J. Matete · career
Jay Matete
Defensive · Milton Keynes Dons · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2021/22Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2021/226 clubs
The record covers 7 seasons (2020/21–2024/25) across 6 clubs — 123 appearances, 8 goals and 3 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2021/22 at Fleetwood Town — Season rating 26, 1 goal and 0 assists in 36 games. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (26 → 23). The gap to his peak is 4 Season points.
Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±5 points) across 4 campaigns. Made the jump to a higher division in 2021/22 (League One) and kept playing — 36 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | Milton Keynes Dons | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | BoltonLoan | 35 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 23 |
| 2023/24 | Oxford UnitedLoan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | Sunderland U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | PlymouthLoan | 19 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 13 |
| 2022/23 | Sunderland | 8 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 2 |
| 2021/22 | Sunderland | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Fleetwood Town | 36 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 26 |
| 2020/21 | Fleetwood Town | 7 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| 2020/21 | GrimsbyLoan | 20 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 22 |
| 2019/20 | Fleetwood Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Reading U18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
League One×2EFL Trophy×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Cup | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Schedule · 2026/27
0 played9 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10 | Friendlies Clubs | A Maidenhead | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 17 | Friendlies Clubs | A Istra 1961 | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 22 | Friendlies Clubs | A Tottenham | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 25 | Friendlies Clubs | A Wealdstone | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 28 | Friendlies Clubs | A Barnet | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 1 | Friendlies Clubs | A Cheltenham | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 8 | League Cup | A Norwich | 1-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | League One | A Oxford United | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | League One | H Huddersfield | 1-1 | Not in squad | — |