Matt Green (footballer)

Matt Green (footballer)
Matt Green
Personal information
Full name Matthew James Green[1]
Date of birth 2 January 1987 (1987-01-02) (age 24)
Place of birth Bath, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Mansfield Town
(on loan from Oxford United)
Number 10
Youth career
Bristol City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2005–2007 Newport County 48 (8)
2007–2008 Cardiff City 6 (0)
2007 → Darlington (loan) 4 (0)
2007 → Oxford United (loan) 2 (1)
2008 → Oxford United (loan) 18 (9)
2008–2010 Torquay United 29 (4)
2009–2010 → Oxford United (loan) 41 (10)
2010– Oxford United 17 (1)
2011 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 19 (0)
2011 → Mansfield Town (loan) 18 (11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:27, 6 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Matthew James "Matt" Green (born 2 January 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Mansfield Town, on loan until 31 December 2011 from Oxford United, as a striker.

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Career

Born in Bath, Somerset, Green was a member of the Bristol City youth programme but was released by the club as they deemed he was too small to play professional football. An England schoolboy international, Green went on to join the Cirencester Academy under the direction of former Newport County player and Welsh international Steve Lowndes who recommended him to Newport in the 2005 close season.[3] A pacey striker, he made a big impact in his first season, making 30 appearances for the Newport County first team in all competitions. He was a part-time player at Newport and worked full-time at a near-by car auction warehouse before he began to attract interest.

Several teams watched him while he played for Newport, including Bristol City, Reading, Stoke City and Swansea City,[3][4] but instead Green joined Cardiff City in January 2007 for a fee of £10,000 with possible add-ons depending on appearances.[5] Green had played alongside several former Cardiff players at Newport including Nathan Blake, Jason Bowen and Damon Searle. Green made his debut for his new club against Preston North End coming on for the final few minutes as a substitute for Michael Chopra in Cardiff's 4–1 home win on 23 February 2007.[6] He made five further appearances, all as a substitute, later that season. At the start of the 2007–08 season Green was included in a two game pre-season tour of Portugal where he made appearances in both games, scoring in one. He also appeared as a substitute in Cardiff's first round League Cup win at home to Brighton & Hove Albion.[7]

In October 2007 Green signed a one-month loan deal at League Two side Darlington.[8] He made his debut for Darlington on 9 October against Leeds United in the Football League Trophy. He started the match on the bench, but was brought on earlier than planned due to the injury of teammate Tommy Wright. He hit the post late in the game as Leeds won 1–0.[9] He returned to Cardiff on 8 November after making five appearances in all competitions for Darlington.

He joined Oxford United on an emergency one month loan deal on 22 November and scored on his debut for the club on 24 November against Kidderminster Harriers.[10][11] He made two further appearances for Oxford during his loan spell, in the Conference National defeat away to Northwich Victoria and in the FA Cup draw at home to Southend United,[12][13] before suffering a broken collarbone and returning to Cardiff for treatment.

He rejoined Oxford on loan on 25 January.[14] He got his first goals of the second loan spell by scoring twice in the 3–0 home win against Histon on 9 February,[15] going on to make a total of 18 appearances before returning to Cardiff where he was released on his return.

Despite interest for a permanent deal from Oxford and suggestions from Oxford manager Darren Patterson that Green had verbally agreed to sign for Oxford,[16][17] on 31 May 2008 he signed for Conference rivals Torquay United.[18] Green began the season on the bench for Torquay, making regular substitute appearances, and on 23 September he scored his first goal for the club with a late winner away to Forest Green Rovers.[19]

On 3 January 2009, he scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win against Championship side Blackpool in the FA Cup third round for Torquay, scoring in the 32nd minute. He rejoined Oxford on loan for the 2009–10 season on 22 June.[20]

On 29 October 2009 Green was named in the England C Squad for the match versus Poland Under-23 on 17 November 2009.

He helped Oxford finish third in the Conference, scoring 10 goals. On 16 May 2010, he scored the opening goal at Wembley Stadium as Oxford defeated York City 3-1 in the 2010 Conference National play-off Final to return to the Football League after a four-year exile.[1] He signed for Oxford permanently on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee on 2 June.[21] On Monday 31 January 2011 he signed on loan at Cheltenham Town until the end of the season.[22]

On 22 July 2011, it was announced that Green would be joining Mansfield Town on loan until 31 December of the same year, with £2,000 donated towards the transfer by fans' group The 12th Stag.[23]

Club statistics

As of 29 June 2009.

Club Performance
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Newport County 2005-06 28 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 32 5
2006-07 20 4 1 0 0 0 8 3 29 7
Subtotal 48 8 1 0 0 0 12 4 61 12
Cardiff City 2006-07 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2007-08 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
Darlington (loan) 2007-08 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
Oxford United (loan) 2007-08 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Oxford United (loan) 2007-08 18 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 9
Subtotal 78 18 2 0 1 0 14 4 95 22
Torquay United 2008-09 29 4 2 1 0 0 2 0 34 5
Oxford United (loan) 2009-10 41 10 1 1 0 0 3 2 46 13
Subtotal 70 14 3 1 0 0 5 2 80 18
Oxford United 2010-11 15 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 19 2
Mansfield Town (loan) 2011- 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4
Total 114 26 5 1 1 0 16 4 136 31

References

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  2. ^ "Profile on Oxford United website". Oxford United. http://www.oufc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10342~37754,00.html. Retrieved 2011-01-19. 
  3. ^ a b "Beadle resigned to losing Green". NonLeagueDaily. 2006-12-26. http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=39299. Retrieved 2008-12-09. 
  4. ^ "Green in a hurry to make a mark with City". South Wales Echo. 2007-07-03. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/footballnation/cardiff-city-fc/2007/07/03/green-in-a-hurry-to-make-a-mark-with-city-91466-19397247. Retrieved 2008-12-09. 
  5. ^ "Green in for Glombard at Cardiff" BBC Sport Retrieved on 2008-12-09
  6. ^ "Cardiff 4-1 Preston". BBC Sport. 2007-02-23. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/6371231.stm. Retrieved 2008-12-09. 
  7. ^ "Cardiff 1-0 Brighton (aet)". BBC Sport. 2007-08-14. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/6941839.stm. Retrieved 2008-12-09. 
  8. ^ "Cardiff striker set for Quakers". BBC Sport. 2007-10-08. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/darlington/7033688.stm. Retrieved 2008-12-09. 
  9. ^ "Darlington 0-1 Leeds". BBC Sport. 2007-10-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7031344.stm. Retrieved 2008-12-09. 
  10. ^ "Oxford sign deadline day strikers". BBC Sport. 2007-11-22. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/7107832.stm. Retrieved 2008-12-09. 
  11. ^ "Kidderminster 0-2 Oxford". BBC Sport. 2007-11-24. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/7099678.stm. Retrieved 2008-12-09. 
  12. ^ "Northwich 1-0 Oxford". BBC Sport. 2007-12-08. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/7122629.stm. Retrieved 2008-12-09. 
  13. ^ "Oxford Utd 0-0 Southend". BBC News. 2007-12-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7110756.stm. Retrieved 2008-12-09. 
  14. ^ "Patterson signs trio of new faces" BBC Sport Retrieved on January 25, 2008
  15. ^ "Oxford Utd 3-0 Histon". BBC Sport. 2008-02-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/7223862.stm. Retrieved 2008-12-09. 
  16. ^ "Six players shown door by Oxford". BBC Sport. 2008-04-29. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/7373880.stm. Retrieved 2008-12-09. 
  17. ^ "Green move shows 'little respect'". BBC Sport. 2008-06-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/7431230.stm. Retrieved 2008-12-09. 
  18. ^ "I'm better off at Torquay - Green". BBC Sport. 2008-06-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/torquay_united/7430229.stm. Retrieved 2008-12-09. 
  19. ^ "Forest Green 1-2 Torquay". BBC Sport. 2008-09-23. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/7626787.stm. Retrieved 2008-12-09. 
  20. ^ "Oxford sign Torquay striker Green". BBC Sport. 2009-06-22. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/8112660.stm. Retrieved 2009-06-22. 
  21. ^ "Oxford United seal permanent Matt Green deal". BBC Sport. 2010-06-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/8717408.stm. Retrieved 2010-06-02. 
  22. ^ "Green joins on loan". Cheltenham Town FC. 2011-01-31. http://www.ctfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10434~2280507,00.html. Retrieved 2011-01-31. 
  23. ^ "Green joins Stags from Oxford". http://www.mansfieldtown.net/page/NewsDetail/0,,10325~2399625,00.html. 

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