Matthew Ian Foy (born 2 November 1998) is an English footballer who currently plays for Southern League Premier Division Central side St Ives Town, where he plays as a forward.

Matthew Foy
Personal information
Full name Matthew Ian Foy [1]
Date of birth (1998-11-02) 2 November 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Huntingdon, England
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
St Ives Town
Youth career
Chatteris Fen Tigers
Wisbech Town
2005–2014 Cambridge United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Cambridge United 0 (0)
2017Cambridge City (loan) 13 (3)
2017St Neots Town (loan) 5 (0)
2017Lowestoft Town (loan) 4 (2)
2018Harlow Town (loan) 10 (8)
2018Chelmsford City (loan) 3 (0)
2018Kettering Town (loan) 2 (0)
2018–2019Harlow Town (loan) 27 (14)
2019 Cambridge City
2019– St Ives Town 22 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:00, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

Club career edit

Foy joined Cambridge United at under-9 level after a spell with local side Wisbech Town. In November 2016, Foy signed his first professional contract, agreeing to a three-year deal.[2] Following this, Foy went onto make his first-team debut during Cambridge's EFL Trophy tie against Scunthorpe United, in which he replaced Joe Pigott in the 2–0 defeat.[3] Since making his debut in November 2016, Foy has enjoyed loan spells at Cambridge City and St Neots Town.[4] In November 2017, he was loaned out to Lowestoft Town for a month.[5] On 3 August 2018, Foy signed for Chelmsford City on a one-month loan deal.[6] On 31 August 2018, Foy joined Kettering Town on loan.[7] Foy enjoyed a loan spell with Harlow Town during the 2018-19 season, making 27 appearances, and scoring 14 goals.[8]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of match played 3 October 2017
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cambridge United 2014–15[4] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17[4] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2017–18[4] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Cambridge City (loan) 2016–17[4] Southern League Premier Division 13 3 0 0 0 0 13 3
St Neots Town (loan) 2017–18[4] Southern League Premier Division 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Career total 18 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 20 3
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References edit

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players as at 20th May 2017" (PDF). English Football League. 20 May 2017. p. 71. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "MATTHEW FOY SIGNS THREE-YEAR PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT". Cambridge United Official Site. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Cambridge United vs. Scunthorpe United". Soccerway. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Matt Foy Profile". Aylesbury United. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  5. ^ Trawlerboys Take U`s Young Striker On Loan‚ nonleague.pitchero.com, 17 November 2017
  6. ^ "Clarets sign goalkeeper and striker". Chelmsford City F.C. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Striker signs". Kettering Town F.C. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Matt Foy". Harlow Town F.C. Retrieved 9 February 2019.

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