Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matthew Ryan Wolfe [1] | ||
Date of birth | 12 June 2000 | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sligo Rovers | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2020 | Barnsley | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2025 | Barnsley | 30 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Notts County (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2021 | → Esbjerg (loan) | 16 | (1) |
2025– | Sligo Rovers | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:47, 19 March 2025 (UTC) |
Matthew Ryan Wolfe (born 12 June 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers.
Wolfe joined Barnsley at the age of 10. [3] On 19 July 2020, he made his professional league debut as a substitute in a 1-0 victory over Nottingham Forest. [4] On 15 October 2020, Wolfe joined National League side Notts County on a three-month loan deal. [3] On 5 January 2021, the loan was then extended until the end of the season. [5]
On 12 July 2021, Wolfe and three other Barnsley teammates, was loaned out to Danish 1st Division club Esbjerg fB for the rest of 2021. [6]
On returning to Barnsley Wolfe made 16 appearances in the remainder of the 2021-22 championship season, winning the Young Player of the Year award.
Following relegation to League One Wolfe made 16 appearances before a serious knee injury cut his season short in January. [7]
On 22 January 2025, Wolfe signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers. [8] [9]
Club | Season | League | National Cup [a] | League Cup [b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Barnsley | 2019–20 [10] | EFL Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
2020–21 [11] | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
2021–22 [12] | EFL Championship | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | ||
2022–23 [13] | EFL League One | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
2023–24 [14] | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 [c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2024–25 [15] | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 [c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
Notts County (loan) | 2020–21 [11] | National League | 3 | 0 | – | – | 4 [d] | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||
Esbjerg (loan) | 2021–22 [7] | Danish Superliga | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 1 | ||
Sligo Rovers | 2025 [7] | LOI Premier Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
Career total | 52 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 61 | 2 |