Matt Sutton (soccer)

{{short description|Australian soccer player}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Matt Sutton | fullname = Matthew Luke Sutton<ref name="soccerway">{{cite web |url=https://au.soccerway.com/players/matthew-sutton/522644/ |title=M. Sutton: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=3 November 2023}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|3|7|df=yes}}<ref name="soccerway"/> | birth_place = [[Sydney]], Australia<ref name="wufc">{{cite web |title=Matthew Sutton – Western United |url=https://wufc.com.au/squads/5wivkupbnot9s6z48c31an42y?slug=5wivkupbnot9s6z48c31an42y&competition=52kxi893484fk75l1h7sndlp0&teams=7p460lrzt1kmp4rsofqa47eqy&selected=MEN |publisher=[[Western United FC|Western United]] |access-date=9 November 2023}}</ref> | height = | position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]] | currentclub = [[Perth Glory FC|Perth Glory]] | clubnumber = 29 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = | years1 = 2016–2017 | caps1 = 30 | goals1 = 0 | clubs1 = [[FFA Centre of Excellence|FFA CoE]] | years2 = 2018–2020 | caps2 = 35 | goals2 = 0 | clubs2 = [[Melbourne Victory FC Youth|Melbourne Victory NPL]] | years3 = 2018–2020 | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | clubs3 = [[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]] | years4 = 2020–2023 | caps4 = 6 | goals4 = 0 | clubs4 = [[Melbourne City FC Youth|Melbourne City NPL]] | years5 = 2021–2023 | caps5 = 3 | goals5 = 0 | clubs5 = [[Melbourne City FC|Melbourne City]] | years6 = 2023–2025 | caps6 = 34 | goals6 = 0 | clubs6 = [[Western United FC|Western United]] | years7 = 2025– | caps7 = 26 | goals7 = 0 | clubs7 = [[Perth Glory FC|Perth Glory]] | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | club-update = 03:11, 14 January 2026 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 25 May 2021 }}

'''Matthew Luke Sutton''' (born 7 March 2000) is an Australian professional [[association football|soccer]] player who plays as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for [[A-League Men|A-League]] club [[Perth Glory FC|Perth Glory]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Western United sign new goalkeeper duo for the 23/24 season |url=https://wufc.com.au/news/united-sign-new-goalkeeper-duo-thomas-heward-belle-and-matthew-sutton |publisher=Western United |access-date=9 November 2023 |date=14 June 2023}}</ref>

Sutton is currently studying a Bachelor of Commerce at [[Deakin University]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Elite Athlete Program Profiles |url=https://www.deakin.edu.au/students/student-life-and-services/get-involved/elite-athlete-program-profiles |publisher=Deakin University |access-date=27 August 2023}}</ref>

== Career == Following the suspension of Western United's participation ahead of the [[2025–26 Western United FC season|2025–26 season]], all players – including Sutton – were released from their contracts in September 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=6 September 2025 |title=APL statement: An update on Western United Football Club |url=https://aleagues.com.au/news/apl-statement-western-united-2025-26-conditional-hibernation-details/ |access-date=10 September 2025 |publisher=[[A-League|A-Leagues]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Monteverde |first=Marco |date=8 September 2025 |title=United contracts terminated |url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/football/united-contracts-terminated/news-story/6fc36543915792ab34e2232996914534 |access-date=10 September 2025 |website=[[news.com.au]]}}</ref>

In October 2025, Sutton joined Perth Glory on a three-month injury-replacement deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://perthglory.com.au/news/goalkeeper-sutton-signs-for-glory-on-short-term-contract/|title=Goalkeeper Sutton signs for Glory on short-term contract|first=Gareth|last=Morgan|website=[[Perth Glory FC|Perth Glory]]|date=16 October 2025}}</ref>

On 14 January 2026, the club confirmed that Sutton had signed a permanent deal for three years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morgan |first=Gareth |date=2026-01-14 |title=Glory sign goalkeeper Sutton on three-year deal |url=https://perthglory.com.au/news/glory-sign-goalkeeper-sutton-on-three-year-deal/ |access-date=2026-01-14 |website=Perth Glory |language=en-AU}}</ref>

==Honours== '''Melbourne City''' *[[A-League Men]] Premiership: [[2022–23 A-League Men|2022–23]]<ref>{{cite AV media | date = 28 April 2023 | title = Melbourne City vs. Western Sydney Wanderers | type = Television production | language = English | url = https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/a-league-men/video/XCCbh5pPClOrv1rLRixGEAO9JaKmWdVw/full-match-replay-melbourne-city-vs-western-sydney-wanderers/ | access-date = 7 May 2023 | time = 2:26:30 | location = Australia | publisher = [[Paramount+]]}}</ref>

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==External links== *{{Soccerway|matthew-sutton/522644}}

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