Matt Vonk
{{Infobox Canadian Football League biography
| name = Matt Vonk
| team = Free Agent
| image =
| caption =
| status = Active
| import = no
| position1 = Offensive lineman
| number = --
| CIS = Waterloo
Wilfrid Laurier
| high_school = Assumption Catholic Secondary School Burlington
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|8|15}}
| birth_place = Burlington, Ontario, Canada
| Height_ft = 6
| Height_in = 4
| Weight_lbs = 305
| CFLDraftedYear = 2013
| CFLDraftedRound = 5
| CFLDraftedPick = 38
| CFLDraftedTeam = Saskatchewan Roughriders
| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|2014}}–{{CFL Year|2016}}
| playing_team1 = Saskatchewan Roughriders
| playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|2017}}
| playing_team2 = Montreal Alouettes
| career_highlights =
| CFLAllStar =
| Awards = Marshall Bingeman Barrel Award
| Honours =
| Records =
| CFL = matt-vonk/737014/
}}
Matt Vonk (born August 15, 1990) is a Canadian former professional football offensive lineman who played the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Montreal Alouettes. He was selected in the fifth round, 38th overall, by the Roughriders in the 2013 CFL draft and signed with the team on May 30, 2013.{{cite web |title=Saskatchewan Roughriders sign entire 2013 draft class |date=2013-05-30 |website=The Globe and Mail |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409014434/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/saskatchewan-roughriders-sign-entire-2013-draft-class/article12260003/ |archive-date=2016-04-09 |url-status=live |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/saskatchewan-roughriders-sign-entire-2013-draft-class/article12260003/}} He played CIS football for the Waterloo Warriors and Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks.{{cite web |title=Waterloo lineman has no place to play |date=2011-01-20 |website=The Globe and Mail |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409012346/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/waterloo-lineman-has-no-place-to-play/article562720/ |archive-date=2016-04-09 |url-status=live |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/waterloo-lineman-has-no-place-to-play/article562720/}}
Professional career
= Saskatchewan Roughriders =
After being drafted by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the 2013 CFL Draft Vonk was released following training camp and returned to the University of Waterloo to complete his college eligibility. He played wearing a cast as he had broken his hand in a scrimmage early in the season.{{cite news|url=http://uwimprint.ca/article/3877-season-in-review-football|title=Season in Review: Football|last=Ramirez|first=Eduardo|date=29 November 2013|newspaper=Imprint, The University of Waterloo's Official Student Newspaper|access-date=13 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805190836/http://uwimprint.ca/article/3877-season-in-review-football|archive-date=5 August 2016|url-status=dead}}[http://www.varsity.uwaterloo.ca/roster.aspx?rp_id=2342 Matt Vonk Waterloo bio] He returned to the Roughriders in 2014 and made his professional debut on August 2, 2014. In three seasons with the Riders Vonk played in 27 games, starting 9.
= Montreal Alouettes =
On June 7, 2017, Vonk was traded to the Montreal Alouettes in exchange for defensive back Denzel Radford.{{Cite news|url=https://en.montrealalouettes.com/2017/06/07/alouettes-acquire-national-offensive-lineman-matt-vonk/|title=Alouettes acquire national offensive lineman Matt Vonk - Montreal Alouettes|date=2017-06-07|work=Montreal Alouettes|access-date=2018-04-19|language=en-US}} In his first season in Montreal Vonk played in nine games, before tearing his ACL ending his season. Vonk was released by the Alouettes on April 17, 2018, as his knee was not ready for the upcoming season.{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/alouettes-release-canadians-vonk-junior-haidara-1.1059786|title=Alouettes release Canadians Vonk, Junior Haidara - Article - TSN|date=2018-04-17|work=TSN|access-date=2018-04-19}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160412192759/http://www.riderville.com/players/matt-vonk/737014/ Saskatchewan Roughriders profile]
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Category:Canadian football offensive linemen
Category:Sportspeople from Burlington, Ontario
Category:Players of Canadian football from Ontario
Category:Waterloo Warriors football players