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Matthew Srbely
Canadian professional soccer player (born 1998)
Matthew Srbely (born November 29, 1998) is a Canadian professional soccer player who currently plays as a midfielder for Cork City, on loan from the Tampa Bay Rowdies.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1998-11-29) November 29, 1998 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Brampton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Cork City (on loan from Tampa Bay Rowdies) | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Brampton Youth SC | |||
| North Mississauga SC | |||
| Toronto FC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Toronto FC III | 34 | (5) |
| 2017–2020 | Toronto FC II | 51 | (7) |
| 2020 | → Thisted (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 12 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Cork City (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 21, 2022 | |||
A product of the Toronto FC Academy, Srbely played with Toronto FC III's Premier Development League and League1 Ontario sides in 2016 before moving to their United Soccer League side in 2017, signing his first professional contract with Toronto FC II on March 8, 2017.[1] He made his professional debut on August 13, 2017 in a 3-1 loss to Bethlehem Steel, coming on as a 68th minute midfield substitute for Aikim Andrews.[2][3] He received his first professional start on August 19, 2017 away against the Richmond Kickers.[4][5] Srbely became a regular fixture in the Toronto FC II lineup in 2018, finishing secong on the team in games played with 19, logging the third most minutes with 2,078.[6] He scored his first professional goal on March 17, 2018 against New York Red Bulls II.[3] He was awarded USL First Team of the Week honours for his performance after leading Toronto FC II to its first victory of the season, a 2-0 victory over Nashville SC, adding a goal and an assist.[7][8] The following season he was named to the USL League One Team of the Week three times.[9] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Toronto FC II withdrew from the 2020 USL League One season and, in September 2020, Srbely was loaned to Danish 2nd Division club Thisted FC until the end of the 2020 season.[10] He made five appearances with Thisted FC before their season was abruptly postponed in Denmark due to COVID-19 concerns in the North Jutland region of Denmark in early November 2020.[11]
On February 18, 2021, Srbely signed a two-year deal with USL Championship club Tampa Bay Rowdies.[12] He made his debut on May 1 against Charlotte Independence.[13]
On February 2, 2022, Srbely joined Cork City in the League of Ireland First Division on a season-long loan.[14] He made his debut on February 18 in a substitute appearance against Bray Wanderers.[15]
- As of 21 October 2022[16]
| Club | League | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Toronto FC III | PDL | 2016[17] | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| League1 Ontario | 2016[18] | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2017[19] | 15 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | ||||
| 2018[20] | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 5 | ||
| Toronto FC II | USL | 2017 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 29 | 3 | — | — | — | 29 | 3 | |||||
| USL League One | 2019 | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | 18 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 7 | ||
| Thisted FC (loan) | 2. division | 2020–21 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | USL | 2021 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Cork City (loan) | League of Ireland First Division | 2022 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| Career Total | 124 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 126 | 13 | ||
- Grossi, James (August 14, 2017). "Red card & penalty kick put end to TFC II comeback in Pennsylvania". Waking the Red.
- Grossi, James (March 23, 2018). "Toronto FC II Scouting Report: Matt Srbely". Waking the Red.
- "Toronto FC II Loan Matthew Srbely to Thisted FC". Toronto FC. September 16, 2020.
- Grossi, James (August 20, 2017). "TFC II leapfrogged by the Kickers despite early Hamilton strike". Waking the Red.
- "Toronto FC II, USL Championship, 2018 Season". Football Reference.
- Grossi, James (July 30, 2018). "Srbely leads TFCII to first victory of season". Waking the Red.
- "Rowdies Announce Signing of midfielder, Matthew Srbely". Tampa Bay Rowdies. February 18, 2021. Archived from the original on March 1, 2021.
- "Toronto FC II Re-Signs Matthew Srbely". USL League One. June 29, 2020.
- "Thisted FC Lejer USL Spiller" [Thisted FC Hires USL Player]. Thisted FC (in Danish). September 17, 2020. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020.
- Reid, Brady (November 12, 2020). "Big Read: How Toronto FC's youngsters are faring on loan in 2020". Waking the Red.
- "Rowdies Sign Canadian Midfielder Matthew Srbely". USL Championship. February 18, 2021.
- Sharp, Derek (May 1, 2021). "Rowdies shrug off sluggish first half in season opener". Tampa Bay Times.
- "Matt Srbely joins on loan from Tampa Bay Rowdies!". Cork City FC. February 2, 2022.
- Cummings, Graham (February 18, 2022). "Cork City blitz Bray Wanderers with six of the best". The Echo.
- Matthew Srbely at Soccerway