Matt Wells (football coach)

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Matt Wells
Personal information
Full name Matthew Elliott Wells
Date of birth (1988-09-22) 22 September 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Enfield, London, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Youth career
YearsTeam
1997–2008 Tottenham Hotspur
Managerial career
2014–2017 Tottenham Hotspur U23s (assistant)
2017–2018 Tottenham Hotspur U18s (assistant)
2018–2019 Tottenham Hotspur U18s
2019–2021 Fulham (coach)
2021–2022 AFC Bournemouth (assistant)
2022–2023 Club Brugge (assistant)
2023 Tottenham Hotspur (acting assistant)
2023– Tottenham Hotspur (assistant)

Matthew Elliott Wells (born 22 September 1988) is an English professional football coach and former player, who played as a central midfielder. He was formerly the assistant head coach to Scott Parker at AFC Bournemouth. On 31 December 2022, Wells joined the team of head coach Scott Parker at Club Brugge. [1] On 25 April 2023 Wells was confirmed as the acting assistant head coach at Tottenham Hotspur, [2] becoming one of the assistant coaches to Ange Postecoglou on 27 June 2023 [3] and the senior assistant coach on 25 June 2024. [4]

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Wells worked his way up through the youth ranks of Tottenham Hotspur, from the age of nine. Unfortunately, Wells never made a senior debut, with his career at the North London club severely hampered by injuries. As a result, he focused upon football coaching and successfully gained his UEFA B Licence at the age of just 20, whilst learning from the likes of John McDermott and Alex Inglethorpe. [5]

Early life

Wells was born in Enfield, Greater London, [6] and attended The John Warner School in Hoddesdon.

Personal life

Wells is the grandson of former Wales international and Tottenham Hotspur player, Cliff Jones. He is also the cousin of professional footballer, Scott Neilson, who had spells at Crawley Town, Luton Town, and Grimsby Town, amongst others.

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecord
PWDLWin %
Tottenham Hotspur U18s 1 July 20187 March 2019171421082.4
Total171421082.4

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References

  1. ↑ "Matt Wells". AFCB. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "Coaching update". Tottenham Hotspur. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "Coaching staff update". Tottenham Hotspur. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Ex-Hibs boss Montgomery joins Spurs coaching staff". BBC. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  5. ↑ FC, Fulham. "Matt Wells". Fulham FC. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Matthew Elliott Wells". FamilySearch. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
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