Matt Fish (footballer)

Matthew Fish (born 5 January 1989) is an English footballer.

Matt Fish
Personal information
Full name Matthew Fish
Date of birth (1989-01-05) 5 January 1989
Place of birth Croydon, England
Position(s) Right Back
Youth career
2005–2006 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Crystal Palace 0 (0)
2007 → AFC Wimbledon (loan) 0 (0)
2007–2011 Dover Athletic 135 (3)
2011–2015 Gillingham 72 (3)
2014 → Portsmouth (loan) 3 (0)
2015–2016 Ebbsfleet United 52 (1)
2016–2017 Welling United 28 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:26, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Career

Fish progressed through the Crystal Palace youth ranks but was released in the summer of 2007 after a short loan spell at AFC Wimbledon.[1] He made the switch to Isthmian League Division One side Dover Athletic in 2007 after a successful trial.[2] He enjoyed a successful spell at Dover, winning two promotions in four seasons,[3] and in the summer of 2011 made the move up to the Football League with Gillingham on a free transfer, linking up with former Dover manager Andy Hessenthaler.[4] He made his professional debut on 9 August 2011, in the Football League Cup 1–0 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion at the Falmer Stadium, coming on as a second-half substitute for Barry Fuller.[5] On 21 November 2014 Fish joined League Two club Portsmouth on loan until 3 January 2015.[6]

In January 2015 Fish left Gillingham and joined Ebbsfleet United of Conference South.[7] On 4 October 2016, Fish was released by Ebbsfleet United of Conference South. [8] He moved on to Welling United on 6 October 2016.[9]

Honours
Dover Athletic
Gillingham

References
  1. "...but there's good news as Fish stays on". 18 May 2010. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  2. "Matt Fish signs on". 23 July 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  3. "Matt Fish profile". 22 August 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  4. "Gillingham sign Chris Whelpdale, Danny Kedwell, Andy Frampton, Lewis Montrose, Matt Fish and Ross Flitney". 22 August 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  5. "Brighton 1-0 Gillingham". BBC News. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  6. "Bean and Fish arrive on loan". Portsmouth FC. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  7. "Ebbsfleet United sign full-back Matt Fish from Gillingham and former Northampton Town defender Kelvin Langmead". Kent Online. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  8. http://www.kentnews.co.uk/sport/ebbsfleet_united_release_former_portsmouth_dover_and_gillingham_right_back_matt_fish_1_4722614
  9. "Welling United sign full-back Matt Fish from Ebbsfleet United". 6 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.