Matthew Gill enters his first season as Assistant Coach for the Mount Ida College men's soccer team bringing over 16 years of coaching and playing experience.  Gill, a former member of the men's soccer program, will aid head coach Joseph Campbell in all operations and aspects of the team. 

A native of Winfield, Kansas, Gill currently works with the FC Blazers club team in the city of Boston. He took both positions after completing his collegiate eligibility at Mount Ida College in the spring of 2009. 

Gill has three years of coaching experience with multiple soccer camps and has spent two years working for the "Be Ahead of the Game" soccer and fitness training program.  Gill completed his "D" national coaching license this past spring as well.

As a junior and senior at Mount Ida, Gill was twice named second-team all-conference and also named to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) academic all-conference team. He finished his career there with six goals and seven assists for 19 points in 33 games played.

Before transferring and being named a senior captain, he played for two seasons at Garden City College in his homestate of Kansas. He was a four-year varsity letterman at Winfield High School, helping his team win the conference title as a captain.