Matt Jay
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matthew William Jay[1] | ||
Date of birth | 27 February 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Torbay, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Exeter City | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2013 | Exeter City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013– | Exeter City | 130 | (37) |
2014–15 | → Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 5 | (1) |
2015 | → Hayes & Yeading United (loan) | 6 | (2) |
2016 | → Truro City (loan) | 20 | (6) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:18, 22 August 2021 (UTC) |
Matthew William Jay (born 27 February 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Exeter City in EFL League Two.
Early life and education[]
Jay was born in Torbay in Devon and he attended South Dartmoor Community College.
Playing career[]
Exeter City[]
Jay made his professional debut for Exeter in a 2–0 loss to Wycombe in the Football League Trophy at St James Park on 3 September 2013.[3]
On 22 November 2015, Jay joined National League South side Hayes & Yeading United on a one-month loan.[4]
He scored his first goal for Exeter in an EFL Trophy tie against Oxford United on 30 August 2016.[5] Jay finally scored his first league goal on the 8th of April, in the 2017/18 campaign, away to Cambridge United in a game where Exeter came twice from behind to win 3-2. This came to the delight of many players and fans alike following a run of impressive games starting and from the bench.[6][7]
In 2021, Jay scored his first career hat trick in a 4-0 victory against Leyton Orient. [8] After a month in which he scored five goals and got one assist, Jay was awarded the League Two Player of the Month award for March 2021.[9]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played on 8 May 2021
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Exeter City | 2013–14[10] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2014–15[11] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
2015–16[12] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2016–17[13] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
2017–18[14] | League Two | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
2018–19[15] | League Two | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 24 | 4 | |
2019–20[16] | League Two | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[d] | 4 | 23 | 8 | |
2020–21[17] | League Two | 44 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 1 | 48 | 20 | |
2021-22 | League Two | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
Total | 104 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 136 | 37 | ||
Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 2014–15[18] | Conference South | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
Hayes & Yeading United (loan) | 2015–16[18][19] | National League South | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
Truro City (loan) | 2015–16[18] | National League South | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[f] | 0 | 22 | 6 | |
Career total | 135 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 171 | 46 |
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ^ Three appearances in EFL Trophy and one appearance in the League Two play-offs
- ^ Five appearances and four goals in EFL Trophy and one appearance in the League Two play-offs
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
- ^ Appearances in the National League South play-offs
Honours[]
Individual[]
- League Two Player of the Month: March 2021[9]
References[]
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Exeter City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 26. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Matt Jay - Forward - First Team - Exeter City FC". Exeter City F.C. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Exeter City: Matt Jay earns first professional deal". BBC Sport. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ "City youngster with York Road club for a month". Exeter City F.C. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ "Oxford United 4 (T Roberts 12, Maguire pen 36, Taylor 68, MacDonald 71), Exeter City 2 (Jay 43, McAlinden 61)". Oxford Mail. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/exeter-city
- ^ http://www.skysports.com/football/cambridge-u-vs-exeter/report/374560
- ^ https://www.skysports.com/amp/football/news/14728/12233818/exeter-4-0-leyton-orient-matt-jay-hat-trick-fires-grecians-to-victory
- ^ a b "Matt Jay wins Sky Bet League Two Player of the Month!". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Matt Jay in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ "Games played by Matt Jay in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Matt Jay in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Matt Jay in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Matt Jay in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Matt Jay in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Matt Jay in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Matt Jay in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "M. Jay – Summary". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "Hayes & Yeading Utd 2 Eastbourne Borough 2 Match Report". Hayes & Yeading United FC. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
External links[]
- 1996 births
- Living people
- English footballers
- Footballers from Devon
- Association football forwards
- Exeter City F.C. players
- Weston-super-Mare A.F.C. players
- Hayes & Yeading United F.C. players
- Truro City F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players