Matt Fish (footballer)

Matt Fish
Personal information
Full name	Matthew Fish
Date of birth	5 January 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Croydon, England
Position(s)	Right Back
Youth career
2005–2006	Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2007	Crystal Palace
2007	→ AFC Wimbledon (loan)
2007–2011	Dover Athletic
2011–2015	Gillingham
2014	→ Portsmouth (loan)
2015–2016	Ebbsfleet United
2016–2017	Welling United
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:26, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Matthew Fish (born 5 January 1989) is an English footballer.

Career

Fish progressed through the Crystal Palace youth ranks but was released in the summer of 2007 after a short loan spell at AFC Wimbledon.^[1] He made the switch to Isthmian League Division One side Dover Athletic in 2007 after a successful trial.^[2] He enjoyed a successful spell at Dover, winning two promotions in four seasons,^[3] and in the summer of 2011 made the move up to the Football League with Gillingham on a free transfer, linking up with former Dover manager Andy Hessenthaler.^[4] He made his professional debut on 9 August 2011, in the Football League Cup 1–0 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion at the Falmer Stadium, coming on as a second-half substitute for Barry Fuller.^[5] On 21 November 2014 Fish joined League Two club Portsmouth on loan until 3 January 2015.^[6]

In January 2015 Fish left Gillingham and joined Ebbsfleet United of Conference South.^[7] On 4 October 2016, Fish was released by Ebbsfleet United of Conference South. ^[8] He moved on to Welling United on 6 October 2016.^[9]