Matt Lecointe
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Matt Lecointe
| image =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|10|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = Plymouth, England
| position = Forward
| currentclub =
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| youthyears1 = 2003–2012 | youthclubs1 = Plymouth Argyle
| years1 = 2011–2015 | clubs1 = Plymouth Argyle | caps1 = 25 | goals1 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2012 | nationalteam1 = England U18| nationalcaps1 = 1| nationalgoals1 = 1
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Matthew Robert Lecointe (born 28 October 1994) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was capped by England at under-18 level.
Career
Lecointe made his professional debut in 1–0 League Cup defeat against Millwall at Home Park on 9 August 2011, replacing Jared Sims as a second-half substitute.{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14368505.stm |title=Plymouth 0–1 Millwall |work=BBC Sport |date=9 August 2011 |access-date=10 August 2011}}{{cite web|title='I Love Football'|url=http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364~2415775,00.html|publisher=Plymouth Argyle F.C|access-date=16 October 2011|date=10 August 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014003712/http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364~2415775,00.html|archive-date=14 October 2011}} In his third start, he scored the opening goal in a 3–2 league win at Dagenham & Redbridge on 15 October 2011.{{cite web|title=Dag & Red 2–3 Plymouth|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15225741.stm|work=BBC Sport|access-date=16 October 2011|date=15 October 2011}} "We did well with the build up to create the opportunity for Matty and he took his goal very well, but we see that every day so we know what he can do," said Carl Fletcher.{{cite web|title=The Young Ones|url=http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364~2483497,00.html|publisher=Plymouth Argyle F.C|access-date=16 October 2011|date=16 October 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019062817/http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364~2483497,00.html|archive-date=19 October 2011}} In February 2012, he was called up to the England under-18 squad for a match against Poland the following month.{{cite news|title=Plymouth Argyle's Matt Lecointe is picked by England|url=http://www.thisisdevon.co.uk/Plymouth-Argyle-s-Matt-Lecointe-picked-England/story-15223762-detail/story.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505121645/http://www.thisisdevon.co.uk/Plymouth-Argyle-s-Matt-Lecointe-picked-England/story-15223762-detail/story.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 May 2013|access-date=3 May 2012|newspaper=Western Morning News|date=14 February 2012}} Lecointe replaced Nick Powell in the second half at Alexandra Stadium and scored minutes later in a 3–0 win for England.{{cite web|last=Veevers|first=Nicholas|title=Poles Apart|url=http://www.thefa.com/England/mens-u18s/News/match-centre/2012/EnglandvPoland/070312?p=mr&mid=216004|publisher=The Football Association|access-date=3 May 2012|date=7 March 2012}}{{cite web|title=Matt Makes England Mark|url=http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364~2640212,00.html|publisher=Plymouth Argyle F.C|access-date=3 May 2012|date=8 March 2012}}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Lecointe signed his first professional contract in May, having made 22 appearances in his debut season.{{cite web|title=Matty Signs New Deal|url=http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364~2755798,00.html|publisher=Plymouth Argyle F.C|access-date=3 May 2012|date=1 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507040003/http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364~2755798,00.html|archive-date=7 May 2012}}{{cite web|title=Matt Lecointe signs new Plymouth Argyle deal|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17920471|work=BBC Sport|access-date=3 May 2012|date=2 May 2012}}
Lecointe spent the entire of the 2013–14 season injured with a ruptured cruciate ligament in his knee, despite this he was offered a new contract to stay at Plymouth, which he signed on 30 May 2014.{{Cite news |url=http://www.pafc.co.uk/news/article/matty-signs-on-1583138.aspx |title=Matty Signs On |publisher=Plymouth Argyle F.C.|access-date=30 May 2014|date=30 May 2013}} Lecointe was released by Plymouth in May 2015 having missed the whole of the 2014–15 season due to injury.
In November 2015, Lecointe announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 21 due to ongoing injury problems with his right knee.{{cite web|url=http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Plymouth-Argyle-striker-Matt-Lecointe-retires/story-28189870-detail/story.html|title=Former Plymouth Argyle striker Matt Lecointe retires from football aged 21|publisher=Western Evening News|date=17 November 2015|access-date=24 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118175914/http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Plymouth-Argyle-striker-Matt-Lecointe-retires/story-28189870-detail/story.html|archive-date=18 November 2015|url-status=dead}}
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{soccerbase|61236|name=Matt Lecointe}} | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Plymouth Argyle
|19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| 2012–13
|6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2013–14
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014–15
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Career total
!25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
References
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External links
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Category:Footballers from Plymouth, Devon
Category:English men's footballers
Category:England men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Plymouth Argyle F.C. players