Matthew Berkeley Explained

Matthew Berkeley
Upright:0.8
Fullname:Matthew Anthony Berkeley
Birth Date:1987 8, df=y
Birth Place:Manchester, England
Position:Forward
Years1:2004–2007
Years2:2006
Years3:2007
Years4:2007
Years5:2008
Years6:2008
Years7:2008
Years8:2008–2009
Years9:2009–2011
Years10:2011–2012
Years11:2012
Years12:2012–?
Years13:2013
Years14:2013–?
Years15:2014
Clubs2:Workington (loan)
Clubs9:The New Saints
Clubs11:Workington
Caps1:16
Caps2:9
Caps3:2
Caps4:27
Caps5:0
Caps6:12
Caps7:4
Caps8:1
Caps9:63
Caps10:20
Caps11:6
Caps12:11
Goals1:2
Goals2:4
Goals3:0
Goals4:11
Goals5:0
Goals6:0
Goals7:0
Goals8:0
Goals9:13
Goals10:7
Goals11:0
Goals12:2
Nationalteam1:Saint Kitts and Nevis U20
Nationalyears2:2011
Nationalteam2:Saint Kitts and Nevis
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:06:55, 7 March 2012 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:13 November 2011

Matthew Anthony Berkeley (born 3 August 1987) is a footballer who plays as a forward. Born in England, he made two appearances for the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team in 2011.

Club career

Born in Manchester, Berkeley began his career with Gretna. He spent nine games on loan at Conference North side Workington in 2006. He made his debut for Workington on 4 February 2006. He scored his first goals of the loan period, netting a hat-trick against Northwich Victoria at Borough Park on 18 February. It was announced before Workington's trip to Northwich on 23 March that he would return to Gretna to help their Scottish Cup campaign. He finished his loan spell by scoring the opening goal of the game, although Workington eventually lost 4–1. He was released by Gretna in 2007.

After his release, he joined Altrincham but was released in late September 2007 after only three games for the club.

On 4 October 2007, he re-signed for Workington. He scored his first goals since returning to the club on a permanent basis, scoring two in a 5–0 win over Stalybridge in the FA Cup third qualifying round on 13 October. He moved to Droylsden on 22 June 2008 to join up with manager David Pace, But a month later he joined Leigh Genesis. After a change in management in late October 2008, he left Leigh and joined up with joined up with Mossley before signing for Hyde United the following month.

Berkeley then signed for Welsh Premier League side The New Saints in the 2009 January transfer window and went on to score 3 goals in 13 games in his first season.

He re-joined Hyde in August 2011 after a successful trial.[1] He made his debut for Hyde in a 2–1 opening day win against Worcester City.[2]

In March 2012 he re-joined Workington.[3]

He signed for Colwyn Bay in June 2012.[4] In February 2013 he re-joined Droylsden .[5]

He joined Stafford Town F.C in 2013 but later left to join Stafford Rangers in January 2014.[6]

International career

At the youth level he played in the 2007 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, scoring against Costa Rica and Jamaica.[7]

In September 2011 he was called up to the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team for their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against St Lucia and Puerto Rico.[8] He made his debut in November 2011 against Canada.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Signings . hydefc.co.uk . 13 August 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140821233830/http://www.hydefc.co.uk/newsarticle.php?id=429 . 21 August 2014 . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: Players . hydefc.co.uk . 7 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111103200047/http://www.hydefc.co.uk/players/ . 3 November 2011 . dead .
  3. Web site: One In, One Out at Hyde . NonLeagueDaily.com . 10 March 2012.
  4. Web site: Manager has completed his second new signing. https://archive.today/20130420050752/http://www.colwynbayfc.co.uk/site-administrator/103-manager-has-completed-his-second-new-signing.html. dead. 20 April 2013. Colwyn Bay FC. 15 June 2012.
  5. Web site: New players. Droylsden FC. 18 August 2014.
  6. Web site: Stafford Rangers boss brings in three new signings ahead of crucial basement clash. Staffordshire Newsletter. 18 August 2014.
  7. Web site: CONCACAF 2007 Under-20 Tournament Recap. Issuu. 28 October 2020.
  8. Web site: Striker Matthew Berkeley earns World Cup call after great start . Manchester Evening News . 30 September 2011 . 7 October 2011 . Glennon, Tony.
  9. Web site: CANADA DRAWS ST. KITTS, MOVES ON IN WORLD CUP QUALIFYING . TSN . 13 November 2011.