Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matthew Luke Worthington [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 18 December 1997||
Place of birth | Southampton, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Oldham Athletic | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2008 | Portsmouth | ||
2008–2011 | Southampton | ||
2011–2016 | AFC Bournemouth | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | AFC Bournemouth | 1 | (0) |
2016 | → Eastbourne Borough (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 15 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 9 | (1) |
2019–2025 | Yeovil Town | 204 | (11) |
2025– | Oldham Athletic | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:21, 25 January 2025 (UTC) |
Matthew Luke Worthington (born 18 December 1997) is an English footballer who plays for National League club Oldham Athletic.
Worthington made his Premier League debut for AFC Bournemouth on the final day of the 2016–17 season where he came on as a 74th minute substitute in a 1–1 away at Leicester City. [3]
On 31 August 2017, Worthington signed for League Two club Yeovil Town on loan until January 2018. [4]
On 31 August 2018, Worthington signed for League Two club Forest Green Rovers on loan until January 2019. [5]
On 18 January 2019, Worthington re-signed permanently for League Two club Yeovil Town on a free transfer from AFC Bournemouth, signing a contract until June 2021. [6] Worthington signed a new one-year deal in June 2022. [7]
On 24 January 2025, Worthington signed permanently for National League club Oldham Athletic on a free transfer. [8]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
AFC Bournemouth | 2015–16 [9] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2016–17 [10] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2017–18 [11] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2018–19 [12] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
AFC Bournemouth Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Eastbourne Borough (loan) | 2015–16 [13] | National League South | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Yeovil Town (loan) | 2017–18 [11] | League Two | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 19 | 0 |
Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 2018–19 [12] | League Two | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 14 | 1 |
Yeovil Town | 2018–19 [12] | League Two | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
2019–20 [14] | National League | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 [b] | 0 | 37 | 3 | ||
2020–21 [15] | National League | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
2021–22 [16] [17] | National League | 31 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 5 [c] | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
2022–23 [18] | National League | 37 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 [d] | 1 | 41 | 5 | ||
2023–24 [13] | National League South | 43 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 [e] | 0 | 48 | 4 | ||
2024–25 [13] | National League | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [e] | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
Yeovil Town Total | 219 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 250 | 13 | ||
Oldham Athletic | 2024–25 [13] | National League | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Career total | 234 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 270 | 14 |
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