Matthew James Bloomfield was born on 8 February 1984 and is an English professional football manager and former footballer who is the current manager of EFL League One club Wycombe Wanderers.
14 Facts About Matt Bloomfield
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Matt Bloomfield played as a midfielder and spent the entirety of his playing career with Wycombe Wanderers, having started with Ipswich Town, graduating from the club's academy without making a first team league appearance.
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Matt Bloomfield made his senior debut in 2003, after joining Wycombe on a free transfer in the same year.
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Matt Bloomfield was appointed manager of the club in February 2023 and had previously managed Colchester United in EFL League Two.
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In July 2008, Matt Bloomfield finally signed a two-year contract extension.
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Matt Bloomfield finally signed after Wycombe's new manager, Peter Taylor, said he would look to get Matt Bloomfield a better deal when he had returned to fitness and was back in the first team.
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Matt Bloomfield made 16 appearances in the Championship for Wycombe the following season, which would prove to be his last full season as a Wycombe player, as he began to take up additional duties after being named a first team coach.
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The club were relegated back to League One at the end of the campaign, after which Matt Bloomfield would make just one more appearance for the club, captaining the side in an EFL Cup first round tie against Exeter, which Wycombe would later win on penalties.
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Matt Bloomfield announced his retirement from active playing on February 2,2022.
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On 30 September 2022, Matt Bloomfield was appointed head coach of League Two side Colchester United.
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On 21 February 2023, following the departure of long-term manager Gareth Ainsworth to Queens Park Rangers, Matt Bloomfield agreed in principle to return to Wycombe Wanderers as manager.
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Matt Bloomfield regularly writes blogs for the BBC website and has appeared on regional football show Late Kick Off.
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Matt Bloomfield was the first footballer to sign the "Football Vs Homophobia charter for action" in October 2011.
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Matt Bloomfield often takes on an ambassadorial role at the club and regularly participates in community scheme activities.