Matty Fryatt
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Matthew Charles Fryatt (born 5 March 1986) is an English football coach and former professional footballer, who played as a striker. He is the U15s coach at Walsall.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matthew Charles Fryatt[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1986-03-05) 5 March 1986 (age 38)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
000?–2003 | Walsall | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2006 | Walsall | 70 | (27) |
2003–2004 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 10 | (1) |
2006–2011 | Leicester City | 168 | (51) |
2011–2014 | Hull City | 82 | (27) |
2013 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 9 | (4) |
2014–2017 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | (6) |
2022 | Rocester | 3 | (0) |
Total | 364 | (116) | |
International career | |||
2004–2005 | England U19 | 6 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Fryatt holds the record for fastest goal ever scored by a Leicester City player when he scored after 9 seconds in a 2–1 defeat by Preston North End on 15 April 2006.[2] He broke two further records during his time at Leicester in the 2008–09 season: firstly, becoming the first player in 42 years to score 20 goals before Christmas, and secondly, being the first in 83 years to hit hat-tricks in successive matches.[3]