Matthew (Matty) is from Livingston, Scotland, where he achieved his UEFA B Licence and an Honours degree in Sport Coaching from the University of West Scotland. Having played for both Hibernian and Raith Rovers youth academies growing up, Matty turned his focus into coaching and developing youth players. He began his coaching career at the West Lothian Community Foundation, delivering football sessions to primary and secondary students, alongside his role leading the community football programme and coaching a development squad. Matty then became the lead football coach for West Lothian Leisure where he implemented a player development pathway to highlight key learning objectives for each skill level. In addition, this role involved him developing new coaches hired by the company. He then became the head coach of Camelon U20s where he successfully coached several players to make the next step into men’s football. He gained valuable experience in using video analysis and in player management within this position. He relocated and worked for CJ Coaching in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to develop his coaching further by leading sessions to international players aged between 3-18 years old.