What Ethnicity Is Auston Matthews? Here's What We Know About The Ice Hockey Center

Unfortunately, Auston has not disclosed his ethnicity details in the media. Matthew's mother's side of the family is Mexican. The athlete's mother is from Hermosillo, Mexico, while his father is from California.

Hence, Matthews appears to have a mixed ethnicity. Likewise, he possesses an American nationality as he was born in San Ramon, California.

Matthews made history by evolving the first player in NHL history to score four goals in his first game.

In his rookie season of 2016–17, he established a Maple Leaf's rookie record with 40 goals, becoming only the second rookie to do so since the 2004–05 lockout.

His outstanding play earned him the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL's finest rookie for the year.

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Matthews was born to his father, Brian Matthews, and mother, Ema, in San Ramon, California. The family relocated to Scottsdale, Arizona, when Auston was two years old.

He hails from a sporting family, with a father who played collegiate baseball and an uncle, Wes Matthews, who briefly played for the Miami Dolphins in the National Football League.

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His father is the chief technology officer of a New Jersey-based manufacturing firm. Matthews speaks a little Spanish thanks to his mother's Mexican origin.

After growing up playing baseball and hockey, he became particularly interested in hockey after seeing the Arizona Coyotes play.

Matthews has competed for the United States in several international tournaments, including the U17 World Hockey Challenge, two U18 World Championships, two U20 World Championships, and one IIHF World Championship.

Auston has two sisters named Alexandria and Breyana in his family.

Alexandria Matthews, Auston Matthews' older sister, is a professional golfer who competes in the Ladies Professional Golf Association. She is three years Auston's senior, at 27 years old.

Breyana Matthew is a 19-year-old college student. Breyana is the eldest of three siblings.

The ice hockey player has uploaded multiple family photos on his verified Instagram handle @austonmatthews.

Matthews broke records for most goals scored by an American-born player and a Maple Leaf in a single season in 2021–22, scoring 60 goals for the first time.