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Matt Heath Personal information Full name Matthew Philip Heath Date of birth 1 November 1981 Place of birth Leicester, England Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Playing position Centre back Club information Current club Colchester United Number 6 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2001–2005 Leicester City 50 (6) 2003–2004 → Stockport County (loan) 8 (0) 2005–2007 Coventry City 32 (1) 2006–2007 → Leeds United (loan) 9 (0) 2007–2008 Leeds United 43 (4) 2008 → Colchester United (loan) 5 (0) 2008– Colchester United 75 (4) 2009 → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 6 (1) 2009 → Southend United (loan) 4 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:56, 20 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Matthew Philip "Matt" Heath (born 1 November 1981 in Leicester) is an English footballer, playing for Colchester United. His position is centre half.
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Career
Leicester City
Heath began his career at his hometown club Leicester City in 2001. He made sixty appearances for the club, scoring six goals and gaining Premier League experience during his time at the Walkers Stadium. He was also loaned out to Stockport County in the 2003–04 season to gain first-team experience. Heath played a total of 13 league games in the Premier League as Leicester suffered relegation to the Championship. Nonetheless, he believed the club could regain promotion in May 2004.[1]
Heath scored against Coventry City for Leicester in a 3–0 win in the 2004–05 season before being signed by Coventry City for a nominal fee in 2005, by his former Leicester boss Micky Adams.
Leeds United
On 9 November 2006 he joined Leeds United on loan.[2] He made his Leeds debut in the 3–0 victory over Colchester United on 11 November 2006. Heath played in nearly all of Leeds matches during his loan spell playing in central defence with the likes of Ugo Ehiogu and Matthew Kilgallon. Heath was not eligible to play in Leeds' 2–1 victory against Coventry City due to a clause in his loan contract. Heath's loan spell at Leeds came to an end on 1 January 2007 and returned to Coventry City, but the following day he was free transferred to Leeds United, with a permanent contract until the end of the season.[3] Heath's contract came to an end in June 2007 and was released, however, he re-signed a new contract at Elland Road shortly after[4] with wages of £2,200 per week.
In March 2008, Heath was told by manager Gary McAllister that he could look for a club to go out on loan to, as he was behind the likes of Rui Marques, Ľubomír Michalík, and Paul Huntington in the Leeds United centre-back pecking order. Heath only featured once for Leeds since McAllister joined the club.[5]
Colchester United
After being loaned out to then-Football League Championship side Colchester United for the remainder of the season, Heath joined them on a permanent basis on 13 May.[6]
On 2 March 2009, Heath joined Brighton & Hove Albion on loan for a month.[7] Heath scored on his debut for the Albion against Leyton Orient on 8 March 2009, and went on to play six games during his loan spell.
On 30 July 2009 Heath joined Southend United on an initial one month loan deal.[8] Heath returned to Colchester after his loan spell expired. 30 January Heath was given a rare start for Colchester against his former club Leeds United, a game in which Heath gave away a penalty which was dispatched by his former teammate Jermaine Beckford.
On 4 May 2011 Heath signed a new year 1 deal after impressing under new U's boss John Ward.
Personal life
Heath married 25 year old Theatre graduate Joanna Montagu in Surrey on 6 June 2009.
Career Statistics
Club
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other[10] Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Leicester City 2001–02 5 0 1 0 0 0 – 0 0 6 0 2002–03 10 3 2 0 2 0 – 0 0 14 3 2003–04 13 0 2 0 0 0 – 0 0 15 0 Stockport County (loan) 2003–04 8 0 0 0 0 0 – 2 0 10 0 Leicester City 2004–05 22 3 2 0 1 0 – 0 0 25 3 Total 50 6 7 0 3 0 – 0 0 60 6 Coventry City 2005–06 25 1 0 0 1 1 – 0 0 26 2 2006–07 7 0 0 0 1 0 – 0 0 8 0 Leeds United (loan) 2006–07 9 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 9 0 Total 32 1 0 0 2 1 – 0 0 34 2 Leeds United 2006–07 17 3 1 0 0 0 – 0 0 18 3 2007–08 26 1 2 0 2 0 – 2 0 32 1 Colchester United (loan) 2007–08 5 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 5 0 Total 43 4 3 0 2 0 – 2 0 50 4 Colchester United 2008–09 14 0 1 0 2 1 – 4 0 21 1 Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 2008–09 6 1 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 6 1 Colchester United 2009–10 18 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 0 0 0 Southend United (loan) 2009–10 4 0 0 0 2 0 – 0 0 6 0 Colchester United 2010–11 27 2 2 0 0 0 – 1 0 30 2 2011–12 16 2 1 0 1 0 – 1 0 19 2 Total 74 4 4 0 3 1 – 7 0 89 5 Career total 232 16 14 0 12 2 – 11 0 269 18 References
- ^ "We can bounce back – Heath". BBC Sport. 6 May 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/3690141.stm. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
- ^ Wise signs Sky Blue SkySports.com, 9 November 2007. Retrieved 22 June 2007.
- ^ Duo set to sign LeedsUnited.com, 2 January 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2007
- ^ United look to transfer market YorkshireEveningPost.co.uk, 4 June 2007. Retrieved 22 June 2007
- ^ "Leeds' Heath looks for loan club". BBC News. 10 March 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/7288017.stm. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- ^ "Colchester seal Heath deal". Sky Sports. 13 May 2008. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11688_3560340,00.html. Retrieved 13 May 2008.
- ^ Albion Squad Boost, Seagulls World, 2 March 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2009
- ^ Southend loan duo from Colchester, BBC Sport, 30 July 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2009
- ^ "Matt Heath Career Stats". Soccerbase. 13 September 2011. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=27974. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Football League Trophy
External links
- Matt Heath player profile at cu-fc.com
- Matt Heath player profile at lcfc.co.uk
- Matt Heath career stats at Soccerbase
Colchester United F.C. – current squad 1 Williams · 2 Aldred · 3 Rose · 4 Okuonghae · 5 Baldwin · 6 Heath · 7 Vincent · 8 O'Toole · 9 Gillespie · 10 Izzet (c) · 11 Antonio · 12 Cousins · 14 Bond · 15 Odejayi · 16 Henderson · 19 Thomas · 20 Wilson · 22 Wordsworth · 23 James · 24 Coker · 25 White · 27 Duguid · 30 Arnott · 31 Hamilton · 32 Sanderson · 35 Pentney · Manager: Ward
Categories:- Living people
- 1981 births
- English footballers
- Association football defenders
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Stockport County F.C. players
- Leeds United A.F.C. players
- Colchester United F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- Southend United F.C. players
- Premier League players
- The Football League players
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