NYCFC Goalkeeper Matt Freese Named Finalist for MLS Award — but He Has Bigger Aims in Mind

NYCFC goalkeeper Matt Freese named finalist for MLS award — but he has bigger aims in mind

Matt Freese is not one to brag about himself or pay much mind to individual accolades. So it shouldn’t have come as much of a surprise that the New York City FC goalie wasn’t even aware that he had been named a finalist for MLS goalkeeper of the year, or that it was only through a text from his girlfriend that he learned the news.

Matt Freese a finalist for MLS Goalkeeper of the Year

Matt Freese is one of three finalists for the 2025 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year award, the league announced earlier today.The New York City FC shot-stopper is joined by Dayne St. Clair of Minnesota United FC and Yohei Takaoka of Vancouver Whitecaps FC as the three finalists. Freese is the only New York City FC player or coach to be among the named finalists across the complete slate of MLS end-of-year awards, which you can see in full at the botto…