Matthew Dolan (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Alexander Dolan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Hartlepool, England | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club 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 | 56 | (5) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:12, 19 November 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 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 19 November 2016.[20]
| 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 |
| 2016–17[25] | League Two | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 24 | 3 | |
| Yeovil Town total | 64 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 81 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 109 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 135 | 9 | ||
- ↑ One appearance in Football League Trophy, one in League One play-offs
- 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
- ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy
Honours
- Yeovil Town
References
- ↑ "Player Details: Matthew Dolan". English National Football Archive.
- ↑ "Matthew Dolan". Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ↑ "Matthew Dolan: Yeovil Town sign Middlesbrough defender on loan". BBC Sport. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ↑ "Leyton Orient 1–0 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ↑ "Sheffield United 0–2 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ "Middlesbrough midfielder Matt Dolan may have played final Yeovil Town game". Western Gazette. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ↑ "Matthew Dolan: Yeovil bring back Middlesbrough midfielder". BBC Sport. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ↑ "Yeovil 0–0 Walsall". BBC Sport. 29 March 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ↑ "Notts County 1–2 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ↑ "Brentford 1–2 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ↑ "Matthew Dolan: Hartlepool extend loan of Middlesbrough midfielder". BBC Sport. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ↑ "Hartlepool United 3-1 AFC Wimbledon". BBC Sport. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ↑ "Chesterfield 1-1 Hartlepool United". BBC Sport. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ↑ "Dolan Returns To Middlesbrough". Hartlepool United F.C. 9 January 2014. Archived from the original on 1 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ↑ "Middlesbrough: Aitor Karanka wants squad size reduced". BBC Sport. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ↑ "Dolan deal in place". Bradford City A.F.C. 6 February 2014. Archived from the original on 1 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ↑ "DOLAN SIGNED UP". Bradford City A.F.C. 16 May 2014. Archived from the original on 1 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ↑ http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportbcfc/11631746.Bradford_City_midfielder_returns_to_Hartlepool_on_loan/
- ↑ "Matt Dolan: Yeovil Town sign midfielder". BBC Sport. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ↑ "Matthew Dolan". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ↑ "Games played by Matthew Dolan in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- 1 2 "Games played by Matthew Dolan in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Games played by Matthew Dolan in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ↑ "Games played by Matthew Dolan in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ↑ "Games played by Matthew Dolan in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
