Matt Bower

Matt Bower (born 11 December 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Yate Town.

Matt Bower

Personal information
Full name	Matthew Joseph Bower[1]
Date of birth	(1998-12-11) 11 December 1998 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth	Cheltenham, England
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)[3]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Yate Town
Youth career
0000–2010	Charlton Rovers
2010–2016	Cheltenham Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Cheltenham Town	5	(0)
2016	→ Cirencester Town (loan)	10	(0)
2018	→ Weston-super-Mare (loan)	17	(1)
2019	→ Weston-super-Mare (loan)	5	(1)
2019–2020	Bath City	7	(0)
2019	→ Stratford Town (loan)	11	(0)
2020	Cinderford Town	7	(0)
2020–	Yate Town	?	(?)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 07:30 10 Aug 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Bower joined Cheltenham Town in 2010, and signed his first professional deal in July 2016 following the Robins promotion back to the Football League.^[4] Prior to this, Bower made his first-team debut for Cheltenham during their FA Trophy tie against Oxford City, replacing Cian Harries in their 2–2 draw.^[5] Bower also enjoyed a short-term loan spell at Cirencester Town between March and April 2016, where he featured ten times for the Southern League Premier Division side.^[6] On 19 August 2017, Bower made his League Two debut for Cheltenham during their 3–0 away defeat against Carlisle United, replacing Will Boyle in the 85th minute.^[7] After playing in a trial game for Stoke City in late September he then signed a new contract for the 2018-19 season on 6 February.

On 28 June 2019, Bower joined Bath City on a one-year contract.^[8] On 15 October 2019, he was loaned out to Stratford Town.^[9] On 30 January 2020, he joined Cinderford Town.^[10]

On 28 July 2020 he signed for Yate Town.

Career statistics

As of match played 5 May 2018.

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cheltenham Town	2015–16[3]	National League	0	0	0	0	—		2[a]	0	2	0
	2016–17[3]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2017–18[3]	League Two	3	0	0	0	0	0	2[b]	0	5	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	7	0
Cirencester Town (loan)	2015–16[6]	Southern League Premier Division	10	0	0	0	—		0	0	10	0
Career total			13	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	17	0

1. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy