Matt Jarvis

Matt Jarvis

Jarvis with West Ham United in 2012
Personal information
Full nameMatthew Thomas Jarvis
Date of birth22 May 1986[1]
Place of birthMiddlesbrough, England
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing positionWinger
Club information
Current team
West Ham United
Number7
Youth career
Millwall
Gillingham
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2003–2007Gillingham110(12)
2007–2012Wolverhampton Wanderers164(19)
2012–West Ham United68(4)
National team‡
2011England1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:51, 2 January 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2011

Matthew Thomas "Matt" Jarvis (born 22 May 1986) is an English international footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club West Ham United.

After an unsuccessful spell as a youth team player for Millwall, Jarvis began his professional career with Gillingham, making his Football League debut for the Kent-based team at the age of 17. He made more than 100 appearances for Gillingham and became a target for a number of larger clubs, eventually signing for Wolverhampton Wanderers in June 2007. He became a first team regular for the club, helping them win promotion to the top flight in 2009. In August 2012 he joined West Ham United.

He received his first call-up to the England squad in 2011 and made his debut as a substitute against Ghana in a Wembley friendly.

Early life

Jarvis' parents, Nick and Linda, both played table tennis professionally and each reached number one in the sport's British rankings.[2] Later they set up the table tennis supplies company Jarvis Sports, which relocated from Guisborough to Guildford in the same year that Jarvis was born.[3]

During his years at school in Surrey, Jarvis excelled at several sports, becoming a county champion in both swimming and athletics. He also gained ten GCSE qualifications.[4]

Club career

Gillingham

Jarvis playing for Gillingham in 2006

Like his older brother Ben,[4] Jarvis started his career on the books of Millwall, but was released by the club.[5] With the help of a member of the Millwall coaching staff, however, he was taken on by Kent-based club Gillingham as a trainee.[6] On 4 November 2003, at the age of 17, he made his Football League debut in a match against Sunderland when a number of senior players were missing due to influenza.[6] He came on as a 76th minute substitute for Richard Rose in a match which his team lost 3–1.[7][8] He next played for the first team in an FA Cup defeat to Burnley on 24 January 2004, and went on to feature regularly in the team in March and April.[7] In total he made two starts and eight substitute appearances during the 2003–04 season,[7] but also continued to play for the youth team, helping them reach the last sixteen of the FA Youth Cup.[9] Shortly before the end of the season he signed his first professional contract with the club when manager Andy Hessenthaler gave him a three-year deal.[10]

In the 2004–05 season Jarvis became a regular in the Gillingham first team, playing in 30 Football League matches, although he was out of action for five weeks in January and February after undergoing an operation on a hernia.[11][12] He also scored his first goal for the club in a win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on 30 October 2004.[11] Gillingham, however, were relegated from the Football League Championship at the end of the season.[13] In the 2005–06 season he was again a regular, and scored seven goals, his best season tally to date.[14]

Midway through the 2006–07 season Gillingham offered Jarvis a new contract, which the club described as the most lucrative it had ever offered to a player of his age.[15] Jarvis rejected the contract offer, but later claimed via his agent that he would be happy to remain at Priestfield Stadium if the club "demonstrated that it could match his ambitions".[16] A number of Premier League and Championship clubs showed interest in signing Jarvis,[15] and Plymouth Argyle made an unsuccessful bid for the player, manager Ian Holloway commenting that "we did make a bid but it got knocked back".[17] Towards the end of the season Nottingham Forest of Football League One made an offer of £650,000, hoping to circumvent the transfer window by taking the player on loan until the end of the season, but the bid was turned down by the player's agent.[18]

Jarvis ended the season having been named in the PFA's League One Team of the Year,[19] and with Charlton Athletic expressing their interest in him. However, Gillingham chairman Paul Scally stated that he believed the player's agent had already agreed a deal with another club. Scally also claimed that Jarvis had the potential to play for England by the time he was 24.[20]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Jarvis after winning the Wolves Player of the Season award for the 2010–11 season
Jarvis playing for Wolves against Arsenal

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Jarvis rejected a further improved contract offer by Gillingham,[21] to join Wolverhampton Wanderers of the Championship in June 2007, signing a two-year contract with the option to extend his stay by a further year. The clubs agreed a transfer fee but the exact amount was not disclosed.[22]

Jarvis suffered hip and groin injuries during pre-season training and was unable to take any further part in training until September.[23] He finally made his debut for his new club on 20 October 2007, when he came on as an 88th minute substitute in a 2–0 home victory over Charlton Athletic.[24][25] After regaining full fitness, he became a first-choice player at Molineux, making a further 27 appearances during the 2007–08 season.[7] He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw with Leicester City in December 2007,[26] in a season where the club missed out on a play-off place by virtue of goal difference.

After a strong start to the following season for both club and player, Jarvis injured his hamstring in the defeat to Reading on 30 September 2008 and was expected to be out of action for approximately six weeks.[27] He made his return in the 1–0 defeat to Queens Park Rangers on 6 December,[28] and remained a first choice player as the club won promotion to the Premier League as champions.

He made his Premier League debut against West Ham United in August 2009 and played regularly during the 2009–10 season, scoring three times to help them achieve top flight survival.[29] In September 2010 he signed a new contract which would have kept him at the club until the summer of 2015,[30] and was once again a regular in the Wolves team during the 2010–11 season, scoring four Premier League goals, his highest tally for four seasons. On 19 May 2011 Jarvis was awarded both Supporters' Player of the Season award and Players' Player of the season awards.[31]

Jarvis submitted a transfer request on 11 August 2012, after media reports linked West Ham United with the player.[32] Wolves rejected several bids for the player, without naming the club involved.[33] On 23 August, Wolves accepted an offer from West Ham of a reported, initial £7.5 million, rising to £10.75 million.[34]

West Ham United

On 24 August 2012, Jarvis signed a five-year contract, with the option for an additional year, for a transfer fee which was a club record but was officially undisclosed.[35] Jarvis made his debut for West Ham on 25 August in a 3–0 away defeat to Swansea City.[36] He scored his first goal for the club on 1 October, opening the scoring in a 2–1 win away to Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road.[37] In his first season, he attempted the most open-play crosses in the Premier League, 171, and was successful with 42 of them, also the highest in the Premier League.[38]

International career

Jarvis warming up on his England debut against Ghana on 29 March 2011

Jarvis was called up to the England national squad in March 2011 for matches against Wales (a Euro 2012 qualifier) and Ghana (an international friendly). After not being selected for the matchday squad against Wales, he made his debut as a substitute against Ghana at Wembley on 29 March, coming on for Jack Wilshere in the 70th minute of a 1–1 draw.[39] In doing so, he became the first Wolverhampton Wanderers player to play for England since Steve Bull in 1990.[40]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 February 2015.
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gillingham 2003–04[41] First Division 1001000—110
2004–05[42] Championship 3030010—313
2005–06[43] League One 35311312[lower-alpha 1]2417
2006–07[44] League One 35620101[lower-alpha 1]0396
Total 1101241513212216
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2007–08[45] Championship 2612000—281
2008–09[46] Championship 2831000—293
2009–10[47] Premier League 3431110—364
2010–11[48] Premier League 3743110—415
2011–12[49] Premier League 3781010—398
2012–13[50] Championship 20———20
Total 164198230—17521
West Ham United 2012–13[50] Premier League 3221010—342
2013–14[51] Premier League 3221022—354
2014–15[52] Premier League 702000—90
Total 7144032—786
Career total 345351631133237543
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Appearances in Football League Trophy

International

As of match played 29 March 2011.[53]
International statistics
National team Year Apps Goals
England 2011 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Club

Wolves

Individual

Personal life

Jarvis has been married to his wife Sarah since June 2011.[54][55] In January 2013, he was interviewed for, and appeared on the cover of, gay lifestyle magazine Attitude to discuss homosexuality in football.[56][57]

References

  1. ↑ "Matthew Jarvis". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  2. ↑ "Matthew Jarvis". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  3. ↑ "The History of Jarvis Sports". Jarvis Sports. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Wallace, Sam (22 March 2011). "The Millwall reject who has won his country's backing". The Independent. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
  5. ↑ Andrew Ramsbottom (12 February 2005). "Derby fails to live up to billing". Kent Online. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Aidan Magee (5 November 2003). "Gills caught in the cold". The Express. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "Games played by Matthew Jarvis in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  8. ↑ "Gillingham 1(1) – (1)3 Sunderland". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  9. ↑ David Barber (25 February 2004). "Rovers' late winner". The FA. Archived from the original on 11 December 2004. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  10. ↑ Simon Fudge (5 May 2004). "Spiller extends Gills deal". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Games played by Matthew Jarvis in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  12. ↑ "Jarvis set for hernia operation". BBC Sport. 5 January 2005. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  13. ↑ "Ternent quits as Gillingham boss". BBC Sport. 15 May 2005. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Jarvis in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Jarvis rejects new Gills contract". BBC Sport. 20 November 2006. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  16. ↑ Lewis Rutledge (27 November 2006). "Jarvis 'happy to stay'". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  17. ↑ "Plymouth reveal failed Jarvis bid". BBC Sport. 21 November 2006. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  18. ↑ "Forest foiled in bid for Jarvis". BBC Sport. 1 March 2007. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  19. ↑ "Ronaldo secures PFA awards double". BBC Sport. 22 April 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-20.
  20. ↑ "Charlton are interested in Jarvis". BBC Sport. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  21. ↑ Graeme Bailey (21 May 2007). "Gills in last bid for Jarvis". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  22. ↑ "Wolves capture Jarvis from Gills". BBC Sport. 20 June 2007. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  23. ↑ Peter Fraser (13 September 2007). "Jarvis close to injury return". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Jarvis in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  25. ↑ "Wolves 2–0 Charlton". BBC Sport. 20 October 2007. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  26. ↑ "Jarvis makes point for Wolves". Sky Sports. 22 December 2007. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  27. ↑ Peter Lansley (1 October 2008). "High-flying Wolves brought down by Reading". The Independent. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Jarvis in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Jarvis in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
  30. ↑ "Jarvis Signs New Deal". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 10 September 2010.
  31. ↑ "Matt Jarvis pledges Wolves future". Express & Star. Wolverhampton. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  32. ↑ "Matt Jarvis tells Wolves he wants to leave". Express & Star. Wolverhampton. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  33. ↑ "Wolves reject Jarvis bid". Sky Sports. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  34. ↑ "West Ham agree £10.75m deal for Wolves winger Matt Jarvis". BBC Sport. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  35. ↑ "Jarvis joins Hammers". West Ham United F.C. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  36. ↑ "Swansea City 3–0 West Ham United FT". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  37. ↑ "QPR 1–2 West Ham". BBC Sport. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  38. ↑ "First-class delivery: Kings of the crosses in the Premier League... but which England winger is the worst in the top flight?". Daily Mail. 4 April 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  39. ↑ "England 1–1 Ghana". BBC Sport. 29 March 2011.
  40. ↑ "Matt Jarvis of Wolves gets first England call-up". BBC. 20 March 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  41. ↑ "Games played by Matt Jarvis in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  42. ↑ "Games played by Matt Jarvis in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  43. ↑ "Games played by Matt Jarvis in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  44. ↑ "Games played by Matt Jarvis in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  45. ↑ "Games played by Matt Jarvis in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  46. ↑ "Games played by Matt Jarvis in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  47. ↑ "Games played by Matt Jarvis in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  48. ↑ "Games played by Matt Jarvis in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  49. ↑ "Games played by Matt Jarvis in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  50. ↑ 50.0 50.1 "Games played by Matt Jarvis in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  51. ↑ "Games played by Matt Jarvis in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  52. ↑ "Games played by Matt Jarvis in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  53. ↑ "Matt Jarvis". National Football Teams. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  54. ↑ "Wolves' Jarvis planning dream hat-trick". Daily Mirror. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  55. ↑ "Matt Jarvis sets sights on England recall". The Express. 21 August 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  56. ↑ "Matt Jarvis appears on front of gay magazine Attitude and says coming out can improve player's performance". Daily Telegraph. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  57. ↑ Topping, Alexandra (3 January 2013). "Footballer in gay magazine: it's time to tackle the last taboo". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 January 2013.

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