Matt Freese is an American goalkeeper born in Wayne, Pennsylvania, on 2 September 1998. He came through the Philadelphia Union academy and also played college soccer at Harvard before signing a homegrown contract with the Union. Freese spent several seasons competing for minutes in Philadelphia and appeared for the club and its reserve side. In 2023 he moved to New York City FC, where he became a regular MLS starter. His performances there brought him into the United States national team picture, and he was called up for senior international duty as part of the goalkeeper pool.