Matty Foulds

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Matthew Foulds
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Personal information
Full name Matthew Colin Foulds [1]
Date of birth (1998-02-01) 1 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Bradford, England
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
Harrogate Town
Number 23
Youth career
Bradford City
0000–2015 Bury
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 Bury 0 (0)
2016–2020 Everton 0 (0)
2020–2021 Como 3 (0)
2021–2023 Bradford City 44 (2)
2023Harrogate Town (loan) 21 (0)
2023– Harrogate Town 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:25, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

Matthew Colin Foulds (born 1 February 1998) is an English footballer who plays for League Two side Harrogate Town as a defender.

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Career

Foulds was one of five academy players who signed their first professional contracts at Bury on 18 February 2015. [2] He was first included in a matchday squad on 22 August of that year, as the Shakers drew 3–3 away to Crewe Alexandra in League One. [3] Three days later, he made his debut in a 1–4 loss to Premier League team Leicester City in a League Cup second-round game at Gigg Lane, replacing Chris Hussey at the start of the second half. [4] On 1 September, Foulds made his first start, playing the entirety of a 2–1 win at Accrington Stanley in the first round of the Football League Trophy. [5]

Premier League club Everton agreed a deal to sign Foulds on 19 November 2015 for an undisclosed fee, with the player set to move to Goodison Park at the beginning of the 2016 January transfer window. [6]

After four years with the club, Foulds was released by Everton at the end of his contract. [7]

In September 2020, Foulds spent time on trial with Serie C club Como and on 14 October, he signed a two-year contract with the club. [8] On 5 January 2021, Foulds agreed to terminate his contract by mutual consent. [9] Later that month he signed a short-term contract with hometown club Bradford City, a club he had originally played youth football for. [10] [11]

On 12 May 2021 he was one of four players offered a new contract by Bradford City. [12] [13] On 15 June 2021, he agreed a one-year contract extension with the club. [14] He was one of seven players offered a new contract by Bradford City at the end of the 2021–22 season. [15] Foulds signed a new two-year deal with the club on 18 May 2022. [16]

In January 2023 he moved on loan to Harrogate Town. [17] In June 2023, he signed permanently for Harrogate for an undisclosed fee. [18]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 September 2023 [19]
Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bury 2015–16 League One 0000101 [lower-alpha 1] 020
Total0000101020
Everton U21 2016–17 3 [lower-alpha 2] 030
2017–18 3 [lower-alpha 2] 030
2018–19 1 [lower-alpha 2] 010
2019–20 4 [lower-alpha 2] 040
Total110110
Como 2020–21 Serie C 3000000030
Bradford City 2020–21 [20] League Two 3000000030
2021–22 [21] League Two23220003 [lower-alpha 2] 0282
2022–23 [22] League Two18010002 [lower-alpha 2] 0210
Total442300050522
Harrogate Town (loan) 2022–23 [22] League Two210000000210
Harrogate Town 2023–24 [23] League Two6000100070
Career total7423020170962
  1. Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Everton U23s

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