Matty Collins
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Matthew Jeffrey Collins |
| Date of birth |
31 March 1986 (1986-03-31) (age 25) |
| Place of birth |
Merthyr Tydfil, Wales |
| Height |
1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [1] |
| Playing position |
Midfielder |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Neath |
| Youth career |
| –2001 |
Swindon Town |
| 2001–2006 |
Fulham |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 2001–2007 |
Fulham |
0 |
(0) |
| 2007–2010 |
Swansea City |
9 |
(0) |
| 2007 |
→ Wrexham (loan) |
3 |
(0) |
| 2010–2011 |
Haverfordwest County |
19 |
(2) |
| 2011– |
Neath |
10 |
(0) |
| National team |
| 200?–2003 |
Wales U17 |
12 |
(1) |
| 200?–2005 |
Wales U19 |
7 |
(0) |
| 2006–2007 |
Wales U21 |
3 |
(0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:37, 21 September 2010 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
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Matthew Jeffrey "Matty" Collins (born 31 March 1986) is a Welsh footballer who plays for Welsh Premier League side Neath. He has represented Wales at Under-17, Under-19 and Under-21 levels, and plays as a central midfielder and also as a right back.
[edit] Career
Born in Merthyr Tydfil, Collins started his career at Swindon Town but Fulham scouts were impressed by him and he signed for the club in the summer of 2001 for a fee in excess of £200,000.[2] During a pre season tour to Germany in the 2005–06 season, Collins sustained a hamstring injury, this was a start of a nightmare season as he had recurring hamstring tears which kept him out for an 18-month period. He did not break into the first team at Fulham and signed for Swansea City on a free transfer in May 2007 on a two year deal.[3] He joined League Two side Wrexham on a one-month loan deal in November 2007.[4] He made his debut against Shrewsbury Town, playing a full 90 minutes. He returned to Swansea after playing three times for the Dragons.[5] He is set to appear more in the Swansea City first team this year after a lot of grooming and nurturing as a right-back by Roberto Martínez. This also coincides with the short injury of designated right-back Angel Rangel. Collins started Swansea's first Championship match of the 2008–2009 campaign and the following two matches. Collins was rewarded for his good performances by John Toshack as the Welsh manager put the 22 year old on the bench for the international friendly against Georgia.[6] On 11 August 2010, Collins left Swansea City by mutual consent in a search for regular football.[7]
After leaving Swansea, Collins joined Welsh Premier League side Haverfordwest County.[8] He was only with the Pembrokeshire outfit for 6 months as they spent almost the entire season in the relegation zone and Collins was transferred to high Neath to join up with former Swansea colleagues Lee Trundle and Kristian O'Leary.
[edit] Career statistics
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[edit] References
[edit] External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Collins, Matthew |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Footballer |
| Date of birth |
31 March 1986 |
| Place of birth |
Merthyr Tydfil, Wales |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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