Matty Virtue
Matthew Joseph Virtue-Thick[2] (born 2 May 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays for Blackpool as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Joseph Virtue-Thick[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 May 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Epsom, England | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Blackpool | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | Chelsea | ||
| 2008–2017 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Notts County (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2019– | Blackpool | 37 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:35, 11 March 2020 (UTC) | |||
Career
Virtue joined Liverpool at under-11 level, having played with Chelsea until the age of 9.[3] He moved on loan to Notts County in January 2018.[4]
He was named captain of Liverpool's Under-23 team in October 2018.[5] In January 2019, he signed for Blackpool.[6] He scored his first professional goal against Accrington Stanley on 5 March 2019.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 10 March 2020
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool | 2017–18[8] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018–19[7] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Notts County (loan) | 2017–18[8] | League Two | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Blackpool | 2018–19[7] | League One | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| 2019-20[9] | League One | 24 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 31 | 3 | |
| Blackpool Total | 37 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 50 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 59 | 6 | ||
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
- "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- "Liverpool release seven players as they submit retained squad list to Premier League" - Liverpool Echo, 9 June 2017
- "Profile". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- "Matty Virtue: Liverpool midfielder joins Notts County". BBC Sport. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- "Gini's delight, Shaq eyes glory, and Juve want Origi – Monday's Liverpool FC News Roundup". This Is Anfield. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- "Blackpool: Matty Virtue joins from Liverpool and Antony Evans on loan from Everton". BBC Sport. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- "Games played by Matty Virtue in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- "Games played by Matty Virtue in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- "Games played by Matty Virtue in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
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