Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matthew Timothy Dennis | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 15 April 2002||
Place of birth | Hammersmith and Fulham, England | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Milton Keynes Dons | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2020 [2] | Arsenal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2020–2022 | Norwich City | 0 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Southend United (loan) | 27 | (7) |
2022– | Milton Keynes Dons | 19 | (2) |
2023 | → Sutton United (loan) | 10 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:00, 19 August 2023 (UTC) |
Matthew Timothy Dennis (born 15 April 2002) [1] is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Milton Keynes Dons.
Dennis joined the academy of Premier League club Arsenal at the age of six, [2] and went on to progress through various age groups. He later featured regularly for the club's U18 and U23 sides. [2]
On 28 July 2020, Dennis signed for EFL Championship club Norwich City following the expiry of his contract with Arsenal. [2] In his first season he featured for the club's U23 side in the EFL Trophy, scoring twice in four games. [3] On 13 August 2021, Dennis was sent out on loan to National League club Southend United for the duration of the 2021–22. [4] He went on to make 29 appearances and score 8 goals for the club before returning to Norwich City. [5]
On 4 June 2022, Dennis signed for EFL League One club Milton Keynes Dons for an undisclosed fee. [6] He made his debut on 30 July 2022 as an 82nd-minute substitute in a 1–0 defeat away to Cambridge United. [7] Dennis scored his first goal for the club on 23 August 2022, in a 2–0 EFL Cup second round away win over Watford. [8] In January 2023 he joined EFL League Two team Sutton United on loan until the end of the season. [9]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Norwich City U23 | 2020–21 [3] | — | 4 [a] | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
Southend United (loan) | 2021–22 [5] | National League | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [b] | 1 | 29 | 8 |
Milton Keynes Dons | 2022–23 [10] | League One | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 [a] | 3 | 27 | 6 |
2023–24 [11] | League Two | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 7 | ||
Sutton United (loan) | 2022–23 [10] | League Two | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
Career total | 56 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 71 | 17 |