var playerInfo={"2E0C5ADB6636D43E":"178cm","3316B2DB0B85B0BE":"Matthew Bates","EB70E23140D61D3403104435C4316058":"26","53F6A06F211D096A":"Hartlepool United FC","68B71F6A7FE5F18E":"77kg","826BE2C466376227EC096659909FEBC6":"Bradford AFC,Crawley Town,Bristol City,Middlesbrough,Norwich City,Ipswich","52D34B1F24A26AA271F2BD571AA0152C":"2","32E266777F4D5C3EAAE5984CDAE82227":"Bradford AFC","71450CE0B6A0CA84C96E1AF31F3CA129":"1986-12-10","55115EEDFFE75225FD0E1787F70FC7CB":"2014-7-1","0DC344593C67F298":"24137","65809D335DC33AB4":"772","7850BFBCDDAACDE9":"Matthew Bates","156AB99B762676230C18DFFD85A3FAED":"","4EFF01CD2A1AA8474DF07D17EF0164A9":"England","D21B7B52C3154356":"1","6F2A70628678CF42F2F15CA1EF3BF952":"","E7D2F501BA5F9F82CBF994866126F3A8":"<P><STRONG>TALL&nbsp;and skillful central defender who was an integral member of Boro&#39;s 2004 FA Youth Cup-winning team. <\/STRONG><\/P><P>He had also played in the previous year&#39;s final, against Manchester United, while still a schoolboy.<\/P><P>Teesside born and bred, Matthew has been with the club since he was 12 years old. <\/P><P>Has represented England at U18 level and was called up for first team duty as 17-year-old when he was named on the bench for the games against Bolton, Chelsea and Southampton in April 2004. <\/P><P>Was again a substitute for the historic UEFA Cup game against Banik Ostrava in September 2004.<\/P><P>At youth team and Reserve level Matthew has developed a formidable&nbsp;central defensive partnership with David Wheater.<\/P><P>Made his senior debut when playing for just over two minutes as he&nbsp;replaced Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink&nbsp;in a game against Manchester City at the Riverside on December 6 2004.<\/P><P>Signed a four and a half year contract in January 2005.<\/P><P>Started a Premiership game for the first time on August 20 2005 against Spurs at White Hart Lane and continued to make his mark on the first team throughout the 2005\/06 season, playing at both right-back and his more usual&nbsp;positon of centre-back.&nbsp;<\/P>","e_index":4};