| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew James Robinson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-11-12)12 November 1993 (age 32)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[3] | ||
| Position | Central midfielder[4] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Maidenhead United | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Leicester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Luton Town | 46 | (3) |
| 2014 | →Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2015 | →Grimsby Town (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | →Woking (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 2016–2023 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 234 | (21) |
| 2023–2025 | Woking | 12 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | →Boreham Wood (loan) | 30 | (4) |
| 2024–2025 | →Braintree Town (loan) | 43 | (3) |
| 2025– | Maidenhead United | 9 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | England C | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:12, 20 September 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:42, 30 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Matthew James Robinson (born 12 November 1993) is an English professionalfootballer who plays as acentral midfielder forNational League South clubMaidenhead United. He is also anMC, making music under the nameKamakaze.
He played inthe Football League forLuton Town and has played forKidderminster Harriers,Grimsby Town andWoking on loan, before spending seven years atDagenham & Redbridge. He was also capped atEngland C level in 2022.
His song "Last Night", featuring Massappeals, was also added to theFIFA 20 soundtrack, leading Kamakaze to become the first person to have a song on FIFA's soundtrack while also previously having featured on FIFA as a football character.[5][6]
Born inLeicester, Leicestershire,[7] Robinson began his career in theyouth system atLeicester City. He made 43 appearances in the youth team over the course of two seasons, scoring 14 goals, but was not offered a contract and left the club in early 2012.[8]
Robinson went ontrial withConference Premier clubLuton Town later in 2012 and impressed managerPaul Buckle enough in pre-season to be offered a two-year professional contract.[8] He made his debut as an 87th-minutesubstitute in a 2–0 win away toKidderminster Harriers on 14 August 2012.[9] Robinson made six substitute appearances and started two matches under Buckle, before starting six matches under new managerJohn Still following his appointment on 26 February 2013.[9][10] He scored his first professional goal on the final day of2012–13 in a 3–1 win away toSouthport and finished the season with 14 appearances and one goal.[9][11] In June 2013, Robinson signed a contract extension until June 2015.[12]
Robinson was primarily an unused substitute for much of the first half of2013–14, though he did play in Luton'sFA Cup andFA Trophy matches.[9] On 26 December 2013, fellow Luton midfielderJonathan Smith suffered a double leg break during a 2–1 win away toBarnet, promoting Robinson to a more regular place in the team.[13][14] He played in all but one of Luton's matches in the second half of the season, scoring his first goal of 2013–14 in a 3–0 win at home toChester on 22 March 2014, and this was followed up with a goal in the following match, a 2–1 win away toGrimsby Town.[9][15] 19-year-old Robinson, who played alongside 18-year-oldCameron McGeehan and 20-year-oldPelly Ruddock Mpanzu in a youthful midfield trio, was praised by Still for his performances.[16] He finished the season with 31 appearances and two goals,[9] as Luton won the Conference Premier title and thereforepromotion intoLeague Two.[17]
He made hisFootball League debut in Luton's 1–0 victory away toCarlisle United on the opening day of2014–15.[18] On 1 October 2014, Robinson signed a three-year contract extension to keep him at Luton until June 2017.[19]
On 31 October 2014, Robinson joined Kidderminster Harriers on a one-monthloan.[20] He went on to make six appearances for the Harriers before returning to Luton,[9] declining the chance to stay for a further month to fight for his place at Luton.[21] He made a total of 12 appearances for Luton throughout the season, but was placed on the club's transfer list in May 2015 alongside five other players.[22]
On 21 August 2015, Robinson joinedNational League club Grimsby Town on a one-month loan.[23]
On 23 October 2015, Robinson joinedWoking on a one-month loan after failing to impress at Grimsby Town.[24] He debuted a day later, starting in a 3–0 defeat away toMaidenhead United in the FA Cup fourth qualifying round.[25] On 19 December 2015, Robinson scored his first Woking goal in a 5–1 victory away toGateshead, in which he poked home a cross fromDan Holman.[26] On 14 January 2016, Robinson's loan at Woking was extended until the end of the season.[27] He completed the loan spell with 31 appearances and two goals.[9]
On 10 May 2016, Luton announced that Robinson had once again been placed on the transfer list.[28][29] However, just one week later, he was released from his contract by mutual consent one year early as part of the reorganisation of the squad by Luton managerNathan Jones.[30][31] He made 57 appearances and scored three goals since joining the club in 2012.[31]
Robinson signed a two-year contract with newly relegated National League clubDagenham & Redbridge on 7 June 2016.[32]
On 12 June 2023, following a seven-year spell with Dagenham & Redbridge, Robinson returned toWoking on a two-year deal.[33]
On 29 September 2023, Robinson agreed to join fellow National League side,Boreham Wood on loan until 27 January 2024.[34]
On the 30 July 2024, Robinson went on a season long loan to National League sideBraintree.[35]
On 6 May 2025, it was announced that Robinson would leave the club upon the expiry of his contract in June.[36] He departed having made 12 appearances.
Robinson joinedMaidenhead United for the 2025-26 season.[37]
Robinson was called up to theEngland national C team on 20 October 2016 for anInternational Challenge Trophy match against theEstonia under-23 team.[38]
Robinson is an MC, performing under the stage name Kamakaze. He began writing lyrics around age 11-12,[39][40] and has made music such aship-hop,cloud rap,UK garage, and, most notably,grime.[41][42]
In 2015, Kamakaze released a freestyle on JDZ Media, which by 2019 has reached over 3 million views.[43][44] In 2019, Kamakaze performed a football freestyle on the BBC, and featured on theFIFA 20 Volta soundtrack alongside Leicester producer Massappeals.[45][46] Kamakaze's song "Kam Dog" also featured on the gameplay trailer for FIFA 20 Volta.[47] His song "Last Night", featuring Massappeals, was also added to theFIFA 20 soundtrack, leading Kamakaze to become the first person to have a song on FIFA's soundtrack while also previously having featured on FIFA as a football character.[5][6] Kamakaze was nominated for the award of Best Grime Act at the 2022MOBO awards.[48]
In a March 2021 interview, Robinson revealed he had recently fathered a baby girl.[49]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Luton Town | 2012–13[9] | Conference Premier | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2013–14[9] | Conference Premier | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15[50] | League Two | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[51] | League Two | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 46 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 57 | 3 | ||
| Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 2014–15[9] | Conference Premier | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Grimsby Town (loan) | 2015–16[9] | National League | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| Woking (loan) | 2015–16[9] | National League | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 2016–17[9] | National League | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[9] | National League | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[9] | National League | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20[9] | National League | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[9] | National League | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 27 | 8 | ||
| 2021–22[9] | National League | 40 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 43 | 9 | ||
| 2022–23[9] | National League | 42 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 48 | 4 | ||
| Total | 234 | 21 | 11 | 1 | — | 6 | 0 | 251 | 22 | |||
| Woking | 2023–24[9] | National League | 12 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| Boreham Wood (loan) | 2023–24[9] | National League | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 33 | 5 | |
| Braintree Town (loan) | 2024–25[9] | National League | 43 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[c] | 0 | 50 | 2 | |
| Maidenhead United | 2025–26[9] | National League South | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| Career total | 413 | 34 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 456 | 36 | ||
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