Matthew Bates

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Matthew Bates
Personal information
Full name	Matthew David Bates
Date of birth	10 December 1986 (1986-12-10) (age 22)
Place of birth	Stockton, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Defender, Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Middlesbrough
Number	26
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004– 2005 2006 2008	Middlesbrough → Darlington (loan) → Ipswich Town (loan) → Norwich City (loan)	34 (1) 04 (0) 02 (0) 03 (0)
National team2
2004	England U20	01 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:40, 12 May 2009 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 05:57, 17 March 2009 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Matthew David Bates (born 10 December 1986 in Stockton) is an English professional football player who currently plays as a defender for Middlesbrough.

Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Honours 3.1 As a player 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Career

He is a product of the Middlesbrough youth system and first appeared for the club in 2004. He has since had a loan spell with Darlington, and now appears to be a more frequent fixture in the Middlesbrough first team.

He was sent out on loan to Ipswich Town in 2006, but was seriously injured in his second game, tearing his cruciate ligament and partially tearing his medial ligament and was forced to end his loan spell.[1] After recovering from injury, in January 2008 Bates moved on loan to Norwich City for two months. He later returned to Middlesbrough after suffering from another knee injury which has resulted in him needing a third operation in just 18 months.[2]

Following Middlesbrough's relegation from the Premier League in 2008-09, rumours rose regarding the future of Matthew Bates at Middlesbrough. However, despite, Premier League club interest, he signed a 3 - year deal with the Boro.^[1]

[edit] Personal life

Bates hit the tabloid headlines in September 2006 when private photographs of him were posted on the internet, one of which showed him wearing a pair of skimpy briefs, another kneeling in front of a mirror, naked apart from a pair of socks, with his penis semi erect. It is understood that he had taken the pictures himself over a period of months for the benefit of his then girlfriend.^[2]

[edit] Honours

[edit] As a player

Middlesbrough

• UEFA Cup runner-up: 2005–06

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Matthew Bates career stats at Soccerbase

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