Matthew Lowton

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Matthew Lowton
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Lowton playing for Aston Villa in 2013
Personal information
Full name Matthew John Lowton [1]
Date of birth (1989-06-09) 9 June 1989 (age 33) [2]
Place of birth Chesterfield, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [3]
Position(s) Right back [4]
Team information
Current team
 Huddersfield Town
(on loan from Burnley)
Number 38
Youth career
1999–2004 Leeds United
2004–2007 Sheffield United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2012 Sheffield United 78 (10)
2008 → Sheffield (loan) 17 (0)
2009 → Ferencváros (loan) 16 (0)
2009 → Ferencváros II (loan) 4 (3)
2012–2015 Aston Villa 72 (2)
2015– Burnley 186 (3)
2023– → Huddersfield Town (loan) 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:41, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

Matthew John Lowton (born 9 June 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back for EFL Championship club Huddersfield Town on loan from Burnley.

Contents

Lowton joined Sheffield United's academy in 2004. He spent time on loan with both non-league Sheffield and Hungarian side Ferencváros before making the break into United's first team in 2010. He played regularly for two seasons before being sold to Aston Villa in 2012. After three seasons and 72 Premier League appearances, he joined Burnley in 2015.

Career

Sheffield United

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Lowton playing for Sheffield United in 2011

Lowton was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. [4] He joined Sheffield United aged fifteen after a spell with Leeds United and progressed through Sheffield United's youth set up to reserve level, converting from a full-back to a central defensive role in the process. [5] After spending a spell on loan at Sheffield FC in 2008, [6] in January 2009, Lowton went out on loan to Sheffield United's Hungarian sister club Ferencváros, along with fellow reserve player Sam Wedgbury, to get first-team experience. He made his debut in the Hungarian League Cup the next month, [7] making twenty appearances for the club. [8] [9]

Back in the Championship, Lowton found himself on the fringes of the first team and duly made his Blades debut in a 1–1 draw with Cardiff City at the end of March 2010, [6] coming on as a late substitute, before making his full debut for the club in the final match of the season. [10] [11]

The following season, Lowton started Sheffield United's opening day fixture, away to Cardiff City, but was issued with a straight red card. Despite this setback, he returned to the first-team picture and was rewarded with a new contract at the end of September. [12] Lowton continued a run of substitute appearances and rewarded United's faith by scoring his first senior goal in mid-October, netting in a 3–3 home draw with Burnley. [13] Lowton played regularly for the remainder of the season, scoring four goals in all, but couldn't prevent the club from slipping to relegation. [14] [15]

With the Blades in League One at the time, Lowton remained a key player and was rewarded with an extended contract in August 2011, [16] making 55 appearances in total for the Blades during the following season and scoring six goals. [17]

Aston Villa

Lowton completed a move to Aston Villa in July 2012 for an undisclosed fee, believed to be £3 million, becoming Paul Lambert's second signing as Villa manager, [18] and made his debut on 18 August 2012, in the Premier League against West Ham United. [19] On 15 September, Lowton scored his first league goal for Villa in a 2–0 home win against Swansea City. [20] On 19 July 2013, Lowton signed a new four-year deal to keep him at Aston Villa until the summer of 2017. [21]

Burnley

On 22 June 2015, Burnley secured the signing of Lowton on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee believed to be around £1 million plus add-ons. [22] [23] Lowton made his debut for Burnley on 20 October, as an 84th-minute substitute against Nottingham Forest; his first start came against Charlton Athletic on 19 December. [24] His first and only goal of the season was Burnley's fourth in a 5–0 rout of Milton Keynes Dons on 12 January 2016. [24] Lowton would make 27 appearances in his maiden season at Burnley, all in the League, [24] as Burnley won the Championship title and earned promotion to the Premier League. [25]

Huddersfield Town (loan)

On 4 January 2023, Lowton joined fellow EFL Championship side Huddersfield Town on loan for the remainder of the 2022–23 season. [26]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 April 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sheffield United 2009–10 [10] Championship 200000—20
2010–11 [14] Championship3240000—324
2011–12 [17] League One 44630206 [lower-alpha 1] 0556
Total78103020608910
Sheffield (loan) 2007–08 [27] NPL Division One South170——5 [lower-alpha 2] 0220
Ferencváros (loan) 2008–09 [8] [9] Nemzeti Bajnokság II 110—20—130
2009–10 [8] [9] Nemzeti Bajnokság I 500020—70
Total1600040—200
Ferencváros II (loan)2009–10 [8] Nemzeti Bajnokság III 43———43
Aston Villa 2012–13 [28] Premier League 3721060—442
2013–14 [29] Premier League2301010—250
2014–15 [30] Premier League1201000—130
Total7223070—822
Burnley 2015–16 [24] Championship2710000—271
2016–17 [31] Premier League3600000—360
2017–18 [32] Premier League2601000—270
2018–19 [33] Premier League21000102 [lower-alpha 3] 0240
2019–20 [34] Premier League1702010—200
2020–21 [35] Premier League3413030—401
2021–22 [36] Premier League2511010—271
2022–23 [37] Championship00—20—20
Total18637080202033
Huddersfield Town (loan) 2022–23 [37] Championship8010——90
Career total3811814021013042918
  1. ↑ Three appearances in Football League Trophy, three in League One play-offs
  2. ↑ Three appearances in Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup, two in Northern Premier League Division One South play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Burnley

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