Matthew Arnone

Arnone (right) playing for HFX Wanderers in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-02-28) February 28, 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back, Midfielder
Youth career
	Vaughan Azzurri
2010–2012	Toronto FC
College career
Years	Team	Apps	( Gls)
2012–2016	York Lions	70	(5)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	( Gls)
2014–2016	Vaughan Azzurri	5+	(0+)
2017	North Carolina FC U23	14	(1)
2017–2018	Vaughan Azzurri	25	(1)
2019	HFX Wanderers	24	(2)
2020	York9	2	(0)
2021	Atlético Ottawa	14	(1)
Total		84+	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 January 2022

Matthew Arnone (born February 28, 1994) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a centre-back.

Arnone played youth soccer with Vaughan Azzurri, ^[1] later joining the Toronto FC Academy for two years. ^[2]

In 2012, Arnone began attending York University, where he played for the men's soccer team. ^[3] In 2015, he was named team captain. ^[4] In January 2016, he received York's Men's Soccer Sport Excellence Award. ^[5] At the end of the 2016 season, he was named an OUA West Second-Team All-Star. ^[6] After the season, he again received York's Men's Soccer Sport Excellence Award and won York's Charles Saundercook Memorial Trophy. ^{[7] [8]}

In 2014, Arnone began playing for League1 Ontario side Vaughan Azzurri. ^{[9] [10]} In 2017, he played with North Carolina FC U23 in the Premier Development League. ^[11] He then returned to Vaughan Azzurri for the second half of 2017 and 2018. ^{[12] [13]} He won the league and cup double with Vaughan in 2018. ^{[14] [15]}

In the winter of 2018–19, Arnone spent five months training with Italian Serie D side Vis Artena. ^[16] In May 2019, he signed a contract with the HFX Wanderers of the Canadian Premier League. ^[17] At the end of the season, he was named the Player of the Year by the supporters group of the team. ^[18]

In February 2020, Arnone signed with York9. ^{[19] [20]} At the end of the season, he departed the club. ^{[21] [22]}

In August 2021, Arnone signed with Atlético Ottawa. ^{[23] [24]} He scored his first goal on November 7, in a 1-1 draw against HFX Wanderers FC, immediately getting sent off after earning a second yellow for kicking the corner flag during his celebration. ^{[25] [26]}

Along with his mother, Arnone founded a charity known as Jason's Wish, raising money for the Sunnybrook Hospital Trauma Care Centre, in honour of his older brother who passed away in a car accident. ^[27]

Vaughan Azzurri

• League1 Ontario Cup: 2016, 2018
• League1 Ontario: 2018

HFX Wanderers

• Player of the Year: 2019

• Matthew Arnone at Soccerway