Luke Matheson (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luke Alexander Matheson[1] | ||
Date of birth | 3 October 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Manchester England | ||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Scunthorpe United (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) | ||
Number | 41 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2018 | Rochdale | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2020 | Rochdale | 18 | (1) |
2020– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
2020 | → Rochdale (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2021 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2021 | → Hamilton Academical (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2022– | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2019 | England U17 | 1 | (0) |
2019– | England U18 | 5 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:20, 17 January 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:16, 18 November 2019 (UTC) |
Luke Alexander Matheson (born 3 October 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Scunthorpe United, on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers.[3]
Club career[]
Rochdale[]
Matheson was born in Fallowfield, Manchester.[4] He attended Trinity Church of England High School in Hulme, Manchester.[5] Progressing through Rochdale's academy, Matheson made his first-team debut on 4 September 2018, during their EFL Trophy group-stage tie against Bury at the age of 15 years and 336 days, making him the club's youngest ever debutant. As well as this, Matheson was awarded with the man-of-the-match award for his performance in the 2–1 victory.[6][7]
On 19 January 2019, Matheson made his English Football League debut in a 1–1 League One draw at home to Fleetwood Town, as a half-time substitute for Matt Done.[8]
On 25 September 2019, at the age of just 16, he scored the equaliser in a 1–1 draw against Manchester United in the EFL Cup third round at Old Trafford, which Dale eventually lost 5–3 on penalties.[9][10] On 31 October, he signed a three-year professional contract with the club, having turned 17 earlier in the month.[11]
Matheson scored his first league goal on 11 January 2020, opening a 2–0 home win over Bolton Wanderers.[12]
Wolverhampton Wanderers[]
On 31 January 2020, Matheson signed for Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers, before re-joining Rochdale on loan for the remainder of the season.[13] The transfer fee was £1 million.[14]
Ipswich Town (loan)[]
On 1 February 2021, Matheson joined EFL League One side, Ipswich Town, on loan until the end of the season.He made his first appearance starting in a 2-0 win against Blackpool. [15] He made 2 appearances for Ipswich before returning to Wolves at the end of his loan spell.[16]
Hamilton Academical (loan)[]
On 27 August 2021, Matheson signed for Scottish club Hamilton Academical on a season-long loan.[17] He played a total of nine Scottish Championship games and two games in the Scottish League Challenge Cup. He was recalled by Wolves to facilitate a move to Scunthorpe United.[3]
Scunthorpe United (loan)[]
On 15 January 2022, Matheson signed for League Two club Scunthorpe United, for the remainder of the season. This would see him reunite with ex-Rochdale boss, Keith Hill.[18] He made his debut on the same day, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 loss against Exeter City.[19]
International career[]
In February 2019, Matheson made his international debut for the England under-17 team against France.[20]
On 11 October 2019, Matheson made his England U18 debut during a 5–2 win away to Poland.[21]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 16 February 2021
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rochdale | 2018–19[22] | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 |
2019–20[23] | League One | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
Total | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2019–20[23] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020–21[16] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Rochdale (loan) | 2019–20[23] | League One | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s | 2020–21 EFL Trophy[16] | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Ipswich Town (loan) | 2020–21[16] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Hamilton Academical (loan) | 2021–22[24] | Scottish Championship | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Scunthorpe United (loan) | 2021–22[24] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career total | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 51 | 2 |
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References[]
- ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Luke Matheson: Biography". wolves.co.uk. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Luke Matheson joins the Iron on loan". Scunthorpe-United. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Luckhurst, Samuel (26 September 2019). "Luke Matheson breaks silence on goal vs Manchester United for Rochdale". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ O'Toole, Dan (22 September 2018). "Who is Luke Matheson? The Rochdale 15-year-old reportedly interesting Manchester United and Liverpool". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "Luke Matheson Becomes Rochdale's Youngest Ever Debutant". Rochdale. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ "Luke Matheson: 15-year-old Rochdale defender named man of the match on debut". BBC Sport. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ "Dale 1–1 Fleetwood Town". Rochdale A.F.C. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "Luke Matheson: Scoring against Man Utd but school in the morning". BBC Sport. 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Manchester United escape on penalties against Rochdale despite 16-year-old Luke Matheson's heroics". The Daily Telegraph. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Luke Matheson signs three-year Rochdale deal after Carabao Cup heroics". BBC Sport. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Rochdale 2–0 Bolton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 11 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Wolves seal Matheson signing". www.wolves.co.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Luke Matheson joins Wolves from Rochdale in deal worth £1m". BBC Sport. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Matheson moves out on loan". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Games played by Luke Matheson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Mathieson Signs On Season-Long Loan Deal". Hamilton Academical FC. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Matheson joins former boss with Scunthorpe loan switch". Wolves. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Exeter City 2-0 Scunthorpe United". BBC. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Luke Matheson makes international debut". Rochdale AFC. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "An impressive win on the road for Ian Foster's Young Lions, who beat Poland in Opole". TheFA.com. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Luke Matheson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Luke Matheson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Luke Matheson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- 2002 births
- Living people
- People from Fallowfield
- Footballers from Manchester
- English footballers
- England youth international footballers
- Association football defenders
- Rochdale A.F.C. players
- Ipswich Town F.C. players
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Scunthorpe United F.C. players