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Matt Jay

Colchester United
178 cm
Height
27
Shirt
28 years
Feb 27, 1996
England
Country
Position
Primary
Attacking Midfielder
AM

Player traits

Stats compared to other attacking midfielders/wingers
Touches82%Shot attempts71%Goals46%
Chances created51%Aerial duels won10%Defensive actions26%

League Two 2023/2024

1
Goals
2
Assists
6
Started
17
Matches
563
Minutes played
6.59
Rating
0
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Nov 2

Swindon Town
2-1
0
0
0
0
0
-

Apr 27

Crewe Alexandra
1-1
0
0
0
0
0
-

Apr 23

Doncaster Rovers
1-4
0
0
0
0
0
-

Apr 16

Grimsby Town
2-0
0
0
0
0
0
-

Apr 13

Crawley Town
2-3
0
0
0
0
0
-

Apr 6

Wrexham
1-2
1
0
0
0
0
-

Apr 1

Tranmere Rovers
1-1
0
0
0
0
0
-

Mar 29

Newport County
2-1
0
0
0
0
0
-

Mar 23

Mansfield Town
1-1
0
0
0
0
0
-

Mar 16

Walsall
1-1
0
0
0
0
0
-
Colchester United

Nov 2

FA Cup
Swindon Town
2-1
Bench

Apr 27

League Two
Crewe Alexandra
1-1
Bench

Apr 23

League Two
Doncaster Rovers
1-4
Bench

Apr 16

League Two
Grimsby Town
2-0
Bench

Apr 13

League Two
Crawley Town
2-3
Bench
2023/2024

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 46%
  • 13Shots
  • 1Goals
  • 1.02xG
2 - 2
Shot typeHeaderSituationFrom cornerResultGoal
0.08xG0.50xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 563

Shooting

Goals
1
Expected goals (xG)
1.02
xG on target (xGOT)
0.93
Non-penalty xG
1.02
Shots
13
Shots on target
6

Passing

Assists
2
Expected assists (xA)
1.81
Successful passes
207
Pass accuracy
75.5%
Accurate long balls
18
Long ball accuracy
50.0%
Chances created
8
Successful crosses
2
Cross accuracy
22.2%

Possession

Successful dribbles
1
Dribble success
33.3%
Touches
358
Touches in opposition box
15
Dispossessed
7
Fouls won
6

Defending

Tackles won
4
Tackles won %
57.1%
Duels won
15
Duels won %
46.9%
Aerial duels won
1
Aerial duels won %
33.3%
Interceptions
2
Blocked
4
Fouls committed
4
Recoveries
28
Possession won final 3rd
5
Dribbled past
3

Discipline

Yellow cards
0
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other attacking midfielders/wingers
Touches82%Shot attempts71%Goals46%
Chances created51%Aerial duels won10%Defensive actions26%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

Colchester UnitedJan 2023 - now
39
1
Exeter City (back from loan)Jun 2016 - Jan 2023
199
54
Truro City (on loan)Jan 2016 - Jun 2016
22
6
Exeter City (back from loan)Jan 2016 - Jan 2016
Hayes & Yeading United (on loan)Nov 2015 - Jan 2016
6
2
Exeter City (back from loan)Jan 2015 - Nov 2015
2
0
Weston Super Mare (on loan)Dec 2014 - Jan 2015
6
1
Exeter CitySep 2013 - Dec 2014
5
0

Youth career

Colchester United Under 21Oct 2024 - now
2
0
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