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2017 Player Profile: Matt Van Oekel

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Position: Goalkeeper

Matt Van Oekel didn’t rack up a massive amount of minutes this season, and seeing as he was backup to the greatest MLS keeper of all time, that’s not much of a surprise. But we did get to see seven matches with him in the net. His option was declined, so there’s uncertainty about his future.

Why such a low rating? Here’s an indicator. His last outing for RSL was the June 3rd 6-2 trouncing by Dallas that followed his previous match three days prior where RSL was demolished 5-1 by Houston—you remember, that road trip to Texas that was the absolute low of our entire season (Wait, you don’t remember?