Matt Pacifici

PRONUNCIATION

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Columbus (2016): Pacifici did not make a First Team appearance in 2016. He was placed on the Season-ending Injury List on July 20. He did not make an appearance in the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

COLLEGE EXPERIENCE

Pacifici played 70 games over his college career with Davidson, notching a 1.45 goals-against average with a 28-31-10 record and 11 clean sheets. He recorded a shutout in his first-ever collegiate start, on August 27, 2012 against Clemson. During his junior season in 2014, he notched a career-best 0.65 goals-against average with seven shutouts en route to being named Second Team All-Conference. A two-year captain, he earned Davidson's Charlie Slagle Coach's Award in 2015 as well as Atlantic 10 All-Academic and Senior CLASS Award First Team honors.

ACQUIRED

Signed by Columbus Crew SC on March 4, 2016

Name: Matt Pacifici (pronounced: puh-CHIFF-uh-chee)
Position: Goalkeeper
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 180
Born: August 31, 1993 in Charlotte, North Carolina
Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina
Citizenship: United States
Acquired: Signed by Columbus Crew SC on March 4, 2016
Previous Experience: Davidson College (2012-2015)

PERSONAL

Pacifici is the son of Dino and Susan and has a younger brother, Nick. His favorite thing to do away from the pitch is to travel and experience different cultures. Some of the favorite places he has visited include Argentina and Spain. Growing up, he looked up to Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon. He enjoys comedy and mystery movies, listing The Da Vinci Code as his favorite. Along with English, Pacifici speaks Spanish, as he was a Spanish major in addition to studying economics at Davidson.