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Matt Somner Personal information Full name Matthew James Somner Date of birth 8 December 1982 Place of birth Isleworth, England Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Playing position Defender, Midfielder Club information Current club Lewes Number 28 Youth career Brentford Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2000–2005 Brentford 84 (1) 2004–2005 → Cambridge United (loan) 8 (0) 2005 Cambridge United 16 (0) 2005 Bristol Rovers 1 (0) 2005–2006 Aldershot Town 31 (3) 2006–2008 Notts County 54 (1) 2008–2011 Mansfield Town 64 (2) 2010-2011 → Altrincham (loan) 9 (0) 2011 Forest Green Rovers 16 (1) 2011- Lewes 0 (0) National team‡ 2003 Wales U21 2 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:40, 19 January 2010 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:55, 9 January 2010 (UTC)Matthew "Matt" Somner (born 8 December 1982 in Isleworth, London) is a former Wales Under-21 international footballer, currently playing for Lewes. A utility player, Somner can play in numerous position across both defence and midfield.
Career
Somner began his career with local club Brentford, situated just 2 km from his native Isleworth. His professional debut came on 1 May 2001, in a 6–0 defeat to Swansea City. During his time at Griffin Park, he was called into the Wales-U21 squad to play Italy-U21s in 2003. The game finished disastrously for Wales as they lost 8–1.[1]
Somner spent four seasons at Brentford, where he played in 93 games, before his contract was cancelled my mutual consent on 31 January 2005.[2] He joined League Two side Cambridge United two days later, having had a loan spell at the club in December 2004.[3] He was offered a new contract at the end of the season, though turned it down and instead joined Bristol Rovers on non-contract terms.[4] He made only one appearance before signing for Conference National side Aldershot Town on 19 August 2005.[5]
His contract not renewed at Aldershot, Somner joined Notts County in 2006, playing in 62 games over two seasons.[6]
Somner was released by Notts County in 2008, and signed for Mansfield Town on 1 August 2008.[7] He joined Altrincham on loan in November 2010.[8]
On 31 January 2011, Somner signed for Forest Green Rovers after being released by Mansfield.[9] He made his debut for Forest Green on 5 February 2011 in a home win against Hayes & Yeading United.[10] Somner revealed on his Twitter page ahead of Rovers final game of the season that he would not be offered a new contract by the club. He would go on to score for Forest Green in their last game of the season against Tamworth.[11][12]
Somner signed for Lewes in July 2011. [13]
References
- ^ "Italy crush Wales U21s". BBC Sport. 2003-09-05. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/wales/3085238.stm. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
- ^ "Brentford cancel Somner contract". BBC Sport. 2005-01-31. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brentford/4223407.stm. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
- ^ "Somner completes Cambridge move". BBC Sport. 2005-02-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cambridge_utd/4229621.stm. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
- ^ "Pirates recruit non-contract pair". BBC Sport. 2005-08-05. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bristol_rovers/4749755.stm. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
- ^ "Somner completes Aldershot move". BBC Sport. 2005-08-19. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aldershot/4165006.stm. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
- ^ "Magpies snap up four new players". BBC Sport. 2006-06-16. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/5086348.stm. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
- ^ "Mansfield sign former Notts trio". BBC Sport. 2008-08-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/mansfield_town/7537865.stm. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
- ^ "Altrincham sign Matt Somner on loan from Mansfield Town". BBC Sport. 2008-08-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/altrincham/9093927.stm. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
- ^ "Forest Green Rovers sign midfielder". Forest Green Rovers Football Club. 2011-01-31. http://www.forestgreenroversfc.com/news/showItem.asp?id=1218. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
- ^ "Forest Green Rovers 1-0 Hayes & Yeading United". BBC Sport. 2011-02-05. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/9379743.stm. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
- ^ "Tamworth 2-1 Forest Green Rovers". BBC Sport. 30 April 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/9465795.stm. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ^ "Tamworth 2-1 Forest Green". Sport Glos. 30 April 2011. http://sportglos.co.uk/?p=2758. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ "Matt Somner joins the Rooks". Lewes FC. 06 July 2011. http://www.lewesfc.com/news/2011/07/06/matt-somner-joins-the-rooks. Retrieved 06 July 2011.
External links
- Matt Somner profile at official Mansfield Town website
- Matt Somner career stats at Soccerbase
Forest Green Rovers F.C. – current squad Categories:- 1982 births
- Living people
- People from Isleworth
- Welsh footballers
- Wales under-21 international footballers
- Association football utility players
- The Football League players
- Conference National players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Cambridge United F.C. players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Aldershot Town F.C. players
- Notts County F.C. players
- Mansfield Town F.C. players
- Forest Green Rovers F.C. players
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