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Centre-backAustraliaLeague One

Hayden Matthews

Squad depthBradford · 22 yrsRotationOn loan from Portsmouth
57.3
±0%
Ratingi
7
133.3%
Seasoni
25.1
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameHayden Matthews
PositionCentre-back
NationalityAustralia
Age22
Date of birth19 Jun 2004
Shirt number#14
ClubBradford
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Centre-back

Season stats

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13
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
782
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Portsmouth.

Also this season

Parent club Portsmouth — League Cup: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Bradford; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

H. Matthews is a 22-year-old central defender at Portsmouth, rated 57.3 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (18.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.88 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Matthews.

On the season, Matthews graded 7 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets and 2.877 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 3 → 7).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 57. At 22 Matthews is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 25.1 reflects that trajectory.

182nd-highest potential U-23 tracked
57.3
Ratingi
a solid contributor and squad regular
7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
18.9%
Minutes
limited game time
2.88
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Portsmouth finished 18th of 24 · a lower-table side

13
Apps
2.88
Def. / 90
12
Tackles
9
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

2.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 13 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (18th of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Strengths

  • Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 18.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 57.3 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles12
Interceptions9
Blocks4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.