Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matthew James Healy | ||
Date of birth | 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 | |||
–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 | 17 | (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 00:24, 25 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ 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.
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]
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]
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]
Healy signed for Belgian Challenger Pro League side Francs Borains on 16 July 2023.[11]
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]
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 | ||
Ipswich Town | 2020–21 | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Cork City (loan) | 2022 | LOI First Division | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 4 | ||
Cork City (loan) | 2023 | LOI Premier Division | 16 | 2 | — | — | 1[d] | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
Total | 42 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 44 | 6 | |||
Francs Borains | 2023–24 | Challenger Pro League | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||
Career total | 59 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 8 |