Matt Fish (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Fish | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Croydon, England | ||
| Position(s) | Right Back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Crystal Palace | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Crystal Palace | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | → AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2011 | Dover Athletic | 135 | (3) |
| 2011–2015 | Gillingham | 72 | (3) |
| 2014 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Ebbsfleet United | 52 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Welling United | 28 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:26, 8 January 2017 (UTC) | |||
Matthew Fish (born 5 January 1989) is an English footballer.
Career[edit]
Fish progressed through the Crystal Palace youth ranks but was released in the summer of 2007 after a short loan spell at AFC Wimbledon.[1] He made the switch to Isthmian League Division One side Dover Athletic in 2007 after a successful trial.[2] He enjoyed a successful spell at Dover, winning two promotions in four seasons,[3] and in the summer of 2011 made the move up to the Football League with Gillingham on a free transfer, linking up with former Dover manager Andy Hessenthaler.[4] He made his professional debut on 9 August 2011, in the Football League Cup 1–0 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion at the Falmer Stadium, coming on as a second-half substitute for Barry Fuller.[5] On 21 November 2014 Fish joined League Two club Portsmouth on loan until 3 January 2015.[6]
In January 2015 Fish left Gillingham and joined Ebbsfleet United of Conference South.[7] On 4 October 2016, Fish was released by Ebbsfleet United of Conference South. [8] He moved on to Welling United on 6 October 2016.[9]
Honours[edit]
- Dover Athletic
- Gillingham
References[edit]
- ^ "...but there's good news as Fish stays on". 18 May 2010. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ "Matt Fish signs on". 23 July 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ "Matt Fish profile". 22 August 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- ^ "Gillingham sign Chris Whelpdale, Danny Kedwell, Andy Frampton, Lewis Montrose, Matt Fish and Ross Flitney". 22 August 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- ^ "Brighton 1-0 Gillingham". BBC News. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ "Bean and Fish arrive on loan". Portsmouth FC. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Ebbsfleet United sign full-back Matt Fish from Gillingham and former Northampton Town defender Kelvin Langmead". Kent Online. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ "Ebbsfleet United release former Portsmouth, Dover and Gillingham right-back Matt Fish - Sport - Kent News". www.kentnews.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Welling United sign full-back Matt Fish from Ebbsfleet United". 6 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
External links[edit]
- Matt Fish at Soccerbase
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Footballers from the London Borough of Croydon
- People from Croydon
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- AFC Wimbledon players
- Dover Athletic F.C. players
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Portsmouth F.C. players
- Ebbsfleet United F.C. players
- Welling United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Isthmian League players