Matt Doherty (footballer, born 1992)
 Doherty playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew James Doherty[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 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 / centre-back | ||
| Team 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) |
| 2012 | → Hibernian (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | → Bury (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2020–2023 | Tottenham Hotspur | 44 | (3) |
| 2023 | Atlético Madrid | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 63 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 8 | (4) |
| 2018– | Republic of Ireland | 53 | (3) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:27, 27 September 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:20, 6 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Matthew James Doherty (born 16 January 1992) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Republic of Ireland national team.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 27 September 2025
| 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 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 37 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25[4] | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 2 | ||||
| 2025–26[4] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 63 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 77 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 399 | 29 | 39 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 491 | 41 | ||
- ↑ Includes FA Cup, Scottish FA Cup
- ↑ Includes Football League/EFL Cup
- 1 2 Appearances in Football League Trophy
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 6 September 2025[6]
| 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 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 53 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list the Republic of Ireland's goal tally first.[6]
| 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 |
| 3 | 20 March 2025 | Stadion Hristo Botev, Plovdiv, Bulgaria |  Bulgaria | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs |
Honours
Hibernian
- Scottish Cup runner-up: 2011–12[7]
Wolverhampton Wanderers
- EFL Championship: 2017–18[8]
- Football League One: 2013–14[9]
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
- ↑ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ↑ "Matt Doherty: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ↑ "Matt Doherty". Atlético Madrid. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Matt Doherty at Soccerbase
- ↑ "M. Doherty". Soccerway.
- 1 2 "Matt Doherty". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ↑ "Hibernian 1–5 Hearts". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ Anderson, John, ed. (2018). Football Yearbook 2018–2019. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 386–387. ISBN 978-1-4722-6106-9.
- ↑ Anderson, John, ed. (2014). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2014–2015. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 386–387. ISBN 978-1-4722-1251-1.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (25 April 2021). "Manchester City 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ↑ "Matt Doherty cleans up at Wolves' end of season awards". Express & Star. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ "Wolves' Matt Doherty voted PFA Fans' Player of the Month". Express & Star. 8 October 2018.