Matt Healy
Personal information
Full name Matthew James Healy
Date of birth (2002-04-12) 12 April 2002
Place of birth Riverstick, County Cork, Republic of Ireland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Francs Borains
Number 15
Youth career
0000–2018 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– Francs Borains 10 (2)
International career‡
Republic of Ireland U15
Republic of Ireland U16
Republic of Ireland U17
2023– Republic of Ireland U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:30, 29 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:33, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Matthew James Healy (born 12 April 2002) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Challenger Pro League club Francs Borains.

Club career

Early life

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]

Ipswich Town

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]

Cork City loans

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]

Francs Borains

Healy signed for Belgian Challenger Pro League side Francs Borains on 16 July 2023.[11]

International career

Healy has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth level, playing for the U15, 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.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played on 28 October 2023[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ipswich Town 2020–21 EFL League One 0000000[lower-alpha 3]000
2021–22 0000000[lower-alpha 3]000
2022–23 0000000[lower-alpha 3]000
Total 0000000000
Cork City (loan) 2022 LOI First Division 26410——274
Cork City (loan) 2023 LOI Premier Division 162——1[lower-alpha 4]0172
Total 42600—10446
Francs Borains 2023–24 Challenger Pro League 10200——102
Career total 528100010548
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup, FAI Cup & Belgian Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. 1 2 3 Appearance in the EFL Trophy
  4. ↑ Appearance in the Munster Senior Cup

Honours

Cork City

References

  1. ↑ "Matthew Healy signs for Ipswich Town". www.kinsalecommunityschool.ie.
  2. 1 2 3 "Riverstick teen Matt Healy is talk of the Town after signing Ipswich deal". The Southern Star.
  3. ↑ "Crawley Town 2-0 Ipswich Town: Young Blues exit Papa John's Trophy at end of group stage". East Anglian Daily Times. 10 November 2020.
  4. ↑ FC, Ipswich Town (6 July 2021). "YOUNG TRIO TURN PRO". Ipswich Town FC.
  5. ↑ Donovan, Shane (24 May 2023). "Cork City loanee Matt Healy released by Ipswich Town". Irish Examiner.
  6. ↑ Ireland, TheCork ie (News)-Your Online News from Cork (1 February 2022). "SOCCER: @CorkCityFC sign Matt Healy on loan from @IpswichTown".
  7. ↑ "Cork City star Matt Healy will stay with the club until the end of the season much to Colin Healy's delight". echo live. 17 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "Matt Healy: First Division glory with Cork City will be hard to top". echo live. 18 December 2022.
  9. ↑ Donovan, Shane (6 January 2023). "'I am delighted to be part of it again' - Matt Healy extends Cork City loan stay". Irish Examiner.
  10. ↑ "Republic of Ireland - M. Healy - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ie.soccerway.com.
  11. ↑ Horgan, Andrew (16 July 2023). "Matt Healy signs for Royal Francs Borains in Belgium". Irish Examiner.
  12. ↑ https://www.the42.ie/brighton-teenager-stars-as-96th-minute-goal-sees-ireland-beat-turkey-6164026-Sep2023/
  13. ↑ "Republic of Ireland - M.Healy - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
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