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Matt Villis Personal information Full name Matthew Villis Date of birth 13 April 1984 Place of birth Bridgwater, Somerset, England Playing position Centre back Club information Current club Weston-super-Mare Youth career –1984 Plymouth Argyle Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2003–2005 Plymouth Argyle 0 (0) 2004–2005 → Torquay United (loan) 22 (0) 2005–2007 Torquay United 18 (0) 2007–2010 Tiverton Town 2010– Weston-super-Mare * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 November 2010 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Matt Villis (born 13 April 1984 in Bridgwater) is an English footballer. He currently plays for Weston-super-Mare, having played in The Football League for Plymouth Argyle and Torquay United.
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Career
Villis began his career as a junior with Bridgwater Town before signing as a trainee with Plymouth Argyle, turning professional in July 2003.
He then joined Torquay United on a season-long loan deal in July 2004,[1] making his league debut as an early substitute for Lee Canoville in a 4-2 defeat at home to Sheffield Wednesday. He went on to play 22 times that season as Torquay unsuccessfully battled against relegation from Division Two.
He was released by Plymouth at the end of the season and joined Torquay on a free transfer in June 2005.[2] Despite beginning the season as a regular squad member, he lost his place after Torquay's FA Cup draw against non-league Harrogate Town and was linked with a move to ambitious non-league side Truro City.[3] He returned to the Torquay side in February 2006 as the Gulls battled against a second successive relegation and was a regular until the end of the season under first John Cornforth and then Ian Atkins.
He was confined to the substitute's bench for the early part of the 2006-07 season, although was restored to the first team under new manager Lubos Kubik before missing the remainder of the season due to injury. He was released in May 2007 after Torquay's relegation to the Conference National. He joined Bridgwater Town on trial in early July 2007[4] and was again linked with Truro City[5] before joining Southern League side Tiverton Town later the same month.
In the summer of 2010, Villis signed for Conference South side Weston-super-Mare for a fee believed to be in the region of £100
Personal life
He is the grandson of Blues guitarist John Mayall. Matthew is known to have a profile on plenty of fish. On a recent team trip to ibiza, matthew was the only player in the side not to get lucky. He ended up failing to trouble the scorers in the golden boot award.
Statistics
Club performance League Cup Other Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals England League FA Cup League Cup Other Total 2003–04 Plymouth Argyle Second Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2004–05 Torquay United League One 22 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24 0 2005–06 League Two 12 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 14 0 2006–07 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 2007–08 Tiverton Town Southern Premier Division 41 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 45 1 References
- ^ "Villis joins Gulls on loan". BBC Sport. 2004-07-03. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/plymouth_argyle/3863315.stm. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
- ^ "Gulls swoop for defender Villis". BBC Sport. 2005-06-27. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/torquay_united/4627447.stm. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
- ^ "Matt on his way to Truro?". Non League Daily. 2006-06-02. http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=32873. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
- ^ "Impressive turnout for Laird". Non League Daily. 2007-07-02. http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=43317. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
- ^ "More big arrivals at Truro". Non League Daily. 2007-06-06. http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=35389. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
External links
Categories:- 1984 births
- Living people
- English footballers
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Torquay United F.C. players
- People from Bridgwater
- Tiverton Town F.C. players
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