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Matt Bloomfield 
Bloomfield signing the Government 'Charter for Action' in 2011.Personal information Full name Matthew James Bloomfield Date of birth 8 February 1984 Place of birth Ipswich, England Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Wycombe Wanderers Number 10 Youth career 2001–2002 Ipswich Town Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2002–2003 Ipswich Town 1 (0) 2003– Wycombe Wanderers 227 (22) National team 2003 England U19 1 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:41, 20 October 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Matthew James "Matt" Bloomfield (born 8 February 1984) is an English professional footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Wycombe Wanderers.
Born in Ipswich, Suffolk, Bloomfield started his career as a trainee with Ipswich Town in August 2001 and was at one point a player scouted by Newcastle United and an England under-19 international player. But with a plethora of midfielders at Portman Road, was released by manager Joe Royle[1] to join Wycombe Wanderers on 22 December 2003, having appeared just once for Ipswich's first team.[2]
Bloomfield's debut came in the 2–0 home defeat against Rushden & Diamonds on 28 December, and he scored his first goal for the club against Queens Park Rangers in March 2004.
In July 2008 Bloomfield finally signed a 2 year contract extension. Recovering from a long-term injury at the time, Wycombe had decided not to offer him a pay rise. Bloomfield finally signed after Wycombe's new manager Peter Taylor said he would look to get Bloomfield a better deal when he had returned to fitness and was back in the first team.[3]
Bloomfield made his return to league football on 2 December, as part of a 4–0 win at home to Macclesfield Town.
At the end of season 2009/10 he featured heavily in the side that failed to keep Wycombe in League One. Despite this his performances persuaded manager Gary Waddock to further extend his contract until summer 2011. He has since kept his place in the team at the start of season 2010/11 scoring his first goal of the season against Accrington Stanley.
Personal life
As of November 2010 he is studying to complete a degree in Professional Sports Writing and Broadcasting at Staffordshire University, alongside teammate Kevin Betsy.[4]
References
- ^ "Town release duo". Sky Sports. 2003-11-26. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11707_2282673,00.html. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
- ^ "Wycombe seal Bloomfield deal". Sky Sports. 2003-12-22. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11707_2284529,00.html. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
- ^ "New deal for Bloomfield". Sky Sports. 2008-07-03. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11750_3771362,00.html. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
- ^ Morris, Sam; Ted Woodward & Sam Fitch (19 November 2010). "Footballing classmates square up as Port Vale take on Wycombe". Staffs Live. http://www.staffs.ac.uk/schools/art_and_design/journalism/staffslive/wordpress/2010/11/19/footballing-classmates-square-up-as-port-vale-take-on-wycombe/. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
External links
Wycombe Wanderers F.C. – current squad 1 Bull · 2 Foster · 4 Rowlands · 5 Winfield · 6 Johnson · 7 Ainsworth · 8 Harding · 9 Rendell · 10 Bloomfield · 11 Betsy · 12 Strevens · 13 Ingram · 15 Basey · 16 Tunnicliffe · 17 Grant · 18 Lewis · 19 McCoy · 20 Beavon · 21 Halls · 22 Donnelly · 23 Benyon · 27 Stewart · 29 McClure · 30 Harris · 32 Arnold · 33 Ibe · Manager: Waddock
Categories:- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Ipswich
- English footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Ipswich Town F.C. players
- Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Alumni of Staffordshire University
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