Matty Cash
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matthew Cash[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 7 August 1997||
Place of birth | Slough, England | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Winger, Full back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Nottingham Forest | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2012 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
2013–2014 | FAB Academy | ||
2014–2016 | Nottingham Forest | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016– | Nottingham Forest | 129 | (11) |
2016 | → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 12 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 July 2020 |
Matthew "Matty" Cash (born 7 August 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays for Nottingham Forest as a right back.
Club career
Nottingham Forest
Matty Cash signed with Nottingham Forest in October 2014, after spending 16-months with the FAB Football Academy based at Bisham Abbey.[3] He experienced his first games in professional football on loan at League Two club Dagenham & Redbridge, having joined them on 4 March 2016 on a one-month loan deal. He scored his first goal for the Daggers in a 3–1 defeat to Hartlepool United on 12 March 2016.[4]
On 5 August 2016, Cash signed a three-year deal with Forest to keep him at the club until 2019.[5] He made his first team debut a day later, starting in a 4–3 win over Burton Albion.[6] Cash's early season form earned him praise, with former Forest defender Kenny Burns claiming that the midfielder's performances were putting those of some of the more experienced Forest players "to shame".[7] However, on only his fifth appearance for Forest, Cash sustained a fracture to his tibia at the beginning of a 2–2 draw away to Aston Villa on 11 September 2016 which was expected to keep him out for three months.[8]
Cash made his return from injury on 25 November as a 79th-minute substitute in a 5–2 defeat of Barnsley at Oakwell.[9] Three days later Cash was linked with a £5,000,000 transfer to Premier League giants Chelsea, although Forest owner Fawaz Al-Hasawi subsequently took to social media to deny that the midfielder would be sold in the January transfer window.[10] On 4 January 2017, Cash was the subject of a £6,000,000 bid from Bundesliga side RB Leipzig.[11] Having remained at Forest upon the closure of the January transfer window, Cash signed a new contract on 3 March 2017 to extend his current deal with the club until 2021.[12]
Having changed squad number from 41 to 14,[13] ankle ligament damage sustained during a pre-season friendly match with Girona deprived Cash of starting the first match of the 2017–18 season, with the injury reported to sideline the player for "around three months".[14] He scored his first goal for Forest in a 5–2 win at QPR on 24 February 2018.[15]
He scored the opening goal for Nottingham Forest in the 2019–20 season, in a 2–1 defeat against West Bromwich Albion.[16] During the season, Forest manager Sabri Lamouchi began to utilise Cash as a right back, after injuries to Tendayi Darikwa and later Carl Jenkinson.[17] Cash was named Forest's Player of the Season by the club's supporters on 12 August 2020.[18]
Personal life
Cash is the son of former professional footballer Stuart Cash,[19] and his brother Adam is a semi-professional footballer.[20] Prior to joining the Nottingham Forest academy, Cash worked in a branch of Daniel.[20]
Career statistics
- As of match played 23 July 2020
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Nottingham Forest | 2015–16[21] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2016–17[22] | Championship | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
2017–18[23] | Championship | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 2 | ||
2018–19[24] | Championship | 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 41 | 8 | ||
2019–20[25] | Championship | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 45 | 3 | ||
Total | 129 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 141 | 13 | |||
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 2015–16[21] | League Two | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | |||
Career total | 141 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 16 |
Honours
Individual
- Nottingham Forest Player of the Season 2019–20[26]
References
- ^ "Retained List 2015–16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Matty Cash". 11v11. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "West goes north after offer from the City Ground". Bucks Free Press. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ^ "Matty Cash: Nottingham Forest youngster joins Dagenham & Redbridge on loan". BBC Sport. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ^ "Cash signs new contract". Nottingham Forest F.C. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ^ "Nottingham Forest 4–3 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ^ "Matty Cash deserves to play more games for Nottingham Forest, says Kenny Burns". Nottingham Post. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "Matty Cash out for three months but Nottingham Forest will rise to the challenge, says Philippe Montanier". Nottingham Post. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "Barnsley 2–5 Forest". Nottingham Forest F.C. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ "Nottingham Forest 'will not sell' Matty Cash in January, says owner". 28 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ "RB Leipzig offer £6m for Nottingham Forest teenager Matty Cash". Guardian Sport. 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Cash signs new deal". Nottingham Forest Official Site. 3 March 2017.
- ^ "Squad numbers confirmed". nottinghamforest.co.uk. Nottingham Forest F.C. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ "Nottingham Forest duo Matty Cash and Jamie Ward will miss start of new season". BBC Sport. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ "QPR 2–5 Nottm Forest". BBC Sport. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ Law, James (3 August 2020). "Nottingham Forest 1-2 West Bromwich Albion: Matt Phillips fluke gives Baggies win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "Explained: Who could replace Carl Jenkinson for Nottingham Forest's meeting with Swansea?". Vital Football. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2020/august/cash-wins-player-of-the-season-award/
- ^ https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/football-news/martin-oneill-how-signed-matty-2728211
- ^ a b "Football: Youngsters get an insight into South American skills thanks to TetraBrazil". Slough Observer. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Matty Cash in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Matty Cash in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Matty Cash in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Matty Cash in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Matty Cash in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Cash wins Player of the Season award". Nottingham Forest Football Club. 12 August 2020.
External links
- Matty Cash at Soccerway