Thomas Matton (born 24 October 1985) is a Belgian former professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who played as an
attacking midfielder
In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...
.
Career
Matton got his youth training mainly at
Club Brugge. He was a member of the generation of players such as
Jason Vandelannoite,
Glenn Verbauwhede and
Nicolas Lombaerts. In 2006, he entered the first team of Club Brugge, but did not play any games.
On 21 May 2007, Matton signed a two-year contract at
OH Leuven. At the end of April 2008, he signed a contract of four seasons at
S.V. Zulte Waregem. In May 2012, he signed a two-year contract at
Kortrijk
Kortrijk ( , ; or ''Kortrik''; ), sometimes known in English as Courtrai or Courtray ( ), is a Belgian City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region, Flemish Provinces of Belgium, province of We ...
.
On 10 February 2015, it was announced that Matton was transferred to
Gent after Kortrijk had not been willing to prolong the contract of Matton. He signed in Gent for two years.
Matton finally announced his retirement on 8 December 2017 after successive injuries.
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Living people
1985 births
Men's association football midfielders
Belgian men's footballers
Oud-Heverlee Leuven players
S.V. Zulte Waregem players
K.V. Kortrijk players
K.A.A. Gent players
Belgian Pro League players
Challenger Pro League players
21st-century Belgian sportsmen
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