Matthew Colin Foulds (born 1 February 1998) is an English

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who plays for

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side

Harrogate Town Harrogate Town A.F.C. is a professional association football club in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, which competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club is nicknamed the Sulphurites, due to the ...

as a defender.

Career

Foulds was one of five academy players who signed their first professional contracts at Bury on 18 February 2015. He was first included in a matchday squad on 22 August of that year, as the Shakers drew 3–3 away to

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 ...

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. Three days later, he made his debut in a 1–4 loss to

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team

Leicester City Leicester ( ) is a city, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands. The city lies on the River Soar and close to the eastern end of the National ...

in a

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second-round game at

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, replacing Chris Hussey at the start of the second half. On 1 September, Foulds made his first start, playing the entirety of a 2–1 win at

Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England. The club competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They have spent their complete his ...

in the first round of the

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club Everton agreed a deal to sign Foulds on 19 November 2015 for an undisclosed fee, with the player set to move to

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at the beginning of the 2016 January transfer window. After four years with the club, Foulds was released by Everton at the end of his contract. In September 2020, Foulds spent time on trial with

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club

Como Como (, ; lmo, Còmm, label= Comasco , or ; lat, Novum Comum; rm, Com; french: Côme) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como. Its proximity to Lake Como and to the Alps h ...

and on 14 October, he signed a two-year contract with the club. On 5 January 2021, Foulds agreed to terminate his contract by mutual consent. Later that month he signed a short-term contract with hometown club

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. ...

, a club he had originally played youth football for. On 12 May 2021 he was one of four players offered a new contract by Bradford City. On 15 June 2021, he agreed a one-year contract extension with the club. He was one of seven players offered a new contract by Bradford City at the end of the 2021–22 season. Foulds signed a new two-year deal with the club on 18 May 2022. In January 2023 he moved on loan to

. In June 2023, he signed permanently for Harrogate for an undisclosed fee.

Career statistics

Honours

Everton U23s * Premier League Cup: 2018–19

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Foulds, Matthew 1998 births Living people Footballers from Bradford English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Bradford City A.F.C. players Bury F.C. players Everton F.C. players Como 1907 players Serie C players English expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy English expatriate sportspeople in Italy English Football League players Harrogate Town A.F.C. players