Matt Gilks

Quick Facts

Full Name	Matt Gilks
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Jun 4, 1982(1982-06-04)
Age	42
Birthplace	Rochdale
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Gemini

Matt Gilks Biography

Matt Gilks is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on June 4, 1982 in Rochdale, England, United Kingdom. Goalkeeper who was signed by Burnley in 2014 following six years at Blackpool. He joined the Scottish national team in the year 2012.

He along with the winger He and winger Gary Mackay-Steven became teammates on the Scottish national team. were teammates in the Scottish national team.

Born in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, where he started out with Heyside Juniors, Gilks joined Rochdale at the age of 13. He was promoted from their youth team in 2001. After being coached by Fred Barber, he eventually replaced Neil Edwards in the first team, becoming a regular starter. He made a total of 198 appearances for the club in league and cup competitions, and by the time he was 24, he was the longest-serving player at Rochdale. Being an Oldham Athletic fan growing up, and living about a mile from Boundary Park, he states Andy Rhodes and Jon Hallworth as his heroes.

On 1 July 2007, Gilks signed a two-year contract with Championship club Norwich City, moving on a free transfer due to his contract with Rochdale having expired. He was though, unable to break into the Canaries first team, spending most of the 2007–08 season sitting on the substitutes bench, which also included a spell out of action with ligament damage after twisting his ankle in November 2007 in training.

The place he was raised is Rochdale, England.

Matt Gilks Net Worth

Matt Gilks is one of the richest Soccer Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Matt Gilks 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He made his debut as a professional for Rochdale in the year 2000, after having come through the club’s youth setup.

His name was honoured as by the Blackpool Gazette player of the year 2013-14.

Matthew Gilks (born 4 June 1982) is a professional footballer who plays for Fleetwood Town as a goalkeeper. He has previously played for Blackpool, Burnley, Norwich City, Rochdale, Rangers, Wigan Athletic, Shrewsbury Town, Scunthorpe United, Lincoln City F.C and the Scotland national team.

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On 13 November 2010, in a goalless draw at West Ham United, Gilks suffered an injury to his knee cap that kept him out much of the remainder of the 2010–11 campaign. After working with former Manchester United Strength and Conditioning Coach Mick Clegg, he returned to the first team on 16 April 2011, in a home defeat by Wigan Athletic. Despite Blackpool’s relegation from the Premier League in 2011, Gilks signed a new two-year contract with the club in July. His contract with Blackpool expired at the end of the 2013–14 season. He left the club to sign for Burnley, despite being offered a new contract with Blackpool.

Facts & Trivia

Matt Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Matt Gilks celebrates birthday on June 4 of every year.

In November 2010, Gilks had to withdraw from the Scotland squad through injury. He again withdrew on 10 August 2011, hours before kick-off in a friendly against Denmark, with an ankle injury. On 15 August 2012 he made his debut for Scotland as a first-half substitute in a friendly against Australia.