Samuel Matteson was named the 30th head coach of Clark men’s soccer in March of 2024, completing his first season with the Cougars in 2025.
Matteson saw the team finish with a 5-9-3 record in his first season, including a 3-2 win over MIT for the program’s first NEWMAC win since the 2023 season. Nine players earned spots on the NEWMAC All-Academic Team, with four also earning spots on the CSC Academic All-District Team.
Matteson arrived in Worcester familiar with the NEWMAC after spending two seasons as an assistant coach at MIT. During his time with the Engineers, he helped guide the team to a pair of NEWMAC Tournament appearances and was instrumental in the program's recruiting efforts. Matteson also helped organize, create, and facilitate training sessions as well as scouting reports to distribute to the team.
Before working at MIT, Matteson coached down the street as an assistant at Holy Cross for three years. During his time with the Crusaders, Holy Cross reached a pair of Patriot League Tournaments. Matteson spent three seasons in Smithfield, R.I. as an assistant coach at Bryant University. He helped guide Bryant to an NEC Championship appearance in 2018 and the NEC Semifinal in 2019.
Prior to Bryant, Matteson worked at Bridgewater State as an assistant coach for two seasons and reached the MASCAC Tournament in both seasons. Matteson also worked as an assistant coach at the University of New Haven for three seasons. Matteson also holds a USSFB License B and an NSCAA 3 License.
In addition to his collegiate coaching, Matteson is the ECNL Director for the Boston Bolts and has worked for the organization since 2015. He also coached with Global Premier Soccer from August of 2019 – June of 2020.
CLARK COACHING RECORD
| Season |
Overall Record |
NEWMAC Record |
Postseason |
| 2025 |
5-9-3 |
1-5-2 |
None |
