News

Matt Jay

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

Player traits

Stats compared to other attacking midfielders/wingers
Touches85%Shot attempts71%Goals45%
Chances created50%Aerial duels won10%Defensive actions27%

League Two 2023/2024

1
Goals
2
Assists
6
Started
17
Matches
563
Minutes played
6.57
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
Filter

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
Touches85%Shot attempts71%Goals45%
Chances created50%Aerial duels won10%Defensive actions27%

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
1
0
  • Matches
  • Goals