Samuel Matthews (footballer)

Samuel Matthews
Personal information
Full name Samuel Lloyd Matthews
Date of birth (1997-03-10) 10 March 1997[1]
Place of birth Poole, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bristol Rovers
Number 26
Youth career
2007–2018 Bournemouth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Bournemouth 0 (0)
2014 → Poole Town 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Braintree Town (loan) 11 (1)
2017 → Eastleigh (loan) 13 (3)
2017–2018 → Eastleigh (loan) 39 (6)
2018– Bristol Rovers 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:24, 5 August 2018 (UTC)

Samuel Lloyd "Sam" Matthews (born 10 March 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder, for Bristol Rovers.

Career

Bournemouth

Matthews joined Bournemouth at the age of 10 and signed his first senior contract with the club in 2014, on his 17th birthday.[2] His first taste of senior football came in a loan spell with his hometown club of Poole Town in 2014. Unfortunately he suffered a serious ankle injury just 29 minutes into his debut in a 4–0 FA Cup win over Bradford Town and was forced to return to his parent club.[3]

Braintree Town (loan)

On 31 August 2016, Matthews and fellow Bournemouth youngster Brandon Goodship joined Braintree Town of the National League on loan until January 2017.[4] He was an unused sub on the 3 September in a 0–0 away draw at Guiseley[5] and made his debut the following week in a 4–1 home defeat to Gateshead where he was a 66th minute replacement for Rohdell Gordon.[6] He scored his first goal for the club in a 6–1 away defeat at Dover Athletic as his goal gave Braintree the lead.[7] On 1 January 2017, Matthews' loan spell at Braintree ended and he returned to Bournemouth having made 13 appearances in all competitions, scoring 1 goal.[8]

Eastleigh Loan Spells

On 31 January 2017, Matthews joined fellow National League side Eastleigh on loan for the remainder of the season.[9] He made his debut for the club in a 1–1 away draw with Guiseley[10] and scored his first goal for the club with a brace in a 3–2 away victory over Torquay United.[11] He finished his loan spell with the club with 3 goals in 13 appearances for the club.[12]

He returned to Eastleigh on 8 August 2017, in a loan deal that would see him stay with the club until January.[13] On 12 August 2017, he was substituted on for Mark Yeates in the 81st minute of a 2–2 draw with Dagenham & Redbridge to appear for the first time in his second spell with the club.[14] He gave Eastleigh the lead in a dramatic 3–3 draw with FC Halifax Town to score his first goal back for the club[15] and went on to score another goal for the club before his loan spell ended on the 9 January 2018. Eastleigh however decided to extend the loan spell until the end of the season.[16] Matthews finished the season for the spitfires with 6 goals in 39 appearances which included a hat-trick on the final day of the season in a 4–1 away victory against Solihull Moors.[17] Matthews' performances were rewarded when he was awarded with the Player of the Season award for Eastleigh.[18]

Bristol Rovers

On 6 June 2018, Matthews agreed to join League One side Bristol Rovers upon the expiration of his Bournemouth contract on 1 July 2018.[19] Matthews made his debut for the club when he came off the bench in the opening day defeat to Peterborough United when he replaced Kyle Bennett in the 66th minute.[20]

Career Statistics

As of match played 4 August 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bournemouth 2016–17 Premier League 0000000000
Poole Town (loan) 2014–15 Southern League Division One 0010000010
Braintree Town (loan) 2016–17 National League 111200000132
Eastleigh (loan) 2016–17 National League 133000000133
Eastleigh (loan) 2017–18 National League 396000000396
Total 63103000006610
Bristol Rovers 2018–19 League One 1000000010
Career Total 64103000006410

References

  1. ↑ "Sam Matthews- Midfielder". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 3 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Rovers Tie Up Deal For AFC Bournemouth Product Sam Matthews". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 6 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "FA Cup: Poole Town boss Tom Killick saddened by Sam Matthews injury". www.bournemouthecho.co.uk. 14 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "AFC Bournemouth's Brandon Goodship and Sam Matthews join Braintree Town". BBC Sport. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Guiseley 0–0 Braintree Town". BBC Sport. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Braintree Town 1–4 Gateshead". BBC Sport. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Dover Athletic 6–1 Braintree Town". BBC Sport. 22 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Games Played by Sam Matthews in 2016/17 season". www.soccerbase.com.
  9. ↑ "Eastleigh:Sam Matthews and Ben Close join National League Club on loan". BBC Sport. 31 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "Guiseley 1–1 Eastleigh". 11 February 2017.
  11. ↑ "Torquay United 2–3 Eastleigh". BBC Sport. 21 March 2017.
  12. ↑ "Games Played by Sam Matthews in 2016/17 season". www.soccerbase.com.
  13. ↑ "Sam Matthews:Eastleigh re-sign Bournemouth Midfielder on Loan". BBC Sport. 8 August 2017.
  14. ↑ "Eastleigh 2–2 Dagenham & Redbridge". BBC Sport. 12 August 2017.
  15. ↑ "FC Halifax Town 3–3 Eastleigh". BBC Sport. 25 November 2017.
  16. ↑ "Eastleigh extend Matthews Loan". www.afcb.co.uk. 9 January 2018.
  17. ↑ "Solihull Moors 1–4 Eastleigh". 28 April 2018.
  18. ↑ "Matthews Moves On Up As Bristol Rovers Win The Race". www.thenationalleague.org.uk.
  19. ↑ "Sam Matthews: Bristol Rovers to sign AFC Bournemouth midfielder". BBC Sport. 6 June 2018.
  20. ↑ "Peterborough United 2–1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 4 August 2018.
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