Matty Wolfe
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Matty Wolfe
| image =
| fullname = Matthew Ryan Wolfe{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/202021/efl-squad-numbering-11.09.2020.pdf |title=Notification of shirt numbers: Barnsley |publisher=English Football League |page=4 |accessdate=17 September 2020}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2000|6|12}}
| birth_place =
| height = 1.91m{{Cite web |title=Matty Wolfe - Midfielder |url=https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/midfielder/matty-wolfe/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805052027/https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/midfielder/matty-wolfe/ |archive-date=5 August 2020 |access-date=15 October 2020 |publisher=Barnsley F.C.}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Sligo Rovers
| clubnumber = 6
| youthyears1 = 2010–2020
| youthclubs1 = Barnsley
| years1 = 2020–2025
| clubs1 = Barnsley
| caps1 = 33
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2020–2021
| clubs2 = → Notts County (loan)
| caps2 = 3
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2021
| clubs3 = → Esbjerg (loan)
| caps3 = 16
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2025–
| clubs4 = Sligo Rovers
| caps4 = 16
| goals4 = 0
| club-update = 22:27, 30 June 2025 (UTC)
}}
Matthew Ryan Wolfe (born 12 June 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers.
Career
Wolfe joined Barnsley at the age of 10.{{cite web|url=https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/news/2020/october/matty-wolfe-loan/|title=MATTY WOLFE JOINS NOTTS COUNTY ON LOAN|publisher=Barnsley F.C.|date=15 October 2020|accessdate=15 October 2020}} On 19 July 2020, he made his professional league debut as a substitute in a 1-0 victory over Nottingham Forest.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53378644|title=Barnsley 1 - 0 Nottingham Forest|publisher=BBC|date=19 July 2020|accessdate=15 October 2020}} On 15 October 2020, Wolfe joined National League side Notts County on a three-month loan deal. On 5 January 2021, the loan was then extended until the end of the season.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2021/january/wolfe-walker-loan-update-050121/ |title=One stays, one departs |publisher=Notts County FC |date=5 January 2021}}
On 12 July 2021, Wolfe and three other Barnsley teammates, was loaned out to Danish 1st Division club Esbjerg fB for the rest of 2021.[https://efb.dk/efb-styrker-truppen-yderligere/ EfB styrker truppen yderligere], efb.dk, 11 July 2021
On returning to Barnsley Wolfe made 16 appearances in the remainder of the 2021-22 championship season, winning the Young Player of the Year award.
Following relegation to League One Wolfe made 16 appearances before a serious knee injury cut his season short in January.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/matthew-wolfe/531482/|title=England - M. Wolfe - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}}
On 22 January 2025, Wolfe signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sligorovers.com/wolfe-signs-ahead-of-2025/|title=Wolfe signs ahead of 2025 – Sligo Rovers|date=22 January 2025}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2025/0122/1492274-sligo-rovers-snap-up-barnsley-midfielder-wolfe/|title=Sligo Rovers snap up Barnsley midfielder Wolfe|date=22 January 2025|via=www.rte.ie}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 5 May 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||||||||||
| + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
!rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup{{efn|Includes FA Cup, Danish Cup & FAI Cup}} !colspan="2"|League Cup{{efn|Includes EFL Cup}} !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="7"|Barnsley
|2019–20{{Soccerbase season|id=130355|season=2019}} |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21{{Soccerbase season|id=130355|season=2020|accessdate=21 November 2020}}
|EFL Championship |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22{{Soccerbase season|id=130355|season=2021|accessdate=21 November 2020}}
|EFL Championship |16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23{{Soccerbase season|id=130355|season=2022|accessdate=21 November 2020}}
|13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy|name=statsEFLT}} | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2023–24{{Soccerbase season|id=130355|season=2023|accessdate=21 November 2020}}
|EFL League One |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0{{efn|name=statsEFLT}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024–25{{Soccerbase season|id=130355|season=2024|accessdate=21 November 2020}}
|EFL League One |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0{{efn|name=statsEFLT}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Notts County (loan)
|3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 4{{efn|Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy|name=statsFAT}} | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||
| Esbjerg (loan)
|16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 18 | 1 | |||
| Sligo Rovers
|2025 |16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 16 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!65 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 69 | 2 |
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References
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External links
- {{soccerway|matthew-wolfe/531482}}
{{Sligo Rovers F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wolfe, Matty}}
Category:English men's footballers
Category:English expatriate men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:English Football League players
Category:Danish 1st Division players
Category:National League (English football) players
Category:League of Ireland players
Category:Barnsley F.C. players
Category:Notts County F.C. players
Category:Sligo Rovers F.C. players
Category:English expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
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