Jay Matete
 Matete warming up for Sunderland in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jay Matete[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 February 2001[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Lambeth, London, England | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Bolton Wanderers (on loan from Sunderland) | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Reading | ||
| 2018–2019 | Fleetwood Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Fleetwood Town | 27 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 20 | (3) |
| 2022– | Sunderland | 22 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Oxford United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:25, 16 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Jay Matete (born 11 February 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL League One club Bolton Wanderers, on loan from EFL Championship club Sunderland.
He was part of the youth academy at Reading before joining Fleetwood Town in 2018 and signing professional terms with them a year later. He went on to have a loan spell with Grimsby Town before joining Sunderland in 2022. He was part of the Plymouth Argyle side that won EFL League One title in 2023 following a successful loan spell.
Career
[edit]Fleetwood Town
[edit]In May 2018, Matete signed for Fleetwood Town's academy, following a spell at Reading.[3] During the 2019–20 EFL Trophy, he made two appearances for Fleetwood Town, once against Liverpool U21 and once against Oldham Athletic.[4]
Grimsby Town (loan)
[edit]On 21 January 2021, Matete signed for Grimsby Town on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season.[5] During his loan spell, Matete made 20 appearances for The Mariners, scoring his first goal for the club just 32 seconds into a EFL League Two match against Bolton Wanderers which Grimsby Town won 2-1.[6][7]
He scored the winner in a 2–1 win at Oldham Athletic, with a brilliant solo strike having run from the halfway line before hitting a shot into the top corner.[8] A few days later, he scored again away at Exeter City to give The Mariners a 2–1 lead, but was later sent off as Grimsby eventually lost 3–2 confirming relegation from the Football League.[9][10] The club appealed his red card but this was turned down effectively ending his season.[11]
Sunderland
[edit]On 31 January 2022, Matete signed for fellow EFL League One side Sunderland on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[citation needed]
On 6 January 2023, Matete signed for Plymouth Argyle on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.[12][13]
On 8 August 2024, Matete signed for Bolton Wanderers on loan until the end of the 2024-25 season.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 5 October 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fleetwood Town | 2019–20[15] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020–21[16] | League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[17] | League One | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | 25 | 2 | |
| Total | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 41 | 2 | ||
| Grimsby Town (loan) | 2020–21[16] | League Two | 20 | 3 | — | — | — | 20 | 3 | |||
| Sunderland | 2021–22[17] | League One | 14 | 0 | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23[18] | Championship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 2022–23[18] | League One | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Oxford United (loan) | 2023–24[19] | League One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 2024–25[20] | League One | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Career total | 103 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 128 | 6 | ||
- ^ a b c d Appearances in Football League Trophy
- ^ Appearances in EFL League One play-offs
Honours
[edit]Sunderland
Plymouth Argyle
- EFL League One: 2022–23[22]
- EFL Trophy runner-up: 2022–23[23]
References
[edit]- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Fleetwood Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 27. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ Jay Matete at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ "11 youngsters awarded scholarships within club's academy". Fleetwood Town F.C. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ Jay Matete at Soccerway
- ^ "Matete Arrives at Blundell Park On Loan". Grimsby Town F.C. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Grimsby Town 2-1 Bolton Wanderers". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Report: Grimsby Town 2-1 Bolton Wanderers".
- ^ "Oldham 1-2 Grimsby: Mariners boost survival hopes through Jay Matete winner". Sky Sports.
- ^ "Grimsby relegated to National League". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Exeter 3-2 Grimsby: Paul Hurst's Mariners relegated from Sky Bet League Two".
- ^ "Jay Matete's Grimsby Town loan comes to an end after unsuccessful appeal". Grimsbylive. 30 April 2021.
- ^ "Sunderland unveil Jay Matete on long term deal in early hours of Tuesday". February 2022.
- ^ "Sunderland confirm late deadline day signing of Jay Matete from Fleetwood Town". February 2022.
- ^ "Wanderers Seal Matete Loan Deal". 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Jay Matete in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Jay Matete in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Jay Matete in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ a b "Games played by Jay Matete in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Jay Matete in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Jay Matete in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ Paddy, Chris (21 May 2022). "Sunderland 2–0 Wycombe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ "Plymouth beat Port Vale to win League One title". BBC Sport. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ Pilnick, Brent (2 April 2023). "Bolton crush Plymouth to win Papa Johns Trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Men's association football midfielders
- English men's footballers
- Reading F.C. players
- Fleetwood Town F.C. players
- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Black British sportsmen
- English people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Footballers from the London Borough of Lambeth
- 21st-century English sportsmen