Matthew Slattery
Slattery in pre-match training for Kitchee vs LCS
Personal information
Full name Matthew Luke Slattery
Date of birth (2005-04-05) 5 April 2005 (age 18)
Place of birth Chai Wan, Hong Kong
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Kitchee
Number 96
Youth career
–2023 Kitchee
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Kitchee 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Hong Kong U-16 1 (1)
2022– Hong Kong U-20 3 (0)
2023– Hong Kong U-23 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 October 2023

Matthew Luke Slattery[1][2] (Chinese: 馬斐; pinyin: Mǎ fěi; born 5 April 2005) is a Hong Kong professional footballer of partial English descent who currently plays as a striker for Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee.

Club career

Slattery was promoted to the senior squad of Kitchee ahead of the 2023–24 season following good performances in the Under-18's Youth Premier League.[3] He was also rewarded with his first professional contract with the club and would don the number 96 on his debut season.[4][5][6] He made his first unofficial senior appearance as a substitute during the pre-season friendly against Chainat Hornbill with him expressing his will to continue to go on the grind and continue to improve following his lacklustre performance.[7]

Slattery would also be included in the travelling squad for the 2023–24 AFC Champions League campaign, marking his first professional away outing.[8] Slattery would then make his senior debut in the 6-2 thrashing of RCFC in the Sapling Cup as a substitute.[9][10] Slattery was selected for the 2024 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup final squad following a good showing in the preliminary training. [11][12]

International career

Slattery made his Hong Kong U-20 debut against Thailand in a friendly where he impressed for a good 90 minutes playing as a striker. He was then called up for the Hong Kong U-23 where he scored a goal against Tajikistan U-23 and stole a draw from the opponents late in the game.[13]

Slattery participated in the 2023 East Asian Games in Ulaanbaatar where he managed to fend off Mongolia as he scored another late goal to secure the win for Hong Kong.[14] However the team fell to a 8-0 thrashing from Chinese Taipei and returned home with a silver medal.[15]

Personal life

Matthew is an alumni at La Salle College and was part of the school's athletics and football team.[16][17] Matthew's girlfriend is current 247 Football Club player Letti Tsang.

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 October 2023
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Others Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kitchee 2023–24 Hong Kong Premier League 0 0 0[a] 0 1[b] 0 0[c] 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in the Hong Kong FA Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in the Sapling Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in the Senior Shield

International

Hong Kong U-20

As of 4 October 2023
No Date Venue Opponent Result Goals Competition
1 9 September 2022 Chonburi UTA Stadium, Chonburi, Thailand  Thailand 0–1 (lost) - Friendly
2 16 September 2022 Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya, Indonesia  Indonesia 1–5 (lost) 2023 AFC U20 Asian Cup Qualifiers
3 18 September 2022 Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya, Indonesia  Timor-Leste 1–2 (lost) 2023 AFC U20 Asian Cup Qualifiers

Hong Kong U-23

As of 4 October 2023
No Date Venue Opponent Result Goals Competition
1 9 September 2022 TALCO Arena, Tursunzoda, Tajikistan  Tajikistan 1–1 (draw) 1 Friendly
2 16 September 2022 TALCO Arena, Tursunzoda, Tajikistan  Tajikistan 1–2 (lost) - Friendly

References

  1. ^ "Hong Kong, China - M. Slattery - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  2. ^ "傑志 | 傑志". www.kitchee.com (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  3. ^ "港超聯 傑志實行精兵化 7月底赴泰集訓". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2023-07-12. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  4. ^ "【「三冠」傑志勵精圖治 精兵政策衝亞冠】". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  5. ^ "港超︱傑志外借5青訓爭上陣時間 陳晉一回流盼在亞冠展西班牙學法成果 | 明報". LINE TODAY (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  6. ^ 體路 (2023-07-12). "【港超聯】傑志簽北馬中堅尼日利亞世盃腳 朱志光爆或「食過返尋味」再斟大牌". 體路 Sportsroad. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  7. ^ "季前熱身賽 周緣德起孖 傑志挫猜納犀鳥". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2023-08-01. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  8. ^ "𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐒𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐉𝐄𝐎𝐍𝐁𝐔𝐊 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐌𝐄𝐃 - Kitchee". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  9. ^ "𝗜𝗧'𝗦 𝗕𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗢𝗙 𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟𝗦🍿 - 傑志 Kitchee 6:2 晉峰 RCFC". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  10. ^ "Official debut with @kitcheeofficial . 🤞🙏". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  11. ^ "中國香港代表隊 – 決選名單". 中國香港足球總會. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  12. ^ "中國香港代表隊 – 初選名單". 中國香港足球總會. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  13. ^ "香港隊 馬斐末段追平 U22賽和塔吉克斯坦". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2023-06-16. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  14. ^ "東亞青年運動會 香港U18絕殺蒙古 錄兩連勝". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2023-08-20. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  15. ^ "東亞青年運動會 香港U18奪得銀牌". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2023-08-22. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  16. ^ "【逆轉男拔】喇沙呢個冠軍等咗6年！". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2019-03-08. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  17. ^ "【D1學界田徑】喇沙新星800米反勝創新猷 王珞僖告別戰奪金仍留憾". Yahoo Sports (in Chinese). 2019-03-08. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
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