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Matt Bower
Personal information
Full name Matthew Joseph Bower[1]
Date of birth (1998-12-11) 11 December 1998 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Cheltenham, England
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)[3]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Yate Town
Youth career
0000–2010 Charlton Rovers
2010–2016 Cheltenham Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Cheltenham Town 5 (0)
2016 → Cirencester Town (loan) 10 (0)
2018 → Weston-super-Mare (loan) 17 (1)
2019 → Weston-super-Mare (loan) 5 (1)
2019–2020 Bath City 7 (0)
2019 → Stratford Town (loan) 11 (0)
2020 Cinderford Town 7 (0)
2020– Yate Town ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:30 10 Aug 2021 (UTC)

Matt Bower (born 11 December 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Yate Town.

Club career

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Bower joined Cheltenham Town in 2010, and signed his first professional deal in July 2016 following the Robins promotion back to the Football League.[4] Prior to this, Bower made his first-team debut for Cheltenham during their FA Trophy tie against Oxford City, replacing Cian Harries in their 2–2 draw.[5] Bower also enjoyed a short-term loan spell at Cirencester Town between March and April 2016, where he featured ten times for the Southern League Premier Division side.[6] On 19 August 2017, Bower made his League Two debut for Cheltenham during their 3–0 away defeat against Carlisle United, replacing Will Boyle in the 85th minute.[7] After playing in a trial game for Stoke City in late September he then signed a new contract for the 2018-19 season on 6 February.

On 28 June 2019, Bower joined Bath City on a one-year contract.[8] On 15 October 2019, he was loaned out to Stratford Town.[9] On 30 January 2020, he joined Cinderford Town.[10]

On 28 July 2020 he signed for Yate Town.

Career statistics

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As of match played 5 May 2018.
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cheltenham Town 2015–16[3] National League 0 0 0 0 — 2[a] 0 2 0
2016–17[3] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18[3] League Two 3 0 0 0 0 0 2[b] 0 5 0
Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 7 0
Cirencester Town (loan) 2015–16[6] Southern League Premier Division 10 0 0 0 — 0 0 10 0
Career total 13 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 17 0
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

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  1. ^ "EFL Released and Retained List 2017-18" (PDF). English Football League. p. 73. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Matt Bower". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d "M. Bower". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Matt Bower: Cheltenham Town defender signs first professional contract". BBC Sport. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Oxford City vs. Cheltenham Town". Soccerway. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Matt Bower". Aylesbury United Official Site. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Carlisle United vs. Cheltenham Town. On 1 January 2018 Matt came on against Stevenage in their 4-1 away loss replacing Will Boyle in the 80th minute". Soccerway. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  8. ^ Bath City sign Matt Bower from Cheltenham Town as Andy Watkins pens new deal, somersetlive.co.uk, 28 June 2019
  9. ^ MATT BOWER SIGNS FOR TOWN ON LOAN FROM BATH CITY, stratfordtownfc.co.uk, 15 October 2019
  10. ^ Former Cheltenham Town and Bath City defender signs for Cinderford Town, gloucestershirelive.co.uk, 30 January 2020
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