Matthew Ghent
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| Matthew Ghent | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Ian Ghent | |
| Date of birth | September 5, 1980 | |
| Place of birth | Burton upon Trent, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Unattached | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1996-1997 | Aston Villa | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1997-2000 2000-2001 2001 2001-2003 2006 2006 2007-2008 |
Aston Villa Lincoln City Forest Green Rovers Barnsley Sutton Town Tamworth Solihull Moors |
0 (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) 8 (0) ? (0) 1 (0) ? (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1996-1997 1998-1999 |
England U-16 England U-18 |
? (0) ? (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Matthew Ghent (born 5 September 1980 in Burton upon Trent, England) is an English professional football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Solihull Moors. Ghent has also played for England Under-16[1] and Under-18 teams.
Ghent started his football career with Aston Villa as an associated schoolboy player, progressing to a traineeship before turning professional in 1997. He failed to make a first team appearances for Aston Villa and left the club in December 2000 to join Lincoln City on a free transfer.
His league debut came on December 2, 2000 when he was a first-half substitute for the injured Alan Marriott in the 1-1 draw away to Carlisle United. He started the FA Cup surprise defeat at home to Dagenham & Redbridge the following week, his error gifting the only goal of the game to the non-league side, before losing his place and was released in January 2001.
In March 2001 Ghent joined Forest Green Rovers where he made 2 appearances for the club before joining Barnsley in August 2001. He joined Doncaster Rovers on loan in January 2002,[2] but was injured in training with Barnsley and never played for Doncaster.[3]
He was offered a short-term deal by Barnsley in May 2003,[4] but left the club shortly afterwards.
After three years out of the professional game with a number of personal issues including a spell in prison, Ghent trialled with his local side Tamworth during the summer of 2006 before joining Sutton Town. He then rejoined Tamworth, making his first and only appearance for the club against York City in a 2-2 draw in October 2006.[5]
He joined newly formed Solihull Moors in July 2007, but was released in January 2008.[6]
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