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Matthew Joseph Virtue-Thick[2] (born 2 May 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays for Lincoln City, on loan from Blackpool as a midfielder. 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 25)
Place of birth	Epsom, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Lincoln City (on loan from Blackpool)
Number	26
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–	Blackpool	59	(7)
2022–	→ Lincoln City (loan)	3	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:19, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

Career

Virtue joined Liverpool at under-11 level, having played with Chelsea until the age of 9.[3] He moved on loan to Notts County in January 2018.[4]

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

On 16 October 2020, Virtue signed a new two-year contract with Blackpool.[8] In December 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19 and had to self-isolate, missing matches.[9] In October 2021 he extended his contract for a further year.[10]

He moved on loan to Lincoln City on 1 September 2022.[11] He made his debut coming off the bench against Cambridge United on 3 September 2022.[12] He scored his first goal for Lincoln City against Bristol Rovers in a 6-3 win on 17 September 2022.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 September 2022

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[14]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2018–19[7]	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[14]	League Two	13	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	15	0
Blackpool	2018–19[7]	League One	13	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	3
	2019–20[15]	League One	24	2	4	1	0	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	31	3
	2020–21[16]	League One	16	2	2	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	20	2
	2021–22[17]	Championship	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2022–23[18]	Championship	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		59	7	6	1	1	0	4	0	70	8
Lincoln City (loan)	2022–23[18]	League One	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	1
Career total			75	8	7	1	1	0	6	0	89	9

References

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