Matt Preston (footballer)

Matt Preston
Personal information
Full name Matthew Eric Preston[1]
Date of birth (1995-03-16) 16 March 1995[2]
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
Walsall
Number 16
Youth career
0000–2013 Walsall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Walsall 11 (2)
2014ÍBV (loan)
2014Barwell (loan)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:23, 11 July 2016 (UTC).


Matthew Eric Preston (born 16 March 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League One side Walsall.

Playing career

Preston was captain of the Walsall youth team when he signed an 18-month professional contract with Walsall in January 2013.[3] He had a one-month loan at Northern Premier League side Barwell in February 2014.[4] He made his debut for the "Saddlers" in the Football League on 10 February 2015, coming on for Michael Cain 89 minutes into a 3–2 victory over Rochdale at the Bescot Stadium.[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 February 2015.
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Walsall 2014–15[6] League One 1000000010
Total 1000000010
ÍBV (loan) 2013–14[lower-alpha 1] Úrvalsdeild
Barwell (loan) 2013–14[lower-alpha 1] Northern Premier League
Career total 1000000010
  1. 1 2 Appearances unknown

References

  1. "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 62. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Amadou Bakayoko". 11v11. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  3. "Matt Preston surprised to sign pro deal at Walsall FC". Express & Star. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  4. Poole, Andrew (20 February 2014). "Emerging central defender links up with Barwell...". saddlers.co.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  5. "Walsall 3 - 2 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  6. "Games played by Matt Preston in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
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