Matt Lecointe

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Matt Lecointe
Personal information
Full name Matthew Robert Lecointe [1]
Date of birth (1994-10-28) 28 October 1994 (age 28)
Place of birth Plymouth, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2003–2012 Plymouth Argyle
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2015 Plymouth Argyle 25 (2)
International career
2012 England U18 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matthew Robert Lecointe (born 28 October 1994) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was capped by England at under-18 level.

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Career

Lecointe made his professional debut in 1–0 League Cup defeat against Millwall at Home Park on 9 August 2011, replacing Jared Sims as a second-half substitute. [3] [4] In his third start, he scored the opening goal in a 3–2 league win at Dagenham & Redbridge on 15 October 2011. [5] "We did well with the build up to create the opportunity for Matty and he took his goal very well, but we see that every day so we know what he can do," said Carl Fletcher. [6] In February 2012, he was called up to the England under-18 squad for a match against Poland the following month. [7] Lecointe replaced Nick Powell in the second half at Alexandra Stadium and scored minutes later in a 3–0 win for England. [8] [9] Lecointe signed his first professional contract in May, having made 22 appearances in his debut season. [10] [11]

Lecointe spent the entire of the 2013–14 season injured with a ruptured cruciate ligament in his knee, despite this he was offered a new contract to stay at Plymouth, which he signed on 30 May 2014. [12] Lecointe was released by Plymouth in May 2015 having missed the whole of the 2014–15 season due to injury.

In November 2015, Lecointe announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 21 due to ongoing injury problems with his right knee. [13]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [14]
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Plymouth Argyle 2011–12 192201000222
2012–13 6000200080
2013–14 0000000000
2014–15 0000000000
Career total252203000302

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References

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  2. ↑ "Matt Lecointe". Plymouth Argyle F.C. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Plymouth 0–1 Millwall". BBC Sport. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "'I Love Football'". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 10 August 2011. Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "Dag & Red 2–3 Plymouth". BBC Sport. 15 October 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  6. ↑ "The Young Ones". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 16 October 2011. Archived from the original on 19 October 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  7. ↑ "Plymouth Argyle's Matt Lecointe is picked by England". Western Morning News. 14 February 2012. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  8. ↑ Veevers, Nicholas (7 March 2012). "Poles Apart". The Football Association. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  9. ↑ "Matt Makes England Mark". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  10. ↑ "Matty Signs New Deal". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 1 May 2012. Archived from the original on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  11. ↑ "Matt Lecointe signs new Plymouth Argyle deal". BBC Sport. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  12. ↑ "Matty Signs On". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  13. ↑ "Former Plymouth Argyle striker Matt Lecointe retires from football aged 21". Western Evening News. 17 November 2015. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  14. ↑ Matt Lecointe at Soccerbase
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