Matthew Dallman

Youth, College and Amateur

OLYMPIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: Oregon State Team (1998-03).

UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2006: Honorable Mention All-West Coast Conference selection … started 15 games and appeared in 19 as a midfielder … led the team and tied for second in the conference with six assists… finished third on the team with 10 points, 32 shots and 11 shots on goal and ranked fourth with two strikes … scored and recorded an assist during 6-0 shutout of Marshall on Sept. 15 ... led Portland attack with five shots, two on-goal, in 1-0 win at LMU on Sept. 24 ... recorded an assist during 3-0 shutout of Seattle on Sept. 29 ... assisted on game-winner during 2-1 win against Saint Mary’s on Oct. 6 ... tallied an assist against Gonzaga on Oct. 15 ... notched fifth assist of the season against San Diego on Oct. 22 ... scored Portland’s first goal during 2-1 win over No. 16 San Francisco on Oct. 27 ... assisted on game-winner in 2-1 win over No. 23 Washington on Oct. 29 ... named to Top Drawer Soccer’s National Team of the Week (Oct. 30).

UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2005: Started and appeared in 17 games at midfielder ... led the Pilots with four assists ... also had one goal, six points, 26 shots and 24 shots on goal ... recorded an assist on the game-winner during 1-0 win against Cal Poly ... assisted on game-winning goal during 1-0 win against Wisconsin ... scored equalizer during 2-2 tie against Gonzaga ... assisted on game-winner during 1-0 win at Washington.

UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2004: Finished as Portland’s fourth leading scorer with five goals and three assists as an attacking midfielder… named All-WCC Honorable Mention … All-WCC Freshman team selection … WCC Player of the Week (9-13) … played in all 22 games, working his way into the starting lineup for the final 14 contests of the season … came off of the bench to net game-winner versus UAB … scored a goal and assisted on the game-winner against Gonzaga at home … provided insurance strike at Gonzaga … also had goals versus College of Charleston and Santa Clara … other assists came versus San Diego and at Washington in the NCAA first round.Dallman played high school soccer for Hood River Valley High School, playing on the varsity team for three seasons, earning a place on the second-team all-state squad as a senior. He then attended Chico State for a 1/2 year, but was a medical redshirt. In January 2004, he transferred to the University of Portland, where he was the team's fourth-leading scorer, with five goals and three assists. In 2005, Dallman started 17 games at midfield for the Pilots, recording a goal and four assists during the campaign. In 2006, he played in 19 games for Portland, leading the team in points with 10, with 2 goals and 6 assists.

Dallman also spent the 2006 season with Bradenton Academics in the USL Premier Development League where he made 14 appearances, recorded a league high 7 assists, and scored two goals.

Professional

Attempting to take advantage of his English heritage, Dallman set up multiple trials with European clubs following the close of the 2006 college season. He first went to Bolton Wanderers on February 15, 2007 to try and earn a spot with the FA Premier League club, before trying out for FC Nordsjælland and Bayern Munich II.

After completing his trials, and waiting for offers from clubs, Dallman decided to sign with FC Nordsjælland, formally agreeing to a contract on March 19, 2007. The deal was short-term, and kept him with the Danish club until the end of their season. He never received playing clearance from the league, and only played with their reserve squad.

Following his short stint with Nordsjælland, Dallman went on trial with Swedish side IF Bunkeflo. However, the two sides could not reach an agreement. Eventually, Dallman signed short-term with SC Wiedenbrück in Germany and appeared in 16 matches without scoring a goal before leaving the club. After trials with VfL Wolfsburg and Bolton Wanderers, Dallman agreed to a two-year deal with German Bundesliga club Arminia Bielefeld where he made 31 appearances and scored eight goals. He then moved to Sportfreunde Siegen and spent two and a half seasons with the club before returning to the United States in January 2012.

Dallman returned to the United States and was invited into training camp by Major League Soccer club Chivas USA with an opportunity at earning a roster spot. Dallman joined Chivas, and made several appearances, but suffered a hamstring injury early in the 2012 season which resulted in his release from Chivas. Dallman then joined USL Pro club Pittsburgh Riverhounds. He made his debut for the club on July 27, 2012, in a 4-1 victory over Antigua Barracuda. In total, Dallman appeared in 4 matches, tallying 1 assist in 314 minutes, after joining the club near the end of the 2012 season.

For the 2013 USL Pro season, Dallman appeared in 23 of 26 regular season matches for the Riverhounds and became a central figure in the offense. In total, he scored two goals and tallied 12 assists meaning that he assisted on exactly one third of Pittsburgh's 36 goals for the season. His 12 assist total was enough to put him tops in the league in that category for the season and set the all-time record for assists in a single season in the process. With 16 points, Dallman was also 21st in the league in that statistic. Dallman also holds the current all time assist record in the USL-Pro.

Personal life

Dallman's father played soccer for Portland State, and his great-grandfather, Roderick Welsh, played professionally for Portsmouth and Port Vale of the English First Division. Married Emily Dallman of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 11, 2014.

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