Matt Wicks

Matt Wicks
Personal information
Full name Matthew Jonathan Wicks[1]
Date of birth (1978-09-08) 8 September 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Reading, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Central defender
Youth career
1994–1995 Arsenal
1995–1996 Manchester United
1996–1998 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Crewe Alexandra 7 (0)
1999–2000 Peterborough United 31 (0)
2000 → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 7 (3)
2000–2002 Brighton & Hove Albion 19 (1)
2002–2003 Hull City 14 (0)
2003 Newcastle United Jets 0 (0)
Total 78 (4)
International career
England U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matthew Jonathan Wicks (born 8 September 1978) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Wicks was viewed as "one of the most promising players of his generation" but never lived up to the label.[3]

  1. ^ "Matt Wicks". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  2. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2002). Rothmans Football Yearbook: 2002–03. London: Headline. p. 480. ISBN 978-0-7553-1099-9.
  3. ^ Nick Harris (8 January 1999). "Football: New faces for 1999 – County play for high stakes over Pennant". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2009.