Timestamps 0:00-7:34 - Introduction and Rapid Fire Questions 7:34-30:05 - Family, Youth Footy, and Becoming a Goalkeeper 30:05-40:20 - Rebelling Against Parents, Skipping College, to Trial with Xolos and Chivas 40:20-47:24 - Signing first Professional Contract with Chivas 47:24-52:45 -  Getting Rocks Thrown at Him in the Third Division of Mexico 52:45-1:08:33 - Invited to Train with the First Team of Chivas 1:08:33-1:17:07 - Loaned out again to Tepa then Training in Isolation Due to...

Big thanks to Ben Morris for coming on the podcast!   Timestamps: 0:00-7:44 - Intro and Rapid Fire Questions 7:44-20:28 - Growing up in Colchester and Ipswich Town Academy 20:28-27:27 - Earning a Scholarship with Ipswich Town’s Academy 27:27-39:09 - Signing First Professional Contract with Ipswich Town 39:09-50:16 - First Team Debut and Life at Ipswich 50:16-57:57 - ACL Tear… 57:57-1:02:00 - Tearing his ACL again… 1:02:00-1:10:44 - Going on Loan to Sweden 1:10:44-1:28:37 - Taking a Chance and...

Timestamps: 0:00-17:00 - Introduction and Rapid Fire Questions 17:00-28:00 - Growing up in San Antonio Texas idolizing Tim Duncan 28:00-33:45 - Joining an Academy and Dreaming out Playing Pro Footy 33:45-54:50 - Playing Collegiate Soccer at Charlotte 49ers 54:50-1:04:32 - Signing First Pro Contract with San Antonio FC 1:04:32-1:16:55 - Leaving San Antonio FC for Richmond Kickers 1:16:55-1:28:01 - A Year without a Club… (Contractless in 2020) 1:28:01-1:42:58 -Heading to Detroit City...

Big thanks to Alex Villanueva for hopping on the podcast for this episode!   0:00-3:47 - Intro and Rapid Fire Questions 3:47-12:44 - Early life in USA and Germany 12:44-41:54 - Playing in Mainz 05’s Academy System 41:54-52:48 - Transition to the US and Real Salt Lake Academy 52:48-58:50 - Sounders FC Academy and called into a USYNT camp 58:50-1:03:54 - Professional Debut with Tacoma Defiance 1:03:54-1:14:24 - MLS Debut at 19 1:14:24-1:20:35 - Orange County SC and Detroit City...

Big thanks to Steve Carroll for hopping on the pod! Follow Steve HERE: https://www.instagram.com/stevo_c28/?hl=en Timestamps: 0:00-0:39 - Intro 0:39-9:23 - Kinda Rapid Fire Questions 9:23-29:46 - Youth Football in Cork, Ireland 29:46-55:21 - College Soccer in Tennessee and Michigan 55:21-1:20:25 - NPSL to NPSL Founders Cup to NISA to USLC with Detroit City 1:20:25- Final Questions

Thanks so much to Elvis Amoh for hopping on the Podcast! Reach out and follow Elvis here: https://www.instagram.com/elvisamoh_takyi23/   Timestamps: 0:00-7:55 - Early Life in Italy and Ghana 7:55-14:47 - Joining First Academy Team 14:47-17:47 - Getting Cut from High School Team 17:47-25:13 - Balancing University with Pro Football 25:13-38:33 - Signing with Asante Kotoko in the Ghanaian Premier League 38:33-41:47 - First years in the Ghanian Premier League 41:47-47:02 - Trials with DC United...

Matt Sheldon sits down with Hartford Athletic Teammate, Conor McGlynn to discuss his journey to the professional game all stemming from a paid open try-out. Timestamps: 0:00-1:14 - Intro 1:14-6:01 - Family Life (Brother Currently Playing in MLS) 6:01-9:06 - The Importance of Extra Training at Youth and Pro Level 9:06-11:07 - Playing in a Youth Academy 11:07-12:48 - "You turn into a different player when you're unconfident" 12:48-16:26 - Getting Picked on in High School 16:26-20:05 - What Did...

Timestamps: 0:00-1:54 - Introduction 1:54-4:25 - First Few Years (Born in Israel to living in Togo) 4:25-9:05 - Why Tulu Didn’t See His Mom for 10 Years 9:05-13:54 - Playing for an Organized Team for the First Time at 13 13:54-18:23 - “I Didn’t Play High School Soccer until My Senior Year” 18:23-22:37 - Working at Rite Aid and Training Individually 22:37-28:32 - Developing for Two Years at a Community College 28:32-32:23 - Transferring to a D3 School 32:23-37:36 - Dropping Out After One...

In this episode of the Against All Odds Podcast, Matt and Mimi sit down to give a full update on their situation with Mimi's pregnancy, Matt's search for a team, their plan for after the baby comes, and what is stressing them out.    Timestamps 0:00-1:03 - Why Haven’t I Been Uploading Podcasts 1:03-3:56 - How Mimi Feels at 39 Weeks Pregnant 3:56-5:44 - My Struggle to Find a Contract For Next Season 5:44-7:28 - Will Mimi Miss the Excitement of Moving Every Year? 7:28-11:04 - Misconceptions I...

Timestamps: 0:00-2:28 - Robbie’s Roots 2:28-7:45 - Entry into Rangers FC 7:45-10:19 - Weekly Schedule as a Kid 10:19-12:20 - Process of Signing First Pro Contract 12:20-15:51 - Extra Individual Training Outside Team Training? 15:51-17:26 - First Time Training with Rangers FC’s First Team 17:26-19:38 - Best Player Robbie’s Played With? 19:38-22:06 - Debut with Rangers FC 22:06-26:40 - How to Calm Nerves Before Big Games 26:40-27:48 - Did You Ever Have an “I Made It”...

In today's episode, Matt sits down with Charleston Battery teammates, Joe Schmidt and Mauro Cichero to talk about their careers and thoughts on a variety of topics!    Timestamps: 0:00-5:01 - Intro and Rapid Fire Questions 5:01-7:06 - Joe’s Current Injured Ankle Situation 7:06-10:39 - Is College Soccer a Good Route? 10:39-12:05 - How Joe Was Recruited by Indiana University 12:05-14:23 - How Mauro Was Recruited by SMU 14:23-15:31 - How Joe Signed his First Pro Contract 15:31-17:19 -...

In the first episode of 2022, Matt sits down with Charleston Battery teammate, Matteo Ritaccio to discuss the young footballer's path to signing his first professional contract with Liverpool FC and his subsequent loan out to Charleston. Sit down, relax, and listen to Matteo's story! 

In this episode, Matt sits down to answer 30+ questions submitted by you guys via Instagram!    Time Stamps 0:00-0:33 - Intro 0:33-3:52 - Benefits of Journaling? 3:52-6:02 - Biggest Learning Experience? 6:02-8:56 - D3 College Athletes to Pro Level? 8:56-11:36 - Improving Decision Making Alone? 11:36-14:05 - Europeans + U.S. Universities? 14:05-16:03 - Have I Improved Since First Pro Contract? 16:03-18:44 - Goals for Next Few Years? 18:44-21:07 - Training Fitness in...

In this episode, Matt sits down with FC Tulsa teammate, Kembo Kibato to discuss his career. Kembo, a Toronto native, was a part of the Toronto FC Academy set-up before signing his first pro contract abroad in Denmark at just 18 years old.    Although Kembo is young his story is full of highs, lows, and plenty of lessons. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the podcast! 

In this episode, Matt sits down with FC Tulsa teammate, Daniel Gagliardi to talk about his path to the professional game. Danny has an incredible story of patience, perseverance, and highs and lows throughout his journey. 

In this episode, Matt sits down with FC Tulsa teammate, Raphael Ayagwa to talk about his path from Gboko, Nigeria to the Nigerian Professional Football League and then to first division European Football. It's a fantastic story filled with highs and lows. Sit back, relax, and enjoy this episode of the podcast! 

In this episode of the podcast, Matt sits down with veteran, Kevin Garcia to discuss his prolific professional career. Without spoiling anything, Kevin played D1 college soccer, has professional played in multiple European countries at the pro level, the MLS, and now plays for FC Tulsa in the USL Championship.  This is a long podcast as we discuss Kevin's 9 year career, but definitely worth it!    Timestamps 00:00-53:47 - Youth Career 53:47-1:27:58 - College Career 1:27:58-1:51:01...

In this episode, Matt takes on the podcast solo and tackles 36 questions submitted by all of you guys! 

In this episode of the Against All Odds Podcast, Matt sits down with FC Tulsa Teammate, Ciaran Winters to discuss his journey from an MLS Academy to the professional level. Ciaran is the youngest player signed to a professional contract on FC Tulsa at just 19 years old and skipped out on the college route to become a pro directly out of high school. Although his professional career is just in the beginning stages he already has a tremendous story. Sit back, relax, and listen to Ciaran's path...

In this podcast episode, Matt sits down with FC Tulsa teammate, Leo Folla, to talk about his journey to the professional level. Leo's story is full of incredible insight to the perseverance required to make it in today's game. He goes in-depth about his decision to leave two universities, struggles of free agency, the financial reality of most rookie professional contracts, and the harsh living conditions when he was abroad. He also discusses the amazing moments that have come along as well...

In this podcast, Matt sits down with previous Tulsa Roughnecks' teammates, DJ Dean and Anthony Legendre to ask them a variety of different questions ranging from football related questions about how they got their first agent to questions about their favorite dish of all time.  This is definitely a more light-hearted episode, but still some great value in here nonetheless! Sit back, relax, and enjoy the podcast.

In this week's Against All Odds Podcast, Matt Sheldon sits down with FC Tulsa teammate, Eric Bird to chat about his journey as a professional footballer. Eric has an amazing story of highs and lows from winning the NCAA Tournament to suffering some devastating injuries to then making his debut in the MLS. Sit down, relax, and listen to Eric Bird's story!

In today's Against All Odds Podcast, Matt sits down with FC Tulsa teammate, Jerome Kiesewetter, to talk about his journey as a professional footballer. Jerome was born in Berlin, Germany and played for multiple teams in both the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga before making his way to America where he has played for various MLS and USL clubs.  Sit back, relax, and enjoy!

In this episode of the Against All Odds Podcast, Matt sits down alone and answers some questions submitted by you guys from Instagram! The topics range from everything from productivity tips for student-athletes, girlfriends, where I find drills, what my diet looked like in high school, advice for players who currently are not starters, and so much more!  Sit back, relax, and enjoy this Q+A!