Matthew Dolan (footballer)

Matthew Dolan
Personal information
Full name Matthew Alexander Dolan[1]
Date of birth (1993-02-11) 11 February 1993
Place of birth Hartlepool, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Yeovil Town
Number 4
Youth career
Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2010–2014 Middlesbrough 0 (0)
2013 → Yeovil Town (loan) 8 (1)
2013–2014 → Hartlepool United (loan) 19 (2)
2014 → Bradford City (loan) 11 (0)
2014–2015 Bradford City 13 (0)
2014 → Hartlepool United (loan) 2 (0)
2015– Yeovil Town 26 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:03, 13 February 2016 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

Matthew Alexander Dolan (born 11 February 1993) is an English footballer who plays for Yeovil Town. Dolan is primarily a midfielder, but is also comfortable in defence.

Career

Dolan began his career at Middlesbrough Middlesbrough and in July 2010 was awarded a four-year professional contract with the club, and is currently captain of their U21 side.[2]

On 4 January 2013, Dolan joined Football League One side Yeovil Town on a months loan deal,[3] and made his debut as a substitute in their Football League Trophy area semi-final defeat against Leyton Orient.[4] He played his first League One match for the club in the 2–0 win at Sheffield United.[5] Dolan only managed five appearances for Yeovil in his first spell on loan before returning to the Riverside due to injury.[6] On 27 March 2013, Dolan unexpectedly returned to Yeovil for a second loan spell this time until the end of the 2012–13 season.[7] On 29 March 2013, Dolan made his first appearance of his second loan spell for Yeovil as a second-half substitute in a goalless draw against Walsall.[8] On 1 April, he scored his first goal in professional football in the 2–1 away win at Notts County, with a goal scored direct from a free kick.[9] Dolan appeared as a second-half substitute in the 2013 League One play-off Final as Yeovil beat Brentford 2–1 to secure promotion to the Football League Championship.[10] Dolan returned to Middlesbrough having made 9 appearances for Yeovil in a loan spell hampered by injuries.

In August 2013, Dolan joined his home-town team Hartlepool United on a one-month loan deal, linking up with former Middlesbrough coaches Colin Cooper and Craig Hignett. This loan was extended in October.[11] Dolan then scored his first goal for the club, in a 3–1 win over Wimbledon on 22 October 2013.[12] This was followed up his second came on 26 December 2013, in a 1–1 draw against Chesterfield.[13] Dolan returned to Hartlepool United in January after making 20 appearance and scoring twice for the club.[14]

Under the management of Aitor Karanka, Dolan was the among players to be offload as part of Karanka's reducing the squad size.[15] So on 1 September Dolan agreed to join Bradford City on loan until the end of the season.[16] After making eleven appearance, it announced on 16 May 2014, Dolan agreed to join Bradford City on a one-year contract.[17]

He moved on loan to Hartlepool United on 27 November 2014. He only made 2 appearances when he was recalled to Bradford City due to an injury.[18]

Following his release from Bradford City, Dolan agreed to sign for League Two side Yeovil Town on a two-year deal from the 1 July 2015.[19]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 February 2016.[20]
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Yeovil Town (loan) 2012–13[21] League One 8100002[lower-alpha 1]0101
Hartlepool United (loan) 2013–14[22] League Two 19230002[lower-alpha 2]0242
Bradford City (loan) 2013–14[22] League One 110000000110
Bradford City 2014–15[23] League One 13010201[lower-alpha 2]0170
Bradford City total 240102010270
Hartlepool United (loan) 2014–15[23] League Two 2000000020
Yeovil Town 2015–16[24] League Two 26230104[lower-alpha 2]0342
Career total 795703090985
  1. ↑ One appearance in Football League Trophy, one in League One play-offs
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in Football League Trophy

Honours

Yeovil Town

References

  1. ↑ "Player Details: Matthew Dolan". English National Football Archive.
  2. ↑ "Matthew Dolan". Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Matthew Dolan: Yeovil Town sign Middlesbrough defender on loan". BBC Sport. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Leyton Orient 1–0 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "Sheffield United 0–2 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Middlesbrough midfielder Matt Dolan may have played final Yeovil Town game". Western Gazette. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  7. ↑ "Matthew Dolan: Yeovil bring back Middlesbrough midfielder". BBC Sport. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  8. ↑ "Yeovil 0–0 Walsall". BBC Sport. 29 March 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  9. ↑ "Notts County 1–2 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  10. ↑ "Brentford 1–2 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  11. ↑ "Matthew Dolan: Hartlepool extend loan of Middlesbrough midfielder". BBC Sport. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  12. ↑ "Hartlepool United 3-1 AFC Wimbledon". BBC Sport. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  13. ↑ "Chesterfield 1-1 Hartlepool United". BBC Sport. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  14. ↑ "Dolan Returns To Middlesbrough". Hartlepool United F.C. 9 January 2014. Archived from the original on 1 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  15. ↑ "Middlesbrough: Aitor Karanka wants squad size reduced". BBC Sport. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  16. ↑ "Dolan deal in place". Bradford City A.F.C. 6 February 2014. Archived from the original on 1 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  17. ↑ "DOLAN SIGNED UP". Bradford City A.F.C. 16 May 2014. Archived from the original on 1 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  18. ↑ http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportbcfc/11631746.Bradford_City_midfielder_returns_to_Hartlepool_on_loan/
  19. ↑ "Matt Dolan: Yeovil Town sign midfielder". BBC Sport. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  20. ↑ "Matthew Dolan". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Dolan in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  22. 1 2 "Games played by Matthew Dolan in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  23. 1 2 "Games played by Matthew Dolan in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Dolan in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 July 2015.

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