Matthew Charles Fryatt was born on 5 March 1986 and is an English football coach and former professional footballer, who played as a striker.
31 Facts About Matty Fryatt
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Matty Fryatt's first was becoming the first player in 42 years to score 20 goals before Christmas, and another being the first in 83 years to hit hat-tricks in successive matches.
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On 18 December 2003, Matty Fryatt moved to Third Division Carlisle United on loan for a month to gain vital first team experience.
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Matty Fryatt collected the goal of the season and the player of the season awards at Walsall at the end of the season.
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Matty Fryatt scored 18 goals in his final season at Walsall.
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Matty Fryatt signed a three-and-a-half year deal with Leicester City for an undisclosed fee on 9 January 2006, while Walsall would receive a share of the profit should he be sold in future.
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Matty Fryatt was handed the number 12 shirt, which he wore at Walsall.
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On 6 February 2006, Matty Fryatt admitted he was a bit shocked when manager Craig Levein was sacked within 16 days of his arrival, after a run of poor results.
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Matty Fryatt pleaded to the board of directors to allow caretaker boss Rob Kelly to remain as manager until the end of the season.
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Matty Fryatt scored a total of six league goals, helping Leicester avoid relegation.
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Matty Fryatt was further frustrated by a foot problem during the second half of the season, forcing him to use an insole in his boots to take some of pressure away from his ankle.
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Matty Fryatt was even the transfer loan target of Nottingham Forest, Leeds United and Crewe Alexandra.
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Matty Fryatt said he was having the best season of his career with the club on 13 January 2009.
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Matty Fryatt was awarded the League One player of the month for December on 13 January 2009, and the League One player of the year on 29 March.
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Matty Fryatt was named in the League One PFA Team of the Year together with teammates Jack Hobbs and Matt Oakley on 26 April 2009.
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At Leicester's end of season awards evening, Matty Fryatt was voted by his teammates as players' player of the season, however he lost out to Steve Howard in the player of the season award and to Andy King who won the young player of the year award.
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Matty Fryatt finished the season as top goalscorer, just ahead of Martyn Waghorn with 13 goals.
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Matty Fryatt entered contract negotiations with Hull City in December 2010.
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Matty Fryatt made his debut as a substitute against Portsmouth on 3 January 2011.
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Matty Fryatt scored on his debut coming off the bench to give the Tigers the lead.
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On 5 February 2011, in the Humber derby against Scunthorpe United, Matty Fryatt scored a hat-trick, his first for Hull and the third of his career.
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On 1 October 2011 against Cardiff City at the KC Stadium, Matty Fryatt exchanged passes with Martin Pusic down the left before carrying the ball into the box, dropping his shoulder to get past a defender and finishing low past David Marshall at the near post.
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Matty Fryatt had beaten the offside trap and finished confidently past Frank Fielding.
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Matty Fryatt stepped up to take the penalty and confidently beat Kasper Schmeichel.
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Matty Fryatt made another cameo appearance in the following game at Molineux, before starting the next two games.
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On 27 September 2013, Matty Fryatt joined Sheffield Wednesday on a 28-day emergency loan.
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On 9 June 2014, Matty Fryatt signed for Nottingham Forest on a three-year deal.
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Matty Fryatt scored his first goal in the club's third game against Bournemouth on 19 August 2014.
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Matty Fryatt retired from football on 8 February 2018 due to a long-standing Achilles injury.
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In June 2020, it was announced that Matty Fryatt was suing Nottingham Forest, claiming that his career was ended prematurely due to negligence by the club in treating his injury.
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Matty Fryatt went on to star in the 2005 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, scoring four goals in five games, including a hat-trick against Serbia and Montenegro.