Matty Virtue
Personal information
Full name Matthew Joseph Virtue-Thick[1]
Date of birth (1997-05-02) 2 May 1997
Place of birth Epsom, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Blackpool
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2006 Chelsea
2008–2017 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Liverpool 0 (0)
2018 → Notts County (loan) 13 (0)
2019– Blackpool 69 (7)
2022–2023 → Lincoln City (loan) 30 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:43, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

Matthew Joseph Virtue-Thick[3] (born 2 May 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays for Blackpool, as a midfielder. He has previously played for Liverpool and Notts County.

Career

Virtue joined Liverpool at under-11 level, having played with Chelsea until the age of 9.[4] He moved on loan to Notts County in January 2018.[5]

He was named captain of Liverpool's Under-23 team in October 2018.[6] In January 2019, he signed for Blackpool.[7] He scored his first professional goal against Accrington Stanley on 5 March 2019.[8]

On 16 October 2020, Virtue signed a new two-year contract with Blackpool.[9] In December 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19 and had to self-isolate, missing matches.[10] In October 2021 he extended his contract for a further year.[11]

He moved on loan to Lincoln City on 1 September 2022.[12] He made his debut coming off the bench against Cambridge United on 3 September 2022.[13] He scored his first goal for Lincoln City against Bristol Rovers in a 6–3 win on 17 September 2022.[14] After a period injured, he returned to the Lincoln first-team.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool 2017–18[16] Premier League 0000000000
2018–19[8] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Notts County (loan) 2017–18[16] League Two 130100010150
Blackpool 2018–19[8] League One 133000000133
2019–20[17] League One 24241003[lower-alpha 1]0313
2020–21[18] League One 16220101[lower-alpha 1]0202
2021–22[19] Championship 3000000030
2022–23[20] Championship 3000000030
2023–24[21] League One 100202031171
Total 697813071879
Lincoln City (loan) 2022–23[20] League One 303102130364
Career total 112101015111113813
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Matty Virtue". Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Liverpool release seven players as they submit retained squad list to Premier League" – Liverpool Echo, 9 June 2017
  4. ↑ "Profile". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Matty Virtue: Liverpool midfielder joins Notts County". BBC Sport. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Blackpool: Matty Virtue joins from Liverpool and Antony Evans on loan from Everton". BBC Sport. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  8. 1 2 3 "Games played by Matty Virtue in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  9. ↑ Match Preview: Crewe Alexandra (A) – Blackpool F.C., 16 October 2020
  10. ↑ "Maxwell and Virtue Return Positive COVID-19 Tests". www.blackpoolfc.co.uk.
  11. ↑ "Virtue Signs New Deal" – Blackpool F.C., 19 October 2021
  12. ↑ "Virtue joins Lincoln on season loan from Blackpool". BBC Sport.
  13. ↑ "Cambridge United 2 Imps 0" – via Lincoln City FC.
  14. ↑ "Blackpool winger making waves on the South Coast with League One Portsmouth" – via Blackpool Gazette.
  15. ↑ Allen, Sam (14 March 2023). "Matty Virtue on Lincoln City injury return as he weighs up long-term future". LincolnshireLive.
  16. 1 2 "Games played by Matty Virtue in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Matty Virtue in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Matty Virtue in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Matty Virtue in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  20. 1 2 "Games played by Matty Virtue in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Matty Virtue in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2019.


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