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Matthew Bates Personal information Full name Matthew David Bates Date of birth 10 December 1986 Place of birth Stockton, England Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Playing position Centre back Club information Current club Middlesbrough Number 4 Youth career 1998–2004 Middlesbrough Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2004– Middlesbrough 78 (4) 2005 → Darlington (loan) 4 (0) 2006 → Ipswich Town (loan) 2 (0) 2008 → Norwich City (loan) 3 (0) National team‡ 2004 England U18 2 (0) 2004–2005 England U19 3 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:04, 8 May 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:49, 8 May 2011 (UTC)Matthew David Bates (born 10 December 1986 in Stockton) is an English professional football player and captain of Middlesbrough. He plays in central defence, however is equally adept at playing right-back or defensive midfield.
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Career
Born in Stockton-on-Tees and raised in Eaglescliffe, Bates began playing at Manchester United's centre of excellence in Birtley since the age of nine. Several years later, the centre was closed down and he was taken in by his hometown club Middlesbrough. After tasting FA Youth Cup success in 2003–04, he was promoted to the first team and made his debut on 6 December 2004, coming on as an injury time replacement for Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink in a 3–2 win over Manchester City. After a successful loan spell at Darlington, he made a breakthrough, making 28 appearances and played alongside former manager Gareth Southgate in central defence.[1]
Bates had been tipped by some to be Southgate's successor but an injury while on loan at Ipswich in November 2006 prematurely ended his 2006–07 season. He was seriously injured in his second game, tearing his cruciate ligament and partially tearing his medial ligament, and returned to Boro.[2] After recovering in January 2008, Bates moved on loan to Norwich City for two months. He later returned to Middlesbrough after suffering from another knee injury which has resulted in him needing an operation for the third time in just 18 months.[3] He scored his first league goal for Middlesbrough in a crucial 3–1 win over relegation rivals Hull on 11 April 2009.[4]
Following Middlesbrough's relegation from the Premier League in the 2008–09 season, rumours arose regarding his future with them. However, despite a number of Premier League clubs being interested, he opted to stay at Middlesbrough signed a new three-year deal at the Riverside outfit.[5]
On 25 July, Bates suffered the fourth serious knee injury of his career and could be sidelined for the rest of the year.[6] He went for surgery in September and is confirmed to be out for the entire season.[7]
The 2010/11 season saw Bates as a regular in the Boro line-up. He got his first goal of the season against Portsmouth in a 2-2 draw. Under new Boro manager Tony Mowbray Bates was named new captain. He scored the only goal in a 1-1 draw with Preston North End. His third and final goal of the season came when he returned to the side after injury, playing in midfield, against Sheffield United. He was rewarded with a great start to the 2011/12 season by winning Player of the Month.
Club career statistics
- (Correct as of 11 April 2011)
Club Season League Cup* Europe Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Middlesbrough 2004–05 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2004–05 Darlington (loan) 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2005–06 16 0 7 0 5 0 28 0 2006–07 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2006–07 Ipswich (loan) 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2007–08 Norwich (loan) 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2008–09 17 1 3 0 0 0 20 0 2009–10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010–11 28 3 1 0 0 0 29 0 Total 73 4 12 0 5 0 90 4 (* FA Cup, League Cup and FA Community Shield)
Personal life
Bates hit the tabloid headlines in September 2006 when private photographs of him were posted on the internet, one of which showed him wearing a pair of skimpy briefs, another kneeling in front of a mirror, naked apart from a pair of socks, with his penis semi-erect. It is understood that he had taken the pictures himself over a period of months for the benefit of his then girlfriend.[8] Bates started dating Chanelle Hayes in 2009, though they split in 2010. She is the mother of his only child, Blakely Hayes-Bates, born July 2010.[9]
Honours
As a player
- FA Youth Cup winner: 2003–04
- UEFA Cup runner-up: 2005–06
References
- ^ __Survival_would_complete_Bates____recovery/ "Saturday Spotlight Survival would complete Bates' recovery". Darlington & Stockton Times. 25 April 2009. http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/archive/2009/04/25/Sport%3A+Football+%28Middlesbrough+News%29/4319793.Saturday_Spotlight __Survival_would_complete_Bates____recovery/.
- ^ "Cruel blow for Matthew", Middlesbourgh Football Club (undated).
- ^ "City sign Bates on loan", Norwich City Football Club, 30 January 2008.
- ^ "Middlesbrough 3–1 Hull". BBC. 11 April 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7978843.stm. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
- ^ "Bates pens Boro deal: Middlesbrough ace signs on for three more years", Sky Sports, 22 June 2009.
- ^ Richardson, Andy (27 July 2009). "Bates knee injury is huge blow for Boro". The Northern Echo
- ^ "Bates heads to the USA in latest fightback". Darlington & Stockton Times. 24 November 2009. http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/archive/2009/11/24/Sport%3A+Football+%28Middlesbrough+News%29/4756270.Bates_heads_to_USA_in_latest_fightback/.
- ^ Perrie, Robin (1 September 2006). "What a tackle". The Sun (London): p. 7.
- ^ "Newly single Chanelle Hayes cradles her stomach as she looks forward to motherhood". Daily Mail. 10 March 2010. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1256825/Newly-single-Chanelle-Hayes-cradles-stomach-looks-forward-motherhood.html. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
External links
- Matthew Bates career stats at Soccerbase
- Profile on Middlesbrough F.C. website
Middlesbrough F.C. – current squad 1 Steele · 2 Hoyte · 3 Bennett · 4 Bates · 5 Zemmama · 6 McManus · 7 McDonald · 8 Thomson · 9 Emnes · 10 Bailey · 11 Kink · 13 Ikeme · 14 R. Williams · 15 Hines · 16 Ogbeche · 17 Robson · 18 Arca · 19 Halliday · 20 L. Williams · 21 Coyne · 22 Martin · 25 Main · 26 Nimely · 28 Franks · 29 McMahon · 31 Ripley · 33 Smallwood · 35 Pilatos · 38 Haroun · 40 Weldon · 41 Reach · Manager: Mowbray
Categories:- 1986 births
- Living people
- People from Stockton-on-Tees
- English footballers
- Middlesbrough F.C. players
- Norwich City F.C. players
- Darlington F.C. players
- Ipswich Town F.C. players
- Premier League players
- The Football League players
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