 Bloomfield signing the Government 'Charter for Action' in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew James Bloomfield[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1984[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Felixstowe, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wycombe Wanderers (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2001 | Ipswich Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | Ipswich Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2022 | Wycombe Wanderers | 488 | (40) |
| Total | 488 | (40) | |
| International career | |||
| 2001 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2002 | England U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2003 | England U20 | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022–2023 | Colchester United | ||
| 2023– | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Matthew James Bloomfield (born 8 February 1984) is an English professional football manager and former footballer who is the current manager of Wycombe Wanderers.
He played as a midfielder and spent the entirety of his playing career with Wycombe Wanderers, having started with Ipswich Town, graduating from the club's academy without making a first team league appearance. He made his senior debut in 2003, after joining Wycombe on a free transfer in the same year.
Bloomfield spent 19 years with Wycombe, playing for the club in League Two, League One and the Championship, and was in the team which reached the semi-final of the 2006–07 Football League Cup. At the start of the 2021–22 season, his final one with the club as a player, he was given the additional responsibility of First Team Coach. He was appointed manager of the club in February 2023 and had previously managed Colchester United in EFL League Two.
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Wycombe Wanderers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 76. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.