Matty Cash

Matty Cash
Cash in Nottingham Forest kit, 2016
Personal information
Full name Matthew Cash[1]
Date of birth (1997-08-07) 7 August 1997[2]
Place of birth Slough, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Nottingham Forest
Number 14
Youth career
2010–2012 Wycombe Wanderers
2013–2014 FAB Academy
2014–2016 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Nottingham Forest 55 (4)
2016 → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 12 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 September 2018

Matthew Cash is an English professional footballer who plays for Nottingham Forest as a midfielder.

Club career

Nottingham Forest

Matty Cash signed with Nottingham Forest in October 2014, after spending 16-months with the FAB Football Academy based at Bisham Abbey.[3] He experienced his first games in professional football on loan at League Two club Dagenham & Redbridge, having joined them on 4 March 2016 on a one-month loan deal. He scored his first goal for the Daggers in a 3–1 defeat to Hartlepool United on 12 March.[4]

On 5 August, Cash signed a three-year deal with Forest to keep him at the club until 2019.[5] He made his first team debut a day later, starting in a 4–3 win over Burton Albion.[6] Cash's early season form earned him praise, with former Forest defender Kenny Burns claiming that the midfielder's performances were putting those of some of the more experienced Forest players "to shame".[7] However, on only his fifth appearance for Forest, Cash sustained a fracture to his tibia at the beginning of a 2–2 draw away to Aston Villa on 11 September which was expected to keep him out for three months.[8]

Cash made his return from injury on 25 November as a 79th-minute substitute in a 5–2 defeat of Barnsley at Oakwell.[9] Three days later Cash was linked with a £5,000,000 transfer to Premier League giants Chelsea, although Forest owner Fawaz Al-Hasawi subsequently took to social media to deny that the midfielder would be sold in the January transfer window.[10][11] On 4 January 2017, Cash was the subject of a £6,000,000 bid from Bundesliga side RB Leipzig.[12] Having remained at Forest upon the closure of the January transfer window, Cash signed a new contract on 3 March to extend his current deal with the club until 2021.[13]

Having changed squad number from 41 to 14,[14] ankle ligament damage sustained during a pre-season friendly match with Girona deprived Cash of starting the first match of the 2017–18 season, with the injury reported to sideline the player for "around three months".[15] He scored his first goal for Forest in a 5–2 win at QPR on 24 February 2018.[16]

Personal life

Cash's brother Adam is a semi-professional footballer.[17] Prior to joining the Nottingham Forest academy, Cash worked in a branch of Daniel.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 September 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nottingham Forest 2015–16[18] Championship 000000—00
2016–17[19] Championship 2801010—300
2017–18[20] Championship 2322000—252
2018–19[21] Championship 420022—64
Total 5543032—616
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 2015–16[18] League Two 123———123
Career total 677303200739

    References

    1. ↑ "Retained List 2015–16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
    2. 1 2 "Matty Cash". 11v11. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
    3. ↑ "West goes north after offer from the City Ground". Bucks Free Press. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
    4. ↑ "Matty Cash: Nottingham Forest youngster joins Dagenham & Redbridge on loan". BBC Sport. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
    5. ↑ "Cash signs new contract". Nottingham Forest F.C. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
    6. ↑ "Nottingham Forest 4–3 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
    7. ↑ "Matty Cash deserves to play more games for Nottingham Forest, says Kenny Burns". Nottingham Post. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
    8. ↑ "Matty Cash out for three months but Nottingham Forest will rise to the challenge, says Philippe Montanier". Nottingham Post. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
    9. ↑ "Barnsley 2–5 Forest". Nottingham Forest F.C. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
    10. ↑ "Cash on delivery". The Sun. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
    11. ↑ "Nottingham Forest 'will not sell' Matty Cash in January, says owner". 28 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
    12. ↑ "RB Leipzig offer £6m for Nottingham Forest teenager Matty Cash". Guardian Sport. 4 January 2017.
    13. ↑ "Cash signs new deal". Nottingham Forest Official Site. 3 March 2017.
    14. ↑ "Squad numbers confirmed". nottinghamforest.co.uk. Nottingham Forest F.C. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
    15. ↑ "Nottingham Forest duo Matty Cash and Jamie Ward will miss start of new season". BBC Sport. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
    16. ↑ "QPR 2–5 Nottm Forest". BBC Sport. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
    17. 1 2 "Football: Youngsters get an insight into South American skills thanks to TetraBrazil". Slough Observer. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
    18. 1 2 "Games played by Matty Cash in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
    19. ↑ "Games played by Matty Cash in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
    20. ↑ "Games played by Matty Cash in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
    21. ↑ "Games played by Matty Cash in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
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