Matthew Godden

Matty Godden
Personal information
Full name Matthew James Godden[1]
Date of birth (1991-07-29) 29 July 1991[2]
Place of birth Canterbury, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Stevenage
Number 24
Youth career
0000–2009 Scunthorpe United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 Scunthorpe United 18 (0)
2009 → Brigg Town (loan) 20 (9)
2009–2010 → Ilkeston Town (loan)
2012 → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) 8 (2)
2012 → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) 4 (0)
2012 → Ebbsfleet United (loan) 4 (3)
2013 → Ebbsfleet United (loan) 6 (2)
2013 → Dartford (loan) 9 (5)
2014 → Tamworth (loan) 10 (5)
2014–2016 Ebbsfleet United 70 (35)
2016– Stevenage 39 (20)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:12, 6 August 2017 (UTC).

Matthew James "Matty" Godden (born 29 July 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Stevenage.

Career

Godden started his career at Scunthorpe United, his youth career was struck by injuries. He signed his first professional contract at the end of the 2008–09 season and soon on loan to Brigg Town, for three months, where he scored nine goals in 20 games. He later went on loan to Ilkeston Town. Godden was involved in Scunthorpe's 2009–10 pre-season. He was signed a year extension on 8 June 2010, despite not making an appearance for Scunthorpe.[3] He made his debut during the 2010–11 season, on 22 September against Manchester United in the League Cup, coming on for Chris Dagnall.[4] He made his league debut on 28 December 2010, in a 2–0 win over Burnley.[5]

In March 2012 Godden joined Gainsborough Trinity on a one-month loan.[6] He scored on his Gainsborough debut, scoring two minutes after coming off the bench in a 3-2 win against Nuneaton. In August 2012 he re-joined Trinity on a six month loan, but returned to Scunthorpe after just one month after picking up another injury, making four appearances but failing to score.

Following his injury he was subsequently loaned to Ebbsfleet United for one month on 8 November 2012. He scored on his Ebbsfleet debut, coming off the bench to score the winning goal in a 3–2 win against Hyde.

On 30 May 2014, he signed a two-year contract with Ebbsfleet United. He scored a second half hat-trick against Farnborough in November 2014. Godden scored a forty-yard volley at Bromley in March 2015, which turned out to be the winning goal in a 2–1 win. the 2015–16 season was Godden's most prolific, netting thirty goals in all competitions including four goals at Hayes & Yeading in a 5–0 win. His last goal for the club was the final goal in a 3–1 win against Chelmsford at Stonebridge Road.

On 7 June 2016, Godden joined League Two side Stevenage on a one-year deal after netting 47 times in 91 games for Ebbsfleet United.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 March 2017.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Scunthorpe United 2008–09[8] League One 0000000000
2009–10[9] Championship 000000—00
2010–11[10] Championship 501010—70
2011–12[11] League One 1000000010
2012–13[12] League One 8000000080
2013–14[13] League Two 4000100050
Total 180102000210
Brigg Town (loan) 2008–09[14] NPL Division One South 209———209
Gainsborough Trinity (loan) 2011–12[15] Conference North 82———82
2012–13[16] Conference North 40———40
Total 122———122
Ebbsfleet United (loan) 2012–13[17] Conference Premier 105——1[lower-alpha 1]0115
Dartford (loan) 2013–14[13] Conference Premier 95———95
Tamworth (loan) 2013–14[13] Conference Premier 105———105
Ebbsfleet United 2014–15[18] Conference South 32923—3[lower-alpha 1]13713
2015–16[18] National League South 382621—5[lower-alpha 2]34530
Total 703544—848243
Stevenage 2016–17[19] League Two 332010202[lower-alpha 3]13821
Career total 18281644011520390
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Two appearances and three goals in FA Trophy, three appearances in National League South play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 43. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Matt Godden". 11v11. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Gooden signs new deal". scunthorpe-united.co.uk. Scunthorpe United. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  4. ↑ "Scunthorpe 2 – 5 Man Utd". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 22 September 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  5. ↑ "Burnley 0 – 2 Scunthorpe". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 December 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  6. ↑ http://www.gainsboroughtrinity.com/latest-gainsborough-trinity-news/new-signings.html
  7. ↑ "MATT GODDEN AGREES TERMS". Stevenage F.C. 7 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Godden in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Godden in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Godden in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Godden in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Godden in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  13. 1 2 3 "Games played by Matthew Godden in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Godden in 2009/2010 for Brigg Town". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Godden in 2011/2012 for Gainsborough Trinity". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Godden in 2012/2013 for Gainsborough Trinity". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Godden in 2012/2013 for Ebbsfleet United". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  18. 1 2 "Matt Godden". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  19. ↑ "M. Godden". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
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