Matt Ritchie
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Thomas Ritchie | ||
| Date of birth | 10 September 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Gosport, England | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Newcastle United | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2008 | Portsmouth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Portsmouth | 7 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 37 | (11) |
| 2009–2010 | → Notts County (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2011–2013 | Swindon Town | 91 | (23) |
| 2013–2016 | Bournemouth | 129 | (31) |
| 2016– | Newcastle United | 30 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015– | Scotland | 14 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:54, 20 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2016 (UTC) |
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Matthew Thomas "Matt" Ritchie (born 10 September 1989) is a Scottish international footballer who plays for Championship club Newcastle United as a winger. He previously played for Portsmouth and Swindon Town before joining Bournemouth in 2013.
Born and raised in England, Ritchie qualified to play for Scotland through his Scottish father. He made his senior international debut on 25 March 2015 against Northern Ireland
Ritchie had been involved in Portsmouth's academy since he turned 13, previously playing football locally in Gosport, starting at the age of six. After signing his first professional contract with the club, and a positive 2008–09 pre-season campaign, including a hat-trick in a 4–1 victory over hometown club Gosport Borough, after the match, Ritchie said scoring a hat-trick was 'unreal'.
He went on loan to Swindon Town in 2010 but due to Portsmouth's mounting injury list, he was recalled in March and was named on the bench for their 2–0 Premier League loss at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur after making four appearances for Swindon. On 14 April, he made his League debut for Portsmouth in the game against Wigan Athletic. He played 79 minutes but was then substituted for Frédéric Piquionne. After the match, Ritchie admits making his Portsmouth debut was a dream come true. At the end of the season, with Portsmouth's relegation from the Premier League confirmed, he signed a new two-year deal.
For the 2010–11 season, Ritchie was handed the number 5 shirt and was selected in Portsmouth's starting XI for their first match of the season at Coventry City. However, he soon found himself out of the Portsmouth line-up and, with the club having disbanded its reserve team, manager Steve Cotterill agreed to loan out the player for fitness reasons.
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