Matt Jay

Matthew William Jay (born 27 February 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Exeter City in EFL League Two.

Matt Jay
Personal information
Full name Matthew William Jay[1]
Date of birth (1996-02-27) 27 February 1996
Place of birth Torbay, England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Exeter City
Number 7
Youth career
2003–2013 Exeter City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Exeter City 130 (37)
2014–15 → Weston-super-Mare (loan) 5 (1)
2015 → Hayes & Yeading United (loan) 6 (2)
2016 → Truro City (loan) 20 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:18, 22 August 2021 (UTC)

Early life and education

Jay was born in Torbay in Devon and he attended South Dartmoor Community College.

Playing career

Exeter City

Jay made his professional debut for Exeter in a 2–0 loss to Wycombe in the Football League Trophy at St James Park on 3 September 2013.[3]

On 22 November 2015, Jay joined National League South side Hayes & Yeading United on a one-month loan.[4]

He scored his first goal for Exeter in an EFL Trophy tie against Oxford United on 30 August 2016.[5] Jay finally scored his first league goal on the 8th of April, in the 2017–18 campaign, away to Cambridge United in a game where Exeter came twice from behind to win 3-2. This came to the delight of many players and fans alike following a run of impressive games starting and from the bench.[6][7]

In 2021, Jay scored his first career hat trick in a 4-0 victory against Leyton Orient. [8] After a month in which he scored five goals and got one assist, Jay was awarded the League Two Player of the Month award for March 2021.[9] At the conclusion of the 2020–21 season he was named as the Devon side's Player of the Season,[10] and on 29 April 2021 was named in the 2020–21 EFL League Two Team of the Season at the league's annual awards ceremony.[11]

Career statistics
As of match played on 8 May 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Exeter City 2013–14[12] League Two 2000001[lower-alpha 1]030
2014–15[13] League Two 3000000030
2015–16[14] League Two 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2016–17[15] League Two 2000003[lower-alpha 2]151
2017–18[16] League Two 17110104[lower-alpha 3]0231
2018–19[17] League Two 18400204[lower-alpha 2]0244
2019–20[18] League Two 14420106[lower-alpha 4]4238
2020–21[19] League Two 441821101[lower-alpha 2]14820
2021-22 League Two 4 2 0 0 1 0 1[lower-alpha 2] 1 6 3
Total 10429516021713637
Weston-super-Mare (loan) 2014–15[20] Conference South 5100—1[lower-alpha 5]061
Hayes & Yeading United (loan) 2015–16[20][21] National League South 6200—1[lower-alpha 5]072
Truro City (loan) 2015–16[20] National League South 20600—2[lower-alpha 6]0226
Career total 13538516025717146
  1. Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  3. Three appearances in EFL Trophy and one appearance in the League Two play-offs
  4. Five appearances and four goals in EFL Trophy and one appearance in the League Two play-offs
  5. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  6. Appearances in the National League South play-offs

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Exeter City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 26. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  2. "Matt Jay - Forward - First Team - Exeter City FC". Exeter City F.C. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  3. "Exeter City: Matt Jay earns first professional deal". BBC Sport. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  4. "City youngster with York Road club for a month". Exeter City F.C. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  5. "Oxford United 4 (T Roberts 12, Maguire pen 36, Taylor 68, MacDonald 71), Exeter City 2 (Jay 43, McAlinden 61)". Oxford Mail. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  6. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/exeter-city
  7. http://www.skysports.com/football/cambridge-u-vs-exeter/report/374560
  8. https://www.skysports.com/amp/football/news/14728/12233818/exeter-4-0-leyton-orient-matt-jay-hat-trick-fires-grecians-to-victory
  9. "Matt Jay wins Sky Bet League Two Player of the Month!". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. 9 April 2021.
  10. Clark, Daniel (8 May 2021). "Matt Jay takes home player of the year awards as he reaches his 20 goal target". DevonLive. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  11. "Football Manager EFL Team of the Season line-ups announced". EFL.com. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  12. "Games played by Matt Jay in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  13. "Games played by Matt Jay in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  14. "Games played by Matt Jay in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  15. "Games played by Matt Jay in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  16. "Games played by Matt Jay in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  17. "Games played by Matt Jay in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  18. "Games played by Matt Jay in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  19. "Games played by Matt Jay in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  20. "M. Jay – Summary". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  21. "Hayes & Yeading Utd 2 Eastbourne Borough 2 Match Report". Hayes & Yeading United FC. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
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