Matthew Nash is an Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n football (soccer) goalkeeper

Goalkeeper (football)

In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 who currently plays for the Newcastle Jets.

Club career

Nash previously played for Port Kembla in the Illawarra League, before moving to NSW Premier League side APIA Leichhardt in 2007. After winning the 2007 Johnny Warren Cup with Nash in goal, APIA narrowly missed out on a finals place, finishing fifth.

After trialling with through the 2007 pre-season, Nash was offered a short-term contract for the start of the A-League 2007-08

A-League 2007-08

The A-League 2007-08 season was the third season of the Australian A-League football competition, won by the Newcastle Jets. Football Federation Australia hoped to build on the success of the previous two seasons and on the interest generated by and playing in the 2007 AFC Champions League, and...

 season as cover for injured reserve keeper Ivan Necevski

Ivan Necevski

Ivan Necevski is a football goalkeeper who currently plays in the Australian A-League for Sydney FC.-Club career:...

. On 9 September 2007 he made his A-League debut in place of Clint Bolton

Clint Bolton

Clint Brian Bolton is an Australian football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Melbourne Heart in the Australian A-League. He was one of the most experienced goalkeepers in the history of the National Soccer League, which preceded the A-League...

 who was on international duty, becoming only the second goalkeeper to appear for Sydney in the A-League. His strong performance impressed some commentators, keeping a clean-sheet. His short-term contract finished on 10 October 2007 on Necevski's return from injury.

Nash was loaned to for four weeks to cover the injured Mark Birighitti

Mark Birighitti

Mark Birighitti is an Australian football player who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Adelaide United in the A-League. He is the youngest keeper to partake in an international club final—a record previously held by Real Madrid's Iker Casillas.- Club career :Mark started his career at the AIS...

.

He has signed for APIA Leichhardt Tigers in the NSW Premier League.

Nash signed with the Newcastle Jets to cover for injured keeper Neil Young

Neil Young (footballer born 1979)

Neil Young is a football goalkeeper who currently plays for A-League club the Newcastle United Jets. Playing the majority of his career in the Football West State League with Sorrento FC Young had trials with Crewe Alexandra, Stockport County and Bournemouth FC in England before moving to...

 after the exit of the current replacement keeper Paul Henderson

Paul Henderson (footballer)

Paul John Henderson is an Australian football goalkeeper who is currently playing for Sydney Olympic.-Club career:Henderson started his career in club football in Australia...

 to rivals Central Coast Mariners. Nash made his debut for the club in a 2-0 win over North Queensland Fury.

External links

• Central Coast Mariners profile