Yate Town are delighted to announce the signing of experienced striker Matt Green.
The 39-year-old joins the club for his second spell with the Bluebells having previously played for Yate back in 2022.
Green began his career with Newport County in 2005, following his release from Bristol City’s academy. During his 18 month spell with County he made 56 appearances scoring eight times.
In January 2007 he made the switch to Cardiff, going on to make six appearances during the 2006/07 season. The following season saw him have three loan spells. One with then League One side Darlington, where he made 5 appearances and two spells with then National League side Oxford United, appearing 21 times.
Ahead of the 2008/09 season Green made the switch to then National League side Torquay United following his release from Cardiff City. During that season he would appear 29 times for the Gulls.
The following season saw him spend it on loan with Oxford United making 41 appearances, before making it a permanent deal the following season, where he would go on to make a further 17 appearances before joining League Two side Cheltenham Town on loan for the latter half of the 2010-11 season.
In the summer of 2011 the forward initially joined then National League side Mansfield Town on loan but made it permanent in January 2012. During his time with the stags he made 87 appearances scoring 54 times.
He would then go on to sign with Championship side Birmingham City, where he would unfortunately spend most of his time sidelined due to injury.
After a two year spell with the Blues he rejoined Mansfield in 2015 going on to keep Mansfield promotion hopes alive during the 2016/17 season scoring a crucial header against Carlise United, which would be his final goal before being released at the end of the season.
Ahead of the 2017/18 season Green joined newly promoted League Two side Lincoln City. He opened his account for the club on his debut as he scored in their 2-2 draw with Wycombe Wanderers. That season saw the veteran forward finish as the Imps top goalscorer as he netted 17 times in 56 games as Lincoln went on to make the play-offs at the first time of asking, ultimately losing to Exeter City with Green scoring in the second leg.
That same season saw Green lift the EFL trophy as Lincoln beat Shrewsbury 1-0 in the EFL Trophy Final.
During the 18/19 season he made the switch to then National League side Salford City where he made 21 appearances and scored four times.
At the end of the season Matt left Salford and joined Grimsby Town ahead of the 2019/20 season going on to score eight times in 66 appearances, leaving the club after the 2020/21 season.
In 2021 Green signed for Northern Ireland side Linfield where he played 17 times and scored on five occasions.
As Green began to come towards the end of his career he had a Stint with at the time National League North side Gloucester City before joining Yate Town for the 2022/23 season.
July 2023 saw the 39-year-old join Newport City before joining Eastbourne Borough where he played 15 times whilst being their assistant Manager.
Welcome back to BS37, Matt!