Matt Hill (footballer)
Matt Hill (2009)
Matthew Clayton " Matt" Hill ( born March 26, 1981 in Bristol) is an English footballer. The left-back is since the beginning of the 2012/13 season at Sheffield United.
Sports career
As a teenager, Matt Hill made his way with the home club Bristol City and arrived there at the age of 17 years on 7 November 1998 in the second division against his future club Wolverhampton Wanderers for his first of 2005 a total of 246 missions. The significant 1:6 home defeat was initially disappointing as well as the two still following games in the 1998/99 season, where Hill attended and ended without a win at home. The final breakthrough in the " Robins ", which had to take the course in the third division in 1999, celebrated the left defender, who is also in the center has its strengths, in the season 2000 /01. However, hopes for a return to the second division were not fulfilled. In the years 2003 and 2004, Hill was indeed with Bristol City respectively in the play-off games, but initially failed to Cardiff City in the semi-finals and the following year at Brighton & Hove Albion in the final.
The jump to a class made up Hill then half a year later, when engaged him Zweitligist Preston North End in January 2005 for £ 100,000. Here, the direct walkover in the Premier League it would be almost instantly successful, but as in previous years prevented the play- off final further advancement, as West Ham United 1-0 to keep the upper hand. For the fourth year in a row denied the playoffs in the 2005/06 season a possible ascent, where Hill had an injury sidelined in the decisive phase and so his club could not help avert the semi-final defeat against Leeds United. Fully recovered, he returned to 2006/ 07 and for good, he has received after this season's award its own following "Player of the Year." Notable successes with the team, however, were granted to him as little 7th place, as in the subsequent year with the extremely disappointing 15th place, which was just four points above the relegation zone.
After 119 official matches and two completed games in the 2008/ 09 season, he left the " Lilywhites " in the direction of the second division rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers to assume there claims to be a new challenge. The " Wolves ", he signed on 1 September 2008 a three-year contract, the parties agreed not to disclose the amount of the transfer fee. Already half a year before the club had expressed an interest in Wolverhampton, this initially rejected by the obligation of the left-back George Elokobi, but then reactivated after permanent injury to the Cameroonian. Hills debut at the new club was delayed due to a knee injury he incurred in training, then found with delay December 9, 2008 instead of the 3-0 win against Derby County. With the end 14 league operations he came to rather sporadic operations, he gives especially in January and February 2009 was merited because the shape weak at this time, " Wolves " again got stability in the defense and ultimately safe unrealized promotion to the Premier League.
After only two appearances in the top flight his club gave it to the second division Queens Park Rangers, in which Hill was in 16 league games before the season end for the course.
After he had previously played on loan at the club, joined Hill on January 26, 2011, fixed contract basis for Barnsley FC.
On 9 July 2011, he signed a one-year contract with FC Blackpool.