Jamille Matt

Jamille Antonio Matt (born 20 October 1989) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays for Forest Green Rovers, as a striker.

Jamille Matt

Matt playing for Fleetwood Town in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Jamille Antonio Matt[1]
Date of birth	20 October 1989[2]
Place of birth	Jamaica[3]
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[4]
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	Forest Green Rovers
Number	14
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Sutton Coldfield Town
2010–2013	Kidderminster Harriers	62	(22)
2013–2016	Fleetwood Town	56	(14)
2015–2016	→ Stevenage (loan)	8	(1)
2016	→ Plymouth Argyle (loan)	11	(5)
2016–2018	Blackpool	32	(3)
2017–2018	→ Grimsby Town (loan)	34	(4)
2018–2020	Newport County	76	(20)
2020–	Forest Green Rovers	25	(9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:31, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Matt began his career at Sutton Coldfield Town, before moving to Kidderminster Harriers in 2010. He spent three seasons at the club, before moving to Fleetwood Town in January 2013. He signed on loan for Stevenage in November 2015, and for Plymouth Argyle in March 2016. He moved to Blackpool in June 2016. He spent the 2017–18 on loan at Grimsby Town, before signing for Newport County in June 2018.

Career

Born in Jamaica,[3] Matt moved from Sutton Coldfield Town to Kidderminster Harriers in November 2010 on non-contract terms,[5][6] following a trial earlier in that month.[7] Matt signed a contract with Kidderminster in May 2011.[8] In March 2012 there were issues with Matt's work permit,[9] and he was granted a period of leave from the club.[10] Matt returned to first-team action in November 2012.[11] Matt won the Conference Premier Player of the Month Award in December 2012,[12] and he signed a new 18-month contract in January 2013.[13][14]

Fleetwood Town

Later that month, Fleetwood Town broke their club record transfer fee to sign Matt.[15][16] In November 2013 the club announced that Matt would be ruled out for a month with an ankle injury.[17]

Matt was part of Fleetwood's 2013–14 team that beat Burton Albion 1–0 in the 2014 Football League Two play-off Final at Wembley Stadium, seeing Fleetwood promoted into League One for the first time in their entire history.[18]

In August 2014 it was announced that Matt would miss the entire 2014–15 season due to injury.[19] In May 2015 it was announced that Matt would be offered a new contract by the club.[20]

He signed a two-month loan deal with Stevenage in November 2015.[21]

He signed a 28-day loan deal with Plymouth Argyle in March 2016.[22]

Blackpool

After his release by Fleetwood, Matt signed for Blackpool in June 2016.[23] Matt scored his first goal for Blackpool in an FA Cup tie against former club Kidderminster Harriers on 6 November 2016.[24]

After tearing his hamstring on 17 April 2017 in a 1–0 victory over Doncaster Rovers,[25] Matt missed the remainder of the 2016–17 season.[26] Blackpool eventually went on to beat Exeter City 2–1 in the 2017 EFL League Two play-off Final at Wembley Stadium, seeing Blackpool promoted back into League One after one season.[27]

On 29 August 2017, Matt joined League Two side Grimsby Town on loan until end of season.[28] He was released by Blackpool at the end of the 2017–18 season.[29]

Newport County

On 20 June 2018, Matt joined Newport County on a two-year contract.[30] He made his Newport debut on 4 August in a 3–0 defeat at Mansfield Town,[31] scoring his first goal ten days later in a 4–1 win versus Cambridge United in the EFL Cup.[31] On 6 January 2019, he scored the first goal in Newport's 2–1 FA Cup win over Premier League side Leicester City.[32] He was part of the team that reached the League Two playoff final at Wembley Stadium on 25 May 2019. Newport lost to Tranmere Rovers, 1-0 after a goal in the 119th minute.[33] Matt was released by Newport County at the end of the 2019–20 season.[34]

Forest Green Rovers

Matt signed for Forest Green Rovers on 20 July 2020 on a one-year deal.[35] On 31 December 2020, having scored 9 goals in 23 appearances, Matt exercised his option to extend his contract by a further year.[36]

Career statistics

As of match played on 30 January 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kidderminster Harriers	2010–11[37]	Conference Premier	22	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	3
	2011–12[37]	Conference Premier	32	11	3	0	0	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	3	39	14
	2012–13[37]	Conference Premier	8	8	0	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	10	8
	Total		62	22	3	0	0	0	6	3	71	25
Fleetwood Town	2012–13[38]	League Two	14	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	3
	2013–14[39]	League Two	25	8	0	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	2	28	10
	2014–15[40]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2015–16[41]	League One	17	3	1	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	20	3
	Total		56	14	1	0	1	0	4	2	62	16
Stevenage (loan)	2015–16[41]	League Two	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1
Plymouth Argyle (loan)	2015–16[41]	League Two	11	5	0	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 3]	2	14	7
Blackpool	2016–17[26]	League Two	32	3	4	2	1	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	38	5
	2017–18[42]	League One	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		32	3	4	2	2	0	1	0	39	3
Grimsby Town (loan)	2017–18[42]	League Two	34	4	1	0	1	0	1	0	37	4
Newport County	2018–19[31]	League Two	43	14	7	3	2	1	5	2	57	20
	2019–20[43]	League Two	33	6	4	0	0	0	3	0	39	6
	Total		76	20	11	3	3	1	8	2	98	26
Forest Green Rovers	2020–21[44]	League Two	25	9	0	0	1	0	1	0	27	9
Career total			304	78	20	5	7	1	24	9	355	93

1. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
3. Three appearances and two goals in League Two play-offs

Honours

Fleetwood Town

• Football League Two play-offs: 2014[18]

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Forest Green Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 30. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
2. http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/team/player-profile/jamille-matt/19
3. "Kidderminster Harriers: Jamille Matt resolves citizenship issue". BBC Sport. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
4. "Profile". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
5. "Kidderminster Harriers sign striker Jamille Matt". BBC Sport. 11 November 2010.
6. "MATT FOR HARRIERS". NonLeagueDaily.com. 11 November 2010. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013.
7. "MATT FINISHED WITH ROYALS?". NonLeagueDaily.com. 10 November 2010. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013.
8. "MATT EXTENDS HARRIERS STAY". NonLeagueDaily.com. 7 May 2011. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013.
9. "Kidderminster Harriers hope to sort Jamille Matt citizenship issue". BBC Sport. 18 June 2012.
10. "MARSHALL RECALLED, MATT ON LEAVE". NonLeagueDaily.com. 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013.
11. "MATT BACK FOR HARRIERS". NonLeagueDaily.com. 16 November 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013.
12. "HARRIERS DUO REPLICATE DECEMBER SUCCESS". NonLeagueDaily.com. 1 January 2013. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013.
13. "Kidderminster Harriers: Jamille Matt signs new 18-month contract". BBC Sport. 1 January 2013.
14. "NEW HARRIERS DEAL FOR MATT". NonLeagueDaily.com. 3 January 2013. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013.
15. "Fleetwood: Jamille Matt leaves Kidderminster for record fee". BBC Sport. 11 January 2013.
16. "FLEETWOOD PAY CLUB RECORD FEE FOR MATT". NonLeagueDaily.com. 11 January 2013. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013.
17. "Jamille Matt: Fleetwood Town striker out with ankle injury". BBC Sport. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
18. Maiden, Phil (26 May 2014). "Burton 0–1 Fleetwood". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
19. "Fleetwood Town: Jamille Matt may miss whole season with injury". BBC Sport. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
20. "Fleetwood Town release 14 and offer six players new deals". BBC Sport. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
21. "Jamille Matt: Stevenage sign Fleetwood striker on loan". BBC Sport. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
22. "Jamille Matt: Striker joins Plymouth Argyle on 28-day loan from Fleetwood". BBC Sport. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
23. "Jamille Matt: Blackpool sign striker from League One side Fleetwood Town". BBC Sport. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
24. "Blackpool 2-0 Kidderminster". BBC Sport. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
25. "Striker Matt could miss rest of Blackpool's season". Blackpool Gazette. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
26. "Games played by Jamille Matt in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
27. Law, James (28 May 2017). "Blackpool 2–1 Exeter". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
28. Green, Trevor (29 August 2017). "Grimsby Town sign Blackpool striker on loan until end of season". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
29. "Manager Confirms Retained List". Blackpool F.C. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
30. Matt joins Newport, BBC Sport, 20 June 2018
31. "Games played by Jamille Matt in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
32. Pearlman, Michael (6 January 2019). "Newport County 2-1 Leicester in FA Cup third round". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
33. Pearlman, Michael (25 May 2019). "League Two play-off final: Newport County 0-1 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
34. "NEWPORT COUNTY AFC CONFIRM LIST OF PLAYERS RETAINED AND RELEASED". www.newport-county.co.uk.
35. "Forest Green confirm signing of experienced striker Jamille Matt". fgr.co.uk.
36. "Forest Green Rovers top goalscorer Jamille Matt triggers contract extension". Stroud News and Journal.
37. Jamille Matt at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
38. "Games played by Jamille Matt in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
39. "Games played by Jamille Matt in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
40. "Games played by Jamille Matt in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
41. "Games played by Jamille Matt in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
42. "Games played by Jamille Matt in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
43. "Games played by Jamille Matt in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
44. "Games played by Jamille Matt in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2020.

External links

• Jamille Matt at Soccerbase