FAIRFIELD ,Conn. – Former Fairfield University goalkeeper Matt Turner earned the 2021 MLS Allstate Goalkeeper of the Year award after helping the New England Revolution to a berth in MLS Cup Playoffs.
 
Turner tied for the top spot with 17 goalkeeper wins in 2021 and posted a 1.25 goals which was bolstered by his five shutouts on the season. He ended the regular-season with a 73.2 save percentage which ranked eighth overall among MLS goalkeepers.
 
He also was selected as the 2021 MLS All-Star Game Most Valuable Player after making a pair of saves during the penalty shootout in the MLS All-Stars win over the LIGA MX All-Stars.
 
Turner also has excelled as a goalkeeper for the U.S. national team, posting a 9-1-2 mark in his 12 starts for the U.S. He earned the top goalkeeper award and was named to the Best XI for his performance in the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup, recording five shutouts in six matches during the event.
 
As a member of the Fairfield University men's soccer team, Turner was the team's starting goalkeeper as a junior and as a senior. In his final campaign with the Stags, he played in all 18 games in 2015 and recorded a .793 save percentage with a 0.98 goals against average. Turner collected seven shutouts in just over 1750 minutes of action, playing every minute of the season. He earned a berth to the All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) second team.

In his junior campaign, Turner led the nation in save percentage by stopping 89 percent of the shots he faced in 2014 (78 saves, 10 goals allowed) and helped the Stags lead the nation in shutout percentage by not allowing a goal in 72 percent of the games in which he played. He ended his season with a 0.50 goals against average. He earned two MAAC defensive player of the week awards and was named to the MAAC All-Tournament team after helping the Stags reach the championship game.