Matty Wolfe

Matty Wolfe

Personal information
Full name	Matthew Ryan Wolfe[1]
Date of birth	(2000-06-12) 12 June 2000 (age 24)
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sligo Rovers
Number	6
Youth career
2010–2020	Barnsley
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2025	Barnsley	30	(0)
2020–2021	→ Notts County (loan)	3	(0)
2021	→ Esbjerg (loan)	16	(1)
2025–	Sligo Rovers	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:24, 22 January 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.[3] On 19 July 2020, he made his professional league debut as a substitute in a 1-0 victory over Nottingham Forest.[4] On 15 October 2020, Wolfe joined National League side Notts County on a three-month loan deal.[3] On 5 January 2021, the loan was then extended until the end of the season.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7]

On 22 January 2025, Wolfe signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers.[8][9]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 January 2023

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
Barnsley	2019–20[10]	EFL Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	–		1	0
	2020–21[11]	EFL Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2021–22[12]	EFL Championship	16	0	0	0	0	0	–		16	0
	2022–23[13]	EFL League One	13	0	1	0	1	0	1[c]	0	16	0
	2023–24[14]	EFL League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0[c]	0	0	0
	2024–25[15]	EFL League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0[c]	0	0	0
	Total		30	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	33	0
Notts County (loan)	2020–21[11]	National League	3	0	–		–		4[d]	1	5	1
Esbjerg (loan)	2021–22[7]	Danish Superliga	16	1	2	0	–		–		18	1
Sligo Rovers	2025[7]	LOI Premier Division	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
Career total			49	1	3	0	1	0	5	1	58	2

1. Includes FA Cup, Danish Cup & FAI Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
4. Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Barnsley" (PDF). English Football League. p. 4. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
2. "Matty Wolfe - Midfielder". Barnsley F.C. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
3. "MATTY WOLFE JOINS NOTTS COUNTY ON LOAN". Barnsley F.C. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
4. "Barnsley 1 - 0 Nottingham Forest". BBC. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
5. "One stays, one departs". Notts County FC. 5 January 2021.
6. EfB styrker truppen yderligere, efb.dk, 11 July 2021
7. "England - M. Wolfe - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
8. "Wolfe signs ahead of 2025 – Sligo Rovers". 22 January 2025.
9. "Sligo Rovers snap up Barnsley midfielder Wolfe". 22 January 2025 – via www.rte.ie.
10. "Games played by Matty Wolfe in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
11. "Games played by Matty Wolfe in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
12. "Games played by Matty Wolfe in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
13. "Games played by Matty Wolfe in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
14. "Games played by Matty Wolfe in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
15. "Games played by Matty Wolfe in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

External links

• Matty Wolfe at Soccerway