Matt Jay

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Matt Jay
Personal information
Full name Matthew William Jay[1]
Date of birth (1996-02-27) 27 February 1996 (age 30)
Place of birth Torbay, England
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[2]
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Torquay United
Number 27
Youth career
2003–2013 Exeter City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2023 Exeter City 163 (41)
2014–2015 → Weston-super-Mare (loan) 5 (1)
2015 → Hayes & Yeading United (loan) 6 (2)
2016 → Truro City (loan) 20 (6)
2023–2025 Colchester United 35 (1)
2025– Torquay United 20 (7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:13, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

Matthew William Jay (born 27 February 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for National League South side Torquay United

Early life and education

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Jay was born in Torbay in Devon and he attended South Dartmoor Community College together with Ollie Watkins and Jamie Reid.[3][4]

Playing career

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Exeter City

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Jay made his professional debut for Exeter in a 2–0 loss to Wycombe Wanderers in the Football League Trophy at St James Park on 3 September 2013.[5]

On 22 November 2015, Jay joined National League South side Hayes & Yeading United on a one-month loan.[6]

He scored his first goal for Exeter in an EFL Trophy tie against Oxford United on 30 August 2016.[7] Jay finally scored his first league goal on the 8th of April, in the 2017–18 campaign, away to Cambridge United in a game where Exeter came twice from behind to win 3–2. This came to the delight of many players and fans alike following a run of impressive games starting and from the bench.[8][9]

In 2021, Jay scored his first career hat trick in a 4–0 victory against Leyton Orient.[10] After a month in which he scored five goals and got one assist, Jay received the League Two Player of the Month award for March 2021.[11] At the end of the 2020–21 season, he was named as the Devon side's Player of the Season,[12] and on 29 April 2021 was named in the 2020–21 EFL League Two Team of the Season at the league's annual awards ceremony.[13]

Jay was awarded the Exeter captaincy following the departure of Jake Taylor in the summer of 2021 and was given the number 7 shirt. He continued his goalscoring form into the 2021–22 season, netting 16 times in all competitions. The most significant of these came in a 2–1 home win over Barrow, where he scored a late winner, chesting the ball down from a Josh Key cross and slamming home through the legs of Paul Farman on the volley to secure his boyhood club's return to League One after a decade in League Two.[14]

Colchester United

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On 9 January 2023, Jay signed for Colchester United for an undisclosed fee.[15]

On 23 January 2025, Colchester United announced that Jay's contract had been cancelled by mutual consent, with Jay free to seek another club as a free agent.[16]

Torquay United

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On 24 January 2025, Jay signed for National League South side Torquay United.[17]

Career statistics

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As of match played on 9 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Exeter City 2013–14[18] League Two 2 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 3 0
2014–15[19] League Two 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2015–16[20] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2016–17[21] League Two 2 0 0 0 0 0 3[b] 1 5 1
2017–18[22] League Two 17 1 1 0 1 0 4[c] 0 23 1
2018–19[23] League Two 18 4 0 0 2 0 4[b] 0 24 4
2019–20[24] League Two 14 4 2 0 1 0 6[d] 4 23 8
2020–21[25] League Two 44 18 2 1 1 0 1[b] 1 48 20
2021–22[26] League Two 45 14 3 0 1 0 2[b] 2 51 16
2022–23[27] League One 18 0 2 1 2 1 3[b] 2 25 4
Total 163 41 10 2 8 1 25 10 206 54
Weston-super-Mare (loan) 2014–15[28] Conference South 5 1 0 0 — 1[e] 0 6 1
Hayes & Yeading United (loan) 2015–16[28][29] National League South 6 2 0 0 — 2[e] 0 8 2
Truro City (loan) 2015–16[28] National League South 20 6 0 0 — 2[f] 0 22 6
Colchester United 2022–23[27] League Two 18 0 — — — 18 0
2023–24[30] League Two 17 1 0 0 0 0 3[b] 0 20 1
2024–25[31] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 1 0
Total 35 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 39 1
Torquay United 2024–25[28] National League South 19 7 — — 1[g] 0 20 7
2025–26[28] National League South 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Total 20 7 0 0 — 1 0 21 7
Career total 249 58 10 2 8 1 35 10 302 71
  1. ^ a b Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  3. ^ Three appearances in EFL Trophy, one appearance in League Two play-offs
  4. ^ Five appearances and four goals in EFL Trophy, one appearance in League Two play-offs
  5. ^ a b Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  6. ^ Appearances in the National League South play-offs
  7. ^ Appearance in National League South play-offs

Honours

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Exeter City

Individual

References

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