Matthew Rees (footballer)

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Matthew Rees
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-09-02) 2 September 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Swansea, Wales
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Afan Lido
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2004 Millwall 0 (0)
2003 → Aldershot Town (loan) 7 (0)
2004 → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 1 (0)
2004 → Swansea City (loan) 3 (1)
2004 Crawley Town 5 (0)
2004 Newport County 3 (0)
2004–2011 Port Talbot Town 193 (12)
2011–2012 Neath 27 (1)
2012–2013 Carmarthen Town 26 (0)
2013–2014 Afan Lido 12 (0)
International career
2002–2003 Wales U21 2 (0)
2003 Wales U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matthew Rees (born 2 September 1982) is a Welsh former footballer who last played for Welsh Premier League side Afan Lido. A former Wales under-21 international, he began his career with Millwall without making a first team appearance. After loan spells with Aldershot Town and Dagenham & Redbridge, he made his debut in the Football League with Swansea City in 2004, making three appearances. He has also had spells with Crawley Town, Newport County, and Carmarthen Town.

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Club career

Rees began his career as a youth player at Millwall, turning professional in April 2000, [1] and later captained the club's reserve side. Having not made a first team appearance for the club, he was allowed to join Conference National side Aldershot Town on loan in October 2003. He made his debut for the club in a 3–1 over Halifax Town on 11 October 2003, [2] going on to make ten appearances in all competitions before being recalled from his loan spell by Millwall to cover for an injury crisis after two months. [3] In January 2004, he returned to the Conference on loan with Dagenham & Redbridge, [4] playing in just one match for the club, a 2–0 defeat to Exeter City. [5] After returning to Millwall, Rees was sent out on loan for the third time during the 2003–04 season, joining his home town club Swansea City. He made a goalscoring debut during a 2–1 defeat to Lincoln City on 10 April 2004 [6] and made two more appearances before the end of the season.

Released by Millwall on his return, Rees joined Crawley Town on non-contract terms. [7] He remained with the club until November and, after a brief spell with Newport County, [1] joined Welsh Premier League side Port Talbot Town in December 2004. To date, Rees has made over 150 appearances for the club, becoming the club's all-time record Welsh Premier appearance holder in December 2009, [8] and was named Welsh Premier League player of the month for September 2006. [9]

He joined Carmarthen Town in June 2012 after the liquidation of Neath and went on to make 73 appearances for the club, scoring 1 goal. [10]

In August 2013 he joined Afan Lido. [11]

International career

Rees made his debut for the Wales under-21 side on 6 September 2002 as a substitute in place of Rhys Day during a 2–1 defeat to Finland. [12] He made two further appearances during the 2002–03 season, during 0–0 draw with South Korea, [13] in a game designated as an under-20 international, [14] and a 1–0 win over Azerbaijan. [15] In May 2003, despite having not made a professional appearance at club level, he was called up to the senior Wales squad for a friendly match against the United States, [16] remaining on the bench during a 2–0 defeat.

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  3. ↑ "Lions recall Rees from Aldershot". BBC Sport. 8 December 2003. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  4. ↑ "Daggers net Rees". BBC Sport. 24 January 2004. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  5. ↑ "Dagenham 0–2 Exeter". BBC Sport. 24 January 2004. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  6. ↑ "Lincoln 2-1 Swansea". BBC. 10 April 2004. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "Crawley make Rees capture". BBC Sport. 17 August 2004. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  8. ↑ "Port Talbot Town all-time appearance records". welsh-premier.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  9. ↑ "Player of the Month". welshpremier.com. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  10. ↑ "Three more Eagles find a new nest". Welsh Premier League. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  11. ↑ "Lido Squad Finalises".
  12. ↑ "Finland 2–1 Wales". Football Association of Wales. 6 September 2002. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2010.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  13. ↑ "Wales 0–0 Korea". Football Association of Wales. 11 February 2003.
  14. ↑ "Wales U20 vs South Korea U20". Football Association of Wales. 11 February 2003.
  15. ↑ "Wales 1–0 Azerbaijan". Football Association of Wales. 28 March 2003.
  16. ↑ "Howarth adds to Wales injury woes". BBC Sport. 20 May 2003. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
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