Matthew Cox (footballer)
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Matthew Aidan Cox (born 2 May 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Brentford.
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Full name | Matthew Aidan Cox[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (2003-05-02) 2 May 2003 (age 21) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Sutton, England[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Brentford | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
0000–2017 | Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||
2017–2021 | AFC Wimbledon | ||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Brentford | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | Brentford | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 28 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2020 | England U17 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | England U19 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2023 | England U20 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:46, 27 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:55, 27 March 2024 (UTC) |
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Cox is a product of the Chelsea and AFC Wimbledon academies and began his professional career with the latter club in 2020. He transferred to Brentford in 2021. Cox has been capped by England at youth level.