Mathew Stevens
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mathew Antony Stevens | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Guildford, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Kettering Town (on loan from Peterborough United) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Aldershot Town | |||
| Farnborough | |||
| –2014 | Reading | ||
| 2014 | Barnet | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Barnet | 11 | (1) |
| 2016– | Peterborough United | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Sligo Rovers (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2017– | → Kettering Town (loan) | 1 | (2) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:53, 5 August 2017 (UTC). | |||
Mathew Antony "Matt" Stevens (born 12 February 1998) is an English footballer and former amateur boxer. He plays as a forward for Peterborough United.
Boxing career
Stevens was born into a boxing family – grandfather Les Stevens was a professional boxer[1] who fought John Conteh in 1974.[2] Stevens, who fought out of Pinewood Starr ABC in Crowthorne and once sparred with Tim Witherspoon,[3] won four national titles during his brief career at youth level. In 2011, he won the ABAE Schools national title[4] and the GB Schoolboy 3 Nations title,[5] repeating the feat again in 2012.[6][7] Stevens was undefeated during his boxing career.
Football career
Barnet
Stevens quit boxing aged 15, although while still fighting he was part of the youth teams at Aldershot Town,[8] Farnborough,[9] and Reading, where he scored 32 goals in the 2013–14 season at U-16 level.[10] Stevens joined Barnet in the summer of 2014 on a two-year scholarship. Impressive goal scoring form for the youth team early in the season saw him make his senior debut against Alfreton Town on 6 September 2014,[11] coming on as a substitute for Sam Togwell after 82 minutes,[12] becoming Barnet's youngest ever player aged 16 years and 204 days, a record previously held by Mauro Vilhete [11] (a record lost to Dwight Pascal in 2016). His first senior goal for the Bees came in the FA Trophy against Concord Rangers on 16 December 2014 – scoring a Panenka penalty – and also becoming Barnet's youngest ever goalscorer.[13] Stevens scored 57 goals in all competitions (including youth games) in the 2014–15 season – attracting interest from larger clubs, including Swansea City, who had a £250k offer for Stevens rejected in May 2015.[14] A bid was also received from Crystal Palace with both Manchester United and Manchester City sending scouts to watch him play.[15]
Stevens scored six times for the Bees in 2015–16 pre-season, and made his Football League debut when he came on as an 87th-minute substitute for Michael Gash against Leyton Orient on 8 August 2015.[16] Barnet transfer listed Stevens in January 2016 after he turned down two contract offers from the club.[17] Stevens scored his first league goal for the Bees against AFC Wimbledon on 20 January 2016.[18]
Peterborough United
Stevens signed for Peterborough United on 1 July 2016, signing a three-year deal.[19]
Stevens signed for Sligo Rovers on loan on 14 January 2017.[20] He scored three goals in twleve appearances for Sligo. Stevens joined Kettering Town on loan in August 2017.[21] He scored twice on his debut against Rushall Olympic on 5 August 2017.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 5 August 2017
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barnet | 2014-15 | Conference Pemier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | --- | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2015-16 | League Two | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Barnet total | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 2 | ||
| Peterborough United | 2016-17[22] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sligo Rovers (loan) | 2017 | LOI Premier Division | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| Kettering Town (loan) | 2017-18 | Southern Premier | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Career total | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 7 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in the FA Trophy
- 1 2 Appearances in the EFL Trophy
References
- ↑ getreading Administrator (3 July 2012). "Stevens and Frankham set for tri-nations glory". getreading.
- ↑ "BoxRec – Les Stevens". boxrec.com.
- ↑ "Mathew Stevens". Twitter.
- ↑ "Royal Navy Schools ABA Championships – Sunday 6 March – England Boxing". abae.co.uk.
- ↑ "2011 GB Schoolboy 3 Nation Championships – England Boxing". abae.co.uk.
- ↑ "2012 ABAE Schools Championship Finals – England Boxing". abae.co.uk.
- ↑ "England bring home 20 Gold Medals from the GB School Boys Championship – Kids Boxing". kidsboxing.co.uk.
- ↑
- ↑ "Mathew Stevens". Twitter.
- ↑ "Barnet FC Youth Team Profiles". barnetfc.com.
- 1 2 "Martin: "They keep going until the end"". barnetfc.com.
- ↑ "BBC Sport – Barnet 2–1 Alfreton Town". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "Young Bees knocked out of FA Trophy". Times Series.
- ↑ "UPDATED: Barnet reject offer from Swansea City for Stevens". Times Series.
- ↑ "Manchester United and Manchester City are interested in Barnet youngster Matt Stevens but neither club has made a bid". Times Series.
- ↑ "BBC Sport – Leyton Orient 2–0 Barnet". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "Allen suggests an agent could have turned Stevens' head". Times Series.
- ↑ Barnet 1 – 2 AFC Wimbledon
- ↑ Posh secure Stevens signing
- ↑ Mathew Stevens signs
- ↑ Loan Striker
- ↑ "Games played by Mathew Stevens in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
External links
- Mathew Stevens at Soccerway
- Matt Stevens profile at 11v11