# Mathew Collins
**Mathew Collins** (full name Mathew Thomas Clemence Collins, born 2004 in Geneva, Switzerland) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder, currently under contract with German club TSV 1860 München. He is the son of the British musician [Phil Collins](https://www.edgepedia.org/phil-collins) and the translator Orianne Cevey.[1](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mathew-collins/profil/spieler/918857) • [2](https://www.abola.pt/noticias/tsv-munique-contrata-filho-de-phil-collins-2026080111523641334)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2004, Geneva, Switzerland; height 1.74 m[1](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mathew-collins/profil/spieler/918857) |
| Position | Right midfield, with central and attacking midfield as secondary positions[1](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mathew-collins/profil/spieler/918857) |
| Nationality | Swiss and British; also eligible for England and Thailand, uncapped at international level[3](https://www.scoutbase.football/players/mathew-collins-PSUICOLMATGEN20041201) |
| Youth career | FC-Astoria Walldorf (to 2022), Hannover 96 U19 (2022–2023)[1](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mathew-collins/profil/spieler/918857) |
| Senior clubs | WSG Tirol (2023–2025), SV Austria Salzburg (2025–2026), TSV 1860 München (2026–)[4](https://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/person/mathew-collins/) |
| Current contract | One-year deal with TSV 1860 München signed 31 July 2026, running to 30 June 2027[4](https://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/person/mathew-collins/) |
| Market value | €50,000 (Transfermarkt, updated 18 May 2026)[1](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mathew-collins/profil/spieler/918857) |
## Background
Collins was born in Geneva and holds both Swiss and British nationality. His upbringing was internationally mobile: according to the Portuguese sports daily A Bola, he lived in Miami in the United States before entering a football boarding school in Évian, France, at age 14, and moved to Germany at 16 to join the academy of FC-Astoria Walldorf.[2](https://www.abola.pt/noticias/tsv-munique-contrata-filho-de-phil-collins-2026080111523641334) ScoutBase additionally lists Thailand among the national teams he could represent, and records him as uncapped.[3](https://www.scoutbase.football/players/mathew-collins-PSUICOLMATGEN20041201)
His father is Phil Collins, the British musician, and his mother is the translator Orianne Cevey.[2](https://www.abola.pt/noticias/tsv-munique-contrata-filho-de-phil-collins-2026080111523641334) The family connection drew broad attention when he signed for TSV 1860 München in 2026; the news was reported internationally, including by Yahoo Sports, which described the club as a fourth-tier Regionalliga side at the time of the announcement.[5](https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/phil-collins-son-signs-deal-200335115.html)
## Youth and early senior career
Collins spent his youth at FC-Astoria Walldorf in Germany before transferring to the U19 squad of [Hannover 96](https://www.edgepedia.org/hannover-96) in 2022.[1](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mathew-collins/profil/spieler/918857) The German Football Association's (DFB) Datencenter records nine matches for Hannover 96 U19 in the 2022/23 season, split between eight appearances in the U19 Bundesliga Nord/Nordost (five wins, one draw, two losses) and one appearance in the [DFB-Pokal](https://www.edgepedia.org/dfb-pokal) der Junioren, the junior edition of the German cup, which ended in defeat.[6](https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/personen/mathew-collins/spieler)
He then moved to Austria. Per the Abendzeitung München profile, he played for WSG Tirol from 2023 to 2025 and joined SV Austria Salzburg in the summer of 2025.[4](https://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/person/mathew-collins/) FotMob's career list places his WSG Tirol spell from July 2024 to June 2025 at senior level, with earlier youth entries at Hannover 96 and FC Astoria Walldorf U19.[7](https://www.fotmob.com/players/1668665/mathew-collins)
## Austria Salzburg and move to 1860 München
In the 2025/26 Austrian 2. Liga season with Austria Salzburg, Collins saw limited action: FotMob records 36 minutes played across the campaign, with no goals or assists, and most of his matchday involvements as an unused substitute; his recorded on-field appearances included 14 minutes away at Sturm Graz II in May 2026 and 10 minutes away at Austria Wien II in April 2026.[7](https://www.fotmob.com/players/1668665/mathew-collins)
On 31 July 2026 he signed for TSV 1860 München, a one-year contract running to 30 June 2027, with the shirt number 5.[4](https://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/person/mathew-collins/) A Bola reported that the 21-year-old midfielder signed for one season with the Munich club, which had dropped into Bavarian regional football, and that his career would continue in the Bavarian Regionalliga.[2](https://www.abola.pt/noticias/tsv-munique-contrata-filho-de-phil-collins-2026080111523641334) The DFB Datencenter lists him with four matches for TSV München von 1860 in the Regionalliga Bayern early in the 2026/27 season, recording two wins and two draws.[6](https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/personen/mathew-collins/spieler)
## Name disambiguation
Several other footballers named Matthew or Mathew Collins appear in statistical databases and should not be confused with the Swiss-born midfielder: a Welsh midfielder born 1986 in [Merthyr Tydfil](https://www.edgepedia.org/merthyr-tydfil) who played for Wrexham and Swansea City,[8](https://fbref.com/en/players/658816a7/Matthew-Collins) and a Scottish left-sided midfielder born 2003 in Glasgow who came through Rangers and Partick Thistle and joined Benburb FC in 2025.[9](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/matthew-collins/profil/spieler/931362)
## References
1. [Mathew Collins – Player profile, Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mathew-collins/profil/spieler/918857)
2. [TSV Munique contrata filho de... Phil Collins, A Bola (1 August 2026)](https://www.abola.pt/noticias/tsv-munique-contrata-filho-de-phil-collins-2026080111523641334)
3. [Mathew Collins – Player Profile, ScoutBase](https://www.scoutbase.football/players/mathew-collins-PSUICOLMATGEN20041201)
4. [Mathew Collins: News und Steckbrief zum TSV-1860-Spieler, Abendzeitung München](https://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/person/mathew-collins/)
5. [Phil Collins' son signs deal with German club TSV 1860 Munich, Yahoo Sports (31 July 2026)](https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/phil-collins-son-signs-deal-200335115.html)
6. [Mathew Collins – Spielerprofil, DFB Datencenter](https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/personen/mathew-collins/spieler)
7. [Mathew Collins – stats, career and market value, FotMob](https://www.fotmob.com/players/1668665/mathew-collins)
8. [Matthew Collins Stats, FBref](https://fbref.com/en/players/658816a7/Matthew-Collins)
9. [Matthew Collins – Player profile (b. 2003), Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/matthew-collins/profil/spieler/931362)
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