Matt Rush

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Matt Rush
Personal information
Full name Matthew Thomas Rush[1]
Date of birth (2001-03-11) 11 March 2001 (age 25)
Place of birth Brentwood, England[2]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Boreham Wood
Number 32
Youth career
Wickford Town
2013–2014 Billericay Town
2014–2019 Southend United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Southend United 23 (1)
2019 → Great Wakering Rovers (loan) 8 (2)
2019 → Harlow Town (loan) 13 (11)
2021 → Tonbridge Angels (loan) 2 (1)
2022 → Chelmsford City (loan) 16 (3)
2022–2023 Braintree Town 38 (6)
2023 Aveley 13 (3)
2023–2024 Maidstone United 33 (15)
2024 Sutton United 7 (0)
2024 → Maidstone United (loan) 6 (3)
2024– Boreham Wood 26 (16)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:02, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

Matthew Thomas Rush (born 11 March 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League club Boreham Wood.

Career

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Rush began his career at local club Wickford Town, before moving to Billericay Town in the summer of 2013. In December 2014, Southend United signed Rush to the youth system at the club.[3] During the second half of the 2018–19 season, Rush signed for Great Wakering Rovers on loan.[4] In August 2019, Rush signed for Isthmian League Premier Division club Harlow Town on loan, scoring eleven goals in 13 games in all competitions during three months at the club.[5]

On 2 November 2019, Rush made his debut for Southend in a 1–0 loss against Sunderland.[6]

On 6 January 2021, Rush joined National League South side Tonbridge Angels on a four-week loan deal.[7]

On 11 February 2022, following nine National League appearances for Southend, Rush joined fellow Essex club Chelmsford City on loan.[8] At the end of the 2021–22 season, Rush was released by Southend.[9]

On 25 June 2022, Rush agreed to join fellow Essex-based side, Braintree Town ahead of the 2022–23 campaign following his release from Southend.[10]

On 1 July 2023, Rush signed for newly promoted National League South club, Aveley.[11]

On 3 November 2023, Rush joined Maidstone United, signing a deal until the end of the campaign.[12]

On 21 June 2024, Rush signed for recently relegated National League side Sutton United.[13] In November 2024, he returned to Maidstone United on loan.[14]

On 31 December 2024, Rush was recalled from his loan spell with Maidstone United, joining Boreham Wood for an undisclosed fee.[15]

Personal life

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Rush attended The Bromfords School in Wickford alongside former Southend teammate Charlie Kelman.[16]

Career statistics

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As of match played 26 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Southend United 2018–19[17] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20[17] League One 7 0 — 0 0 1[a] 0 8 0
2020–21[17] League Two 7 1 1 0 0 0 3[a] 0 11 1
2021–22[17] National League 9 0 2 0 — 1[b] 0 12 0
Total 23 1 3 0 0 0 5 0 31 1
Great Wakering Rovers (loan) 2018–19[18] Isthmian League North Division 8 2 — — — 8 2
Harlow Town (loan) 2019–20[19] Isthmian League South Central Division 8 5 2 0 — 3 6 13 13
Tonbridge Angels (loan) 2020–21[17] National League South 2 1 — — — 2 1
Chelmsford City (loan) 2021–22[17] National League South 16 3 — — — 16 3
Braintree Town 2022–23[17][20] National League South 38 2 3 1 — 3[b] 3 44 6
Aveley 2023–24[17][21] National League South 13 2 6 4 — 0 0 19 6
Maidstone United 2023–24[17] National League South 31 14 — — 4[c] 1 35 15
Sutton United 2024–25[17] National League 7 0 2 1 — 0 0 9 1
Maidstone United (loan) 2024–25[17] National League South 6 3 0 0 — 0 0 6 3
Career total 152 33 16 6 0 0 15 4 170 41
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. ^ a b Appearance in the FA Trophy
  3. ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in National League South play-offs

Honours

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Boreham Wood

References

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