.jpg) Massey playing for Port Vale in October 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gavin Alexander Massey[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 October 1992[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Watford, England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger; forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2010 | Watford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Watford | 7 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Wealdstone (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2012 | → Colchester United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Colchester United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | Colchester United | 158 | (20) |
| 2016–2017 | Leyton Orient | 36 | (8) |
| 2017–2022 | Wigan Athletic | 142 | (12) |
| 2022–2024 | Port Vale | 81 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:22, 17 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Gavin Alexander Massey (born 4 October 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger; he is without a club after leaving Port Vale on 30 June 2024. Massey is a versatile attacker who can play as a forward or as a winger.[3]
Massey was one of the first players to progress through the Watford-affiliated Harefield Academy, where he broke into the first team in 2010. During his time with Watford, Massey was loaned to Wealdstone, Yeovil Town and twice to Colchester United. In 2012, Massey joined Colchester permanently, where he made over 150 league appearances. He joined Leyton Orient in the summer of 2016 before signing for Wigan Athletic a year later. He spent five seasons with Wigan, helping them to the League One title in the 2017–18 and 2021–22 seasons and featuring in over 50 Championship matches. He was released from Wigan in June 2022 and joined Port Vale the following month.
- ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2012 and 31/08/2012" (PDF). The Football Association. 31 August 2012. p. 8. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ a b c Gavin Massey at Soccerbase
- ^ "Gavin Massey | "I'll play anywhere to help the team"". Wigan Athletic FC. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2022.