Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jay Matete [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 11 February 2001||
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) | 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.
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.
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]
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2020–21 [16] | League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
2021–22 [16] | League One | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 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 [lower-alpha 2] | 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 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 22 | 1 |
Career total | 88 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 108 | 6 |
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