Jay Matete

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Jay Matete
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Matete warming up for Sunderland in 2022
Personal information
Full name Jay Matete [1]
Date of birth (2001-02-11) 11 February 2001 (age 23) [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
0000–2018 Reading
2018–2019 Fleetwood Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 Fleetwood Town 27 (1)
2021Grimsby Town (loan) 20 (3)
2022– Sunderland 22 (0)
2023Plymouth Argyle (loan) 19 (1)
2024Oxford United (loan) 6 (0)
2024–Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:55, 18 August 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.

Contents

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

Fleetwood Town

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)

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

On 31 January 2022, Matete signed for fellow EFL League One side Sunderland on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee. Matete said upon signing "I’m delighted to sign for a club of this stature and I can’t wait to get started. Everything happened so quickly, but it’s brilliant to get the deal done and I’m excited for what the future holds.

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

As of match played 7 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fleetwood Town 2019–20 [15] League One 0000003 [lower-alpha 1] 030
2020–21 [16] League One7000204 [lower-alpha 1] 0130
2021–22 [16] League One20110103 [lower-alpha 1] 1252
Total2711030101412
Grimsby Town (loan) 2020–21 [16] League Two 203203
Sunderland 2021–22 [17] League One1402 [lower-alpha 2] 0160
2022–23 [18] Championship 8000100090
Total220001000250
Plymouth Argyle (loan) 2022–23 [18] League One19100003 [lower-alpha 1] 0221
Career total88510401511086
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in EFL League One play-offs

Honours

Sunderland

Plymouth Argyle

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