Matt Fish (footballer)

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Matt Fish
Personal information
Full name Matthew Fish
Date of birth (1989-01-05) 5 January 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Croydon, England
Position(s) Right Back
Youth career
2005–2006 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2007 Crystal Palace 0 (0)
2007 → AFC Wimbledon (loan) 0 (0)
2007–2011 Dover Athletic 135 (3)
2011–2015 Gillingham 72 (3)
2014 → Portsmouth (loan) 3 (0)
2015–2016 Ebbsfleet United 52 (1)
2016–2017 Welling United 28 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:26, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Matthew Fish (born 5 January 1989) is an English footballer.

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Career

Fish progressed through the Crystal Palace youth ranks but was released in the summer of 2007 after a short loan spell at AFC Wimbledon. [1] He made the switch to Isthmian League Division One side Dover Athletic in 2007 after a successful trial. [2] He enjoyed a successful spell at Dover, winning two promotions in four seasons, [3] and in the summer of 2011 made the move up to the Football League with Gillingham on a free transfer, linking up with former Dover manager Andy Hessenthaler. [4] He made his professional debut on 9 August 2011, in the Football League Cup 1–0 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion at the Falmer Stadium, coming on as a second-half substitute for Barry Fuller. [5] On 21 November 2014 Fish joined League Two club Portsmouth on loan until 3 January 2015. [6]

In January 2015 Fish left Gillingham and joined Ebbsfleet United of Conference South. [7] On 4 October 2016, Fish was released by Ebbsfleet United of Conference South. [8] He moved on to Welling United on 6 October 2016. [9]

Honours

Dover Athletic
Gillingham

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References

  1. ↑ "...but there's good news as Fish stays on". 18 May 2010. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "Matt Fish signs on". 23 July 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "Matt Fish profile". 22 August 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "Gillingham sign Chris Whelpdale, Danny Kedwell, Andy Frampton, Lewis Montrose, Matt Fish and Ross Flitney". 22 August 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  5. ↑ "Brighton 1-0 Gillingham". BBC News. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "Bean and Fish arrive on loan". Portsmouth FC. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Ebbsfleet United sign full-back Matt Fish from Gillingham and former Northampton Town defender Kelvin Langmead". Kent Online. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Ebbsfleet United release former Portsmouth, Dover and Gillingham right-back Matt Fish - Sport - Kent News". www.kentnews.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "Welling United sign full-back Matt Fish from Ebbsfleet United". 6 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
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