Matthew Grimaldi

10 Midfielder
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Matthew Grimaldi became one of Western United’s great success stories in the 2023/24 season after signing his first professional deal out of the Academy.

Following on from his debut against Newcastle Jets in November 2023, Grimaldi scored his first A-League Men goal against Sydney FC a month later and went on to rack up 23 appearances and five goals in total.

The highlight moment was his go-ahead goal in United’s first-ever home game at Ironbark Fields in Tarneit against Macarthur, completing a stunning comeback and further punctuating Grimaldi’s stellar debut campaign.

That was the first of three goals in the final five matches as Grimaldi went on to win United’s Young Player of the Season award, giving the Green and Black faithful a first taste of the untapped potential he possesses.

 

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Height

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Weight

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Age

21

Born

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Overview
General

29

Games Played

1635

Time Played

20

Starts

18

Substitute Off

Defence

8

Total Clearances

1

Blocks

6

Interceptions

Tackles

61.1%

Success Rate

Duels

36.7%

Success Rate

Areial Dual

29.6%

Success Rate

Distribution

Passes

72.2%

Success Rate

454

Total passes

328

Successful passes

16

Passes per 90 mins

Long passes

50%

Success Rate

Pass Direction %

32.6%

Forward

23.1%

Left

21.4%

Right

22.9%

Backward

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51.8%

Opp half

21.4%

Own half

3

Topic

1

Succ. crosses

2

Assists

24

Key Passes

Attack

Total Shots

29

Shots on target

17

Goals scored

5

17.24%

Conversion rate

327

Min per goals

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2

Left foot goals

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3

Right foot goals

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Headed goals

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Other

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5

Goal inside the box

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Goal outside the box

0

Direct free kick goals

Discipline

14

Fouls won

16

Foul conceded

1

Yellow cards

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Red cards