Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Matt Bersano was born September 10, 1992 in Chandler, Arizona, United States. He is a goalkeeper in Major League Soccer.

After spending his youth career with the Real Salt Lake AZ academy, Bersano began his college career at Oregon State University. He made a total of 54 appearances and recorded 14 clean sheets for the Beavers before transferring to Penn State University in 2015. In his lone season with the Nittany Lions, Bersano made 13 appearances and finished with a 1.19 Goals Against Average and five clean sheets. He also played in the Premier Development League for Lane United FC.

On March 24, 2016, Bersano signed a professional contract with USL club Seattle Sounders FC 2. He ended up making his professional debut on September 11, coming on as a sub. Bersano signed with Major League Soccer side San Jose Earthquakes on March 13, 2017. He was subsequently loaned out to San Jose's USL affiliate Reno 1868 FC, where he was named the team's Goalkeeper of the Year at the end of the season. He was recalled to San Jose for the 2018 season, having won the backup position to Andrew Tarbell after Tarbell replaced David Bingham as the starting keeper and Bingham was traded to the LA Galaxy.

Bersano joined Austin FC in 2023.