Matt Rush

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Matt Rush
Personal information
Full name Matthew Thomas Rush [1]
Date of birth (2001-03-11) 11 March 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Brentwood, England [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Maidstone United
Number 22
Youth career
Wickford Town
2013–2014 Billericay Town
2014–2019 Southend United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 Southend United 23 (1)
2019Great Wakering Rovers (loan) 8 (2)
2019Harlow Town (loan) 13 (11)
2021Tonbridge Angels (loan) 2 (1)
2022Chelmsford City (loan) 16 (3)
2022–2023 Braintree Town 38 (6)
2023 Aveley 13 (3)
2023– Maidstone United 19 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:58, 3 March 2024 (UTC)

Matthew Thomas Rush (born 11 March 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League South club Maidstone United.

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Career

Rush began his career at local club Wickford Town, before moving to Billericay Town in the summer of 2013. In December 2014, Southend United signed Rush to the youth system at the club. [3] During the second half of the 2018–19 season, Rush signed for Great Wakering Rovers on loan. [4] In August 2019, Rush signed for Isthmian League Premier Division club Harlow Town on loan, scoring eleven goals in 13 games in all competitions during three months at the club. [5]

On 2 November 2019, Rush made his debut for Southend in a 1–0 loss against Sunderland. [6]

On 6 January 2021, Rush joined National League South side Tonbridge Angels on a four-week loan deal. [7]

On 11 February 2022, following nine National League appearances for Southend, Rush joined fellow Essex club Chelmsford City on loan. [8] At the end of the 2021–22 season, Rush was released by Southend. [9]

On 25 June 2022, Rush agreed to join fellow Essex-based side, Braintree Town ahead of the 2022–23 campaign following his release from Southend. [10]

On 1 July 2023, Rush signed for newly-promoted National League South club, Aveley. [11]

On 3 November 2023, Rush joined Maidstone United, signing a deal until the end of the campaign. [12]

Personal life

Rush attended The Bromfords School in Wickford alongside former Southend teammate Charlie Kelman. [13]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southend United 2018–19 [14] League One 0000000000
2019–20 [14] League One70001 [lower-alpha 1] 080
2020–21 [14] League Two 7110003 [lower-alpha 1] 0111
2021–22 [14] National League 90201 [lower-alpha 2] 0120
Total231300050311
Great Wakering Rovers (loan) 2018–19 [15] Isthmian League North Division8282
Harlow Town (loan) 2019–20 [16] Isthmian League South Central Division8520361313
Tonbridge Angels (loan) 2020–21 [14] National League South 2121
Chelmsford City (loan) 2021–22 [14] National League South163163
Braintree Town 2022–23 [14] [17] National League South382313 [lower-alpha 2] 3446
Aveley 2023–24 [14] [18] National League South1326400196
Maidstone United 2023–24 [14] National League South19102 [lower-alpha 2] 02110
Career total127261450013314132
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance in the FA Trophy

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