Matt Doherty (footballer, born 1992)

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[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

Club

As of match played 13 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2010–11[4] Premier League 00100010
2011–12[4] 10103050
2012–13[4] Championship 1310000131
2013–14[4] League One 18100101[lower-alpha 3]0201
2014–15[4] Championship 3302010360
2015–16[4] 3421030382
2016–17[4] 4243120475
2017–18[4] 4542000474
2018–19[4] Premier League 3846410458
2019–20[4] 364201011[lower-alpha 4]3507
Total 260201851201131030228
Hibernian (loan) 2011–12[4] Scottish Premier League 13240172
Bury (loan) 2012–13[4] League One 171312[lower-alpha 3]1223
Tottenham Hotspur 2020–21[4] Premier League 17020109[lower-alpha 4]0290
2021–22[4] 15230305[lower-alpha 5]0262
2022–23[4] 12110102[lower-alpha 6]0161
Total 4436050160713
Atlético Madrid 2022–23[5] La Liga 2020
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2023–24[4] Premier League 2515022323
Wolves total
(both spells)
285212351421131033431
Total 361273662022733144639
  1. Includes FA Cup, Scottish FA Cup
  2. Includes Football League Cup
  3. Appearances in Football League Trophy
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 26 March 2024[6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Republic of Ireland 201850
201941
202070
2021110
202260
202381
202420
Total432
Scores and results list the Republic of Ireland's goal tally first.[6]
List of international goals scored by Matt Doherty
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
118 November 2019Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland Denmark1–11–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
216 October 2023Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal Gibraltar3–04–0UEFA Euro 2024 qualification

Honours

Hibernian

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Tottenham Hotspur

Individual

  • Wolverhampton Wanderers Player of the Year: 2015–16[11]
  • Professional Footballers' Association Fans' Premier League Player of the Month: September 2018[12]

References

  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. Matt Doherty at Soccerbase
  5. "Republic of Ireland – M. Doherty – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  6. "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. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  12. "Wolves' Matt Doherty voted PFA Fans' Player of the Month". Express & Star. 8 October 2018.
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