Matthew Dolan (footballer)

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Matthew Dolan
Personal information
Full name Matthew Alexander Dolan[1]
Date of birth (1993-02-11) 11 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Hartlepool, England
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Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Yeovil Town
Number 4
Youth career
Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Middlesbrough 0 (0)
2013 → Yeovil Town (loan) 8 (1)
2013–2014 → Hartlepool United (loan) 19 (2)
2014 → Bradford City (loan) 11 (0)
2014–2015 Bradford City 13 (0)
2014 → Hartlepool United (loan) 2 (0)
2015– Yeovil Town 39 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 7 May 2016 (UTC)

Matthew Alexander Dolan (born 11 February 1993) is an English footballer who plays for Yeovil Town. Dolan is primarily a midfielder, but is also comfortable in defence.

Career

Dolan began his career at Middlesbrough Middlesbrough and in July 2010 was awarded a four-year professional contract with the club, and is currently captain of their U21 side.[2]

On 4 January 2013, Dolan joined Football League One side Yeovil Town on a months loan deal,[3] and made his debut as a substitute in their Football League Trophy area semi-final defeat against Leyton Orient.[4] He played his first League One match for the club in the 2–0 win at Sheffield United.[5] Dolan only managed five appearances for Yeovil in his first spell on loan before returning to the Riverside due to injury.[6] On 27 March 2013, Dolan unexpectedly returned to Yeovil for a second loan spell this time until the end of the 2012–13 season.[7] On 29 March 2013, Dolan made his first appearance of his second loan spell for Yeovil as a second-half substitute in a goalless draw against Walsall.[8] On 1 April, he scored his first goal in professional football in the 2–1 away win at Notts County, with a goal scored direct from a free kick.[9] Dolan appeared as a second-half substitute in the 2013 League One play-off Final as Yeovil beat Brentford 2–1 to secure promotion to the Football League Championship.[10] Dolan returned to Middlesbrough having made 9 appearances for Yeovil in a loan spell hampered by injuries.

In August 2013, Dolan joined his home-town team Hartlepool United on a one-month loan deal, linking up with former Middlesbrough coaches Colin Cooper and Craig Hignett. This loan was extended in October.[11] Dolan then scored his first goal for the club, in a 3–1 win over Wimbledon on 22 October 2013.[12] This was followed up his second came on 26 December 2013, in a 1–1 draw against Chesterfield.[13] Dolan returned to Hartlepool United in January after making 20 appearance and scoring twice for the club.[14]

Under the management of Aitor Karanka, Dolan was the among players to be offload as part of Karanka's reducing the squad size.[15] So on 1 September Dolan agreed to join Bradford City on loan until the end of the season.[16] After making eleven appearance, it announced on 16 May 2014, Dolan agreed to join Bradford City on a one-year contract.[17]

He moved on loan to Hartlepool United on 27 November 2014. He only made 2 appearances when he was recalled to Bradford City due to an injury.[18]

Following his release from Bradford City, Dolan agreed to sign for League Two side Yeovil Town on a two-year deal from the 1 July 2015.[19]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 May 2016.[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Yeovil Town (loan) 2012–13[21] League One 8 1 0 0 0 0 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 10 1
Hartlepool United (loan) 2013–14[22] League Two 19 2 3 0 0 0 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 24 2
Bradford City (loan) 2013–14[22] League One 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Bradford City 2014–15[23] League One 13 0 1 0 2 0 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 17 0
Bradford City total 24 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 27 0
Hartlepool United (loan) 2014–15[23] League Two 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Yeovil Town 2015–16[24] League Two 39 3 3 0 1 0 4[lower-alpha 2] 0 47 3
Career total 92 6 7 0 3 0 9 0 111 6
  1. ↑ One appearance in Football League Trophy, one in League One play-offs
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Appearances in Football League Trophy

Honours

Yeovil Town

References

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  18. ↑ http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportbcfc/11631746.Bradford_City_midfielder_returns_to_Hartlepool_on_loan/
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