Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matthew Thomas Crowell | ||
Date of birth | 3 July 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Bridgend, Wales | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
–2000 | Swansea City | ||
2000–2002 | Southampton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2003 | Southampton | 0 | (0) |
2003–2008 | Wrexham | 93 | (4) |
2008–2009 | Northwich Victoria | 56 | (5) |
2009 | Altrincham | 5 | (1) |
2009–2010 | Central Coast Mariners | 13 | (0) |
2010 | Altrincham | 9 | (0) |
2010 | Farnborough | 2 | (0) |
2011 | Port Talbot Town | 4 | (0) |
2011–2012 | CD Ourense | 20 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Port Talbot Town | 24 | (1) |
2013–2015 | CCM Academy | 44 | (2) |
2016 | Maitland FC | 4 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Central Coast United | 32 | (1) |
Total | 306 | (15) | |
International career | |||
2001 | Wales U17 | 2 | (0) |
2002 | Wales U19 | 3 | (0) |
2003–2005 | Wales U21 | 7 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Matthew Thomas Crowell (born 3 July 1984) is a Welsh retired footballer who last played for NSW Premier League side Central Coast Mariners Academy.
Born in Bridgend, Crowell grew up in Coychurch. As a teenager he was part of the youth system at Swansea City before being persuaded to follow Swansea youth coach Malcolm Elias to Southampton at the age of 16 in 2000. [1] Swansea took the case to the Football League appeals committee seeking compensation of £1.5 million. The committee later ordered Southampton to make an immediate payment of £100,000 to Swansea, as well as a further £100,000 when Crowell had made 10, 20, 30 and 40 appearances in the future and 20% of any future transfer fee that the club received for Crowell. Swansea chairman Neil McClure later stated "£500,000 is significantly more than Southampton ever offered at any stage and that must be regarded as satisfactory" [2] However, Crowell never made a first team appearance at Southampton and was released in 2003.
After spending time on trial with Bristol Rovers, [3] Crowell later joined Wrexham, having impressed in a trial spell, [4] and made his professional debut for the club on 9 August 2003 as a substitute in place of Steve Thomas during a 0–0 draw with Chesterfield. In his third season at the Racecourse Ground he made six appearances in the club's Football League Trophy victory, beating Southend United 2–0 in the final. [5] However, he later found himself plagued with injuries in his later years at the Racecourse Ground and, after playing on a six-month contract with the Welsh side in an attempt to show his fitness, [6] he was released in January 2008 having made over 100 appearances for the club.
In January 2008, Crowell signed for Northwich Victoria on non-contract terms. [7] In July 2009, Crowell left Northwich. He attended a trial with NSW Premier League side Sydney Olympic, [3] but later returned to Britain to sign for Altrincham on a short-term contract, stating that "It was hard at Northwich last season with the club's difficulties but I am pleased to join Altrincham".
In September 2009, Crowell joined A-League team Central Coast Mariners on a one-year deal until the end of the 2009–10 season. [8] He made 13 appearances for the club before returning to England.
He then rejoined Altrincham before in December 2010 Farnborough announced that he had joined them, apparently on non-contract terms. [9] He left the club after only two appearances.
In May 2011, Crowell had a two-week trial with China's Chengdu Blades before he joined Welsh Premier League club Port Talbot Town in July 2011 after a trial. [10] He played all of the club's league games prior to his next move.
He signed a full-time contract with Spanish club CD Ourense in September 2011 where he made 20 appearances for the club. [11]
In July 2012 Crowell returned to Wales and his former club Port Talbot Town ahead of the 2012/13 Welsh Premier League season. Crowell's first goal in his second spell at the club came in a 5–0 win away at Aberystwyth FC where he scored a penalty.
In March 2013 Crowell signed for the Central Coast Mariners Academy, feeder seed for Central Coast Mariners FC of the A-League where he had a previous stint in the 2009–10 season. [12]
Crowell retired from professional football in August 2019 [13]
A former captain of the Wales under-15 side, [2] Crowell later went on to represent Wales at under-17 and under-19 levels. He has also played numerous times for the Wales U21 side and has also scored a screamer with his left foot for the side, against Azerbaijan U21 in 2004. [14]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
Wrexham | 2003–04 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
2004–05 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
2005–06 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | |
2006–07 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | |
2007–08 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Subtotal | 93 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 107 | 5 | |
Northwich Victoria | 2007–08 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
2008–09 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4 | |
Subtotal | 56 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 5 | |
Altrincham | 2009–10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Central Coast Mariners | 2009–10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Altrincham | 2010–11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 169 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 183 | 11 |
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