Matty Burrows

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| name = Matty Burrows

| image =

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| full_name = Matthew Burrows

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|10|15|df=y}}

| birth_place = Newtownards, Northern Ireland

| height =

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2006–2008 | clubs1 = Dundela | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 2008 | clubs2 = → Loughgall (loan) | caps2 = | goals2 =

| years3 = 2008–2012 | clubs3 = Glentoran | caps3 = 49 | goals3 = 16

| years4 = 2012 | clubs4 = Glenavon | caps4 = 9 | goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2013 | clubs5 = Ards | caps5 = 14| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2014–2015 | clubs6 = Harland & Wolff Welders| caps6 = 9 | goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2015–2016 | clubs7 = Dundela | caps7 = 0 | goals7 = 0

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Matthew Burrows (born 15 October 1985) is a former professional football player from Northern Ireland who played as a midfielder.

Burrows scored a jumping backheel volley goal against Portadown to seal victory for Glentoran in injury-time of a match on 5 October 2010.{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzAZTdyOXcA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/KzAZTdyOXcA |archive-date=21 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Glentoran 1–0 Portadown BURROWS GOAL|date=6 October 2010|work=YouTube|publisher=GlentoranTV|accessdate=7 October 2010}}{{cbignore}} The "astonishing goal" came from the back of Burrows' heel from 16 yards out in mid-air.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/irish/9063086.stm|title=Glentoran 1–0 Portadown|date=5 October 2010|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=10 October 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/irish/9065746.stm|title=Burrows wonder strike sinks Ports|date=6 October 2010|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=10 October 2010}} The goal received international acclaim,{{cite web|url=http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/07/goal-of-the-year/|title=Goal of the Year?|last=Bell|first=Jack|date=7 October 2010|work=New York Times Blog|accessdate=10 October 2010}} with millions viewing the goal on YouTube, and football programmes around the world broadcasting the goal to audiences unfamiliar with the Irish league.{{cite web|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/local/video-matty-burrows-glentoran-goal-gets-1m-views-on-youtube-14969949.html|title=Video: Matty Burrows' Glentoran goal gets 1m views on YouTube|last=Holt|first=Chris|date=8 October 2010|work=Belfast Telegraph|accessdate=10 October 2010}} The goal drew comparisons with the likes of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

The goal was shortlisted for the 2010 FIFA Puskás Award, which honours the player judged to have scored the "most beautiful" goal of the year.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/irish/9151629.stm|title= Matty Burrows' goal on shortlist for FIFA award|date=2 November 2010|work=BBC|accessdate=2 November 2010}} However, Burrows lost out at the Ballon d'Or awards ceremony on 10 January 2011 to Bayern Munich and Turkey midfielder Hamit Altıntop, for his volleyed goal in Turkey's UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying game against Kazakhstan on 3 September 2010.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}

In January 2012, he asked to go out on loan. After no club would meet his entire salary costs, he asked to be released from Glentoran. This request was granted and he agreed terms and signed for Glenavon until the end of the season.{{cite news|url=http://www.glentoran.com/index.php/news-archive/21-latest-news/844-transfer-deadline-day-news-31-01-12 |title=Transfer deadline day news |publisher=Glentoran FC |date=31 January 2011 |accessdate=5 February 2012 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}