Matthew David Bates (born 10 December 1986 in Stockton, England) is an English professional football player who currently plays as a defender for Middlesbrough.
He is a product of the Middlesbrough youth system and first appeared for the club in 2004. He has since had a loan spell with Darlington, and now appears to be a more frequent fixture in the Middlesbrough first team.
He was sent out on loan to Ipswich Town in 2006, but was seriously injured in his second game, tearing his cruciate ligament and partially tearing his medial ligamentand was forced to end his loan spell.
After recovering from injury, in January 2008 Bates moved on loan to Norwich City for two months. He later returned to Middlesbrough after suffering from another knee injury which has resulted in him needing a third operation in just 18 months.
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