Matthew Gould (footballer)

Matthew Gould

Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-01-07) 7 January 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth	Warwick, England
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Altrincham
Number	21
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	Hawke's Bay United	4	(0)
2014–2015	Cheltenham
2015	→ Bishop's Cleeve (loan)
2015–2016	Livingston	0	(0)
2015–2016	→ Stenhousemuir (loan)	6	(0)
2016	→ Stourbridge (loan)
2016–2018	Stourbridge	138	(0)
2018–2020	Spennymoor Town	87	(0)
2020–	Altrincham	18	(0)
2021–2022	→ Nantwich Town (loan)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2015

Matthew Gould (born 7 January 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Altrincham. Born in England, he has been called up to the New Zealand national team.

Club career

In September 2014, after four appearances for Hawke's Bay United in the New Zealand Football Championship, ^[1] Gould signed for Cheltenham Town in EFL League Two. ^[2] After a loan spell at Bishop's Cleeve, ^[3] Gould signed for Livingston in 2015 but did not make an appearance for the first team. ^{[4] [5] [6]} In 2016 after loan spells at Stenhousemuir and Stourbridge, Gould signed on to stay with Stourbridge playing in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. ^{[7] [8]} Gould help the club make the third round of the FA Cup after beating Northampton Town, who at the time were four divisions higher than Stourbridge, 1–0. ^{[9] [10] [11]} They would lose to Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 in the next round. ^{[12] [13]} After playing in 138 games for the club, Gould left in 2018. ^[14] On 16 August 2020, Gould signed with Altrincham. ^[15] In 2021, after not appearing for Altrincham, Gould was loaned out to Nantwich Town for three months. ^[16] On the 23 May 2022, Gould signed an extension with Altrincham where he would not only try to compete for the starting spot, but hold a dual role as the first-teams keeper coach after completing his UEFA qualifications. ^[17]

International career

In January 2022, he was named in the New Zealand national team senior squad for two matches in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. ^{[18] [19] [20]}

Personal life

Gould is the son of former Celtic player and current goalkeeping coach, Jonathan Gould, ^[21] nephew of Richard Gould ^[22] and grandson of former Wimbledon manager Bobby Gould. ^[2]

References

1. "Capital Football Season Review 2014" (PDF). Capital Football . p. 9. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
2. "Matthew Gould Deal Done". Cheltenham Town. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
3. "Loan move for goalkeeper Matt Gould". Cheltenham Town. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
4. "New keeper signs on". Livingston FC. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
5. M. Gould, Soccerbase
6. "Livingston boss Mark Burchill hails new keeper Matthew Gould". Daily Record. 12 August 2015.
7. "Glassboys Bring in Keeper Gould on Loan". www.stourbridgefc.com. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
8. "Matt Gould Player Profule". Stourbridge FC. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
9. "I'm crazy too, says Gould's grandson". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
10. Banks, Tony (30 November 2016). "Exclusive: Matthew Gould hoping family fortune can lead Stourbridge to FA Cup glamour tie". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
11. "Kiwi keeper on giant-killing FA Cup run - almost 30 years after his granddad coached the cup winners". Stuff. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
12. "Wycombe Wanderers 2-1 Stourbridge". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
13. "'The Beast' shatters Kiwi keeper's FA Cup dream". Stuff. 7 January 2017.
14. Edwards, Joe. "Goalkeeper Matt Gould leaving Stourbridge". www.expressandstar.com.
15. "Spennymoor Keeper, Gould, signs for Robins". Altrincham. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
16. "Gould signs for Nantwich on loan to gain valuable game time". Altrincham. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
17. "It's all happening for Matt as he accepts dual role at Alty and sets his sights on the World Cup! | Altrincham Football Club". Altrincham. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
18. "All Whites call-up: A golden chance for Matthew Gould in goal". Hawke's Bay Today. 26 January 2022.
19. "From Nantwich Town to the World Cup?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
20. "Son of former Celtic goalkeeper Jonathon Gould lands shock New Zealand call-up". Celtic Way. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
21. reporters, Stuff sports (25 January 2022). "Stefan Marinovic withdraws from All Whites squad after contracting Covid-19". Stuff. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
22. Fuller, Christian (25 January 2022). "Richard Gould's nephew earns NZ call-up as ex-City keeper withdraws from squad". BristolLive. Retrieved 23 May 2022.