Matt Macey
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Ryan Macey[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Bath, England | ||
| Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Arsenal | ||
| Number | 49 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | Bristol Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2012–2013 | Bristol Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| 2013– | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:06, 11 March 2015 (UTC). | |||
Matthew Ryan Macey (born 9 September 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays for Arsenal as a goalkeeper.
Career
Macey started to play youth football for Avon Arsenal Comets. In 2007 he applied but was rejected from Bristol Rovers' Centre of Excellence.[2] Macey then later went on to represent the youth teams of Bath City and Yate Town before Bristol Rovers signed him in 2009 before signing him as a full-time scholar in 2011.[2] He first appeared in the Bristol Rovers squad for their League Two fixture against Torquay United in March 2012 but never made a first team appearance for Bristol Rovers. He was however a part of their under-18 double-winning team.[2]
In October 2013 he signed for Arsenal after a trial with them.[3] Arsenal beat off competition from Everton and a number of Football League Championship teams in order to sign Macey from Bristol Rovers.[4] Due to his age, Arsenal also reportedly paid Bristol Rovers £100,000 in compensation for Macey after he had rejected an offer of a new contract at Bristol Rovers.[5] In his first season at Arsenal, Macey made 15 appearances for the club's Academy.[2] He was also suggested as an immediate replacement for Łukasz Fabiański.[6] In 2014, Macey was chosen to travel with Arsenal's first team to a pre-season training camp in Austria and was later selected as a substitute for Arsenal's Premier League match against West Bromwich Albion.[2][7]
In January 2015 he signed for Accrington Stanley for a month on loan,[8] making his league debut on 17 January against Tranmere Rovers.[9]
References
- ↑ "Barclays Premier League: notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). Premier League. p. 4. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Sharp, Alex (2014-11-29). "Matt Macey: Arsenal goalkeeper on the bench at West Brom as Arsene Wenger's injury crisis continues". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2015-01-18.
- ↑ "Matt Macey Joins Arsenal". Bristol Rovers. 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2015-01-18.
- ↑ "Arsenal beat Everton to sign goalkeeper Matt Macey from Bristol Rovers". Metro. 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2015-01-18.
- ↑ "Keeper Matt Macey admits signing for Premier Division Arsenal was "quite a shock"". Bath Chronicle. 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2015-01-18.
- ↑ "How Matt Macey can benefit from Lukasz Fabianski's pending exit". Hereisthecity.com. 2014-04-30. Retrieved 2015-01-18.
- ↑ "Accrington Stanley complete loan deal for Arsenal goalkeeper Matt Macey". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 2015-01-18.
- ↑ "Arsenal keeper Macey arrives". Accrington Stanley. Retrieved 2015-01-18.
- ↑ "Three changes for the Reds". Accrington Stanley. Retrieved 2015-01-18.
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