Hayden Matthews

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Hayden Matthews
Personal information
Full name Hayden Matthews
Date of birth (2004-06-19) 19 June 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) [1]
Position(s) Central defender
Team information
Current team
 Portsmouth
Number 44
Youth career
2017–2024 Sydney FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 Sydney FC NPL 33 (2)
2023–2025 Sydney FC 29 (0)
2025– Portsmouth 1 (0)
International career‡
2024– Australia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2024

Hayden Matthews (born 19 June 2004) is an Australian soccer player who currently plays as a central defender for EFL Championship club Portsmouth and for the Australia men's national team.

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Career

Matthews was brought into the Sydney A-League Mens side, having been promoted from the National Premier Leagues NSW squad as injury cover for Jack Rodwell and Gabriel Lacerda. He made his debut against Newcastle Jets on 19 January 2024. [2] With limited expectation upon him and fellow youth center half pairing Jake Girdwood-Reich impressed in their performances for the club. [3]

On 27 January 2025, Matthews signed for EFL Championship club Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £1.26 million. [4]

International career

Matthews made his debut for the Socceroos against Bahrain in a World Cup qualifier in November 2024. [5]

Personal life

Matthews has been a life-long Sydney FC supporter. [2] [6]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 January 2025.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sydney FC 2023–24 A-League Men 17000–00170
2024–25 12010–60190
Total29010–60360
Portsmouth 2024–25 Championship 000000–00
Career total290100060360

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References

  1. ↑ "Matthews Signs First Pro Deal". 25 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 Pisani, Sasha (25 January 2024). "Sydney FC teen completes eight-year journey with first pro deal: 'A coach's dream'". A-Leagues. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  3. ↑ Montervede, Marco. "Sky Blues young guns ready for challenge of taming star-studded Melbourne City attack". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "Hayden Matthews: Portsmouth sign Australia defender from Sydney FC". BBC Sport. 2025-01-27. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  5. ↑ Moore, Glenn (19 November 2024). "Popovic recalls Ryan for crucial Socceroos WC qualifier". msn.com . Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "Sydney FC youngster remembers 'unreal' Del Piero". A-Leagues. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
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