Matt Jay
Midfield - Attacking Midfield
at Torquay United
at Torquay United
485 days · joined 2025-01-24
👕200+ Apps
⚽50+ Goals
Market value
—
Attacking Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
4
clubs played for
13/14
debut season
0.23
goals / match
Exeter City
top club · 206 apps
Career highs
€450k
peak value · 2022
—
top transfer fee
20
best season · 20/21
6 · 9.4%
pens / of goals
Born the same day
Shares 1996-02-27 · 6 players total
273Appearances
64Goals
31Assists
7Yellow cards
0Red cards
36Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Matt Jay |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Matthew William Jay |
| Date of birth | 1996-02-27 (30 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Torbay, England |
| Citizenship |  England |
| Position | Midfield - Attacking Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 178.00 m |
| Current club | Torquay United |
| Joined | 2025-01-24 |
| Contract expires | 2027-06-30 |
| Agent | Two Touch Agency |
Jul 2025
25/26 — Torquay United
7 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2025
Transfer: Colchester Utd. → Torquay
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — Colchester United, Torquay United, Colchester United U21
22 matches · 7 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — Colchester United
20 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2023
Transfer: Exeter City → Colchester Utd.
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Exeter City, Colchester United
43 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Exeter City
51 matches · 16 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — Exeter City
48 matches · 20 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Exeter City
23 matches · 8 G · 5 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Exeter City
24 matches · 4 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Exeter City
23 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Exeter City
5 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
May 2016
Transfer: Truro City FC → Exeter City
15/16 · Return from loan
Jan 2016
Transfer: Exeter City → Truro City FC
15/16 · Loan
Dec 2015
Transfer: Hayes & Yeading → Exeter City
15/16 · Return from loan
Nov 2015
Transfer: Exeter City → Hayes & Yeading
15/16 · Loan
Jul 2015
15/16 — Exeter City
1 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2015
Transfer: Weston-super-M. → Exeter City
14/15 · Return from loan
Dec 2014
Transfer: Exeter City → Weston-super-M.
14/15 · Loan
Jul 2014
14/15 — Exeter City
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: Exeter U18 → Exeter City
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — Exeter City
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €450k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 44 other Midfield - Attacking Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals2 total · 1.08/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A2 total · 1.08/90
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
Minutes played by club
Torquay United
12.0%
Colchester United
17.4%
Colchester United U21
0.0%
Exeter City
70.5%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torquay United | 2 | 24/25 | 25/26 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 387 |
| Colchester United | 3 | 22/23 | 24/25 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 562 |
| Colchester United U21 | 1 | 24/25 | 24/25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exeter City | 10 | 13/14 | 22/23 | 206 | 54 | 27 | 2,273 |
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 | Torquay United | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 |
| 24/25 | EFL Trophy | Colchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | FA Cup | Colchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | National League South | Torquay United | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 221 |
| 24/25 | NL South Play-offs | Torquay United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Premier League Cup | Colchester United U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | EFL Cup | Colchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | EFL Trophy | Colchester United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | FA Cup | Colchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | League Two | Colchester United | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 562 |
| 22/23 | EFL Cup | Exeter City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 |
| 22/23 | EFL Trophy | Exeter City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 |
| 22/23 | FA Cup | Exeter City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 22/23 | League One | Exeter City | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | League Two | Colchester United | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | EFL Cup | Exeter City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | EFL Trophy | Exeter City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| 21/22 | FA Cup | Exeter City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | League Two | Exeter City | 45 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 259 |
| 20/21 | EFL Cup | Exeter City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | EFL Trophy | Exeter City | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 20/21 | FA Cup | Exeter City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 |
| 20/21 | League Two | Exeter City | 44 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 198 |
| 19/20 | EFL Cup | Exeter City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | EFL Trophy | Exeter City | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 113 |
| 19/20 | FA Cup | Exeter City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | League Two | Exeter City | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 207 |
| 19/20 | League Two Play-Offs | Exeter City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | EFL Cup | Exeter City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | EFL Trophy | Exeter City | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | FA Cup | Exeter City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | League Two | Exeter City | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 252 |
| 17/18 | EFL Cup | Exeter City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | EFL Trophy | Exeter City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | FA Cup | Exeter City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | League Two | Exeter City | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 518 |
| 17/18 | League Two Play-Offs | Exeter City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | EFL Cup | Exeter City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | EFL Trophy | Exeter City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 132 |
| 16/17 | League Two | Exeter City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | FL Trophy | Exeter City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | League Two | Exeter City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | EFL Trophy | Exeter City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | FA Cup | Exeter City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | League Cup | Exeter City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | League Two | Exeter City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | EFL Trophy | Exeter City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | League Two | Exeter City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Exeter U18 | Exeter City | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-12-08 | Exeter City | Weston-super-M. | Loan | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-01-08 | Weston-super-M. | Exeter City | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-11-22 | Exeter City | Hayes & Yeading | Loan | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-12-22 | Hayes & Yeading | Exeter City | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-01-22 | Exeter City | Truro City FC | Loan | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-05-31 | Truro City FC | Exeter City | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-09 | Exeter City | Colchester Utd. | Transfer | 450000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-24 | Colchester Utd. | Torquay | Transfer | 175000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current—
Peak€450k
Low—
Δ since start−€50k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €225k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €275k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Parkes | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Page | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Joel Randall | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Arthur Read | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Kite | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Christy Pym | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Woodman | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dean Moxey | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Nombe | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Seymour | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierce Sweeney | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Dawson | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Timothée Dieng | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Hartridge | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Caprice | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Sparkes | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Taylor | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Josh Key | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Archie Collins | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | League Two | Exeter City | 18 | 44 |
| 21/22 | League Two | Exeter City | 14 | 45 |
| 24/25 | National League South | Torquay United | 7 | 19 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | League Two | Exeter City | 5 | 44 |
| 21/22 | League Two | Exeter City | 4 | 45 |
| 19/20 | League Two | Exeter City | 4 | 14 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | 2016-05-31 | Truro City FC | Exeter City | Return from loan | — | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-01-22 | Exeter City | Truro City FC | Loan | — | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-12-22 | Hayes & Yeading | Exeter City | Return from loan | — | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-11-22 | Exeter City | Hayes & Yeading | Loan | — | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-01-08 | Weston-super-M. | Exeter City | Return from loan | — | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-12-08 | Exeter City | Weston-super-M. | Loan | — | — |
Last 50 matches for Torquay United The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-29 | CNAT |
Torquay United | 1–1 | Wrexham AFC | Available |
| 2023-04-22 | CNAT |
Altrincham FC | 2–2 | Torquay United | Available |
| 2023-04-18 | CNAT |
Chesterfield FC | 5–1 | Torquay United | Available |
| 2023-04-15 | CNAT |
Torquay United | 3–2 | York City | Available |
| 2023-04-10 | CNAT |
Maidenhead United | 1–3 | Torquay United | Available |
| 2023-04-07 | CNAT |
Torquay United | 2–0 | Eastleigh FC | Available |
| 2023-04-01 | CNAT |
Scunthorpe United | 0–1 | Torquay United | Available |
| 2023-03-28 | CNAT |
Boreham Wood | 0–1 | Torquay United | Available |
| 2023-03-25 | CNAT |
Torquay United | 1–2 | Dagenham & Redbridge | Available |
| 2023-03-18 | CNAT |
Gateshead FC | 1–1 | Torquay United | Available |
| 2023-03-11 | CNAT |
Torquay United | 1–2 | Wealdstone FC | Available |
| 2023-03-07 | CNAT |
Solihull Moors | 3–2 | Torquay United | Available |
| 2023-03-04 | CNAT |
Aldershot Town | 1–1 | Torquay United | Available |
| 2023-02-28 | CNAT |
Torquay United | 1–2 | Bromley FC | Available |
| 2023-02-25 | CNAT |
Torquay United | 1–2 | Southend United | Available |
| 2023-02-21 | CNAT |
Dorking Wanderers | 3–2 | Torquay United | Available |
| 2023-02-18 | CNAT |
Torquay United | 2–1 | Barnet FC | Available |
| 2023-02-04 | CNAT |
Torquay United | 1–2 | Notts County | Available |
| 2023-01-31 | CNAT |
Woking FC | 1–1 | Torquay United | Available |
| 2023-01-28 | CNAT |
Torquay United | 1–0 | Maidstone United | Available |
| 2023-01-07 | CNAT |
Torquay United | 1–0 | Halifax Town | Available |
| 2023-01-01 | CNAT |
Yeovil Town | 2–0 | Torquay United | Available |
| 2022-12-26 | CNAT |
Torquay United | 1–1 | Yeovil Town | Available |
| 2022-12-11 | CNAT |
Oldham Athletic | 3–2 | Torquay United | Available |
| 2022-12-03 | CNAT |
Dagenham & Redbridge | 0–1 | Torquay United | Available |
| 2022-11-26 | CNAT |
Torquay United | 1–1 | Gateshead FC | Available |
| 2022-11-19 | CNAT |
Barnet FC | 1–0 | Torquay United | Available |
| 2022-11-12 | CNAT |
Torquay United | 1–5 | Chesterfield FC | Available |
| 2022-11-09 | CNAT |
Torquay United | 3–3 | Dorking Wanderers | Available |
| 2022-11-01 | CNAT |
Torquay United | 6–1 | Aldershot Town | Available |
| 2022-10-29 | CNAT |
Notts County | 4–0 | Torquay United | Available |
| 2022-10-25 | CNAT |
Eastleigh FC | 1–0 | Torquay United | Available |
| 2022-10-22 | CNAT |
Torquay United | 4–4 | Altrincham FC | Available |
| 2022-10-08 | CNAT |
York City | 1–0 | Torquay United | Available |
| 2022-10-04 | CNAT |
Torquay United | 2–3 | Maidenhead United | Available |
| 2022-10-01 | CNAT |
Torquay United | 1–1 | Scunthorpe United | Available |
| 2022-09-24 | CNAT |
Wrexham AFC | 6–0 | Torquay United | Available |
| 2022-09-17 | CNAT |
Wealdstone FC | 1–1 | Torquay United | Available |
| 2022-09-13 | CNAT |
Torquay United | 1–4 | Solihull Moors | Available |
| 2022-09-03 | CNAT |
Southend United | 1–2 | Torquay United | Available |
| 2022-08-29 | CNAT |
Torquay United | 1–3 | Woking FC | Available |
| 2022-08-27 | CNAT |
Maidstone United | 1–0 | Torquay United | Available |
| 2022-08-20 | CNAT |
Torquay United | 0–1 | Boreham Wood | Available |
| 2022-08-16 | CNAT |
Bromley FC | 1–0 | Torquay United | Available |
| 2022-08-13 | CNAT |
Halifax Town | 0–1 | Torquay United | Available |
| 2022-08-06 | CNAT |
Torquay United | 0–0 | Oldham Athletic | Available |
| 2022-05-15 | CNAT |
Southend United | 1–1 | Torquay United | Available |
| 2022-05-11 | CNAT |
Stockport County | 1–0 | Torquay United | Available |
| 2022-05-07 | CNAT |
Torquay United | 2–0 | Chesterfield FC | Available |
| 2022-05-02 | CNAT |
Dagenham & Redbridge | 0–0 | Torquay United | Available |
Teams faced most often by Matt Jay'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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crawley Town | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 49 | 50 | -1 | 36% |
| Stevenage FC | 33 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 52% |
| Newport County | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 37% |
| Mansfield Town | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 33% |
| Grimsby Town | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 48% |
| Carlisle United | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 41% |
| Port Vale FC | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 36% |
| Cheltenham Town | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 50% |
| Cambridge United | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 48% |
| Forest Green Rovers | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 40% |
| Morecambe FC | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 36% |
| Swindon Town | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 54% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | Senior debut season | |
| 16/17 | First senior goal | |
| 21/22 | Goal #50 (career) |
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′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | 43 | 307 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.59 |
| 21/22 | 51 | 305 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 20/21 | 48 | 439 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 19/20 | 23 | 320 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.56 |
| 18/19 | 24 | 252 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.36 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
League Two
180 apps
42 G
18 A
FL Trophy
27 apps
10 G
9 A
National League South
26 apps
9 G
1 A
FA Cup
10 apps
2 G
0 A
League Cup
8 apps
1 G
0 A
League One
18 apps
0 G
2 A
League Two Play-Offs
2 apps
0 G
1 A
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Who is Matt Jay?
Matt Jay is an England professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfield for Torquay United.
How old is Matt Jay?
Matt Jay is 30 years old. He was born on February 27, 1996 in Torbay.
What position does Matt Jay play?
Matt Jay plays as a attacking midfield (Midfield - Attacking Midfield).
What club does Matt Jay play for?
Matt Jay currently plays for Torquay United.
How many career goals has Matt Jay scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Matt Jay has scored 64 goals in 273 appearances.