Matthew Bouraee
Encyclopedia
Matthew Bouraee is an American
soccer player who currently plays for the Puerto Rico Islanders
in the North American Soccer League.
in Wall, New Jersey, where he broke the all-time school single season goal record previously held by University of Virginia's current head coach George Gelnovatch. By scoring 31 goals in a single season, Bouraee earned All State First Team and All Region honors. In his junior season Bouraee helped Wall become the #1 public soccer school in the state by winning a state championship.
Bouraee went on to play four years of college soccer
at Cornell University
in the Ivy League
where he was named to the All Ivy League first team and the All America second team. Bouraee led Cornell in goals and points in all four of his years, and finished as the seventh leading scorer in the history of Cornell.
During his college years, Bouraee was a forward and eventual captain for the New York Red Bull NPSL
team.
of the North American Soccer League in January 2011.
He made his professional debut on April 17, 2011 in a game against FC Tampa Bay.
United States
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soccer player who currently plays for the Puerto Rico Islanders
Puerto Rico Islanders
Puerto Rico Islanders is a Puerto Rican professional football team based in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Founded in 2003, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
in the North American Soccer League.
Youth and College
Bouraee attended Wall High SchoolWall High School (New Jersey)
Wall High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Wall Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Wall Township Public Schools....
in Wall, New Jersey, where he broke the all-time school single season goal record previously held by University of Virginia's current head coach George Gelnovatch. By scoring 31 goals in a single season, Bouraee earned All State First Team and All Region honors. In his junior season Bouraee helped Wall become the #1 public soccer school in the state by winning a state championship.
Bouraee went on to play four years of college soccer
College soccer
College soccer is a term used to describe association football played by teams who are operated by colleges and universities as opposed to a professional league operated for exclusively financial purposes...
at Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
in the Ivy League
Ivy League
The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The conference name is also commonly used to refer to those eight schools as a group...
where he was named to the All Ivy League first team and the All America second team. Bouraee led Cornell in goals and points in all four of his years, and finished as the seventh leading scorer in the history of Cornell.
During his college years, Bouraee was a forward and eventual captain for the New York Red Bull NPSL
New York Red Bull NPSL
New York Red Bulls NPSL is an American soccer team based in New York, New York, United States. Founded in 2009, the team plays in the National Premier Soccer League , a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northeast Atlantic Division...
team.
Professional
Having spent time training with the New York Red Bulls, Sharjah SC, Red Bull Salzburg and at the Pepsi Football Academy in Cairo, Egypt, Bouraee signed a contract to play for the Puerto Rico IslandersPuerto Rico Islanders
Puerto Rico Islanders is a Puerto Rican professional football team based in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Founded in 2003, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
of the North American Soccer League in January 2011.
He made his professional debut on April 17, 2011 in a game against FC Tampa Bay.