Mathew Stevens
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mathew Antony Stevens | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Guildford, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Sligo Rovers (on loan from Peterborough United) | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Aldershot Town | |||
| Farnborough | |||
| –2014 | Reading | ||
| 2014– | Barnet | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Barnet | 11 | (1) |
| 2016– | Peterborough United | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Sligo Rovers (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:20 6 June 2017 (UTC). |
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Mathew Antony "Matt" Stevens (born 12 February 1998) is an English footballer and former amateur boxer. He plays as a forward for Sligo Rovers on loan from Peterborough United.
Stevens was born into a boxing family – grandfather Les Stevens was a professional boxer who fought John Conteh in 1974. Stevens, who fought out of Pinewood Starr ABC in Crowthorne and once sparred with Tim Witherspoon, won four national titles during his brief career at youth level. In 2011, he won the ABAE Schools national title and the GB Schoolboy 3 Nations title, repeating the feat again in 2012. Stevens was undefeated during his boxing career.
Stevens quit boxing aged 15, although while still fighting he was part of the youth teams at Aldershot Town,Farnborough, and Reading, where he scored 32 goals in the 2013–14 season at U-16 level. Stevens joined Barnet in the summer of 2014 on a two-year scholarship. Impressive goal scoring form for the youth team early in the season saw him make his senior debut against Alfreton Town on 6 September 2014, coming on as a substitute for Sam Togwell after 82 minutes, becoming Barnet's youngest ever player aged 16 years and 204 days, a record previously held by Mauro Vilhete. His first senior goal for the Bees came in the FA Trophy against Concord Rangers on 16 December 2014 – scoring a Panenka penalty – and also becoming Barnet's youngest ever goalscorer. Stevens scored 57 goals in all competitions (including youth games) in the 2014–15 season – attracting interest from larger clubs, including Swansea City, who had a £250k offer for Stevens rejected in May 2015. A bid was also received from Crystal Palace with both Manchester United and Manchester City sending scouts to watch him play.
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