Matt Wicks
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Jonathan Wicks[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Reading, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Central defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1995 | Arsenal | ||
| 1995–1996 | Manchester United | ||
| 1996–1998 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Crewe Alexandra | 7 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Peterborough United | 31 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 7 | (3) |
| 2000–2002 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 19 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Hull City | 14 | (0) |
| 2003 | Newcastle United Jets | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 78 | (4) | |
| International career | |||
| England U17 | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Matthew Jonathan Wicks (born 8 September 1978) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
Wicks was viewed as "one of the most promising players of his generation" but never lived up to the label.[3]
Club career
[edit | edit source]Born in Reading,[2] Wicks began his career with youth contracts at both Arsenal and Manchester United,[4] but failed to make a league appearance for either team.[5][6] After being released by Arsenal in 1998, Wicks signed for Crewe Alexandra, where he made six league appearances.[7] Wicks later signed for Peterborough United, making a total of 31 league appearances.[8] While at Peterborough, Wicks spent a loan spell with Brighton & Hove Albion, and later signed for Brighton on a permanent deal.[9] In his two spells at Brighton, he made 26 league appearances.[10] After leaving Brighton, Wicks signed for Hull City, where he made 14 league appearances.[11][12] After leaving Hull in July 2002,[13] Wicks moved to Australia to play with the Newcastle United Jets, under the management of former Norwich City player Ian Crook, but never appeared for the club. He was released from his contract in August 2003 on compassionate grounds because of the illness of a relative, and retired from football soon afterwards.[14]
International career
[edit | edit source]Wicks was captain of the England national under-17 football team.[14]
Honours
[edit | edit source]Peterborough United
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Wicks is the son of fellow footballer Steve Wicks[14] and grandson of former Chelsea F.C. chairman Brian Mears.[citation needed]
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External links
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Reading, Berkshire
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Manchester United F.C. players
- Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
- Peterborough United F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- Hull City A.F.C. players
- Newcastle Jets FC players
- English Football League players
- English expatriate men's footballers
- English expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia