20 Facts About Matt Jarvis

Matthew Thomas Jarvis was born on 22 May 1986 and is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger.

Matt Jarvis became a first-team regular for the club, helping them win promotion to the top flight in 2009.

Matt Jarvis spent three more years at the Canaries, including a brief loan spell with Walsall in 2019 before joining Woking and retiring in May 2021.

Matt Jarvis received his first call-up to the England squad in 2011 and earned his only cap as a substitute against Ghana in a friendly at Wembley Stadium.

Matt Jarvis next played for the first team in an FA Cup defeat to Burnley on 24 January 2004, and went on to feature regularly in the team in March and April.

Matt Jarvis scored his first goal for the club in a win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on 30 October 2004.

Matt Jarvis rejected the contract offer, but later claimed via his agent that he would be happy to remain at Priestfield Stadium if the club "demonstrated that it could match his ambitions".

Matt Jarvis ended the season having been named in the PFA's League One Team of the Year, Gillingham's Young Player of the Season, and with Charlton Athletic expressing their interest in him.

Scally claimed that Matt Jarvis had the potential to play for England by the time he was 24.

Matt Jarvis rejected a further improved contract offer by Gillingham, to join Wolverhampton Wanderers of the Championship in June 2007, signing a two-year contract with the option to extend his stay by a further year.

On 19 May 2011, Matt Jarvis was awarded both Supporters' Player of the Year award and Players' Player of the Year awards.

Matt Jarvis submitted a transfer request on 11 August 2012, after media reports linked West Ham United with the player.

On 24 August 2012, Matt Jarvis signed a five-year contract, with the option for an additional year, for a transfer fee which was a club record but was officially undisclosed.

On 1 September 2015, Matt Jarvis signed on a season-long loan for Norwich City.

Matt Jarvis was released by Norwich at the end of the season.

Matt Jarvis signed a deal with Woking on 28 February 2020.

On 30 May 2021, Matt Jarvis announced his retirement from football, ending his eighteen-year career.

Matt Jarvis was called up to the England national team in March 2011 for matches against Wales and Ghana.

Matt Jarvis had been in provisional squads earlier in the season, but was now in the squad due to injuries to Theo Walcott and Adam Johnson.

Matt Jarvis has been married to his wife Sarah since June 2011.