Position: Midfielder
Birthdate: 02/02/2006
Hometown: Kennesaw, Georgia
Previous Club: NTH-NASA
School: River Ridge High School
Height: 5-7
Matthew Dean enters his first season with the Battery on a USL Academy contract.
Dean first arrived in Charleston during the January Open Tryout and earned a spot in the next evaluation rounds and preseason before signing an Academy contract.
Dean has signed a National Letter of Intent (NLI) to play Division I soccer at Georgia Southern University in the fall. He previously played for the youth club NTH-NASA of the Elite Club National League (ECNL) and for River Ridge High School. He will graduate in the spring.