var playerInfo={"70356B8F0C59F6B5":"772","E40B4988E6F21D3C":"24137","5F702665ABB271EC":"Matthew Bates","FD1933E1882D5E7A359B4C628D33E9A5":"","31E4B7E841B17C66":"Matthew Bates","DF03820F537F8E7C44B40F46867462D3":"Anh","6438FCEB8DF4FD62E750E852E54A855D":"Bradford AFC,Crawley Town,Bristol City,Middlesbrough,Norwich City,Ipswich","4931588B4E3083E89C7E153595D548A1":"<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>","3DD52A7123843A0560A25759647B9CE0":"Bradford AFC","3CD2F9D069A357CC":"Hartlepool United FC","F9622CC2808B37CB":"77kg","95081CC600C137A3ECD07E1A2BAC6047":"26","1E9A8D352C52FB60DE0D25B327F8FD01":"2014-7-1","289C5F85E5EE1B609E88960AAED5C65D":"1986-12-10","76E5DE99890AB189":"178cm","B628C0FB460378A59B43DF6E4A568663":"","26A41B77C025E2F442D11C4E5D31FCE8":"2","033EA04110C4B96A":"1","e_index":7};