Matthew Bates
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Matthew Bates (born 10 December 1986) is an English professional football player who currently plays as a defender for Ipswich Town on loan from Middlesbrough.
He is a product of the Middlesbrough youth system and first appeared for the club in 2004. He has since had a loan spell with Darlington, and now appears to be a more frequent fixture in the Middlesbrough first team.
Matthew made headline news in September 2006 when naked photographs of him were posted on the internet, showing full-frontal nudity. He had taken the pictures himself in a mirror whilst on holiday, and they were thought to have been released on the web by an ex-girlfriend.[1][2]
He is currently on loan with Championship side Ipswich Town and is set to play in Ipswich's rival match against Norwich City.
Ipswich Town F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Supple | 2 Wilnis | 3 Richards | 4 deVos | 5 Bruce | 6 Naylor | 7 Garvan | 8 Legwinski | 10 Currie | 11 Williams | 12 Peters | 14 Lee | 15 Sito Castro | 16 Casement | 18 Haynes | 19 Collins | 20 Noble | 21 Walton | 22 Knights | 23 Harding | 24 Clarke | 25 Rhodes | 26 Barron | 27 Macken | 29 Magilton | 30 Moore | 31 Synnott | 34 Price | 35 Krause | 37 Plummer | 38 Drobný | 39 Bates | 40 Pollitt | Manager: Magilton |