Matthew Charles Lund (born 21 November 1990) is an professional

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who plays as a

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for

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. Lund began his career with English club

Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Sto ...

in the

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, where he failed to make his debut. He instead made his senior debut while a loan spell at

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in November 2010. Further loan spells took Lund to

Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The history of Oldham Athletic be ...

and

Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers Football Club are a professional football club in Bristol, England. They compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield, they have been ...

(twice) and he ended 2011–12 on loan at

Southend United Southend United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of English football. Southend are known as ...

. In July 2013, Lund made a permanent transfer to then-League Two side Rochdale, after being released by Stoke City. He went on to enjoy an excellent season, scoring nine goals from midfield to help Rochdale to promotion. Born in England, Lund has played internationally for the

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six times at the under-21 level and three times at senior level.

Club career

Stoke City

Lund started his career at

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, that competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' because of ...

's Academy. He joined Stoke City in the summer of 2009 along with fellow Crewe teammate Ben Marshall. Unlike Marshall who went out on loan Lund stayed at Stoke and played in the reserve team. He had a number of impressive displays in the reserve squad most notably against

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where Lund scored three times and created two. His first appearance on the Stoke bench came in a

game against

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in February 2010. Lund joined

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on a months loan on 23 November 2010 where he will make his professional debut. He made his debut in a 2–2 draw with Lincoln City in the

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. He made his league debut in a 1–0 loss to

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes. ...

on 11 December 2010. In July 2011 Lund joined League One side

on loan until 21 November 2011. Lund made his debut for the club with an assist in a 1–0 pre season victory against

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and his competitive club debut on the first day of the 2011–12 season, starting the

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match against

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. He was recalled by Stoke from his loan at Oldham on 9 September as Lund was not getting played in the first team. On 30 January 2012 Lund joined

on a months loan, scoring his first two senior goals for his final loan appearance for the club. In July 2012 he re-joined

on loan following a successful spell. He scored on his final appearance of his second loan spell in a 2–1 win over

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park ...

. He joined

on loan in February 2013. He played 13 games for the Shrimpers scoring once against

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. He was released by Stoke at the end of the

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season.

Rochdale

Lund joined

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on 21 June 2013 signing a two-year contract. On 31 October 2014, Lund signed a contract extension tying him to the club until summer 2016. On 17 December 2016, Lund scored his first career hat-trick, scoring all three of Rochdale's goals in a 3–2 win against

Burton Albion

On 19 May 2017, Lund joined

Burton Albion Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club moved its home gro ...

signing a two-year contract after his four-year spell at Rochdale. He scored his first goal for Burton in a 3–2

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win against

on 9 August 2017. On 26 January 2018, Matty joined

on loan for the rest of the season.

Scunthorpe United

On 3 August 2018, Matty joined

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for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year deal with the club.

Rochdale Return

On 31 January 2020, Lund returned to

for an undisclosed fee, signing a 18-month contract.

Salford City

On 1 July 2021, Lund joined League Two side

on a free transfer after turning down a new contract with Rochdale, signing a one-year deal with the option of a second. On 11 September, he scored his first goal for the club, scoring a last minute winner to beat

1–0.

International career

Lund was called up to the Northern Ireland Under 21 side for the first time in February 2011. He was called up to the senior

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squad for a

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qualifier against

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in November 2014. He was called up again in August 2016 for a

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qualifier against the

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Style of play

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has described him as a player that is a "real good passer of the ball, he moves with the ball over distance, he can then chip in with a fair few goals too, a wise head on himself as well", and has described him as "exceptional" both offensively and defensively.

Career statistics

Club

International

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lund, Matthew 1990 births Living people Association footballers from Northern Ireland Northern Ireland under-21 international footballers Northern Ireland international footballers English footballers English people of Northern Ireland descent Association football midfielders Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players Hereford United F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Southend United F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Burton Albion F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Scunthorpe United F.C. players Salford City F.C. players English Football League players