Matt Fish (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Fish[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Croydon, England | ||
| Playing position | Right Back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ebbsfleet United | ||
| 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- | Ebbsfleet United | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:14, 28 March 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Matthew "Matt" Fish (born 5 January 1989 in Croydon, Greater London) is an English footballer playing as a right back for Ebbsfleet United in the Conference South.
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.[2] He made the switch to Isthmian League Division One side Dover Athletic in 2007 after a successful trial.[3] He enjoyed a successful spell at Dover, winning two promotions in four seasons,[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] On 21 November 2014 Fish joined League Two club Portsmouth on loan until 3 January 2015. [7]
In January 2015 Fish left Gillingham and joined Ebbsfleet United of Conference South.[8]
Honours
- Dover Athletic
- Isthmian League Division One South (1): 2007–08
- Isthmian League Premier Division (1): 2008–09
- Gillingham
- Football League Two (1): 2012-13
References
- ↑ "Search 1837 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
- ↑ "...but there's good news as Fish stays on". 2010-05-18. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
- ↑ "Matt Fish signs on". 2007-07-23. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
- ↑ "Matt Fish profile". 2011-08-22. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
- ↑ "Gillingham sign Chris Whelpdale, Danny Kedwell, Andy Frampton, Lewis Montrose, Matt Fish and Ross Flitney". 2011-08-22. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
- ↑ "Brighton 1-0 Gillingham". BBC News. 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
- ↑ "Bean and Fish arrive on loan". Portsmouth FC. 2014-11-21. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
- ↑ "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.
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