| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew James Healy | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Riverstick, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2025 | Francs Borains | 43 | (4) |
| 2025– | Shamrock Rovers | 23 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Republic of Ireland U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 12 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:08, 25 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ 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 League of Ireland Premier Division club Shamrock Rovers.
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]
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]
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]
Healy signed for Belgian Challenger Pro League side Francs Borains on 16 July 2023. [11] Healy made 43 appearances and scored 4 goals during his 18 months with the club. [12]
On 14 January 2025, Healy joined League of Ireland Premier Division club Shamrock Rovers on a three year contract for an undisclosed fee. [13]
Healy has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth level, playing for the 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. [14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup [a] | League Cup [b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 43 | 4 | |||||
| Shamrock Rovers | 2025 | LOI Premier Division | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 [e] | 0 | 0 [f] | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| Career total | 108 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 114 | 11 | ||