Matthew Cox

Following his move to Barnet, Cox's current-season form is level with last season (Season 9→9), while his Rating climbed 29→33. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 9).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	BarnetLoan · 1st	2	0	0%	6.4	33	9
2025/26	ShrewsburyLoan · 19th	18	5	28%	7.37	29	9
2024/25	Crawley TownLoan · 21st	3	1	33%	6.83	39	2
2023/24	Bristol RoversLoan · 15th	28	5	18%	7.08	48	7

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

England · international

Side	Apps	G
England U20	3	0
England U19	9	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthGoalkeeper

M. Cox is a 23-year-old goalkeeper at Shrewsbury, rated 29.4 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (39.1% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cox.

On the season, Cox graded 9 for current form (age-blind), on 5 clean sheets across 18 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 9 → 9). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 29. At 23 Cox is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 3.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Cox is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding level4 clubs

29.4

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

8.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

39.1%

Minutes

rotation minutes

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Shrewsbury finished 19th of 24 · a lower-table side

Apps

Clean sheets

28%

CS rate

39.1%

Minutes

5 clean sheets in 18 appearances (28% of games). Keeping that many behind a lower-table side (19th of 24) — a side that concedes more — points to a busy, productive season between the posts.

Watch points

Game time. Only 39.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 29.4 overall — below regular-starter level. A rotation minutes keeper carrying the gloves this season. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %39.1%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.056

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~3), then tapers with age. At 23, Cox sits on 3.2, at or near its peak. The blue line is Cox's projected Rating — 29.4 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Barnet(on loan)Jul 2026 – now

Brentford(back from loan)May 2026 – Jul 2026

Shrewsbury(on loan)Jan 2026 – May 2026

Brentford(back from loan)Jul 2025 – Jan 2026

Crawley Town(on loan)Jan 2025 – Jul 2025

Brentford(back from loan)Jul 2024 – Jan 2025

Bristol Rovers(on loan)Jul 2023 – Jul 2024

BrentfordJul 2021 – Jul 2023Free

AFC Wimbledonuntil Jul 2021

About M. Cox

Matthew Aidan Cox is a 23-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Barnet, born on May 2, 2003 in London, standing 182 cm tall. He is from England. Barnet currently sit 1st of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, M. Cox has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 180 minutes.

M. Cox's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Barnet face Cheltenham at home in the League Two.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Cox at 29.4 with a Season form score of 8.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Premier League Cup and the UEFA U19 Championship. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 7 recorded seasons, M. Cox has totalled 63 club appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 28 appearances for Bristol Rovers.

M. Cox's career has also included time at Brentford, Shrewsbury, Crawley Town, Bristol Rovers and AFC Wimbledon.

On the international stage, M. Cox has represented England U20 and England U19 — 12 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.