1. Matthew Claude Mills was born on 14 July 1986 and is an English retired professional footballer who played as a defender.
48 Facts About Matt Mills
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Matt Mills spent most of his career in the English EFL Championship, in which he played for Leicester City, Reading, Bolton, Nottingham Forest, Doncaster Rovers and Barnsley.
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Matt Mills turned professional in 2002 and had loan stints with Coventry City and AFC Bournemouth during his time with Southampton.
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Matt Mills has been capped at the national youth level and featured eight times for the England under-19.
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Matt Mills then returned to his parent club and made four appearances.
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On 21 February 2005, Matt Mills was loaned out again for a month joining AFC Bournemouth.
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Matt Mills ultimately signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with Manchester City on 31 January 2006.
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Matt Mills returned to his parent club on 23 March 2007 after they recalled him.
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On 17 August 2007, Matt Mills joined Doncaster Rovers on a six-month loan deal, linking up with manager Sean O'Driscoll for the second time in his career.
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Matt Mills then scored two goals in two matches for Doncaster Rovers between 29 September 2007 and 2 October 2007 against Cheltenham Town and Walsall.
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On 21 November 2007, Matt Mills had his loan spell at Doncaster Rovers terminated and returned to his parent club after he sustained a knee injury.
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Matt Mills helped Doncaster Rovers keep four consecutive clean sheets between 29 January 2008 and 12 February 2008.
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Matt Mills then helped Doncaster Rovers win promotion to the Championship, beating Leeds United at Wembley Stadium in the League One play-off final on 25 May 2008.
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Matt Mills expressed a desire to join Doncaster Rovers after winning promotion at Wembley, and was expected to sign in the close season.
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Matt Mills then helped the club keep three consecutive clean sheets between 15 November 2008 and 25 November 2008.
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On 5 August 2009, Matt Mills was officially unveiled as a Reading player, signing a three-year contract under manager Brendan Rodgers.
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However, Matt Mills found his first team opportunities limited and was placed on the substitute bench, and for tactical reasons, according to Managers Rodgers.
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Matt Mills found his own injury concern along the way.
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Matt Mills' performance was then praised after showing impressive display after helping the club beat Liverpool in the third round replay of the FA Cup on 13 January 2010.
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However, Matt Mills eventually continued to remain as the club's captain in the absence of Ingimarsson.
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Matt Mills previously was sidelined on two occasions prior to suffering a groin injury.
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Matt Mills had rejected an offer from Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers to join Leicester.
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Matt Mills since captained the club in a number of matches, as well as, establishing himself in the starting eleven.
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Matt Mills then helped Leicester City keep four consecutive clean sheets between 17 September 2011 and 1 October 2011.
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Matt Mills then lost the captaincy and was relegated to training with the club's youth academy.
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Matt Mills was later informed by phone that he was allowed to leave Leicester.
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But, despite being linked with league rivals Leeds United and West Ham United, Matt Mills refused to leave on loan as it would have been "very disrespectful for the fans".
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On 4 July 2012, Matt Mills signed a three-year contract with Bolton Wanderers for an undisclosed fee.
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In July 2013, after Matt Mills was linked with a move to Leeds United to reunite with his former Reading manager Brian McDermott, Bolton manager Dougie Freedman confirmed that Leeds had made an inquiry about Matt Mills' availability.
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Freedman stated that he would like Matt Mills to stay at the club, but if Matt Mills wanted to leave he would let him go provided the right offer came in.
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Since making his return to the first team, Matt Mills won his place back in the side and partnered either David Wheater and Tim Ream.
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Matt Mills's pairing in the central defence with Ream and Wheater was praised by Manager Freedman.
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However, Matt Mills was sidelined when he suffered a minor knee problem during a match against Watford on 22 February 2014.
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Matt Mills's release was explained as part of the club's cut costing measures.
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On 1 July 2015, Matt Mills signed for Nottingham Forest as a free agent, re-uniting with former Bolton manager Dougie Freedman in the process.
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Matt Mills followed up with the next four matches by helping the club keep four consecutive clean sheets between 16 January 2016 and 6 February 2016.
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Matt Mills went on to captain five matches for the club in the next six matches.
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However, Matt Mills was told by new Manager Aitor Karanka that he can leave Nottingham Forest after being deemed surplus of requirements.
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On 31 January 2018, Matt Mills terminated his contract with the club by mutual agreement.
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On 31 January 2018, Matt Mills signed with Barnsley for the remainder of the season.
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On 21 August 2018, Matt Mills joined Indian Super League club Pune City.
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Matt Mills then captained twice for Pune City, coming against Kerala Blasters and Goa on 7 December 2018 and 11 December 2018.
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However, Matt Mills soon lost his first team place and was demoted to the substitute bench.
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Matt Mills then announced his retirement from playing professional football in July 2020.
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Matt Mills helped the national side to the final, which they lost to the France under-19s.
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Matt Mills made a total of eight appearances for the team between 2004 and 2005.
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Matt Mills was educated at Bradon Forest Secondary School in Purton, near Swindon.
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Matt Mills now plays for Forest Green Rovers, where he was joined by Matt in May 2019.