[4] In 2006, he was named as number 8 for Oxford Cheetahs[5] but moved on to Redcar Bears, where he stayed for two seasons, averaging over seven in each.
[2] He also finished third in the Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship in 2007.
An injury to Ilya Bondarenko gave him an opportunity with Leicester Lions, and later in 2011 he signed for Ipswich Witches to replace the injured Chris Schramm, riding as part of the team that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship at Leicester.
[2][6][7] Mat re-joined Ipswich in 2012, electing to focus on speedway, rather than grass and long track racing.
[10] In 2023, he was part of the French team that competed at the 2023 Speedway World Cup in Poland.