Matthew Ellul

Central Defender - Hibernians U20
7 Nov 2026
Saturday
Process
Overview Personal Contract Transfers Decisions 1 Events 9 Awards Matches History

Events

9

  1. Poor attitude in training

    Minor
    Cause
    Coaches flagged his application as the issue.

  2. 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.

  3. Made his senior debut for the club

  4. Criticised over his pressing work

    Moderate
    Cause
    The criticism focused on missed pressing triggers and slow recovery runs. His match rating of 6.1 weighed heavily in the talk.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  5. 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.

  6. Left out of the matchday squad

    Moderate
    Cause
    The current formation has no natural role for him.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  7. Clashed with Ali Diakité 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.

  8. Signed a new contract

    Moderate
    Cause
    He committed to the project on terms both sides could live with.

  9. Poor attitude in training

    Minor
    Cause
    Coaches flagged his application as the issue.