Matt Worthington

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Matt Worthington
Personal information
Full name Matthew Luke Worthington [1]
Date of birth (1997-12-18) 18 December 1997 (age 27) [2]
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 AFC Bournemouth 1 (0)
2016Eastbourne Borough (loan) 4 (0)
2017–2018Yeovil Town (loan) 15 (0)
2018–2019Forest 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.

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Career

AFC Bournemouth

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]

Yeovil Town loan

On 31 August 2017, Worthington signed for League Two club Yeovil Town on loan until January 2018. [4]

Forest Green loan

On 31 August 2018, Worthington signed for League Two club Forest Green Rovers on loan until January 2019. [5]

Yeovil Town

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]

Oldham Athletic

On 24 January 2025, Worthington signed permanently for National League club Oldham Athletic on a free transfer. [8]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AFC Bournemouth 2015–16 [9] Premier League 00000000
2016–17 [10] Premier League10000010
2017–18 [11] Premier League00000000
2018–19 [12] Premier League00000000
AFC Bournemouth Total10000010
Eastbourne Borough (loan) 2015–16 [13] National League South 40000040
Yeovil Town (loan) 2017–18 [11] League Two 15020002 [a] 0190
Forest Green Rovers (loan) 2018–19 [12] League Two9120003 [a] 0141
Yeovil Town 2018–19 [12] League Two150150
2019–20 [14] National League 313204 [b] 0373
2020–21 [15] National League2601000270
2021–22 [16] [17] National League310515 [c] 0411
2022–23 [18] National League374202 [d] 1415
2023–24 [13] National League South434401 [e] 0484
2024–25 [13] National League210001 [e] 0220
Yeovil Town Total219111610015125013
Oldham Athletic 2024–25 [13] National League100010
Career total234121810018127014
  1. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Somerset Premier Cup, one appearance in National League play-offs
  3. Two appearances in FA Trophy, three appearances in Somerset Premier Cup
  4. One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in Somerset Premier Cup
  5. 1 2 Appearance in FA Trophy

Honours

Yeovil Town

Individual

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