Matthew Nathaniel Joseph (born 30 September 1972) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender.[2] He has been a member of the Barbados national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Nathaniel Joseph[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 September 1972[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bethnal Green, England | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1990 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1992 | Arsenal | 0 | (0[1]) |
| 1992–1993 | Gillingham | 1 | (0) |
| 1993–1998 | Cambridge United | 159 | (6) |
| 1998–2004 | Leyton Orient | 249 | (3) |
| 2004–2005 | Canvey Island | 14 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Histon (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2005 | Histon | 2 | (0) |
| 2006-2007 | Braintree | 40 | (0) |
| Total | 456 | (9) | |
| International career | |||
| 2000 | Barbados | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editJoseph was born in the Bethnal Green area of London to West Indian parents.[3] He played as a midfielder for Arsenal in his youth career and both midfielder and defender at the senior level featured for the club Cambridge United with 159 caps. As well he subsequently left Cambridge in 1998 to join up with Leyton Orient for £10,000. The Barbadian won the Player of the Year award three times while at Orient.[3] Joseph in all appeared a total of 230 times both at and away from Brisbane Road.[1][4][5]
Joseph won 16 youth caps while featuring for England. Joseph was also capped twice for Barbados, with both caps coming at home against Guatemala and the United States in 2000.[1][3]
Joseph is currently a Youth Coach Developer working with that of the English Football Association.[4]
Honours
edit- Leyton Orient Player of the Year: 2000, 2001[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Queen Anne Press. p. 233. ISBN 1-85291-651-6.
- ^ "Matt Joseph". Football Database.eu.
- ^ a b c "Barbados World Cup player Matthew Joseph to complete GB Soccer Camp coaching roster". The Bahamas Weekly.com.
- ^ a b "Young coaching standards on the up, says Matthew Joseph". The FA.com.
- ^ "Joseph extends Orient stay". Sky Sports.com.
- ^ "Matt Joseph". 11v11.com.
External links
edit- Matt Joseph at Soccerbase
- Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
- Matt Joseph at National-Football-Teams.com
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