He’s a Harvard grad who comes from a family of scientists. He’s also the goalie who might lead the U.S. to World Cup glory.

Matt Freese once wrote a college research project on penalty kicks. Now he’s the starting goalkeeper for the U.S. men’s national team at this summer’s World Cup.

The education of USMNT goalkeeper (and Harvard grad) Matt Freese

The starting USMNT goalkeeper has an economics degree from Harvard. In his remarkable family, that makes him the ...
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Harvard graduate uses science to become US goalkeeper at World Cup

Once the author of a college research project on penalty kicks, Matt Freese is competing to be the starting goalkeeper for the U.S. national team at the 2026 World Cup.