Slattery in pre-match training for Kitchee vs LCS
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Matthew Luke Slattery | ||
| Date of birth | (2005-04-05) 5 April 2005 (age 19) | ||
| Place of birth | Chai Wan, Hong Kong | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kitchee | ||
| Number | 96 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2023 | Kitchee | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Kitchee | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Hong Kong U-16 | 1 | (1) |
| 2022– | Hong Kong U-20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Hong Kong U-23 | 2 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 October 2023 | |||
Matthew Luke Slattery[1][2] (Chinese: 馬斐; pinyin: Mǎ fěi; born 5 April 2005) is a Hong Kong professional footballer of partial English descent who plays as a striker for Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee.
Slattery was promoted to the senior squad of Kitchee ahead of the 2023–24 season following good performances in the Under-18's Youth Premier League.[3] He was also rewarded with his first professional contract with the club and would don the number 96 on his debut season.[4][5][6] He made his first unofficial senior appearance as a substitute during the pre-season friendly against Chainat Hornbill with him expressing his will to continue to go on the grind and continue to improve following his lacklustre performance.[7]
Slattery would also be included in the travelling squad for the 2023–24 AFC Champions League campaign, marking his first professional away outing.[8] Slattery would then make his senior debut in the 6-2 thrashing of RCFC in the Sapling Cup as a substitute.[9][10] Slattery was selected for the 2024 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup final squad following a good showing in the preliminary training. [11][12]
Slattery made his Hong Kong U-20 debut against Thailand in a friendly where he impressed for a good 90 minutes playing as a striker. He was then called up for the Hong Kong U-23 where he scored a goal against Tajikistan U-23 and stole a draw from the opponents late in the game.[13]
Slattery participated in the 2023 East Asian Youth GamesinUlaanbaatar where he managed to fend off Mongolia as he scored another late goal to secure the win for Hong Kong.[14] However the team fell to a 8-0 thrashing from Chinese Taipei and returned home with a silver medal.[15]
Matthew is an alumni at La Salle College and was part of the school's athletics and football team.[16][17] Matthew's girlfriend is current Kitchee SC player Letti Tsang.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Others | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kitchee | 2023–24 | Hong Kong Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 0[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Goals | Competition |
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| 1 | 9 September 2022 | Chonburi UTA Stadium, Chonburi, Thailand |  Thailand
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0–1 (lost) | - | Friendly |
| 2 | 16 September 2022 | Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya, Indonesia |  Indonesia
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1–5 (lost) | 2023 AFC U20 Asian Cup Qualifiers | |
| 3 | 18 September 2022 | Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya, Indonesia |  East Timor
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1–2 (lost) | 2023 AFC U20 Asian Cup Qualifiers |
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Goals | Competition |
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| 1 | 9 September 2022 | TALCO Arena, Tursunzoda, Tajikistan |  Tajikistan
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1–1 (draw) | 1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 16 September 2022 | TALCO Arena, Tursunzoda, Tajikistan | Tajikistan
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1–2 (lost) | - | Friendly |
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Kitchee SC – current squad
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