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 | 54 | ||
| 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 was also invited to train with Cardiff City but felt the travel commitment was too much. He 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.
