Matthew Apter

Defensive Midfielder - Swansea City
30 Dec 2029
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Overview Personal Contract News 1 Transfers Relations Events 67 Awards Matches History

Events

67

  1. Stayed on the bench all match

    Minor
    Cause
    The bench was built around different match options.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  2. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $392.4K/y

  3. Stayed on the bench all match

    Minor
    Cause
    The bench was built around different match options.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  4. Clashed with Ben Cabango over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    The disagreement started because they judged training effort very differently. It played out on the training ground in front of the rest of the squad.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  5. Stayed on the bench all match

    Minor
    Cause
    The bench was built around different match options.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  6. He has said it out loud: To be paid what he is worth

    Mind

  7. He has said it out loud: A settled future

    Mind

  8. Clashed with Ben Cabango over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    The disagreement started because they judged training effort very differently. It played out on the training ground in front of the rest of the squad.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  9. Stayed on the bench all match

    Minor
    Cause
    The bench was built around different match options.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  10. Stayed on the bench all match

    Minor
    Cause
    The bench was built around different match options.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  11. Stayed on the bench all match

    Minor
    Cause
    The bench was built around different match options.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  12. He has started to want: The manager’s trust

    Mind

  13. Clashed with Ben Cabango over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    The disagreement started because they judged training effort very differently. It played out on the training ground in front of the rest of the squad.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  14. Stayed on the bench all match

    Minor
    Cause
    The bench was built around different match options.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  15. Worried by competition from a new signing Đorđe Jovičić

    Moderate
    Cause
    The newcomer is on a much larger wage deal. He was already short on minutes before the signing arrived.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  16. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.

  17. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  18. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $392.4K/y

  19. He has started to want: His place back

    Mind

  20. Stayed on the bench all match

    Minor
    Cause
    The bench was built around different match options.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  21. Clashed with Ben Cabango over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    The disagreement started because they judged training effort very differently. It played out on the training ground in front of the rest of the squad.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  22. He has started to want: To be paid what he is worth

    Mind

  23. He has started to want: A settled future

    Mind

  24. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.

  25. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  26. Clashed with Ben Cabango over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    The disagreement started because they judged training effort very differently. It played out on the training ground in front of the rest of the squad.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  27. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.

  28. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  29. He has come to believe: Bad blood between them — Ben Cabango

    Mind

  30. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  31. Settling well into the dressing room

    Minor
    Cause
    A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. The bond between them was already strong, so the morale hit should be limited.
    Outlook
    Settling-in period is still under way.

  32. Clashed with Ben Cabango over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    The disagreement started because they judged training effort very differently. It played out on the training ground in front of the rest of the squad.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  33. Head coach left the club

  34. Energised by the new manager's arrival

  35. Clashed with Ben Cabango over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    The disagreement started because they judged training effort very differently. It played out on the training ground in front of the rest of the squad.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  36. Criticised in a full-time post-mortem

    Minor
    Cause
    It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  37. Squad status changed

  38. Settling well in a culturally familiar country

    Minor
    Cause
    The country and culture suit him.; A move home or to a favoured club has been linked.

  39. Clashed with Ben Cabango over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    The disagreement started because they judged training effort very differently. It played out on the training ground in front of the rest of the squad.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  40. Struggled with training intensity

    Minor
    Cause
    His condition and recent minutes made the session harder than usual, so staff treated it as fatigue rather than attitude.

  41. Jay Fulton, a compatriot, joined the squad

    Moderate
    Cause
    Shared nationality and language helped this take root. Sharing a nationality opened the door for the bond.
    Outlook
    Settling-in period is still under way.

  42. No natural role in the current formation

    Serious
    Cause
    His preferred position simply isn't in the current shape.

  43. Clashed with Ben Cabango over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    The disagreement started because they judged training effort very differently. It played out on the training ground in front of the rest of the squad.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  44. Turned down the offered deal

    Serious
    Cause
    He turned down the club's offer. The club's project did not match his ambition.

  45. Contract talks stalled over squad status

    Moderate
    Cause
    The wage was acceptable, but he wanted clearer first-team guarantees.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  46. Board transfer-listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Underutilized, surplus to requirements
    Who
    Board

  47. Contract renewal rejected

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $392.4K/y

  48. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $392.4K/y

  49. Signed as a free agent

    Decision
    Movement
    Swansea City

  50. Free transfer listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Left on a free after a year unsold on the transfer list
    Who
    Board

  51. Contract expired — became a free agent

    Decision
    Movement
    Plymouth Argyle →

  52. He has said it out loud: Out, anywhere

    Mind

  53. He has started to want: Out, anywhere

    Mind

  54. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $230.8K/y

  55. He has come to believe: He never rated him — Steven Cooper

    Mind

  56. He has made a formal demand: The manager’s trust

    Mind

  57. He has come to believe: Bad blood between them — Michael Baidoo

    Mind

  58. Board transfer-listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Underutilized, surplus to requirements
    Who
    Board

  59. Signed as a free agent

    Decision
    Movement
    Plymouth Argyle

  60. Contract expired — became a free agent

    Decision
    Movement
    Cardiff City U20 →

  61. Pre-contract agreed

    Decision
    Movement
    → Chesterfield

  62. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $140.0K/y

  63. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $109.6K/y

  64. Administrative demotion

    Decision
    Movement
    Cardiff City → Cardiff City U20
    Who
    Morgan Nicholas

  65. Board transfer-listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Underutilized, surplus to requirements
    Who
    Board

  66. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $101.0K/y

  67. Loan listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Surplus to tactical requirements
    Who
    Morgan Nicholas