Matthew Knox (born 22 December 1999) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Musselburgh Athletic. He has previously played for Livingston, East Fife, Berwick Rangers and Brechin City.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matthew Knox | ||
Date of birth | (1999-12-22) 22 December 1999 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Musselburgh Athletic | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2015 | Livingston | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2019 | Livingston | 17 | (0) |
2018 | → East Fife (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2019 | → Berwick Rangers (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2019-2020 | Brechin City | 17 | (1) |
2020–2021 | Warrenpoint Town | 7 | (1) |
2021-2022 | Tranent Juniors F.C. | ||
2022- | Musselburgh Athletic | ||
National team | |||
2015 | Scotland U17 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:34, 2 January 2021 (UTC) |
Knox grew up in Prestonpans, East Lothian. He became the youngest player in Livingston's history when he made his first-team debut against St Mirren on Boxing Day, just four days after his 16th birthday.[1] Knox made his first starting appearance for Livingston on 26 April 2016, during which he set up the only goal in a 1–0 win against Rangers.[2]
Knox was loaned to East Fife in January 2018,[3] and Berwick Rangers in January 2019.[4]
During his time at Livingston, Knox went on trial at Rangers in 2016[5] and also had trials in England with Manchester United, Liverpool and Sunderland.[6]
On 11 July 2019, Knox signed for Scottish League Two club Brechin City.[7]
He played for Tranent Juniors F.C. during the 2021-22 season.[8]
Knox signed for Musselburgh Athletic in 2022.[9]
Knox has a younger brother called Daniel and an older brother called Jay.[citation needed]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Livingston | 2015–16[10] | Scottish Championship | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
2016–17[11] | Scottish League One | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
2017–18[12] | Scottish Championship | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
2018–19[13] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 1 | ||
East Fife (loan) | 2017–18[12] | Scottish League One | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Berwick Rangers (loan) | 2018–19[13] | Scottish League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Brechin City | 2019–20[14] | Scottish League Two | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Career total | 47 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 66 | 2 |
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