Matty Fryatt
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Fryatt lining up for Leicester City in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Charles Fryatt | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2003 | Walsall | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | Walsall | 70 | (27) |
| 2003–2004 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2006–2011 | Leicester City | 168 | (51) |
| 2011–2014 | Hull City | 82 | (27) |
| 2013 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 9 | (4) |
| 2014–2017 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | (6) |
| Total | 364 | (116) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2005 | England U19 | 6 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Matthew Charles Fryatt (born 5 March 1986) is an English football coach and former professional footballer, who played as a striker.
Fryatt holds the record for fastest goal ever scored by a Leicester City player when he scored after 9 seconds in a 2–1 defeat by Preston North End on 15 April 2006. He broke two further records during his time at Leicester in the 2008–09 season: firstly, becoming the first player in 42 years to score 20 goals before Christmas, and secondly, being the first in 83 years to hit hat-tricks in successive matches.