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Matthew Pennington
Personal information
Full name Matthew Pennington[1]
Date of birth (1994-10-06) 6 October 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Warrington, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Everton
Number 38
Youth career
2005–2013 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Everton 7 (1)
2014 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 17 (2)
2014–2015 → Coventry City (loan) 24 (0)
2016 → Walsall (loan) 5 (0)
International career‡
2013 England U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:41, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:20, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

Matthew Pennington (born 6 October 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Everton.

Club career

Everton

Pennington joined Everton at the age of 11. In July 2013, he signed a new contract which would keep him at the club until the summer of 2015,[3] followed by a 3-year deal taking him to 2018.[4] He played in two friendlies during July 2015 against Dundee and Leeds United and then made his full debut against Barnsley in the Capital One Cup on 26 August 2015.[5] His first goal came on 1 April 2017, in the Merseyside derby against Liverpool F.C., equalising the game at 1–1. [6]

Tranmere Rovers (loan)

On 2 January 2014, Pennington joined League One side Tranmere Rovers on a one month's loan deal.[7] He made his debut on 4 January 2014, playing ninety minutes in a 1–1 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers.[8] on 25 January 2014, he scored his first senior goal in a 1–0 win over Crewe Alexandra.[9] He was recalled by Everton on 22 February 2014 to strengthen their Under-21 squad.[10] On 27 March 2014, he rejoined Tranmere on loan until the end of the season.[11]

Coventry (loan)

On 27 November 2014, Pennington joined Coventry City on loan until 4 January,[12] and this was subsequently extended to 7 February.[13] In January 2015, he was voted as the club's Player of the Month in a poll conducted by Coventry Telegraph.[14] On 7 February 2015 his loan was extended to the end of the season, with Pennington from then on being played more consistently at his more natural centre back position.[15] Pennington was named as Coventry City Young Player of the Year 2014–15, voted for unanimously by Coventry City manager Tony Mowbray and his coaching staff.[16][17]

Walsall (loan)

On 23 March 2016, Pennington joined Walsall on loan until the end of the season,[18] On 21 April 2016 his loan was terminated at the minimum 28-day point due to a defensive crisis at his home club.[19] He was recalled to be available for Everton's FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United.

International career

Pennington made his debut for England U19 on 21 March 2013, coming on as 70th-minute substitute in a 1–0 win over Turkey U19.[20] He was selected by Noel Blake after a performance against Arsenal in the FA Youth Cup, where he played right back, a position he had only figured in a handful of times in his career at the time.

Career statistics

As of match played 9 April 2017
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Everton 2013–14[21] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014–15[22] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16[23] Premier League 4 0 1 0 1 0 — 6 0
2016–17[24] Premier League 3 1 0 0 0 0 — 3 1
Total 7 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 1
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2013–14[21] League One 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 2
Coventry City (loan) 2014–15[22] League One 24 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 25 0
Walsall (loan) 2015–16[23] League One 5 0 — — 0 0 5 0
Career totals 53 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 56 3
  1. ^ Appearances in Football League Trophy

References

  1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/02/2014 and 28/02/2014" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 13. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Barclays Premier League Player Profile Matthew Pennington". web page. Premier League. 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  3. ^ "So Close..." evertonfc.com.
  4. ^ "Matthew Pens New Deal". evertonfc.com.
  5. ^ "Martinez Praises Debutant Pennington". evertonfc.com.
  6. ^ Sanghera, Mandeep (1 April 2017). "Liverpool 3-1 Everton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 April 2017. Jagielka flicked on a corner at the near post and, after Ashley Williams got a touch, Matthew Pennington arrived to slot in his first Everton goal on his first appearance of the season.
  7. ^ "BBC Sport – Tranmere Rovers: Liam Ridehalgh rejoins ahead of permanent deal". BBC Sport.
  8. ^ "Tranmere Rovers vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers – 1 January 2014 – Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  9. ^ "Tranmere Rovers vs. Crewe Alexandra – 25 January 2014 – Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  10. ^ "Latest Sky Bet League 1 News". football-league.co.uk.
  11. ^ "So Close..." evertonfc.com.
  12. ^ "Pennington Loaned To Coventry". evertonfc.com.
  13. ^ "BBC Sport – Matty Pennington: Everton defender extends Coventry loan". BBC Sport.
  14. ^ Aidan McCartney (9 January 2015). "Everton loan star Matthew Pennington is YOUR Coventry City Telegraph Player of the Month". coventrytelegraph.
  15. ^ "BBC Sport – Matthew Pennington: Coventry City extend defender's loan deal". BBC Sport.
  16. ^ Kieran Crowley. "Matthew Pennington voted as the Coventry City 2014/15 Young Player of the Year". ccfc.co.uk.
  17. ^ "Pennington Picks Up Sky Blues Award". evertonfc.com.
  18. ^ "Pennington Loaned To Walsall". evertonfc.com.
  19. ^ "Everton recall Matthew Pennington". evertonfc.com.
  20. ^ "TheFA.com – Report: England U19s 1–0 Turkey U19s". thefa.com.
  21. ^ a b "Games played by Matthew Pennington in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  22. ^ a b "Games played by Matthew Pennington in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  23. ^ a b "Games played by Matthew Pennington in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  24. ^ "Games played by Matthew Pennington in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
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