Matty Gillam
Personal information
Birth name Matthew Rhys Gillam[1]
Date of birth (1998-10-04) 4 October 1998[2]
Place of birth Bexley, England
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Atherton Collieries
Youth career
0000–2016 Rochdale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Rochdale 20 (2)
2016 → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 2 (0)
2019 → Cork City (loan) 3 (0)
2020–2021 Guiseley 6 (0)
2021–2022 Atherton Collieries 33 (7)
2022– Glossop North End
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:19, 31 March 2022 (UTC)

Matthew Rhys Gillam (born 4 October 1998) is an English footballer who plays for Northern Premier League side Glossop North End.

Career

Early life

Gillam was born in Bexley, Kent but moved with his family to Congleton, Cheshire, when he was only a few months old.[3] He first started playing for a local junior side, where he was quickly scouted by Port Vale and signed up for their Academy system.[3] At the age of 12 he was spotted by Manchester City scouts and spent three months there before joining the Stoke City Academy.[3] He was not offered a scholarship by Stoke, so he subsequently moved to Rochdale where they did offer him one.[3]

Rochdale

He signed his first professional contract with Rochdale during the summer of 2016, after the youngster came through the youth ranks at the Crown Oil Arena.[4] His first appearance for the club came on 9 November 2016 in the EFL Trophy, with a 2-1 win over Hartlepool.[5] He marked the occasion with a debut goal.

At the end of the 2017-2018 season, Gillam's contract was due to expire in the summer. On 25 May 2018, the 19 year old signed a new two-year deal with Rochdale.[6] In February 2019, following a week long trial, Gillam signed a short term loan contract with Cork City until July.[7]

Non-league

On 14 August 2020, following on from his release from Rochdale, he signed for National League North side Guiseley following a recommendation from his former Rochdale teammate, Brad Wade.[3] The season was curtailed due to Covid-19 and Gillam only went on to make nine appearances for the club.

On 28 August 2021, he dropped down a division to sign for Northern Premier League Premier Division side Atherton Collieries,[8] where he would contribute seven goals and four assists over 33 competitive appearances, before signing for Glossop North End on 6 June 2022.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 March 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rochdale 2016–17[10] League One0000001[lower-alpha 1]111
2017–18[10] League One8110102[lower-alpha 1]1122
2018–19[10] League One10100103[lower-alpha 1]1142
2019–20[10] League One2000003[lower-alpha 1]050
Total 202102093325
Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 2016–17[10] National League North20———20
Cork City 2019[10] LOI Premier Division 30———30
Guiseley 2020–21[10][11] National League North6030—0090
Atherton Collieries 2021–22[12][13] NPL Premier Division24640—5[lower-alpha 2]1337
Career total 55880201447912
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ One appearance in the FA Trophy, four appearances and one goal in the Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "EFL Released and Retained List 2016–17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Matt Gillam". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "MATTY GILLAM JOINS THE LIONS". www.guiseleyafc.co.uk. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Matthew Gillam - Forward - First Team - Rochdale AFC". www.rochdaleafc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Matthew Gillam | Football Stats | Rochdale | Season 2016/2017 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Matty Gillam Extends His Rochdale Stay". Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Matthew Gillam joins CCFC on loan from Rochdale". www.corkcityfc.ie. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  8. ↑ "New Signing: Matty Gillam". www.athertoncollieries.co.uk. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "Matty Gillam joins GNE". Glossop North End. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Matty Gillam at Soccerway
  11. ↑ For FA Cup second qualifying round: "Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round – Guiseley 4 - 0 Atherton Collieries – 2020-2021". FootballWebPages. Retrieved 31 March 2022. For FA Cup third qualifying round: "Guiseley AFC vs Matlock Town FC". Matlock Town FC. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  12. ↑ "Atherton Collieries – Appearances – Matty Gillam". FootballWebPages. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  13. ↑ "Atherton Collieries – Appearances – Matty Gilliam". FootballWebPages. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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