Matt Rambo

Matt Rambo was born on July 25, 1994, in Glenside, Pennsylvania, and attended LaSalle College High School. He played college lacrosse at the University of Maryland, where he established himself as a prominent player. He reached the final four every year of his college career and the championship game in his last three years. In 2014, his freshman year, Rambo scored four goals in his debut game against the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers, finishing the season with 30 goals and six assists. As a sophomore, he became the first Maryland player since 2004 to score 40 goals in a season. His junior year saw him become the first player in Maryland history to achieve 40 goals and 30 assists in a single season, concluding with 43 goals and 32 assists, totaling 75 points. In 2017, his senior year, Rambo started strong with 19 points in the first three games. He broke the Maryland all-time points record on April 29 against Johns Hopkins. Rambo led Maryland to its first NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship in 42 years and won the Tewaaraton Award, being the first Maryland player to receive this honor.

His professional career began in 2017 when he was drafted third overall in the Major League Lacrosse (MLL) draft by the Charlotte Hounds. He played two seasons with the Hounds, scoring nine goals and six assists in six games in 2017, and a career-best 47 points in 2018. In the National Lacrosse League (NLL), Rambo was drafted in the fifth round of the 2017 NLL draft by the New England Black Wolves but chose to sit out the season. He later joined the Philadelphia Wings in 2018 through an expansion draft, scoring 26 goals and 30 assists in his first NLL season. He has since topped 50 points in three of his four seasons with the Wings. Joining the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) in its inaugural 2018 season as a member of the Whipsnakes Lacrosse Club, Rambo quickly became a key player. He led the league in points and assists during the 2019 season. He was honored as the PLL Jim Brown MVP and Eamon McEneaney Attackman of the Year in 2019.

Rambo continued his success into the 2020 PLL Championship Series, leading the Whipsnakes to another title with 18 assists and 25 points, leading the league in both categories. He was named to the All-Tournament Team for his performance. Rambo has been a 3x PLL All-Star (2019, 2022, 2023) and a 1st Team All-Pro (2019, 2020), as well as a 2nd Team All-Pro (2022). Internationally, Rambo represented the United States at the 2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship, where he earned a bronze medal, recording nine points in four games.