Matt Webb

Matt Webb

Personal information
Full name	Matthew Webb
Date of birth	(1991-03-04) 4 March 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Exeter, England [1]
Position	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Sidmouth Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2011	Elmore		(1)
2011	Wellington AFC
2011–2012	Axminster Town
2012–2014	Cullompton Rangers
2014–2015	University of Exeter
2015–2020	Cronies	166	(32)
2020–2022	Ottery St Mary	77	(11)
2022–	Sidmouth Town	66	(2)
International career‡
2024	Marshall Islands futsal	4	(1)
2025–	Marshall Islands	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:59, 16 August 2025 (UTC)

Matthew "Matt" Webb (born 4 March 1991) is an English association football player and marketing director. He plays as a centre-back for Western League Premier Division club Sidmouth Town and the Marshall Islands national team.

He has served as the marketing and commercial director for the Marshall Islands Soccer Federation (MISF) since 2022.

Playing career

Club career

Webb began his career at Elmore in 2008 and scored once before leaving in 2011. He also played for a local Exeter club, Cronies, throughout the 2015 to 2020. ^{[2] [3]}

He joined Ottery St Mary in 2020 and scored a hat-trick to continue the club's position as league leaders in October 2020. ^{[4] [5]} In 2021, he was a member of the team that won the Devon Senior Cup, and was awarded man of the match in the final, following his hat-trick. ^[6]

In 2022 he joined Sidmouth Town, ^[7] and he made his debut for Sidmouth Town on 13 August 2022 during a 3–1 win against Plymouth Marjon. ^[8]

International career

Webb participated in the 2024 Outrigger Challenge Cup, ^[9] where he scored the Marshall Island's second goal in the final against Kiribati which the Marshall Islands lost 6–2. ^[10] He returned for the 2025 tournament and played in both matches for the Marshall Islands. ^{[11] [12]}

Marshall Islands Soccer Federation

Webb first learned of the MISF in 2022 when he read an article in The Athletic about the organization. He reached out to the chairman of the organization, Shem Livai and offered to help. ^{[13] [14]} He joined the organization as the marketing and commercial director. ^{[15] [16]} He also helped launch the team's first international kit. ^{[17] [18]}

In 2024, he worked with Lloyd Owers to locate a coach for the Marshall Islands women's national futsal team. ^[19]

He was a contributor in planning the 2025 Outrigger Challenge Cup. ^[20]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 16 August 2025.

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Marshall Islands futsal	2024	4	1
Total		4	1
Marshall Islands	2025	2	0
Total		6	1

Scores and results list the Marshall Islands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Webb goal.

List of international goals scored by Matt Webb

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1.	24 July 2024	MIHS Sports Hall, Majuro, Marshall Islands	4	Kiribati	2–1	2–6	2024 Outrigger Challenge Cup	[10]

References

1. Morris, Jonathan (6 August 2025). "Devon coach helps Marshall Islands football team". BBC. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
2. "Cronies clinch diversity football tournament trophy". University of Exeter. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
3. "Flying the flag for diversity". Exeter City F.C. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
4. Birley, Steve. "Webb hat-trick as Otters move seven points clear at the top after five-star show in South Devon". Sidmouth Herald. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
5. "League leaders Ottery AFC go seven points clear with 5-0 win over Lakeside". EastDevon News.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
6. "Otters win Senior cup at a canter". Stitch2Print Devon & Exeter Football League. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
7. "MATTHEW WEBB Player Stats (2021–22)". The Football Association. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
8. "Aug 13, Sidmouth Town 3–1 Plymouth Marjon". The Football Association. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
9. "2024 Outrigger Challenge Cup (Men's)". Official Site of MISF. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
10. "First Last-Marshall Islands vs Kiribati in historic international futsal match". Spiideo. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
11. MISF. "RMI squad announcement". Marshall Islands Soccer Federation. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
12. MISF. "2025 Outrigger Challenge Cup Squad". Marshall Soccer Federation. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
13. Whitehead, Jason. "Marshall Islands revisited: The Englishmen taking football to the last country on Earth without a team". The Athletic. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
14. Rugari, Vince. "Welcome to the last country on earth without a national soccer team". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
15. Metcalfe, Max. "The Londoners working towards the Marshall Islands' inaugural football fixture". SWLondoner. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
16. Dalleres, Frank. "Meet the British volunteers trying to get the Marshall Islands into a World Cup". CityAM. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
17. Wong, Gabriella. "Marshall Islands football jersey "disappears" to visualise threat of rising seas". dezeen. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
18. "The Last Country on Earth to Not Have an International Football Team… Until Now". PlayerLayer. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
19. Dylan, Jonah. "The only country without a soccer team wanted to start one. They looked to Memphis". commercial appeal. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
20. "Marshall Islands launches first national soccer team, establishes North American base in Arkansas". 5 News. Retrieved 15 May 2025.