Matthew Todd (footballer)

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Matthew Todd
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-06-14) 14 June 2001 (age 23)[1]
Place of birth Dunfermline, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dunfermline Athletic
Number 10
Youth career
2018–2020 Dunfermline Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Dunfermline Athletic 87 (15)
2020–2021 → Brechin City (loan) 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:01, 23 October 2024 (UTC)

Matty Todd (born 14 June 2001) is a Scottish football player who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship club Dunfermline Athletic. Todd previously had a loan spell with Brechin City.

Career

Todd was one of six players to join Dunfermline Athletic in May 2018 after graduating from Fife Elite Football Academy.[2] He had previously taken part in a number of Dunfermline matches, and scored in a Fife Cup match against Burntisland Shipyard, which was abandoned after 50 minutes due to a serious injury to Pars player Aaron Splaine.[3][4]

Todd made his first appearance after signing with the club in a Scottish Challenge Cup victory over Inverness Caledonian Thistle, playing the full 90 minutes.[5] His first league appearance came in a 3–0 win over Partick Thistle, where he replaced Kallum Higginbotham in the final minutes of the match.[6]

In September 2020, Todd moved on season-long loan to Scottish League Two side Brechin City.[7] Following the postponement of football in the Scottish lower leagues in January 2021, Todd was recalled by his parent club.[8]

Following Dunfermline's relegation to League One, Todd became a first team regular making 40 appearances and scoring 10 goals in the 2022-23 Season. Todd won numerous end of season awards including Goal of the Season and Young Player of the Season,[9] as well as being inducted in to the PFA Scotland Team of the Year.

Career statistics

As of 9 May 2023
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
Dunfermline Athletic 2018–19[10] Scottish Championship 8 0 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 10 0
2019–20[11] 5 0 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 7 0
2020–21[12] 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2021–22[13] 22 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 25 1
2022-23[14] Scottish League One 31 8 3 0 4 0 2[a] 2 40 10
Dunfermline Total 67 9 6 0 7 0 4 2 84 11
Brechin City (Loan) 2020–21[12] Scottish League Two 9 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 13 1
Career total 76 10 6 0 11 0 4 2 97 12
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

Team

Dunfermline Athletic

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Matthew Todd". Dunfermline Athletic FC. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Reserve squad takes shape". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Matty Todd signs". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Fife Cup v Burntisland Shipyard". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Inverness Caley Thistle 1 Dunfermline Athletic 2". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Dunfermline 3 Partick Thistle 0". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Matty Todd goes out on loan". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  8. ^ "One signing in and two recalls". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Player of the Year Awards 2022-2023". dafc.co.uk.
  10. ^ "Games played by Matthew Todd in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Games played by Matthew Todd in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  12. ^ a b "Games played by Matthew Todd in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Games played by Matthew Todd in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Games played by Matthew Todd in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Dunfermline Athletic win cinch League 1 | SPFL".
  16. ^ @PFAScotland (8 May 2023). "Your PFA Scotland League 1 Team of the Year - as voted for by the players" (Tweet) – via Twitter.