Matt Healy (footballer)

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Matt Healy
Personal information
Full name Matthew James Healy
Date of birth (2002-04-12) 12 April 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Riverstick, County Cork, Republic of Ireland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Francs Borains
Number 15
Youth career
–2018 College Corinthians
2018–2021 Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Ipswich Town 0 (0)
2022 → Cork City (loan) 26 (4)
2023 → Cork City (loan) 16 (2)
2023– Francs Borains 36 (4)
International career‡
Republic of Ireland U15
Republic of Ireland U16
Republic of Ireland U17
2023–2024 Republic of Ireland U21 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:06, 14 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:23, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Matthew James Healy (born 12 April 2002) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Challenger Pro League club Francs Borains.

Club career

Early life

A native of Riverstick, County Cork, he attended Kinsale Community School.[1] Healy began playing with local side College Corinthians before moving the Ipswich Town Academy in July 2018 after impressing on several trials with the club.[2]

Ipswich Town

His first involvement with the Ipswich Town first team was on 10 November 2020, when he was an unused substitute in a 2–0 defeat away to Crawley Town in the EFL Trophy.[3] He signed his first professional contract with the club, signing a 2-year contract in July 2021.[4][2] On 24 May 2023, the club announced that Healy would be released at the end of his contract in June.[5]

Cork City loans

On 1 February 2022, it was announced that Healy had returned home to sign for League of Ireland First Division side Cork City on loan until the end of June.[6] In May 2022, it was confirmed to at his loan spell had been extended until the end of the season in November.[7] He scored 4 goals in 26 games in the league as his side won the 2022 League of Ireland First Division, to gain promotion to the League of Ireland Premier Division.[8] On 6 January 2023, Healy returned to Cork City, signing on loan until the end of June 2023.[9] He made 17 appearances, scoring 2 goals during his second loan spell with the club.[10]

Francs Borains

Healy signed for Belgian Challenger Pro League side Francs Borains on 16 July 2023.[11]

International career

Healy has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth level, playing for the U15, U16 and U17 teams.[2] On 8 September 2023, he made his Republic of Ireland U21 debut, in a 3–2 win over Turkey U21 at Turners Cross.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played on 6 October 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ipswich Town 2020–21 EFL League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[c] 0 0 0
2021–22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[c] 0 0 0
2022–23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[c] 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cork City (loan) 2022 LOI First Division 26 4 1 0 — — 27 4
Cork City (loan) 2023 LOI Premier Division 16 2 — — 1[d] 0 17 2
Total 42 6 0 0 — 1 0 44 6
Francs Borains 2023–24 Challenger Pro League 29 4 0 0 — — 29 4
2024–25 7 0 0 0 — — 7 0
Total 36 4 0 0 — — 36 4
Career total 78 10 1 0 0 0 1 0 80 10
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, FAI Cup & Belgian Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b c Appearance in the EFL Trophy
  4. ^ Appearance in the Munster Senior Cup

Honours

Cork City

References

  1. ^ "Matthew Healy signs for Ipswich Town". www.kinsalecommunityschool.ie.
  2. ^ a b c "Riverstick teen Matt Healy is talk of the Town after signing Ipswich deal". The Southern Star.
  3. ^ "Crawley Town 2-0 Ipswich Town: Young Blues exit Papa John's Trophy at end of group stage". East Anglian Daily Times. 10 November 2020.
  4. ^ FC, Ipswich Town (6 July 2021). "YOUNG TRIO TURN PRO". Ipswich Town FC.
  5. ^ Donovan, Shane (24 May 2023). "Cork City loanee Matt Healy released by Ipswich Town". Irish Examiner.
  6. ^ Ireland, TheCork ie (News)-Your Online News from Cork (1 February 2022). "SOCCER: @CorkCityFC sign Matt Healy on loan from @IpswichTown".
  7. ^ "Cork City star Matt Healy will stay with the club until the end of the season much to Colin Healy's delight". echo live. 17 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Matt Healy: First Division glory with Cork City will be hard to top". echo live. 18 December 2022.
  9. ^ Donovan, Shane (6 January 2023). "'I am delighted to be part of it again' - Matt Healy extends Cork City loan stay". Irish Examiner.
  10. ^ "Republic of Ireland - M. Healy - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ie.soccerway.com.
  11. ^ Horgan, Andrew (16 July 2023). "Matt Healy signs for Royal Francs Borains in Belgium". Irish Examiner.
  12. ^ "Brighton teenager stars as 96th-minute goal sees Ireland beat Turkey". 8 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Republic of Ireland - M.Healy - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.