Matthew Berkeley

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Matthew Berkeley

| image = Matthew Berkeley.jpg

| upright = 0.8

| caption = Berkeley playing for Hyde

| fullname = Matthew Anthony Berkeley

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1987|8|3}}

| birth_place = Manchester, England

| currentclub =

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2004–2007

| years2 = 2006

| years3 = 2007

| years4 = 2007

| years5 = 2008

| years6 = 2008

| years7 = 2008

| years8 = 2008–2009

| years9 = 2009–2011

| years10 = 2011–2012

| years11 = 2012

| years12 = 2012–?

| years13 = 2013

| years14 = 2013–?

| years15 = 2014

| clubs1 = Gretna

| clubs2 = → Workington (loan)

| clubs3 = Altrincham

| clubs4 = Workington

| clubs5 = Droylsden

| clubs6 = Leigh Genesis

| clubs7 = Mossley

| clubs8 = Hyde United

| clubs9 = The New Saints

| clubs10 = Hyde

| clubs11 = Workington

| clubs12 = Colwyn Bay

| clubs13 = Droylsden

| clubs14 = Stafford Town

| clubs15 = Stafford Rangers

| caps1 = 16

| caps2 = 9

| caps3 = 2

| caps4 = 27

| caps5 = 0

| caps6 = 12

| caps7 = 4

| caps8 = 1

| caps9 = 63

| caps10 = 20

| caps11 = 6

| caps12 = 11

| goals1 = 2

| goals2 = 4

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 11

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| goals7 = 0

| goals8 = 0

| goals9 = 13

| goals10 = 7

| goals11 = 0

| goals12 = 2

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 = Saint Kitts and Nevis U20

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| nationalyears2 = 2011

| nationalteam2 = Saint Kitts and Nevis

| nationalcaps2 = 2

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = 06:55, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 13 November 2011

}}

Matthew Anthony Berkeley (born 3 August 1987) is a footballer who plays as a forward. Born in England, he made two appearances for the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team in 2011.

Club career

Born in Manchester, Berkeley began his career with Gretna. He spent nine games on loan at Conference North side Workington in 2006. He made his debut for Workington on 4 February 2006. He scored his first goals of the loan period, netting a hat-trick against Northwich Victoria at Borough Park on 18 February. It was announced before Workington's trip to Northwich on 23 March that he would return to Gretna to help their Scottish Cup campaign. He finished his loan spell by scoring the opening goal of the game, although Workington eventually lost 4–1. He was released by Gretna in 2007.

After his release, he joined Altrincham but was released in late September 2007 after only three games for the club.

On 4 October 2007, he re-signed for Workington. He scored his first goals since returning to the club on a permanent basis, scoring two in a 5–0 win over Stalybridge in the FA Cup third qualifying round on 13 October. He moved to Droylsden on 22 June 2008 to join up with manager David Pace, But a month later he joined Leigh Genesis. After a change in management in late October 2008, he left Leigh and joined up with joined up with Mossley before signing for Hyde United the following month.

Berkeley then signed for Welsh Premier League side The New Saints in the 2009 January transfer window and went on to score 3 goals in 13 games in his first season.

He re-joined Hyde in August 2011 after a successful trial.{{cite web | url=http://www.hydefc.co.uk/newsarticle.php?id=429 | title=New Signings | work=hydefc.co.uk | accessdate=13 August 2011 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821233830/http://www.hydefc.co.uk/newsarticle.php?id=429 | archivedate=21 August 2014 | df=dmy-all }} He made his debut for Hyde in a 2–1 opening day win against Worcester City.{{cite web | url=http://www.hydefc.co.uk/players/ | title=Players | work=hydefc.co.uk | accessdate=7 October 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103200047/http://www.hydefc.co.uk/players/ | archive-date=3 November 2011 | url-status=dead }}

In March 2012 he re-joined Workington.{{cite web | url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=83165 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130013530/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=83165 | url-status=usurped | archive-date=30 January 2013 | title=One In, One Out at Hyde | work=NonLeagueDaily.com | accessdate=10 March 2012}}

He signed for Colwyn Bay in June 2012.{{cite web|title=Manager has completed his second new signing|url=http://www.colwynbayfc.co.uk/site-administrator/103-manager-has-completed-his-second-new-signing.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130420050752/http://www.colwynbayfc.co.uk/site-administrator/103-manager-has-completed-his-second-new-signing.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 April 2013|publisher=Colwyn Bay FC|accessdate=15 June 2012}} In February 2013 he re-joined Droylsden .{{cite web|title=New players|url=http://www.droylsdenfc.com/news-announcements/item/27-new-players|publisher=Droylsden FC|accessdate=18 August 2014}}

He joined Stafford Town F.C in 2013 but later left to join Stafford Rangers in January 2014.{{cite web|title=Stafford Rangers boss brings in three new signings ahead of crucial basement clash|url=http://www.staffordshirenewsletter.co.uk/Stafford-Rangers-boss-brings-new-signings-ahead/story-20459303-detail/story.htmll|publisher=Staffordshire Newsletter|accessdate=18 August 2014}}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

International career

At the youth level he played in the 2007 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, scoring against Costa Rica and Jamaica.{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/concacaf2013/docs/concacaf-u20-men-2007_tsg|title=CONCACAF 2007 Under-20 Tournament Recap|date=18 December 2013 |publisher=Issuu|accessdate=28 October 2020}}

In September 2011 he was called up to the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team for their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against St Lucia and Puerto Rico.{{cite web | url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/non_league/s/1460336_striker-matthew-berkeley-earns-world-cup-call-after-great-start | title=Striker Matthew Berkeley earns World Cup call after great start | work=Manchester Evening News | date=30 September 2011 | accessdate=7 October 2011 | author=Glennon, Tony}} He made his debut in November 2011 against Canada.{{cite web | url=https://www.tsn.ca/soccer/story/?id=380248 | title=CANADA DRAWS ST. KITTS, MOVES ON IN WORLD CUP QUALIFYING | work=TSN | accessdate=13 November 2011}}