581:
351:
before turning professional in 1997 at the age of 17. He appeared as an unused substitute for Aston Villa against
Southampton in the premier league 16 days after his 17th Birthday at the time making him the youngest ever Goalkeeper to appear on a Premier League teamsheet. From there he made further
453:
In 2006, Ghent was jailed for three months for attacking and then stalking his then girlfriend. Ghent kicked her in the stomach when she was pregnant with their child and throttled her because he didn't like the way she decorated the
Christmas tree. Ghent frightened the mother-of-two into staying
457:
In May 2013 it was reported that Ghent stalked his ex-girlfriend after she refused to go on a lavish holiday with him. He admitted harassing his ex-girlfriend but was handed a ten-week suspended prison sentence. Ghent was also given a restraining order banning him from contacting the victim and
334:
as an associated schoolboy player and as a schoolboy represented
England 27 times at the age of 14-18 playing against the likes of Germany, Sweden and Brasil and was part of the prestigious National School of excellence playing with the likes of
372:
on a free transfer and went on to become a regular first team player making his debut in what would be the
Championship today against Wimbledon FC where he saved a 75th-minute penalty to aid in Barnsley only away clean sheet of that season.
421:
After three years out of the professional game and taking time to consider his future after an interview where he stated "my love for the game has gone, but it's an easy paycheck", Ghent trialed with his local side
458:
ordered to pay the victim £750 compensation as well as £135 costs. When sentencing Ghent, Deputy
District Judge Elizabeth Harte branded the former goalkeeper a "true stalker".
621:
547:
611:
418:
He was offered a short-term deal by
Barnsley in May 2003, but rejected this due to the administration of Barnsley FC and financial reasons at that time.
636:
666:
671:
291:
275:
415:
on loan in
January 2002, but was injured in training with Barnsley damaging his knee and went on to have surgery and never played for Doncaster.
616:
676:
661:
656:
646:
631:
626:
315:
72:
651:
641:
319:
445:
in July 2007, but left in
January 2008 Where he went on to retire playing only a further handful of games for a local side.
389:
377:
396:
168:
606:
361:
357:
510:
499:
521:
412:
360:
that season. Having been a regular reserve at Aston Villa he left the club in
December 2000 to trial at
348:
601:
381:
312:
254:
442:
238:
399:
where he made 2 appearances for the club as well as sitting on the bench for the club in the 2001
427:
404:
204:
575:
365:
150:
61:
474:
392:
the following week but after again not settling at
Lincoln left the club a short time after.
376:
His league debut came on 2 December 2000 when he was a first-half substitute for the injured
331:
132:
89:
580:
532:
486:
435:
347:
following this Ghent progressed to a traineeship at Aston Villa despite interest from
595:
431:
423:
408:
369:
302:*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:14, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
220:
186:
586:
353:
344:
336:
400:
340:
548:"'True stalker' former footballer drove ex-girlfriend to brink of suicide"
385:
434:, making his first and only appearance for the club against
311:(born 5 September 1980) is an English retired professional
285:
269:
264:
248:
232:
214:
198:
180:
162:
144:
126:
100:
95:
83:
78:
68:
57:
39:
31:
26:
454:with him by threatening to slit her mum's throat.
368:on a free transfer. Following this he joined
8:
21:
542:
540:
579:
110:
20:
426:during the summer of 2006 before joining
403:final where Rovers lost out 1–0 against
467:
330:Ghent started his football career with
622:Men's association football goalkeepers
364:and later that season went on to join
475:Whatever happened to the likely lads?
7:
118:
487:"Canvey stun Forest to lift Trophy"
612:Footballers from Burton upon Trent
14:
637:Forest Green Rovers F.C. players
667:English Football League players
438:in a 2–2 draw in October 2006.
672:People convicted of harassment
1:
322:Under-16 and Under-18 teams.
677:People convicted of stalking
662:Rushall Olympic F.C. players
657:Solihull Moors F.C. players
587:Aston Villa Player Database
533:Williams brace bags a point
395:In March 2001 Ghent joined
388:surprise defeat at home to
693:
647:Sutton Town A.F.C. players
411:in August 2001. He joined
352:squad appearances against
632:Lincoln City F.C. players
617:English men's footballers
500:Rovers sign Ghent on loan
489:. BBC Sport. 13 May 2001.
301:
88:
71:
60:
42:
34:
627:Aston Villa F.C. players
390:Dagenham & Redbridge
380:in the 1–1 draw away to
522:Seven released by Tykes
441:He joined newly formed
511:Keeper joins Doncaster
652:Tamworth F.C. players
642:Barnsley F.C. players
318:. He also played for
407:. Ghent then joined
265:International career
27:Personal information
430:. He then rejoined
397:Forest Green Rovers
169:Forest Green Rovers
23:
16:English footballer
384:. He started the
362:Nottingham Forest
358:Manchester United
306:
305:
62:Burton upon Trent
35:Matthew Ian Ghent
684:
583:
563:
562:
560:
558:
544:
535:
530:
524:
519:
513:
508:
502:
497:
491:
490:
483:
477:
472:
413:Doncaster Rovers
349:Newcastle United
288:
272:
251:
235:
217:
201:
183:
165:
147:
129:
120:
112:
86:
53:
50:5 September 1980
49:
47:
24:
692:
691:
687:
686:
685:
683:
682:
681:
592:
591:
572:
567:
566:
556:
554:
546:
545:
538:
531:
527:
520:
516:
509:
505:
498:
494:
485:
484:
480:
473:
469:
464:
451:
382:Carlisle United
328:
286:
270:
255:Rushall Olympic
249:
233:
215:
199:
181:
163:
145:
127:
84:
51:
45:
43:
17:
12:
11:
5:
690:
688:
680:
679:
674:
669:
664:
659:
654:
649:
644:
639:
634:
629:
624:
619:
614:
609:
604:
594:
593:
590:
589:
584:
578:at Soccerbase
571:
570:External links
568:
565:
564:
536:
525:
514:
503:
492:
478:
466:
465:
463:
460:
450:
447:
443:Solihull Moors
327:
324:
304:
303:
299:
298:
296:
294:
289:
283:
282:
280:
278:
273:
267:
266:
262:
261:
259:
257:
252:
246:
245:
243:
241:
239:Solihull Moors
236:
230:
229:
226:
223:
218:
212:
211:
209:
207:
202:
196:
195:
192:
189:
184:
178:
177:
174:
171:
166:
160:
159:
156:
153:
148:
142:
141:
138:
135:
130:
124:
123:
114:
107:
102:
98:
97:
96:Senior career*
93:
92:
87:
81:
80:
76:
75:
70:
66:
65:
59:
58:Place of birth
55:
54:
41:
37:
36:
33:
29:
28:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
689:
678:
675:
673:
670:
668:
665:
663:
660:
658:
655:
653:
650:
648:
645:
643:
640:
638:
635:
633:
630:
628:
625:
623:
620:
618:
615:
613:
610:
608:
607:Living people
605:
603:
600:
599:
597:
588:
585:
582:
577:
576:Matthew Ghent
574:
573:
569:
553:
552:The Telegraph
549:
543:
541:
537:
534:
529:
526:
523:
518:
515:
512:
507:
504:
501:
496:
493:
488:
482:
479:
476:
471:
468:
461:
459:
455:
449:Personal life
448:
446:
444:
439:
437:
433:
429:
425:
419:
416:
414:
410:
406:
405:Canvey Island
402:
398:
393:
391:
387:
383:
379:
378:Alan Marriott
374:
371:
370:Barnsley F.C.
367:
363:
359:
355:
350:
346:
342:
338:
333:
325:
323:
321:
317:
314:
310:
309:Matthew Ghent
300:
297:
295:
293:
290:
284:
281:
279:
277:
274:
268:
263:
260:
258:
256:
253:
247:
244:
242:
240:
237:
231:
227:
224:
222:
219:
213:
210:
208:
206:
203:
197:
193:
190:
188:
185:
179:
175:
172:
170:
167:
161:
157:
154:
152:
149:
143:
139:
136:
134:
131:
125:
122:
115:
113:
108:
106:
103:
99:
94:
91:
82:
77:
74:
67:
63:
56:
52:(age 44)
40:Date of birth
38:
30:
25:
22:Matthew Ghent
19:
555:. Retrieved
551:
528:
517:
506:
495:
481:
470:
456:
452:
440:
420:
417:
394:
375:
366:Lincoln City
345:Scott Parker
337:Michael Owen
329:
308:
307:
292:England U-18
276:England U-16
151:Lincoln City
116:
109:
104:
79:Youth career
18:
602:1980 births
428:Sutton Town
332:Aston Villa
205:Sutton Town
133:Aston Villa
90:Aston Villa
69:Position(s)
596:Categories
462:References
316:goalkeeper
73:Goalkeeper
46:1980-09-05
436:York City
401:FA Trophy
341:Wes Brown
287:1998–1999
271:1996–1997
234:2007–2008
182:2001–2003
146:2000–2001
128:1997–2000
85:1996–1997
64:, England
32:Full name
557:11 March
432:Tamworth
424:Tamworth
409:Barnsley
313:football
221:Tamworth
187:Barnsley
354:Arsenal
320:England
386:FA Cup
326:Career
101:Years
559:2016
356:and
343:and
250:2009
216:2006
200:2006
164:2001
111:Apps
105:Team
228:(0)
194:(0)
176:(0)
158:(0)
140:(0)
119:Gls
598::
550:.
539:^
339:,
48:)
561:.
225:1
191:8
173:2
155:1
137:0
121:)
117:(
44:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.