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Matty Collins Personal information Full name Matthew Jeffrey Collins Date of birth 31 March 1986 Place of birth Merthyr Tydfil, Wales Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [1] Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Neath Youth career –2001 Swindon Town 2001–2006 Fulham Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2001–2007 Fulham 0 (0) 2007–2010 Swansea City 9 (0) 2007 → Wrexham (loan) 3 (0) 2010–2011 Haverfordwest County 19 (2) 2011– Neath 10 (0) National team 200?–2003 Wales U17 12 (1) 200?–2005 Wales U19 7 (0) 2006–2007 Wales U21 3 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:37, 21 September 2010 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Matthew Jeffrey "Matty" Collins (born 31 March 1986) is a Welsh footballer who plays for Welsh Premier League side Neath. He has represented Wales at Under-17, Under-19 and Under-21 levels, and plays as a central midfielder and also as a right back.
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Career
Born in Merthyr Tydfil, Collins started his career at Swindon Town but Fulham scouts were impressed by him and he signed for the club in the summer of 2001 for a fee in excess of £200,000.[2] During a pre season tour to Germany in the 2005–06 season, Collins sustained a hamstring injury, this was a start of a nightmare season as he had recurring hamstring tears which kept him out for an 18-month period. He did not break into the first team at Fulham and signed for Swansea City on a free transfer in May 2007 on a two year deal.[3] He joined League Two side Wrexham on a one-month loan deal in November 2007.[4] He made his debut against Shrewsbury Town, playing a full 90 minutes. He returned to Swansea after playing three times for the Dragons.[5] He is set to appear more in the Swansea City first team this year after a lot of grooming and nurturing as a right-back by Roberto Martínez. This also coincides with the short injury of designated right-back Angel Rangel. Collins started Swansea's first Championship match of the 2008–2009 campaign and the following two matches. Collins was rewarded for his good performances by John Toshack as the Welsh manager put the 22 year old on the bench for the international friendly against Georgia.[6] On 11 August 2010, Collins left Swansea City by mutual consent in a search for regular football.[7]
After leaving Swansea, Collins joined Welsh Premier League side Haverfordwest County.[8] He was only with the Pembrokeshire outfit for 6 months as they spent almost the entire season in the relegation zone and Collins was transferred to high Neath to join up with former Swansea colleagues Lee Trundle and Kristian O'Leary.
Career statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals England League FA Cup League Cup Total 2006–07 Fulham Premier League 0 0 - - 0 0 2007–08 Swansea City League One 0 0 - - 0 0 2007–08 Wrexham League Two 2 0 1 0 - 3 0 2008–09 Swansea City Championship 6 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 2009–10 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Total England 9 0 1 0 2 0 12 0 Career total 9 0 1 0 2 0 12 0 References
- ^ "ESPN Soccernet". web page. ESPN Internet Ventures. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player/_/id/32344/matthew-collins?cc=3436. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ "Fulham swoop for teenager". BBC Sport. 2001-10-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/1589079.stm. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
- ^ "Fulham's Collins joins the Swans". BBC Sport. 2007-05-25. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/swansea_city/6691285.stm. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
- ^ "Wrexham recruit Collins on loan". BBC Sport. 2007-11-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wrexham/7075710.stm. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
- ^ "Collins ends Wrexham loan spell". BBC Sport. 2007-12-05. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/swansea_city/7129171.stm. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
- ^ "Swans defender enjoying his time through the ranks". This is swansea. 2008-12-08. http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/news/Swans-defender-Matty-Collins-enjoying-rise-ranks/article-283247-detail/article.html. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
- ^ "Swans part company with Collins". Swansea City official website. 2010-08-11. http://www.swanseacity.net/page/Latest/0,,10354~2118927,00.html. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
- ^ "Former Swan joins the Bluebirds". welsh-premier.com. 2010-08-20. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/2521-former-swan-joins-the-bluebirds. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ^ Matthew Collins | Swansea City | Team | First team profiles
External links
Neath F.C. – current squad Categories:- 1986 births
- Living people
- People from Merthyr Tydfil
- Welsh footballers
- Wales youth international footballers
- Wales under-21 international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Swindon Town F.C. players
- Fulham F.C. players
- Swansea City A.F.C. players
- Wrexham F.C. players
- Haverfordwest County A.F.C. players
- Neath F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Players in the Welsh Premier League
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