Matt Grimes
Grimes warming up for Leeds United, 2016.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Matthew Jacob Grimes | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Exeter, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
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Current team
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Leeds United (on loan from Swansea City) |
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| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Exeter City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Exeter City | 58 | (5) |
| 2015– | Swansea City | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2016– | → Leeds United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | England U20 | 12 | (1) |
| 2016– | England U21 | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:00, 13 December 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:54, 23 May 2016 (UTC) |
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Matthew Jacob "Matt" Grimes (born 15 July 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays for Leeds United on loan from Swansea City. He is an England U21 international.
He began his career at Exeter City, where he made his professional debut in League Two in August 2013. In January 2015, he was signed by Premier League club Swansea for an undisclosed fee believed to be around £1.75 million. Grimes has also represented England at under-20 level.
Born in Exeter, Devon, Grimes came through his hometown club Exeter City's academy and was given a professional contract by the club in April 2013. He made his League Two debut on 17 August 2013 in a 2–0 victory over AFC Wimbledon at St James Park. In February 2014, Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale described Grimes as the best young player he had seen in his 8 years at the club praising his technical ability and reading of the game. On 18 April, away at Chesterfield's Proact Stadium, he scored his first professional goal for relegation-threatened Exeter, a deflected free kick in the 18th minute to open a 1–1 draw against the highly-ranked opponents. Grimes won Exeter's player of the season award at the end of the 2013–14 season and that summer committed his immediate future to the club despite reported interest from various Premier League sides.
Despite leaving the division halfway through the season when he signed for Swansea, Grimes was chosen in League Two's PFA Team of the Year for the 2014–15 season.
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