 23 of those on goal (46.9%)... had six goals and one assist... second on the team in points with 13... had a two-goal effort against Missouri S&T on Sept. 4... also had three points at Wisconsin-Parkside on Sept. 30 by scoring a goal and adding an assist.

2017 (Fr.): Served a redshirt season.

High School: Prepped at Colaiste Cholim School...played for coach Stephen Henderson...scored 100 career goals...named Man of the Match and won national cup title in 2016...captained the U17 school soccer team.

Personal: Son of Claire O'Donovan and Gary Whelan...majoring in marketing...born March 21...favorite movie is The Dark Knight.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2017Freshman

    Forward
    6'3" 182 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2018Redshirt Freshman

    F
    6'3" 182 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2019Redshirt Sophomore

    F
    6'3" 182 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2020Redshirt Junior

    F
    6'3" 182 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2021Redshirt Junior

    F
    6'3" 182 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2022Redshirt Senior

    F
    6'3" 180 lbs
    10