Matt Rush

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

Matt Rush

Personal information
Full name	Matthew Thomas Rush[1]
Date of birth	(2001-03-11) 11 March 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Brentwood, England[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Boreham Wood
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)

Career

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

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

Career statistics

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. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
2. Appearance in the FA Trophy
3. Two appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in National League South play-offs

Honours

Boreham Wood

• National League South play-offs: 2025^[22]