Matt O'Riley

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Matt O'Riley
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O'Riley with Celtic in 2023
Personal information
Full name Matthew Sean O'Riley [1]
Date of birth (2000-11-21) 21 November 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Hounslow, London, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m) [2]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Celtic
Number 33
Youth career
2007–2009 NPL Youth
2009–2017 Fulham
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2020 Fulham 1 (0)
2021–2022 Milton Keynes Dons 49 (10)
2022– Celtic 91 (25)
International career‡
2015–2016 England U16 4 (0)
2017 England U18 1 (0)
2022– Denmark U21 4 (1)
2023– Denmark 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Matthew Sean O'Riley (born 21 November 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Celtic. Born in England, he plays for the Denmark national team.

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Club career

Fulham

O'Riley joined the academy of Fulham at the age of eight, having previously played for Teddington-based NPL Youth. [3] He progressed through several age groups, eventually becoming a regular in the club's U18 and reserve sides. [4] He made his first team debut on 8 August 2017 in a 2–0 EFL Cup first round away win over Wycombe Wanderers. [5]

Over the next two seasons O'Riley featured for the club's U21 side in several EFL Trophy group matches whilst on the fringes of the first team. He made his Championship debut on 1 January 2020 as a 19th-minute substitute in a 2–1 home defeat to Reading. [6] O'Riley left the club in the summer of 2020, having declined a new three-year first team deal amidst rumoured interest from several clubs domestically and abroad. [7]

Milton Keynes Dons

On 24 January 2021, O'Riley signed for League One club Milton Keynes Dons, having spent six months training with the side as a free agent since leaving Fulham. [4] Less than a week after joining, on 30 January 2021, he scored his first professional career goal. [8]

After an impressive start to the 2021–22 season, on 11 December 2021 O'Riley was named EFL Young Player of the Month for November 2021, a month in which he scored four goals in as many appearances. [9]

Celtic

On 20 January 2022, O'Riley joined Scottish Premiership club Celtic on a four-and-a-half year deal for a reported £1,500,000 fee after the club met his release clause. [10] [11] He made his debut on 26 January 2022, starting in a 2–1 away win over Hearts. [12] On 9 February 2022, O'Riley scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 away victory over Aberdeen. [13] On 9 April 2022 he scored a brace in a 7–0 home win over St Johnstone. [14] O'Riley would help Celtic lift the 2021–22 Scottish Premiership that year. [15]

On 6 September 2022, O'Riley made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 3–0 home defeat against Real Madrid. [16] In September 2023, he signed a new four-year contract with Celtic. [17]

International career

O'Riley was an England youth international. As well as England, he is eligible to represent Denmark and Norway due to his mother's side of the family. [18] In February 2022, O'Riley declared his interest in representing Denmark internationally when he stated that: "I played for England youth teams but at the same time, I do feel quite Danish. My mum is Danish and I can speak a decent amount and I can understand a very good amount. In that sense, I don't think it is out of the question at all. If I did get a call up from Denmark, I don't think I'd be saying no". [19]

In March 2022, O'Riley was called up to the Denmark under-21s for the first time. [20] On 14 June 2022, O'Riley scored his first goal for Denmark against the Turkey under-21s in a UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying match - which Denmark won 3-2. [21] [22]

On November 20 2023, O'Riley received his first senior cap for Denmark, starting in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match versus Northern Ireland.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fulham U21 2017–18 [23] ————3 [lower-alpha 1] 030
2018–19 [24] ————1 [lower-alpha 1] 010
2019–20 [25] ————2 [lower-alpha 1] 020
Total————6060
Fulham 2017–18 [23] Championship 000020——20
2018–19 [24] Premier League 000010——10
2019–20 [25] Championship100010——20
Total100040——50
Milton Keynes Dons 2020–21 [26] League One 233———1 [lower-alpha 1] 0243
2021–22 [27] League One2671010—2 [lower-alpha 1] 0307
Total49101010—305410
Celtic 2021–22 [27] Scottish Premiership 16420—2 [lower-alpha 2] 0—204
2022–23 [28] Scottish Premiership38331306 [lower-alpha 3] 0–504
2023–24 Scottish Premiership371851106 [lower-alpha 3] 0–4919
Total9125102401100011927
Career total14135112901109018437
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 26 March 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Denmark 202310
202410
Total20

Honours

Celtic

Individual

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  6. ↑ "Fulham 1-2 Reading: John Swift sets Royals on way to victory". BBC. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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