Matthew Gould (footballer)

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Matthew Gould
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-01-07) 7 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Warwick, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Yeovil Town
Number 22
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2014 Hawke's Bay United 4 (0)
2014–2015 Cheltenham Town
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)
2020–2024 Altrincham 20 (0)
2021–2022 → Nantwich Town (loan)
2022 → Chorley (loan) 1 (0)
2024– Yeovil Town 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:25, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

Matthew Gould (born 7 January 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for National League club Yeovil Town where he is also goalkeeping coach. Born in England, he has been called up to the New Zealand national team.

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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]

In July 2024, Gould joined newly promoted National League side Yeovil Town in the role of player/goalkeeping coach. [18]

International career

In January 2022, he was named in the New Zealand national team senior squad for two matches in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. [19] [20] [21]

Personal life

Gould is the son of former Celtic player and current goalkeeping coach, Jonathan Gould, [22] nephew of Richard Gould [23] and grandson of former Wimbledon manager Bobby Gould. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Capital Football Season Review 2014" (PDF). Capital Football . p. 9. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  2. 1 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. ↑ "MATT GOULD JOINS THE GLOVERS". www.ytfc.net. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  19. ↑ "All Whites call-up: A golden chance for Matthew Gould in goal". Hawke's Bay Today. 26 January 2022.
  20. ↑ "From Nantwich Town to the World Cup?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  21. ↑ "Son of former Celtic goalkeeper Jonathon Gould lands shock New Zealand call-up". Celtic Way. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  22. ↑ reporters, Stuff sports (25 January 2022). "Stefan Marinovic withdraws from All Whites squad after contracting Covid-19". Stuff. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  23. ↑ 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.


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