Matthew Hazley

Matthew Hazley
Personal information
Full name	Matthew Hazley
Date of birth	30 December 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth	Banbridge, Northern Ireland
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Banbridge Town
Youth career
2003–2004	Glenavon
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2008	Stoke City
2007	→ Stafford Rangers (loan)
2008	Stafford Rangers
2008–2009	Airdrie United
2010–2011	Newry City
2011–2012	Crusaders
2012–2017	Dungannon Swifts
2017	Portadown
2018–2020	Banbridge Rangers
2020–2023	FC Mindwell
2023-	Banbridge Town
International career‡
2006	Northern Ireland U21
Managerial career
2023-	Banbridge Town (Assistant Coach)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 1 January 2019 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:29, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

Matthew Hazley (born 30 December 1987) is a Northern Irish footballer who is a player/coach for NIFL Premier Intermediate League side Banbridge Town.

Career[edit]

Hazley moved to Stoke City in 2004 from Glenavon. He joined Stafford Rangers in August 2007, for an initial one-month loan spell, and made his debut in the 3–1 defeat against Kidderminster Harriers.

He made his debut for Northern Ireland Under-21 team on 14 November 2006 in a 2–1 defeat against Germany.^[2] Hazley made his one and only Stoke appearance in a match against Coventry City on 24 May 2006, he came on as a substitute in the 56th minute.^[3] Hazley was offered a four-month extension to his contract in May 2007, to prove his fitness following injury.^[4]

On 15 August 2007 Hazley was sent on a one-month loan to Stafford Rangers,^[5] where he made six appearances. He returned to Stoke on 12 September 2007 after he was sent off during Stafford's 3–0 defeat to Stevenage the previous day.^[6] In early January 2008, following his release from Stoke City, Hazley signed for Stafford Rangers, but signed for Scottish First Division side Airdrie United in July 2008 after a successful trial with the club.^[7]

Hazley returned to Northern Ireland to play for Newry City in 2010 and then signed for Crusaders in 2011, before making the move to Dungannon Swifts in May 2012.

Hazley then made the switch from Dungannon to Portadown in 2017 before announcing he would be leaving the club in late 2017. Hazley then joined Mid-Ulster side Banbridge Rangers in 2018.

Career statistics[edit]

Sourced from Matthew Hazley at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City	2005–06	Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Career Total			1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

References[edit]

^ Matthew Hazley at WorldFootball.net
^ "Hazley Honoured".^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Stoke 0–1 Coventry". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
^ "Trio released by Stoke boss Pulis". BBC Sport. 18 May 2007. Retrieved 18 May 2007.
^ "Hazley's A Ranger". Stoke City Official Website. 15 August 2007. Archived from the original on 16 June 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2007.
^ "Hazley Returns". Stoke City Official Website. 12 September 2007. Archived from the original on 21 September 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2007.
^ "Airdrie complete Hazley transfer". BBC Sport. 23 July 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2008.

External links[edit]

Matthew Hazley at Soccerbase

[1] Matthew Hazley at WorldFootball.net

[2] "Hazley Honoured".^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] "Stoke 0–1 Coventry". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 April 2013.

[extension-4] "Trio released by Stoke boss Pulis". BBC Sport. 18 May 2007. Retrieved 18 May 2007.

[Hazley's_A_Ranger-5] "Hazley's A Ranger". Stoke City Official Website. 15 August 2007. Archived from the original on 16 June 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2007.

[Hazley_Returns-6] "Hazley Returns". Stoke City Official Website. 12 September 2007. Archived from the original on 21 September 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2007.

[7] "Airdrie complete Hazley transfer". BBC Sport. 23 July 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2008.

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