Jay Matete

Jay Matete (born 11 February 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Sunderland.

Jay Matete
Matete warming up for Sunderland in 2022
Personal information
Full name Jay Matete[1]
Date of birth (2001-02-11) 11 February 2001[2]
Place of birth Lambeth, London, England
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sunderland
Number 27
Youth career
0000–2018 Reading
2018–2019 Fleetwood Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Fleetwood Town 27 (1)
2021 → Grimsby Town (loan) 20 (3)
2022– Sunderland 22 (0)
2023 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 19 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:00, 30 April 2023 (UTC)

He was part of the youth academy at Reading before joining Fleetwood Town in 2018 and signing professional terms with them a year later. He went on to have a loan spell with Grimsby Town before joining Sunderland in 2022. He was part of the Plymouth Argyle side that won EFL League One in 2023 following a period on loan.

Career

Fleetwood Town

In May 2018, Matete signed for Fleetwood Town's academy, following a spell at Reading.[3] During the 2019–20 EFL Trophy, made two appearances for Fleetwood, against Liverpool U21 and Oldham Athletic.[4]

Grimsby Town (loan)

On 21 January 2021, Matete signed for Grimsby Town on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season.[5] Matete played in 20 games for The Mariners, scoring his first goal for the club 32 seconds into a EFL League Two tie with Bolton Wanderers in which Town ran out eventual 2-1 winners.[6][7]

He scored the winner in a 2–1 win at Oldham Athletic, with a brilliant solo strike having run from the halfway line before hitting a shot into the top corner.[8] A few days later he scored again away at Exeter City to give The Mariners a 2–1 lead, but was later sent off as Grimsby eventually lost 3–2 confirming relegation from the Football League.[9][10] The club appealed his red card but this was turned down effectively ending his season.[11]

Sunderland

On 31 January 2022, Matete signed for fellow EFL League One side Sunderland on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee. Matete said upon signing "I’m delighted to sign for a club of this stature and I can’t wait to get started. Everything happened so quickly, but it’s brilliant to get the deal done and I’m excited for what the future holds.

On 6 January 2023, Matete signed for Plymouth Argyle on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season. [12][13]

Career statistics
As of match played 7 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fleetwood Town 2019–20[14] League One 0000003[lower-alpha 1]030
2020–21[15] League One 7000204[lower-alpha 1]0130
2021–22[15] League One 20110103[lower-alpha 1]1252
Total 2711030101412
Grimsby Town (loan) 2020–21[15] League Two 203———203
Sunderland 2021–22[16] League One 140——2[lower-alpha 2]0160
2022–23[17] Championship 8000100090
Total 220001000250
Plymouth Argyle (loan) 2022–23[17] League One 19100003[lower-alpha 1]0221
Career total 88510401511086
  1. Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in EFL League One play-offs

Honours

Sunderland

Plymouth Argyle

    References
    1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Fleetwood Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 27. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
    2. Jay Matete at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
    3. "11 youngsters awarded scholarships within club's academy". Fleetwood Town F.C. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
    4. Jay Matete at Soccerway
    5. "Matete Arrives at Blundell Park On Loan". Grimsby Town F.C. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
    6. "Grimsby Town 2-1 Bolton Wanderers". BBC Sport.
    7. "Report: Grimsby Town 2-1 Bolton Wanderers".
    8. "Oldham 1-2 Grimsby: Mariners boost survival hopes through Jay Matete winner". Sky Sports.
    9. "Grimsby relegated to National League". BBC Sport.
    10. "Exeter 3-2 Grimsby: Paul Hurst's Mariners relegated from Sky Bet League Two".
    11. "Jay Matete's Grimsby Town loan comes to an end after unsuccessful appeal". Grimsbylive. 30 April 2021.
    12. "Sunderland unveil Jay Matete on long term deal in early hours of Tuesday". February 2022.
    13. "Sunderland confirm late deadline day signing of Jay Matete from Fleetwood Town". February 2022.
    14. "Games played by Jay Matete in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
    15. "Games played by Jay Matete in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
    16. "Games played by Jay Matete in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
    17. "Jay Matete | Football Stats | Season 2022/2023". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
    18. Paddy, Chris (21 May 2022). "Sunderland 2–0 Wycombe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
    19. "Plymouth beat Port Vale to win League One title". BBC Sport. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
    20. Pilnick, Brent (2 April 2023). "Bolton crush Plymouth to win Papa Johns Trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
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