Matty Willock
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Willock | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Waltham Forest, England | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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FC Utrecht (on loan from Manchester United) |
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| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Arsenal | ||
| 2012–2016 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 2017– | → FC Utrecht (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2017– | → Jong FC Utrecht (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:29, 16 September 2017 (UTC) | |||
Matthew Willock (born 20 August 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie side FC Utrecht, on loan from Premier League side Manchester United.[1]
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Career
Early career
Willock had a spell with the Arsenal youth ranks up until 2011, when he was released at the age of 15.[2] He subsequently had trials with Championship team Reading and Premier League team Sunderland prior to joining Manchester United in 2012.[2][3]
Manchester United
He first featured for the academy at the 2012 Northern Ireland Youth Soccer Tournament before playing for the Under-18s domestically, the Under-19s in the UEFA Youth League and then the Under-23s.[1][3] He appeared on the senior squad's bench twice during the 2016–17 season, being an unused substitute in home matches against West Bromwich Albion and Crystal Palace.[1][3] On 31 August 2017, Willock was loaned out to Eredivisie side FC Utrecht for the season.[4][5] He was assigned the number 26 shirt.[5] However, his first match in Utrecht colours came for the reserve team in the Eerste Divisie, making his professional debut in a 1–4 loss at home to De Graafschap.[1]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 16 September 2017.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental[lower-alpha 3] | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester United | 2016–17 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FC Utrecht (loan) | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jong FC Utrecht (loan) | 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Includes the FA Cup and KNVB Cup
- ↑ Includes the EFL Cup
- ↑ Includes the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
Personal life
He has two brothers, Chris and Joe, who are also professional footballers.[2][3]
References
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External links
- Matty Willock profile on Soccerway's website
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- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Footballers from the London Borough of Waltham Forest
- English footballers
- Association football midfielders
- English expatriate footballers
- English expatriates in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Eerste Divisie players
- Jong FC Utrecht players
