Hayden Matthews
Australian soccer player (born 2004)
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Hayden John Matthews (born 19 June 2004) is an Australian soccer player who currently plays as a central defender for EFL Championship club Portsmouth and the Australia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hayden John Matthews[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 June 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Central defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Portsmouth | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2024 | Sydney FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Sydney FC NPL | 33 | (2) |
| 2023–2025 | Sydney FC | 29 | (0) |
| 2025– | Portsmouth | 17 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Australia | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 November 2024 | |||
Club career
Matthews was brought into the Sydney A-League Mens side, having been promoted from the National Premier Leagues NSW squad as injury cover for Jack Rodwell and Gabriel Lacerda. He made his debut against Newcastle Jets on 19 January 2024.[3] With limited expectation upon him and fellow youth center half pairing Jake Girdwood-Reich impressed in their performances for the club.[4]
On 27 January 2025, Matthews signed for EFL Championship club Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £1.26 million.[5]
International career
Matthews made his debut for the Socceroos against Bahrain in a World Cup qualifier in November 2024.[6]
Personal life
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 February 2025
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sydney FC | 2023–24 | A-League Men | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |||
| Portsmouth | 2024–25 | Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||