Matthias Goossen

Matthias Goossen
	Goossen in 2016
Profile
Position	Center
Personal information
Born	October 14, 1992 (age 32); Richmond, British Columbia
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
High school	Vancouver College Fighting Irish
University	Simon Fraser
CFL draft	2014: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Career history
2014–2018	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Awards and highlights
CFL All-Star	2018
CFL West All-Star	2018
	Stats at CFL.ca

Matthias Goossen (born October 14, 1992) is a former Canadian gridiron football centre who last played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. Prior to being drafted into the CFL, he played college football for the Simon Fraser Clan.

College career

As a freshman at Simon Fraser, Goossen was part of Clan's inaugural season in the NCAA. He served as a captain in his last two years of college, and was named a first-team GNAC all star three times.^[1]^[2]

Professional career

Goossen was selected in the first round of the 2014 CFL Draft, second overall, by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He signed a three-year contract with the Bombers on May 28.^[3] On January 29, 2019, he announced his retirement from professional football, as he was about to enter free agency the following month. Goossen planned to become an officer with his local police department in Vancouver, BC. ^[4]