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)

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

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. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "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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