- Matthew Rees (footballer)
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For the rugby player, see Matthew Rees.
Matthew Rees Personal information Date of birth 2 September 1982 Place of birth Swansea, Wales Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Playing position Defender Club information Current club Neath Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2000–2004 Millwall 0 (0) 2003 → Aldershot Town (loan) 7 (0) 2004 → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 1 (0) 2004 → Swansea City (loan) 3 (1) 2004 Crawley Town 5 (0) 2004 Newport County 3 (0) 2004–2011 Port Talbot Town 177 (11) 2011– Neath 0 (0) National team 2002–2003 Wales U21 2 (0) 2003 Wales U20 1 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Matthew Rees (born 2 September 1982) is a Welsh footballer currently playing for Welsh Premier League side Neath. A former Wales under-21 international, he began his career with Millwall without making a first team appearance. After loan spells with Aldershot Town and Dagenham & Redbridge, he made his debut in the Football League with Swansea City in 2004, making three appearances. He has also had spells with Crawley Town and Newport County.
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Club career
Rees began his career as a youth player at Millwall, turning professional in April 2000,[1] and later captained the club's reserve side. Having not made a first team appearance for the club, he was allowed to join Conference National side Aldershot Town on loan in October 2003. He made his debut for the club in a 3–1 over Halifax Town on 11 October 2003,[2] going on to make ten appearances in all competitions before being recalled from his loan spell by Millwall to cover for an injury crisis after two months.[3] In January 2004, he returned to the Conference on loan with Dagenham & Redbridge,[4] playing in just one match for the club, a 2–0 defeat to Exeter City.[5] After returning to Millwall, Rees was sent out on loan for the third time during the 2003–04 season, joining his home town club Swansea City. He made a goalscoring debut during a 2–1 defeat to Lincoln City on 10 April 2004 and made two more appearances before the end of the season.
Released by Millwall on his return, Rees joined Crawley Town on non-contract terms.[6] He remained with the club until November and, after a brief spell with Newport County,[1] joined Welsh Premier League side Port Talbot Town in December 2004. To date, Rees has made over 150 appearances for the club, becoming the clubs all-time record Welsh Premier appearance holder in December 2009,[7] and was named Welsh Premier League player of the month for September 2006.[8]
International career
Rees made his debut for the Wales under-21 side on 6 September 2002 as a substitute in place of Rhys Day during a 2–1 defeat to Finland.[9] He made two further appearances during the 2002–03 season, during 0–0 draw with South Korea,[10] in a game designated as an under-20 international,[11] and a 1–0 win over Azerbaijan.[12] In May 2003, despite having not made a professional appearance at club level, he was called up to the senior Wales squad for a friendly match against the United States,[13] remaining on the bench during a 2–0 defeat.
References
- ^ a b "Past players". Swansea City A.F.C.. http://www.swanseacity.net/page/PastPlayers/0,,10354~1284908,00.html. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ^ "Aldershot 3-1 Halifax". BBC Sport. 2003-10-11. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/3156084.stm. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ^ "Lions recall Rees from Aldershot". BBC Sport. 2003-12-08. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/millwall/3301777.stm. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ^ "Daggers net Rees". BBC Sport. 2004-01-24. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dagenham_and_redbridge/3425721.stm. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ^ "Dagenham 0-2 Exeter". BBC Sport. 2004-01-24. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/3404011.stm. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ^ "Crawley make Rees capture". BBC Sport. 2004-08-17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/crawley_town/3572432.stm. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ^ "Port Talbot Town all-time appearance records". welsh-premier.com. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/clubs. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ^ "Player of the Month". welshpremier.com. http://www.welshpremier.com/Pom0607Gallery.ink. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ^ "Finland 2-1 Wales". Football Association of Wales. 2002-09-06. http://www.faw.org.uk/fixtures-events/results/match/77. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ^ "Wales 0-0 Korea". Football Association of Wales. 2003-02-11. http://www.faw.org.uk/fixtures-events/results/match/95. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ^ "Wales U20 vs South Korea U20". Football Association of Wales. 2003-02-11. http://www.faw.org.uk/news/598. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ^ "Wales 1-0 Azerbaijan". Football Association of Wales. 2003-03-28. http://www.faw.org.uk/fixtures-events/results/match/105. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ^ "Howarth adds to Wales injury woes". BBC Sport. 2003-05-20. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/wales/3043571.stm. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
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Categories:- 1982 births
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- People from Swansea
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- Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players
- Swansea City A.F.C. players
- Crawley Town F.C. players
- Newport County A.F.C. players
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- Players in the Welsh Premier League
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