Alfie Matthews
Attack - Centre-Forward
at Dover Athletic
at Dover Athletic
660 days · joined 2024-08-03
👕100+ Apps
Market value
—
Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
7
clubs played for
17/18
debut season
0.16
goals / match
Braintree Town
top club · 40 apps
Position rank · 25/26
#198
goals rank
#45
assists rank
20
season goals
6
season assists
Among 573 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
—
peak value
—
top transfer fee
8
best season · 22/23
7 · 35%
pens / of goals
Born the same day
Shares 2001-09-30 · 6 players total
123Appearances
20Goals
6Assists
31Yellow cards
0Red cards
28Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Alfie Matthews |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Alfie Jacob Matthews |
| Date of birth | 2001-09-30 (24 yrs) |
| Place of birth | London, England |
| Citizenship |  England |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 175.00 m |
| Current club | Dover Athletic |
| Joined | 2024-08-03 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2025
25/26 — Dover Athletic
8 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Aug 2024
Transfer: Hemel → Dover Athletic
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — Hemel Hempstead Town
23 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2023
Transfer: Braintree → Hemel
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Braintree Town
40 matches · 8 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: Welling Utd. → Braintree
22/23 · Transfer
Mar 2022
Transfer: Without Club → Welling Utd.
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Welling United
7 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2021
Transfer: Palace U23 → Without Club
21/22 · Transfer
Sep 2020
Transfer: Arsenal U18 → Palace U23
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Crystal Palace U23
19 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Arsenal FC U18, Arsenal FC U23
18 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Arsenal FC U18
8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2018
Transfer: Arsenal Youth → Arsenal U18
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — Arsenal FC U18
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Percentile rank vs 49 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals2 total · 0.52/90
Assists2 total · 0.52/90
G+A4 total · 1.03/90
Yellow cards2 total · 0.52/90
Minutes played by club
Dover Athletic
13.7%
Hemel Hempstead Town
40.8%
Braintree Town
9.2%
Welling United
14.6%
Crystal Palace U23
14.3%
Arsenal FC U18
7.4%
Arsenal FC U23
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover Athletic | 1 | 25/26 | 25/26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 348 |
| Hemel Hempstead Town | 1 | 23/24 | 23/24 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1,036 |
| Braintree Town | 1 | 22/23 | 22/23 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 234 |
| Welling United | 1 | 21/22 | 21/22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 371 |
| Crystal Palace U23 | 1 | 20/21 | 20/21 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 363 |
| Arsenal FC U18 | 3 | 17/18 | 19/20 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 189 |
| Arsenal FC U23 | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | National League South | Dover Athletic | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 348 |
| 23/24 | National League South | Hemel Hempstead Town | 23 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1,036 |
| 22/23 | National League South | Braintree Town | 39 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 234 |
| 22/23 | NL South Play-offs | Braintree Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | National League South | Welling United | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 371 |
| 20/21 | PL2 Playoffs | Crystal Palace U23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Premier League 2 | Crystal Palace U23 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 363 |
| 19/20 | FA Youth Cup | Arsenal FC U18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Premier League 2 | Arsenal FC U23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | U18 Premier League | Arsenal FC U18 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 189 |
| 18/19 | U18 Premier League | Arsenal FC U18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | U18 Premier League | Arsenal FC U18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | Arsenal Youth | Arsenal U18 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-09-18 | Arsenal U18 | Palace U23 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-01 | Palace U23 | Without Club | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-03-18 | Without Club | Welling Utd. | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-01 | Welling Utd. | Braintree | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-01 | Braintree | Hemel | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-08-03 | Hemel | Dover Athletic | Transfer | 0 | — |
No recorded injuries.
No market value history.
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Reynolds | 1 | 0 | 898 |
| Craig King | 2 | 0 | 891 |
| Aaron Blair | 1 | 0 | 853 |
| Montel McKenzie | 1 | 0 | 841 |
| Josh Williams | 1 | 0 | 802 |
| Chris Regis | 2 | 0 | 789 |
| Miguel Azeez | 1 | 0 | 783 |
| Sam Greenwood | 2 | 1 | 776 |
| Cătălin Cîrjan | 2 | 2 | 743 |
| Joe Re | 1 | 0 | 740 |
| Matt Rush | 2 | 0 | 720 |
| Ben Cottrell | 2 | 1 | 719 |
| Willie Clemons | 2 | 0 | 704 |
| Mazeed Ogungbo | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Malachi Boateng | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Baris Altintop | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Ajayi | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Davies | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfie Payne | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Sims | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | National League South | Braintree Town | 8 | 39 |
| 19/20 | U18 Premier League | Arsenal FC U18 | 5 | 15 |
| 20/21 | Premier League 2 | Crystal Palace U23 | 3 | 19 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | Premier League 2 | Crystal Palace U23 | 3 | 19 |
| 25/26 | National League South | Dover Athletic | 2 | 8 |
| 19/20 | U18 Premier League | Arsenal FC U18 | 1 | 15 |
Teams faced most often by Alfie Matthews's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax Town | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 17% |
| Boreham Wood | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 20% |
| Solihull Moors | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | -10 | 0% |
| Aldershot Town | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 20% |
| Yeovil Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 40% |
| Maidenhead United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 25% |
| Hartlepool United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 25% |
| Woking FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 0% |
| Chesterfield FC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 25% |
| Stockport County | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 25% |
| Bromley FC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 25% |
| Notts County | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 8 | 348 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.52 |
| 23/24 | 23 | 1,036 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.52 |
| 22/23 | 40 | 234 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4.23 |
| 21/22 | 7 | 371 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.97 |
| 20/21 | 19 | 363 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.24 |
| 19/20 | 18 | 189 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.38 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
National League South
77 apps
12 G
2 A
U18 Premier League
23 apps
5 G
1 A
Premier League 2
19 apps
3 G
3 A
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Frequently asked about Alfie Matthews
Who is Alfie Matthews?
Alfie Matthews is an England professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Dover Athletic.
How old is Alfie Matthews?
Alfie Matthews is 24 years old. He was born on September 30, 2001 in London.
What position does Alfie Matthews play?
Alfie Matthews plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Alfie Matthews play for?
Alfie Matthews currently plays for Dover Athletic.
How many career goals has Alfie Matthews scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Alfie Matthews has scored 20 goals in 123 appearances.