Tendai Matinyadze

Tendai Matinyadze is a full back currently playing for the Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s.

Tendai Matinyadze
Full Name	Tendai Regis Matinyadze
Date of Birth	19 December 1996
Age	27 years
Place of Birth	Zimbabwe
Position	Right back
Nationality	Zimbabwean
Current club	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Previous club/s	Tipton Olympic

Youth career

Tendai spent his first few years in Zimbabwe, arriving in England as an eight year old. He played for local side Tipton Olympic for two years as a striker, and was top goalscorer in the league both seasons. He joined Wolves as an eleven year old, and has been a regular ever since. He started as a central midfielder, then was played as a winger, but has recently been playing at right back. He could have been a rugby player instead: former Rugby Union star Austin Healey once tried to tempt him to switch.

Career statistics

No data pre 2014-15 except Senior. Wolves give no squad information for U18 apart from the FA Youth Cup. Correct up to 4 December 2015.

Club	Season	Senior			Under-21 Lge			Under-21 PLC			B'ham Senior Cup			Under-18 Lge			FA Youth Cup
		Starts	Subs	Goals	Starts	Subs	Goals	Starts	Subs	Goals	Starts	Subs	Goals	Starts	Subs	Goals	Starts	Subs	Goals
Wolves	2014-15	0	0	0	4	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	-	-	1	2	0	0
	2015-16	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-

Contract

Matinyadze received his first pro contract round about March 2015, during the final year of his scholarship. It expires at the end of the 2015-16 season, with the club holding an option for a further year.

Sources

• wolves.co.uk
• next generation
• five things (wolves.co.uk)