Mathew Collins

This article is about the Swiss footballer. For Other people, see Matthew Collins.

Mathew Thomas Clemence Collins (born 1 December 2004) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austria Salzburg in the Austrian 2. Liga.^[2]

Mathew Collins

Personal information
Full name	Mathew Thomas Clemence Collins[1]
Date of birth	(2004-12-01) 1 December 2004 (age 20)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Austria Salzburg
Youth career
0000–2022	FC Astoria Walldorf
2022–2023	Hannover 96
2023–2024	WSG Tirol
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2024–2025	WSG Tirol II	53	(9)
2025–	Austria Salzburg	2	(0)
2025–	Austria Salzburg II	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:07, 4 October 2025 (UTC)

Early life

Collins was born in Switzerland, and lived in Miami, Florida, prior to attending a football boarding school in Evian, France at the age of 14 years-old; at 16, he moved to Germany to play in the football academy of Astoria Walldorf.^[3][4]

Career

After playing in Germany for FC Astoria Walldorf and Hannover 96,^[5][6][7][8] Collins signed for Austrian club WSG Tirol in summer 2023.^[9][10][11] After playing for the club in the Regionalliga,^[12][13] ahead of the 2024–25 season he appeared in pre-season for the first-team.^[14]

He signed for newly promoted Austrian 2. Liga club Austria Salzburg in June 2025.^[15] He made his debut in the 2. Liga for Austria Salzburg as a substitute away against SC Bregenz in a 0–0 draw on 26 September 2025.^[16]

Personal life

He is the son of translator Orianne Cevey and English musician Phil Collins.^[17][18] His brother Nicolas is a drummer, and his half-sister Lily is an actress.^[11][19]