Matt Doherty (footballer, born 1992)

Irish association football player

Matthew James Doherty (born 16 January 1992) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Republic of Ireland national team.

Matt Doherty
Doherty playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2024
Personal information
Full name Matthew James Doherty[1]
Date of birth (1992-01-16) 16 January 1992 (age 32)[2]
Place of birth Swords, Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s) Full-back / wing-back
Club information
Current team
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Number 2
Youth career
Swords Celtic
Home Farm
Belvedere
2009–2010 Bohemians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2020 Wolverhampton Wanderers 260 (20)
2012Hibernian (loan) 13 (2)
2012–2013Bury (loan) 17 (1)
2020–2023 Tottenham Hotspur 44 (3)
2023 Atlético Madrid 2 (0)
2023– Wolverhampton Wanderers 24 (1)
National team
2011–2012 Republic of Ireland U19 6 (0)
2012–2014 Republic of Ireland U21 8 (4)
2018– Republic of Ireland 43 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:26, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:06, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Career statistics

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As of match played 13 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2010–11[4] Premier League 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2011–12[4] 1 0 1 0 3 0 5 0
2012–13[4] Championship 13 1 0 0 0 0 13 1
2013–14[4] League One 18 1 0 0 1 0 1[c] 0 20 1
2014–15[4] Championship 33 0 2 0 1 0 36 0
2015–16[4] 34 2 1 0 3 0 38 2
2016–17[4] 42 4 3 1 2 0 47 5
2017–18[4] 45 4 2 0 0 0 47 4
2018–19[4] Premier League 38 4 6 4 1 0 45 8
2019–20[4] 36 4 2 0 1 0 11[d] 3 50 7
Total 260 20 18 5 12 0 11 3 1 0 302 28
Hibernian (loan) 2011–12[4] Scottish Premier League 13 2 4 0 17 2
Bury (loan) 2012–13[4] League One 17 1 3 1 2[c] 1 22 3
Tottenham Hotspur 2020–21[4] Premier League 17 0 2 0 1 0 9[d] 0 29 0
2021–22[4] 15 2 3 0 3 0 5[e] 0 26 2
2022–23[4] 12 1 1 0 1 0 2[f] 0 16 1
Total 44 3 6 0 5 0 16 0 71 3
Atlético Madrid 2022–23[5] La Liga 2 0 2 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2023–24[4] Premier League 25 1 5 0 2 2 32 3
Wolves total
(both spells)
285 21 23 5 14 2 11 3 1 0 334 31
Total 361 27 36 6 20 2 27 3 3 1 446 39
  1. Includes FA Cup, Scottish FA Cup
  2. Includes Football League Cup
  3. 3.0 3.1 Appearances in Football League Trophy
  4. 4.0 4.1 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

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As of match played 26 March 2024[6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Republic of Ireland 2018 5 0
2019 4 1
2020 7 0
2021 11 0
2022 6 0
2023 8 1
2024 2 0
Total 43 2
Scores and results list the Republic of Ireland's goal tally first.[6]
List of international goals scored by Matt Doherty
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 18 November 2019 Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland   Denmark 1–1 1–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2 16 October 2023 Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal   Gibraltar 3–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification

Honours

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Hibernian

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Tottenham Hotspur

Individual

References

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  1. "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. "Matt Doherty: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  3. "Matt Doherty". Atlético Madrid. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  4. 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 Matt Doherty at Soccerbase
  5. "Republic of Ireland – M. Doherty – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Matt Doherty". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  7. "Hibernian 1–5 Hearts". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  8. Anderson, John, ed. (2018). Football Yearbook 2018–2019. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 386–387. ISBN 978-1-4722-6106-9.
  9. Anderson, John, ed. (2014). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2014–2015. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 386–387. ISBN 978-1-4722-1251-1.
  10. McNulty, Phil (25 April 2021). "Manchester City 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  11. "Matt Doherty cleans up at Wolves' end of season awards". Express & Star. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  12. "Wolves' Matt Doherty voted PFA Fans' Player of the Month". Express & Star. 8 October 2018.