Men's Soccer | 4/8/2016 9:51:00 AM

NEWARK, NJ—Matthew Uy, who served as an assistant coach for Fernando Barboto at Iona College, has joined the NJIT men's soccer coaching staff, Highlander coach Barboto announced Friday.

Uy joins the NJIT men's soccer staff, having most recently served as an assistant coach at Adelphi University, which made its first appearance in the NCAA Division II Tournament in 2015.

The Adelphi Panthers finished with a 13-5-3 overall mark and received a third seed in the East Region of the NCAA Division II men's soccer tournament.

A 2011 graduate of Fairfield University with a degree in sociology and currently pursuing his masters in sports management at Adelphi , Uy served as an assistant under new NJIT head coach Fernando Barboto at Iona College from August 2014 to January 2015. In 2014, Iona finished 10-7-3 and advanced to the semifinals of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) tournament.

"I am very happy to have Matt join my staff as our first assistant", first-year head coach Barboto added.  "He worked with me at Iona for a year and he had a great rapport with the players as a second assistant.  He has recruited excellent student-athletes at Adelphi which is a top Division II program and we expect him to the same at NJIT".

A four-year player for Fairfield, which also competes in the MAAC, Uy was selected Fairfield Freshman Athlete of the Year in 2007.  In 2008, Uy was named to the All-MAAC second-team and All-Tournament team, as the Stags captured the MAAC title and an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I tournament.  Matt received athletic recognition on the All-MAAC first-team in 2009 and 2010 and NSCAA/adidas All-Region team in 2008, 2009 and 2010.

In 2008, Uy was invited to the u20 national team camp, followed by a tournament in Mexico hosted by Chivas Guadalajara and spent time with second division club FK SIAD MOST in Czech Republic.

After graduation, Uy continued his playing career professionally in Asia, playing for the top division in the Philippines, where he earned 10 international caps with the u23 men's national team.  With the u23 men's national team, Uy participated in the Asia Cup Qualifiers, World Cup 2018 Playoff Qualifier and Suzuki Cup.

He played for Global FC (2012-2013) and Loyola Meralco Sparks (2013) of the United Football League.

The Long Island native attended high school at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida (2006-2007) after being selected for the 2007 US Residency Program, where he earned over 40 caps with the u17 national team.

He played in the National Championship game as a member of the u20 New York Red Bulls and appeared in the final four with the 2011 Long Island Rough Riders PDL.

Uy holds NSCAA National diploma and USSF "C" coaching licenses.

Headshot courtesy Adelphi Athletic Communications