Mathew Collins

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Mathew Collins
Personal information
Full name Mathew Thomas Clemence Collins [1]
Date of birth (2004-12-01) 1 December 2004 (age 20)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Austria Salzburg
Youth career
–2022 FC Astoria Walldorf
2022–2023 Hannover 96
2023–2024 WSG Tirol
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024–2025 WSG Tirol II 53 (9)
2025– Austria Salzburg 2 (0)
2025– Austria Salzburg II 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:07, 4 October 2025 (UTC)

Mathew Thomas Clemence Collins (born 1 December 2004) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austria Salzburg in the Austrian 2. Liga. [2]

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Early life

Collins was born in Switzerland, and lived in Miami, Florida, prior to attending a football boarding school in Evian, France at the age of 14 years-old; at 16, he moved to Germany to play in the football academy of Astoria Walldorf. [3] [4]

Career

After playing in Germany for FC Astoria Walldorf and Hannover 96, [5] [6] [7] [8] Collins signed for Austrian club WSG Tirol in summer 2023. [9] [10] [11] After playing for the club in the Regionalliga, [12] [13] ahead of the 2024–25 season he appeared in pre-season for the first-team. [14]

He signed for newly promoted Austrian 2. Liga club Austria Salzburg in June 2025. [15] He made his debut in the 2. Liga for Austria Salzburg as a substitute away against SC Bregenz in a 0–0 draw on 26 September 2025. [16]

Personal life

He is the son of translator Orianne Cevey and English musician Phil Collins. [17] [18] His brother Nicolas is a drummer, and his half-sister Lily is an actress. [11] [19]

References

  1. Mathew Collins at ÖFB (in German)
  2. Mathew Collins at Soccerway
  3. "Phil Collins' son moves to Austria Salzburg". Krone.at. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  4. "Salzburg signs Phil Collins' son". rnd.de. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  5. "Erst Walldorf, jetzt Hannover: Sohn von Phil Collins startet als Fußballer durch". www.heidelberg24.de. 29 October 2022.
  6. "Hannover 96: Collins-Sohn darf in der U19-Bundesliga nur beim Aufwärmen ran". bild.de. 29 August 2022.
  7. "Hannover 96: Schneller Abgang! Sohn von Phil Collins verlässt 96". bild.de. 27 July 2023.
  8. "Mathew Collins". weltfussball.at.
  9. "Sohn von Phil Collins spielt in der Regionalliga Tirol". DER STANDARD.
  10. "18-jähriger Matthew Collins: Fußball: Sohn von Popstar Phil Collins spielt künftig in Österreich". www.kleinezeitung.at. 19 July 2023.
  11. 1 2 "Phil Collins' son signs contract with football team before they found out his dad was a rock legend". Smooth.
  12. red, ORF at/Agenturen (19 July 2023). "Sohn von Phil Collins spielt in Regionalliga". sport.ORF.at.
  13. "Syn legendarnego muzyka wybrał życie inne niż ojciec. Też chce być gwiazdą, ale nie rocka!". Fakt. 20 July 2023.
  14. "Fans are realising Phil Collins' son played against Harry Kane in pre-season". talkSPORT. 15 August 2024.
  15. "Austria Salzburg sign the son of pop star Phil Collins". Bluewin.ch. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  16. "Bregenz vs. Austria Salzburg 0–0". Soccerway. 26 September 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  17. Tietenberg, Dirk (18 August 2024). "Sohn von Phil Collins verlässt Hannover 96 – wird Mathew Profi in Tirol?". www.neuepresse.de.
  18. Lenninger, Daniel (19 July 2023). "WSG Tirol angelte sich Sohn von Musik-Legende Phil Collins". Tiroler Tageszeitung Online.
  19. O'Connor, Rosisin (19 May 2025). "Phil Collins' son shares rare photo with musician, 74, after health update". The Independent. Retrieved 20 May 2025.