Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matthew Colin Foulds [1] | ||
Date of birth | 1 February 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Bradford, England | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Harrogate Town | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
Bradford City | |||
–2015 | Bury | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | Bury | 0 | (0) |
2016–2020 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Como | 3 | (0) |
2021–2023 | Bradford City | 44 | (2) |
2023 | → Harrogate 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.
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]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bury | 2015–16 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Everton U21 | 2016–17 | — | — | — | 3 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
2017–18 | — | — | — | 3 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
2018–19 | — | — | — | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
2019–20 | — | — | — | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
Total | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||||
Como | 2020–21 | Serie C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Bradford City | 2020–21 [20] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2021–22 [21] | League Two | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
2022–23 [22] | League Two | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
Total | 44 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 2 | ||
Harrogate Town (loan) | 2022–23 [22] | League Two | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
Harrogate Town | 2023–24 [23] | League Two | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Career total | 74 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 96 | 2 |
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