Matt Ward (footballer)
Matthew James Ward (born 16 August 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Ipswich Town.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matthew James Ward[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 16 August 2003||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ipswich Town | ||
Number | 41 | ||
Youth career | |||
Wroxham | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020 | Wroxham | 5 | (3) |
2020– | Ipswich Town | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 27 November 2022 (UTC) |
Career
Ward joined the Academy at Ipswich Town from Wroxham in 2020.[2] He had scored three goals in five games for Wroxham in the Eastern Counties Football League during the abandoned 2020–21 season.[3] In March 2021, a deal was agreed "in principle" for him to sign his first professional contract with Ipswich Town the following season.[4][5] He made his first-team debut on 27 November 2022, coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Gassan Ahadme in a 4–0 win over Buxton in the FA Cup.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 27 November 2022
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Ipswich Town | 2022–23[7] | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
References
- "Tim's ITFC Player A-Z". www.prideofanglia.com. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- Henderson, Jacob (23 March 2021). "MATT WARD AGREES DEAL IN PRINCIPLE". www.itfc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- Claydon, Russell (23 March 2021). "Matt Ward set to become an Ipswich Town professional after former Wroxham player impressed in under-18s team". Suffolk News. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- Heath, Mark (23 March 2021). "Town agree deal with promising young attacker". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- "Youngster Ward Agrees to Sign Deal - Ipswich Town News". TWTD.co.uk. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- "Chaplin double leads Ipswich to win over Buxton". BBC Sport. 27 November 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- "Games played by Matt Ward in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
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