Matty Virtue

Matthew Joseph Virtue-Thick^[3] (born 2 May 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two side Fleetwood Town. He has previously played for Liverpool and Notts County.

Matty Virtue

Personal information
Full name	Matthew Joseph Virtue-Thick[1]
Date of birth	(1997-05-02) 2 May 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Epsom, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Fleetwood Town
Number	8
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)
2019–2024	Blackpool	84	(7)
2022–2023	→ Lincoln City (loan)	30	(3)
2024–	Fleetwood Town	41	(9)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:43, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

Career

Virtue joined Liverpool at under-11 level, having played with Chelsea until the age of 9.^[4] He moved on loan to Notts County in January 2018.^[5]

He was named captain of Liverpool's Under-23 team in October 2018.^[6] In January 2019, he signed for Blackpool.^[7] He scored his first professional goal against Accrington Stanley on 5 March 2019.^[8]

On 16 October 2020, Virtue signed a new two-year contract with Blackpool.^[9] In December 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19 and had to self-isolate, missing matches.^[10] In October 2021 he extended his contract for a further year.^[11]

He moved on loan to Lincoln City on 1 September 2022.^[12] He made his debut coming off the bench against Cambridge United on 3 September 2022.^[13] He scored his first goal for Lincoln City against Bristol Rovers in a 6–3 win on 17 September 2022.^[14] After a period injured, he returned to the Lincoln first-team.^[15]

Following the conclusion of the 2023–24 season, Blackpool confirmed that Virtue would be departing the club upon the expiration of his contract.^[16]

Virtue signed for Fleetwood Town on 1 July 2024.^[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 May 2025

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[18]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2018–19[8]	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[18]	League Two	13	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	15	0
Blackpool	2018–19[8]	League One	13	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	3
	2019–20[19]	League One	24	2	4	1	0	0	3[a]	0	31	3
	2020–21[20]	League One	16	2	2	0	1	0	1[a]	0	20	2
	2021–22[21]	Championship	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2022–23[22]	Championship	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2023–24[23]	League One	25	0	2	0	2	0	5	1	34	1
	Total		84	7	8	1	3	0	9	1	104	9
Lincoln City (loan)	2022–23[22]	League One	30	3	1	0	2	1	3	0	36	4
Fleetwood Town	2024–25[24]	League Two	41	9	1	0	3	0	2	0	47	9
Career total			168	20	11	1	8	1	15	1	202	22

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy