Matty Virtue

Matthew Joseph Virtue-Thick[2] (born 2 May 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays for Blackpool as a midfielder.

Matty Virtue

Personal information
Full name	Matthew Joseph Virtue-Thick[1]
Date of birth	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	44	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:44, 6 February 2021 (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]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 February 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Liverpool	2017–18[10]	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[10]	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[11]	League One	24	2	4	1	0	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	31	3
	2020–21[12]	League One	7	1	2	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	11	1
	Total		44	6	6	1	1	0	4	0	55	7
Career total			57	6	7	1	1	0	5	0	70	7

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. "Games played by Matty Virtue in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
11. "Games played by Matty Virtue in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
12. "Games played by Matty Virtue in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2020.

External links

• Matty Virtue at Soccerbase