Matt Villis
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| Matt Villis | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Villis | |
| Date of birth | April 13, 1984 | |
| Place of birth | Bridgwater, Somerset, England | |
| Playing position | Centre back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Tiverton Town | |
| Number | 4 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| -2003 | Plymouth Argyle | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2003-2005 2004-2005 2005-2007 2007- |
Plymouth Argyle Torquay United (loan) Torquay United Tiverton Town |
0 (0) 22 (0) 18 (0) 0 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Matt Villis (born April 13, 1984 in Bridgwater) is an English professional footballer. He currently plays for Tiverton Town, having played league football for Plymouth Argyle and Torquay United.
Villis began his career as a junior with Bridgwater Town before signing as a trainee with Plymouth Argyle, turning professional in July 2003.
He then joined Torquay United on a season-long loan deal in July 2004[1], making his league debut as an early substitute for Lee Canoville in a 4-2 defeat at home to Sheffield Wednesday. He went on to play 22 times that season as Torquay unsuccessfully battled against relegation from Division Two.
He was released by Plymouth at the end of the season and joined Torquay on a free transfer in June 2005[2]. Despite beginning the season as a regular squad member, he lost his place after Torquay's FA Cup draw against non-league Harrogate Town and was linked with a move to ambitious non-league side Truro City.[3] He returned to the Torquay side in February 2006 as the Gulls battled against a second successive relegation and was a regular until the end of the season under first John Cornforth and then Ian Atkins.
He was confined to the substitute's bench for the early part of the 2006-07 season, although was restored to the first team under new manager Lubos Kubik before missing the remainder of the season due to injury. He was released in May 2007 after Torquay's relegation to the Conference National. He joined Bridgwater Town on trial in early July 2007[4] and was again linked with Truro City[5] before joining Southern League side Tiverton Town later the same month.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ "Villis joins Gulls on loan", BBC Sport, 2004-07-03. Retrieved on 2008-01-06.
- ^ "Gulls swoop for defender Villis", BBC Sport, 2005-06-27. Retrieved on 2008-01-06.
- ^ "Matt on his way to Truro?", Non League Daily, 2006-06-02. Retrieved on 2008-01-06.
- ^ "Impressive turnout for Laird", Non League Daily, 2007-07-02. Retrieved on 2008-01-06.
- ^ "More big arrivals at Truro", Non League Daily, 2007-06-06. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
- ^ "Truro strengthen", Non League Daily, 2007-08-03. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
