Matty Fryatt

Matthew Charles Fryatt (born 5 March 1986) is an English football coach and former professional footballer, who played as a striker. He is the U15s coach at Walsall.

Matty Fryatt
Fryatt lining up for Leicester City in 2008
Personal information
Full name Matthew Charles Fryatt
Date of birth (1986-03-05) 5 March 1986
Place of birth Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
000?–2003 Walsall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Walsall 70 (27)
2003–2004Carlisle United (loan) 10 (1)
2006–2011 Leicester City 168 (51)
2011–2014 Hull City 82 (27)
2013Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 9 (4)
2014–2017 Nottingham Forest 25 (6)
2022 Rocester 3 (0)
Total 364 (116)
International career
2004–2005 England U19 6 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fryatt holds the record for fastest goal ever scored by a Leicester City player when he scored after 9 seconds in a 2–1 defeat by Preston North End on 15 April 2006. He broke two further records during his time at Leicester in the 2008–09 season: firstly, becoming the first player in 42 years to score 20 goals before Christmas, and secondly, being the first in 83 years to hit hat-tricks in successive matches.

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