Matty Virtue

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

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
Position(s) Midfielder
Club 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 56 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:50, 26 April 2022 (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]

On 16 October 2020, Virtue signed a new two-year contract with Blackpool.[8] In December 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19 and had to self-isolate, missing matches.[9] In October 2021 he extended his contract for a further year.[10]

Career statistics
As of match played 26 April 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool 2017–18[11] Premier League 0000000000
2018–19[7] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Notts County (loan) 2017–18[11] League Two 130100010150
Blackpool 2018–19[7] League One 133000000133
2019–20[12] League One 24241003[lower-alpha 1]0313
2020–21[13] League One 16220101[lower-alpha 1]0202
2021–22[14] Championship 3000000030
Total 567611040678
Career total 697711050828
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. "Liverpool release seven players as they submit retained squad list to Premier League" – Liverpool Echo, 9 June 2017
  3. "Profile". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  4. "Matty Virtue: Liverpool midfielder joins Notts County". BBC Sport. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  5. "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.
  6. "Blackpool: Matty Virtue joins from Liverpool and Antony Evans on loan from Everton". BBC Sport. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  7. "Games played by Matty Virtue in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  8. Match Preview: Crewe Alexandra (A) – Blackpool F.C., 16 October 2020
  9. "Maxwell and Virtue Return Positive COVID-19 Tests". www.blackpoolfc.co.uk.
  10. "Virtue Signs New Deal" – Blackpool F.C., 19 October 2021
  11. "Games played by Matty Virtue in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  12. "Games played by Matty Virtue in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  13. "Games played by Matty Virtue in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  14. "Games played by Matty Virtue in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 April 2022.


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