Matt Heath
Heath playing for Northampton Town in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Matthew Philip Heath | ||
| Date of birth | 1 November 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
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Current team
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Tadcaster Albion | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2001 | Leicester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2005 | Leicester City | 50 | (6) |
| 2003–2004 | → (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Coventry City | 32 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | → Leeds United (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Leeds United | 43 | (4) |
| 2008 | → Colchester United | 5 | (0) |
| 2008–2013 | Colchester United | 91 | (4) |
| 2009 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Southend United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Northampton Town | 5 | (0) |
| 2014 | Harrogate Town | 29 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Harrogate Railway | ||
| 2015– | Tadcaster Albion | 29 | (5) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:31, 20 October 2016 (UTC). |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:31, 20 October 2016 (UTC).
Matthew Philip "Matt" Heath (born 1 November 1981) is an English footballer who is currently playing for Tadcaster Albion. Heath has previously played in the Premier League for Leicester City and in the Football League for , Coventry City, Leeds United, Colchester United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Southend United. He famously scored from a header via a corner against Burnley in 2007.
Heath began his career at his hometown club Leicester City in 2001. He made sixty appearances for the club, scoring six goals and gaining Premier League experience during his time at the Walkers Stadium. He was also loaned out to in the 2003–04 season to gain first-team experience. Heath played a total of 13 league games in the Premier League as Leicester suffered relegation to the Championship. Nonetheless, he believed the club could regain promotion in May 2004.
Heath scored against Coventry City for Leicester in a 3–0 win in the 2004–05 season before being signed by Coventry City for a nominal fee in 2005, by his former Leicester boss Micky Adams.
On 9 November 2006 he joined Leeds United on loan. He made his Leeds debut in the 3–0 victory over Colchester United on 11 November 2006. Heath played in nearly all of Leeds matches during his loan spell playing in central defence with the likes of Ugo Ehiogu and Matthew Kilgallon. Heath was not eligible to play in Leeds' 2–1 victory against Coventry City due to a clause in his loan contract. Heath's loan spell at Leeds came to an end on 1 January 2007 and returned to Coventry City, but the following day he was free transferred to Leeds United, with a permanent contract until the end of the season. Heath's contract came to an end in June 2007 and was released, however, he re-signed a new contract at Elland Road shortly after with wages of £2,200 per week.
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