Matty Fryatt
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Matthew Charles Fryatt is an English
footballer currently playing as a striker
for Hull City
. A product of Walsall's youth system
, Fryatt is a lifelong supporter of Manchester United.
Fryatt currently holds the record for fastest ever goal scored by a Leicester City
player when he scored after 9 seconds in a 2–1 defeat to Preston North End
on 15 April 2006. He also holds the record for the quickest ever Walsall goal, also 9 seconds in a 2–1 defeat to Bournemouth
in the 2004–05 season. Fryatt broke two further records during his time at Leicester in the 2008–09 season. His first was becoming the first player in 42 years to score 20 goals before Christmas
, and another being the first in 83 years to hit hat-trick
s in successive matches.
, Warwickshire
, Fryatt rose through the ranks at youth level at Walsall
. He made his first team debut as a substitute in a 3–1 League Cup
defeat to Bolton Wanderers
on 24 September 2003. On 18 December 2003, he moved to Carlisle United
on loan for a month to gain vital first team experience. The move proved successful, and Fryatt's loan was extended by another month He was recalled to Walsall after two months as the 2003–04 season came to a close.
Fryatt made a total of 49 league starts for the Saddlers, scoring 27 goals in the process. Fryatt also collected the goal of the season and the player of the season awards at Walsall at the end of the 2004–05 season. Nottingham Forest made a £850,000 offer for him on 17 August 2005, which was rejected by Walsall because it was "derisory." On 24 August, then-manager Paul Merson
believed Birmingham City and Sunderland would bid for Fryatt.
Despite signing a 12-month extension to his existing contract on 27 September 2005, Fryatt was told by the club they would not block a transfer to a bigger club. On 13 December 2005, Fryatt said he expected to be sold by the end of the 2005–06 season. A concrete offer was made by Danish club Odense Boldklub, which was managed by Bruce Rioch
, but Fryatt had no intention of moving to Denmark
. He scored 18 goals in his final season at Walsall.
for an undisclosed fee on 9 January 2006, while Walsall would receive a share of the profit should he be sold in future. He was handed the number 12 shirt, which he also wore at Walsall. He made his debut in a 2–1 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday
on 14 January, scoring his first goal in a 2–1 defeat to Cardiff City
on 21 January. On 6 February 2006, Fryatt admitted he was a bit shocked when manager Craig Levein
was sacked within 16 days of his arrival, after a run of poor results. Nonetheless, he still believed he made the right move from Walsall, even if Leicester suffer relegation. He also pleaded to the board of directors to allow caretaker boss Rob Kelly
to remain as manager until the end of the season. Fryatt scored a total of six league goals, helping Leicester avoid relegation. He ended their last home game of the season with a 1–0 win over Plymouth Argyle
on 22 April.
Fryatt was picked by the BBC
as Leicester's key player for the 2006–07 season, remarking that he "has the attitude and talent to play in the Premiership." However, he was plagued with injuries during that season, suffering an ankle injury in October 2006 which sidelined him for over two weeks. Fryatt was further frustrated by a foot problem during the second half of the season, forcing him to use an insole in his boots to take some of pressure away from his ankle. Despite playing 34 competitive games, he scored only four goals, one of them in a 4–3 FA Cup
defeat to Fulham
. Fryatt nonetheless attracted interest from Wolves
in July 2007, whose £2 million bid was turned down by then-manager Martin Allen
because "the offer was nowhere near high enough."
His form worsened in the 2007–08 season
, scoring only 2 goals in 30 league games and receiving one red card as Leicester were relegated from the Championship
. One goal he did contribute however, gave Leicester a shock victory over Aston Villa in the League Cup
on 26 September 2007. He was even the transfer loan target of Nottingham Forest, Leeds United and Crewe Alexandra
.
told Fryatt he thinks "he might have 20 goals by Christmas." He went on to score 20 goals before Christmas, the first Leicester player since Derek Dougan
42 years earlier to do so. On 29 November, he scored a hat-trick
in a 3–2 FA Cup win over Dag & Red, and another against Southend
on 6 December. In doing so he became the first Leicester player since Arthur Chandler
83 years earlier to hit hat-tricks in successive matches. Fryatt said he was having the best season of his career with the club on 13 January 2009.
Fryatt's superb form in the first half of the season attracted numerous transfer rumours in January 2009. Initially linked with a move to Crystal Palace
, he was also wanted by Derby County
and Preston North End. Paul Dickov felt Leicester should do everything possible to keep Fryatt, while chairman Milan Mandarić
was hopeful he would commit himself to the club. Although Fryatt refused to comment on his future in November, he signed a new three-and-a-half-year deal on 23 December 2008.
He was awarded the League One player of the month for December on 13 January 2009, and the League One player of the year on 29 March. In February 2009, manager Nigel Pearson
said he had total faith in Fryatt and no one, including fans should "doubt his ability." Fryatt went on to score his 30th and 31st goals against Southend on 18 April to secure the club's promotion as champions. He was named in the League One PFA Team of the Year
together with teammates Jack Hobbs
and Matt Oakley on 26 April 2009. At Leicester's end of season awards evening, Fryatt was voted by his teammates as players' player of the season, however he lost out to Steve Howard
in the player of the season award and also to Andy King who won the young player of the year award. He ended the last game of the season by scoring his 32nd goal against Crewe on 2 May.
remarked on 6 August that Fryatt's "progress in the Championship could also be key to City's chances." He was strongly linked with a move to Hull City
that month, which manager Nigel Pearson denied, saying he's "a very important member of our squad and we want to keep hold of our best players." Fryatt missed much of pre-season due to a hernia operation and leg infection. Nonetheless, he scored three goals in the opening five games of the 2009–10 season, equalling his tally during the club's doomed Championship campaign two seasons ago. Fryatt also helped Leicester to their first league win over Blackpool
in 43 years on 12 September, scoring a match-winning double.
During the 2010 January transfer window, West Brom
were linked with a £2.5 million bid for Fryatt. Wigan Athletic, whose manager Roberto Martinez
was his teammate at Walsall, were believed to have tabled a £3 million bid. On 6 February 2010, Fryatt assisted Dyer's goal against Blackpool in a 2–1 win, helping Leicester to their first away victory at Bloomfield Road
in 73 years. On 9 February however, he suffered a broken jaw after colliding with Brian Stock
in a 0–0 draw against Doncaster Rovers, and was taken to a hospital in an ambulance. Ruled out for eight weeks, he had undergone surgery at Leicester Royal Infirmary
, spending the night there before being transferred to a private hospital. He returned to action as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 win over Middlesbrough
on 2 May 2010. He scored his last goal of the season against Cardiff City
on 12 May, while Leicester lost the Championship play-off
semi-final 4–3 on penalties. Fryatt finished the season as top goalscorer, just ahead of Martyn Waghorn
with 13 goals.
in December 2010.
It was reported in the national media on 30 December 2010 that a £1.2–million deal had been agreed for Fryatt to move to the KC Stadium, but that the deal would not be completed before Leicester City played Hull City on 1 January 2011. The £1.2 million deal was confirmed on Hull City's official website prior to the Leicester game.
Fryatt made his debut as a substitute against Portsmouth on 3 January 2011. He scored on his debut coming off the bench to give the Tigers the lead. On 15 January, he scored his second goal, a penalty, in the 2–0 win over Barnsley at the KC Stadium.
On 5 February 2011, in the Humber derby
against Scunthorpe United
, Fryatt scored a hat-trick, his first for Hull and the third of his career.
On his 25th Birthday, Fryatt scored his 100th career league goal and his 7th since joing the club in the 1–0 victory over Nottingham Forest
at the City Ground
.
On 16 April, he scored a brace against Doncaster Rovers at the KC Stadium.
at Portman Road
on 13 August 2011, resulting in a 1–0 win.
On 1 October 2011 against Cardiff City
at the KC Stadium
, Fryatt exchanged passes with Martin Pusic
down the left before carrying the ball into the box, dropping his shoulder to get past a defender and finishing low past David Marshall
at the near post.
On 22 October 2011 against Watford
at the KC Stadium
, an error in the Watford box left the ball loose for Fryatt to fire home from close range.
On 1 November 2011 against Barnsley
at the Oakwell Stadium
, Dele Adebola
chested the ball down nicely into the path of Fryatt and the striker fired home into the bottom corner from the edge of the area.
On 19 November 2011 against Derby County
at Pride Park
, Liam Rosenior
advanced from right back all the way to the edge of the Derby box before feeding Matty Fryatt. He had beaten the offside trap and finished confidently past Frank Fielding
.
On 26 November 2011 against Burnley
at the KC Stadium
, Cameron Stewart
received the ball tight to the left touchline, beat Kieran Trippier
for skill and pace before crossing low for Matty Fryatt to finish from close range at the near post. A break-away started by Paul McKenna, passed through Robert Koren
and fed to Fryatt resulted in the striker blasting home his second goal of the game, although Grant in the Burnley goal will surely have been disappointed with his attempts to keep the shot out.
team on 9 September 2004 against Republic of Ireland
, coming on as a half-time substitute and assisting a goal in a 2–0 win. He went on to star in the 2005 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
, scoring four goals in five games, including a hat trick against Serbia and Montenegro.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
footballer currently playing as a striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
for Hull City
Hull City A.F.C.
Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...
. A product of Walsall's youth system
Youth system
Youth system is a sporting terminology used to refer to a youth investment program within a particular team or league, which develops and nurtures young talent in farm teams, with the vision of using them in the first team if they show enough promise, and to fill up squads numbers in some teams...
, Fryatt is a lifelong supporter of Manchester United.
Fryatt currently holds the record for fastest ever goal scored by a Leicester City
Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
player when he scored after 9 seconds in a 2–1 defeat to Preston North End
Preston North End F.C.
Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...
on 15 April 2006. He also holds the record for the quickest ever Walsall goal, also 9 seconds in a 2–1 defeat to Bournemouth
A.F.C. Bournemouth
A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899....
in the 2004–05 season. Fryatt broke two further records during his time at Leicester in the 2008–09 season. His first was becoming the first player in 42 years to score 20 goals before Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
, and another being the first in 83 years to hit hat-trick
Hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick in sport is the achievement of a positive feat three times during a game, or other achievements based on threes. The term was first used in 1858 in cricket to describe HH Stephenson's feat of taking three wickets in three balls. A collection was held for Stephenson, and he...
s in successive matches.
Walsall
Born in NuneatonNuneaton
Nuneaton is the largest town in the Borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth and in the English county of Warwickshire.Nuneaton is most famous for its associations with the 19th century author George Eliot, who was born on a farm on the Arbury Estate just outside Nuneaton in 1819 and lived in the town for...
, Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
, Fryatt rose through the ranks at youth level at Walsall
Walsall F.C.
Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...
. He made his first team debut as a substitute in a 3–1 League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
defeat to Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
on 24 September 2003. On 18 December 2003, he moved to Carlisle United
Carlisle United F.C.
Carlisle United F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Formed in 1904, the club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system....
on loan for a month to gain vital first team experience. The move proved successful, and Fryatt's loan was extended by another month He was recalled to Walsall after two months as the 2003–04 season came to a close.
Fryatt made a total of 49 league starts for the Saddlers, scoring 27 goals in the process. Fryatt also collected the goal of the season and the player of the season awards at Walsall at the end of the 2004–05 season. Nottingham Forest made a £850,000 offer for him on 17 August 2005, which was rejected by Walsall because it was "derisory." On 24 August, then-manager Paul Merson
Paul Merson
Paul Charles Merson is a retired English football player, and former player-manager of Walsall. His playing career has included spells at Arsenal, Middlesbrough, Aston Villa, Portsmouth and finishing his playing career at Tamworth. He also played for England 21 times...
believed Birmingham City and Sunderland would bid for Fryatt.
Despite signing a 12-month extension to his existing contract on 27 September 2005, Fryatt was told by the club they would not block a transfer to a bigger club. On 13 December 2005, Fryatt said he expected to be sold by the end of the 2005–06 season. A concrete offer was made by Danish club Odense Boldklub, which was managed by Bruce Rioch
Bruce Rioch
Bruce David Rioch is an English-born football manager and former player. He was manager of Aalborg BK in the Danish Superliga, until his sacking on 23 October 2008....
, but Fryatt had no intention of moving to Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. He scored 18 goals in his final season at Walsall.
Leicester City
Fryatt signed a three-and-a-half year deal with Leicester CityLeicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
for an undisclosed fee on 9 January 2006, while Walsall would receive a share of the profit should he be sold in future. He was handed the number 12 shirt, which he also wore at Walsall. He made his debut in a 2–1 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...
on 14 January, scoring his first goal in a 2–1 defeat to Cardiff City
Cardiff City F.C.
Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...
on 21 January. On 6 February 2006, Fryatt admitted he was a bit shocked when manager Craig Levein
Craig Levein
Craig William Levein is a Scottish former professional footballer and manager of the Scotland national team. During his playing career he played for Cowdenbeath and Heart of Midlothian...
was sacked within 16 days of his arrival, after a run of poor results. Nonetheless, he still believed he made the right move from Walsall, even if Leicester suffer relegation. He also pleaded to the board of directors to allow caretaker boss Rob Kelly
Rob Kelly
Robert Anthony "Rob" Kelly is an English former footballer and manager. Recently caretaker manager at Nottingham Forest, after Steve McClaren's departure and prior to the appointment of Steve Cotterill...
to remain as manager until the end of the season. Fryatt scored a total of six league goals, helping Leicester avoid relegation. He ended their last home game of the season with a 1–0 win over Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle F.C.
Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...
on 22 April.
Fryatt was picked by the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
as Leicester's key player for the 2006–07 season, remarking that he "has the attitude and talent to play in the Premiership." However, he was plagued with injuries during that season, suffering an ankle injury in October 2006 which sidelined him for over two weeks. Fryatt was further frustrated by a foot problem during the second half of the season, forcing him to use an insole in his boots to take some of pressure away from his ankle. Despite playing 34 competitive games, he scored only four goals, one of them in a 4–3 FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
defeat to Fulham
Fulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
. Fryatt nonetheless attracted interest from Wolves
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...
in July 2007, whose £2 million bid was turned down by then-manager Martin Allen
Martin Allen
Martin James Allen is a former football player and current manager of Notts County. He played more than 100 games for each Queens Park Rangers and West Ham United before finishing his playing career with Portsmouth and Southend United. Five years later, he took his first job in management, at...
because "the offer was nowhere near high enough."
His form worsened in the 2007–08 season
2007-08 in English football
The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.-European competitions:In October 2007 Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium. The record was broken the following month when Liverpool...
, scoring only 2 goals in 30 league games and receiving one red card as Leicester were relegated from the Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
. One goal he did contribute however, gave Leicester a shock victory over Aston Villa in the League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
on 26 September 2007. He was even the transfer loan target of Nottingham Forest, Leeds United and Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra F.C.
Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club...
.
2008–09 season
Fryatt made a positive start to the 2008–09 season, scoring five goals in four league games, earning him a nomination for League One player of the month for August. By November 2008, then-teammate Paul DickovPaul Dickov
Paul Dickov is a retired Scottish footballer, turned manager who is currently in charge of League One side Oldham Athletic...
told Fryatt he thinks "he might have 20 goals by Christmas." He went on to score 20 goals before Christmas, the first Leicester player since Derek Dougan
Derek Dougan
Alexander Derek Dougan was a former Northern Ireland international footballer who played for Wolverhampton Wanderers....
42 years earlier to do so. On 29 November, he scored a hat-trick
Hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick in sport is the achievement of a positive feat three times during a game, or other achievements based on threes. The term was first used in 1858 in cricket to describe HH Stephenson's feat of taking three wickets in three balls. A collection was held for Stephenson, and he...
in a 3–2 FA Cup win over Dag & Red, and another against Southend
Southend United F.C.
Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had...
on 6 December. In doing so he became the first Leicester player since Arthur Chandler
Arthur Chandler
Arthur Clarence Hillier Chandler was a professional footballer in the 1920s and 1930s. He is most famous at Leicester City, where he is the club's all time record goal scorer, with 273 goals, though he also played for Queens Park Rangers and Notts County....
83 years earlier to hit hat-tricks in successive matches. Fryatt said he was having the best season of his career with the club on 13 January 2009.
Fryatt's superb form in the first half of the season attracted numerous transfer rumours in January 2009. Initially linked with a move to Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace F.C.
Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...
, he was also wanted by Derby County
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
and Preston North End. Paul Dickov felt Leicester should do everything possible to keep Fryatt, while chairman Milan Mandarić
Milan Mandaric
Milan Mandarić is a Serbian-American business tycoon who has owned a string of successful businesses and football clubs including Portsmouth, Leicester City and Sheffield Wednesday. He currently is the chairman of Sheffield Wednesday...
was hopeful he would commit himself to the club. Although Fryatt refused to comment on his future in November, he signed a new three-and-a-half-year deal on 23 December 2008.
He was awarded the League One player of the month for December on 13 January 2009, and the League One player of the year on 29 March. In February 2009, manager Nigel Pearson
Nigel Pearson
Nigel Graham Pearson is an English football manager and former professional player. He is currently in his second spell as manager of Leicester City, having previously managed Hull City, Southampton and Carlisle United, and been assistant manager for England Under-21s and Newcastle United...
said he had total faith in Fryatt and no one, including fans should "doubt his ability." Fryatt went on to score his 30th and 31st goals against Southend on 18 April to secure the club's promotion as champions. He was named in the League One PFA Team of the Year
PFA Team of the Year
The Professional Footballers' Association Team of the Year is an annual award given to a set of 44 footballers in the top four tiers of English football; the Premier League, the Championship, League One and League Two, whom are seen to be deserving of being named in a "Team of the Year".The award...
together with teammates Jack Hobbs
Jack Hobbs (footballer)
Jack Hobbs is a professional English football player, currently playing for Hull City.-Lincoln City:From Moulton, a small village near Spalding, Lincolnshire, Hobbs played for Moulton Harrox from the age of 10. The former Spalding Grammar School student left Moulton Harrox a few years later when...
and Matt Oakley on 26 April 2009. At Leicester's end of season awards evening, Fryatt was voted by his teammates as players' player of the season, however he lost out to Steve Howard
Steve Howard
Steven John "Steve" Howard is a Scottish-English footballer currently playing for Championship side Leicester City.Howard is renowned for his aerial strength...
in the player of the season award and also to Andy King who won the young player of the year award. He ended the last game of the season by scoring his 32nd goal against Crewe on 2 May.
2009–10 season
The BBC SportBBC Sport
BBC Sport is the sports division of the BBC. It became a fully dedicated division of the BBC in 2000. It incorporates programmes such as Match of the Day, Grandstand , Test Match Special, Ski Sunday, Rugby Special and coverage of Formula One motor racing, MotoGP and the Wimbledon Tennis...
remarked on 6 August that Fryatt's "progress in the Championship could also be key to City's chances." He was strongly linked with a move to Hull City
Hull City A.F.C.
Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...
that month, which manager Nigel Pearson denied, saying he's "a very important member of our squad and we want to keep hold of our best players." Fryatt missed much of pre-season due to a hernia operation and leg infection. Nonetheless, he scored three goals in the opening five games of the 2009–10 season, equalling his tally during the club's doomed Championship campaign two seasons ago. Fryatt also helped Leicester to their first league win over Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
in 43 years on 12 September, scoring a match-winning double.
During the 2010 January transfer window, West Brom
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
were linked with a £2.5 million bid for Fryatt. Wigan Athletic, whose manager Roberto Martinez
Roberto Martinez
Roberto Martinez is the name of:* Roberto Martínez Lacayo, President of Nicaragua* Roberto Martínez y Gutiérrez, Mexican bishop consecrated by Moisés CarmonaSports* Roberto Martínez , Honduran boxer...
was his teammate at Walsall, were believed to have tabled a £3 million bid. On 6 February 2010, Fryatt assisted Dyer's goal against Blackpool in a 2–1 win, helping Leicester to their first away victory at Bloomfield Road
Bloomfield Road
Bloomfield Road is an all-seater football stadium in the English town of Blackpool, Lancashire. It has been the permanent home of Blackpool F.C. since 1901 and is named after the road on which the stadium's main entrance used to stand. The stadium has been in a process of redevelopment since 2000...
in 73 years. On 9 February however, he suffered a broken jaw after colliding with Brian Stock
Brian Stock
Brian Benjamin Stock is a Wales international footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Doncaster Rovers. He is known for his vision, awareness, and his play-making and passing ability.-Bournemouth:...
in a 0–0 draw against Doncaster Rovers, and was taken to a hospital in an ambulance. Ruled out for eight weeks, he had undergone surgery at Leicester Royal Infirmary
Leicester Royal Infirmary
The Leicester Royal Infirmary is a large National Health Service hospital in Leicester, England. It is located to the south-west of the city centre. It has Leicester's accident and emergency department, and is part of the University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust.The hospital was originally...
, spending the night there before being transferred to a private hospital. He returned to action as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 win over Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
on 2 May 2010. He scored his last goal of the season against Cardiff City
Cardiff city
Cardiff City may refer to:* Cardiff city centre* Cardiff City Council* Cardiff City F.C.* Cardiff City L.F.C.* Cardiff City Stadium...
on 12 May, while Leicester lost the Championship play-off
Football League Championship play-offs
The Football League Championship play-offs are a series of playoff matches contested by the teams finishing from 3rd to 6th in the Football League Championship table. The semi-finals are played over two legs, with 6th playing 3rd and 5th playing 4th, with the return fixtures following...
semi-final 4–3 on penalties. Fryatt finished the season as top goalscorer, just ahead of Martyn Waghorn
Martyn Waghorn
Martyn Thomas Waghorn is an English footballer who plays for Hull City as a striker, on loan from Leicester City. Waghorn had been with Sunderland since the age of eight and made his first team debut for the club in December 2007 against Manchester United at the age of 17...
with 13 goals.
2010-11
He entered contract negotiations with Hull CityHull City A.F.C.
Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...
in December 2010.
It was reported in the national media on 30 December 2010 that a £1.2–million deal had been agreed for Fryatt to move to the KC Stadium, but that the deal would not be completed before Leicester City played Hull City on 1 January 2011. The £1.2 million deal was confirmed on Hull City's official website prior to the Leicester game.
Fryatt made his debut as a substitute against Portsmouth on 3 January 2011. He scored on his debut coming off the bench to give the Tigers the lead. On 15 January, he scored his second goal, a penalty, in the 2–0 win over Barnsley at the KC Stadium.
On 5 February 2011, in the Humber derby
Humber derby
The Humber Derby, also known as the Humberside Derby, is the footballing rivalry between the teams north and south of the River Humber, England; Scunthorpe United and Grimsby Town from North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire on the south bank, and Hull City from the East Riding of Yorkshire...
against Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United F.C.
Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One....
, Fryatt scored a hat-trick, his first for Hull and the third of his career.
On his 25th Birthday, Fryatt scored his 100th career league goal and his 7th since joing the club in the 1–0 victory over Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest F.C.
Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...
at the City Ground
City Ground
The City Ground is a football stadium in the West Bridgford area of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, on the banks of the River Trent. It has been home to Nottingham Forest Football Club since 1898, and has a capacity of 30,602 ....
.
On 16 April, he scored a brace against Doncaster Rovers at the KC Stadium.
2011-12
He scored his first goal of the 2011–12 season against Ipswich TownIpswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....
at Portman Road
Portman Road
Portman Road is an association football stadium in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. It has been the home ground of Ipswich Town F.C. since 1884. The stadium has also hosted a number of England youth international matches, and one senior England friendly international match, against Croatia in 2003...
on 13 August 2011, resulting in a 1–0 win.
On 1 October 2011 against Cardiff City
Cardiff City F.C.
Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...
at the KC Stadium
KC Stadium
The KC Stadium, often shortened to the KC, is a multi-purpose facility in the city of Kingston upon Hull , England. Conceived as early as the late 1990s, it was completed in 2002 at a cost of approximately £44 million. It is named after the stadium's sponsors, telecommunications provider KC,...
, Fryatt exchanged passes with Martin Pusic
Martin Pusic
Martin Pusic is an Austrian footballer of Croatian origin who plays for Hull City as a winger in the Football League Championship.-Club career:...
down the left before carrying the ball into the box, dropping his shoulder to get past a defender and finishing low past David Marshall
David Marshall (footballer)
David James Marshall is a Scottish footballer who plays for Cardiff City as a goalkeeper. He is also a current Scotland international.-Celtic:...
at the near post.
On 22 October 2011 against Watford
Watford F.C.
Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...
at the KC Stadium
KC Stadium
The KC Stadium, often shortened to the KC, is a multi-purpose facility in the city of Kingston upon Hull , England. Conceived as early as the late 1990s, it was completed in 2002 at a cost of approximately £44 million. It is named after the stadium's sponsors, telecommunications provider KC,...
, an error in the Watford box left the ball loose for Fryatt to fire home from close range.
On 1 November 2011 against Barnsley
Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...
at the Oakwell Stadium
Oakwell Stadium
Oakwell is a multi-purpose sports development in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England used primarily by Barnsley Football Club for playing their home fixtures, and those of their reserves....
, Dele Adebola
Dele Adebola
Bamberdele "Dele" Adebola is a Nigerian footballer, who plays as a striker for Hull City.-Early life:...
chested the ball down nicely into the path of Fryatt and the striker fired home into the bottom corner from the edge of the area.
On 19 November 2011 against Derby County
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
at Pride Park
Pride Park Stadium
Pride Park Stadium is an all-seater football stadium located on the Pride Park business park on the outskirts of Derby, England. It is the current home of Football League Championship club Derby County, who moved to the stadium from the Baseball Ground upon its opening in 1997...
, Liam Rosenior
Liam Rosenior
Liam James Rosenior is an English footballer who plays for Hull City as a defender. He is the son of former Brentford manager Leroy Rosenior, and spent time on loan at Torquay United, where his father was manager, during their promotion season .-Club career:Born in London, Rosenior started his...
advanced from right back all the way to the edge of the Derby box before feeding Matty Fryatt. He had beaten the offside trap and finished confidently past Frank Fielding
Frank Fielding
Francis David "Frank" Fielding is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Derby County.-Club career:Born in Blackburn Lancashire, Fielding is a product of Blackburn Rovers Academy. He joined League Two side Wycombe Wanderers on 28 September 2007 on a three-month loan deal alongside...
.
On 26 November 2011 against Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
at the KC Stadium
KC Stadium
The KC Stadium, often shortened to the KC, is a multi-purpose facility in the city of Kingston upon Hull , England. Conceived as early as the late 1990s, it was completed in 2002 at a cost of approximately £44 million. It is named after the stadium's sponsors, telecommunications provider KC,...
, Cameron Stewart
Cameron Stewart (footballer)
Cameron Reece Stewart is an English footballer who plays for Hull City. He is played primarily as a winger, but he can also play as an out-and-out striker.-Manchester United:...
received the ball tight to the left touchline, beat Kieran Trippier
Kieran Trippier
Kieran John Trippier is a footballer who currently plays for Burnley on loan from Manchester City.-Manchester City:Trippier came through the ranks at Eastlands and signed professional terms for City in 2008...
for skill and pace before crossing low for Matty Fryatt to finish from close range at the near post. A break-away started by Paul McKenna, passed through Robert Koren
Robert Koren
Robert Koren is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hull City and as the captain for the Slovenian national team.-Early career:...
and fed to Fryatt resulted in the striker blasting home his second goal of the game, although Grant in the Burnley goal will surely have been disappointed with his attempts to keep the shot out.
International career
Fryatt made his debut for the England U19England national under-19 football team
-Other matches:-Latest squad:The following players were named in the squad for the friendly match against Denmark.- Recent call-ups :The following players have also been called up to the England under-19 squad and remain eligible.-Past squads:...
team on 9 September 2004 against Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland national football team
The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in association football. It is run by the Football Association of Ireland and currently plays home fixtures at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, which opened in May 2010....
, coming on as a half-time substitute and assisting a goal in a 2–0 win. He went on to star in the 2005 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
2005 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
The 2005 European Under-19 Football Championship was held in Northern Ireland between 18 and 29 July 2005.-Venues:-Teams:The eight teams that participated in the final tournament were: -Match officials:...
, scoring four goals in five games, including a hat trick against Serbia and Montenegro.
Career statistics
| Season | Club | Division | League | FA Cup FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's... |
League Cup Football League Cup The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis... |
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2003–04 2003-04 in English football The 2003-04 season was the 124th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:Arsenal completed the entire campaign without losing a single league game.... |
Walsall Walsall F.C. Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second... |
Division One Football League First Division The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship.... |
11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 12 | 1 | |
| 2004–05 2004-05 in English football The 2004–05 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*2004–05 was the first season to feature the rebranded Football League. The First Division, Second Division and Third Division were renamed the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League... |
League One Football League One Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system.... |
36 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 37 | 15 | |
| 2005–06 2005-06 in English football The 2005–06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*The rebuilt Wembley Stadium was due to open in time for the FA Cup final in May. However, in August 2005, The Football Association reserved the Millennium Stadium as a backup, as there was some doubt whether... |
23 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 25 | 13 | ||
| 2003–06 | Total | 70 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 78 | 30 | |
| 2003–04 2003-04 in English football The 2003-04 season was the 124th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:Arsenal completed the entire campaign without losing a single league game.... |
Carlisle United Carlisle United F.C. Carlisle United F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Formed in 1904, the club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.... |
Division Three Football League Third Division The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two... |
10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 2003–04 | Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2005–06 | Leicester City Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 19 | 6 | |
| 2006–07 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 34 | 4 | |||
| 2007–08 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 35 | 3 | |||
| 2008–09 | League One Football League One Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system.... |
46 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 32 | |
| 2009–10 | Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
29 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 13 | |
| 2010–11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | ||
| 2006–11 | Total | 168 | 51 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 189 | 62 | |
| 2010–11 2010–11 Football League Championship The 2010–11 Football League Championship was the seventh season of the league under its current name and nineteenth season under its current league division format... |
Hull City Hull City A.F.C. Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football... |
Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 9 |
| 2011–12 2011–12 Football League Championship The 2011–12 Football League Championship is the eighth season of the league under its current title and nineteenth season under its current league division format.... |
Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | |
| 2011– | Total | 40 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 16 | |
| 2003– | Career Total | 288 | 95 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 319 | 109 | |
- NOTE: teams in Italics indicate loan period
Club
Leicester City- League OneFootball League OneFootball League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
: 2008–09
Individual
- PFA League One Team of the YearPFA Team of the YearThe Professional Footballers' Association Team of the Year is an annual award given to a set of 44 footballers in the top four tiers of English football; the Premier League, the Championship, League One and League Two, whom are seen to be deserving of being named in a "Team of the Year".The award...
: 2008–09
External links
- Matty Fryatt profile at the Hull City website