Hayden Matthews
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hayden John Matthews[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 June 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Central defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Portsmouth | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2024 | Sydney FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Sydney FC NPL | 33 | (2) |
| 2023–2025 | Sydney FC | 29 | (0) |
| 2025– | Portsmouth | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Australia | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 November 2024 | |||
Hayden John Matthews (born 19 June 2004) is an Australian soccer player who currently plays as a central defender for EFL Championship club Portsmouth and the Australia national team.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Matthews was brought into the Sydney A-League Mens side, having been promoted from the National Premier Leagues NSW squad as injury cover for Jack Rodwell and Gabriel Lacerda. He made his debut against Newcastle Jets on 19 January 2024.[3] With limited expectation upon him and fellow youth center half pairing Jake Girdwood-Reich impressed in their performances for the club.[4]
On 27 January 2025, Matthews signed for EFL Championship club Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £1.26 million.[5]
International career
[edit | edit source]Matthews made his debut for the Socceroos against Bahrain in a World Cup qualifier in November 2024.[6]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Matthews has been a life-long Sydney FC supporter.[3][7]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 22 February 2025
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sydney FC | 2023–24 | A-League Men | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |||
| Portsmouth | 2024–25 | Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
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External links
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- 2004 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Sydney
- Australian men's soccer players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Sydney FC players
- Portsmouth F.C. players
- A-League Men players
- National Premier Leagues players
- English Football League players
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- Australia men's international soccer players
- Australian expatriate men's soccer players
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in England