Matt Ritchie: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 29: | Line 29: | ||
Still has also made it clear he wishes to extend the loan deal of Ritchie until later on in the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,1782_4344933,00.html |title=Daggers boss keen on Ritchie stay | Portsmouth | English Premier League | Football News from TEAMtalk |publisher=Teamtalk.com |date= |accessdate=2 November 2008}}</ref> Dagenham announced on 30 December that Ritchie would remian with the club until the end of the current season. <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dagenham_and_redbridge/7804737.stm</ref> |
Still has also made it clear he wishes to extend the loan deal of Ritchie until later on in the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,1782_4344933,00.html |title=Daggers boss keen on Ritchie stay | Portsmouth | English Premier League | Football News from TEAMtalk |publisher=Teamtalk.com |date= |accessdate=2 November 2008}}</ref> Dagenham announced on 30 December that Ritchie would remian with the club until the end of the current season. <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dagenham_and_redbridge/7804737.stm</ref> |
||
His impressive performances have seen him rewarded with a new two-year deal at Portsmouth. <ref>http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11674_5262599,00.html</ref> |
|||
Revision as of 20:57, 4 May 2009
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Ritchie | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dagenham & Redbridge | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
Matt Ritchie (born 10 September, 1989) is a English football player, who is currently on loan at Dagenham & Redbridge FC from Portsmouth. A rare youth academy graduate of the south-coast club, Ritchie is a left-sided winger who occasionally plays in a more central attacking midfield role.
Ritchie has been involved in Portsmouth's academy since he turned 13. Before-hand he was playing football locally in Gosport. After signing his first professional contract with the club[1] and a positive 2008/2009 pre-season campaign, including a memorable hat-trick in a 4-1 victory over hometown club Gosport Borough,[2] Ritchie was taken on trial alongside fellow academy graduate Joel Ward by AFC Bournemouth with a view to a loan move to help give the youngsters important first-team experience in league football. Ritchie was however kept at Portsmouth following a number of injuries to first-team midfielders. He was called up to Portsmouth's UEFA Cup squad as a home-grown talent and presented with the squad number 36. Ritchie played reserve and academy football at Pompey until late September and continued to impress until he was taken on a one-month loan deal by League Two club Dagenham & Redbridge.[3] He made his league football debut against Rotherham United on the 27 September 2008, coming on as a late substitute.[4] He scored upon his first competitive start for The Daggers in a 2-0 win over Rochdale[5] and again in his next match, a 2-0 win over Barnet.[6]
Daggers boss John Still has been hugely impressed with Ritchie's initial impact at the club. Speaking after the match against Barnet, Still had to say: "He's got a terrific leap. He showed that with his goal. He's come in and done very well. [He's] a smashing kid. [The] Nicest kid in the world. Come down from a Premier League club. No big time about him. Harry Redknapp and Paul Hart speak ever so well of him. It's a pleasure to have him. He's got a smile on his face in training and loves being here."
Still has also made it clear he wishes to extend the loan deal of Ritchie until later on in the season.[7] Dagenham announced on 30 December that Ritchie would remian with the club until the end of the current season. [8]
His impressive performances have seen him rewarded with a new two-year deal at Portsmouth. [9]
Statistics
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Cup | Apps | Goals | Continental | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 |  Portsmouth |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2008 | Dagenham & Redbridge (Loan) |
35 (1) | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 36 | 11 | Total | 3 | 1 | Total | 0 | 0 | |||
| Grand Total | 38 | 12 | |||||||||
References
- ^ "Portsmouth Football Club :: News". Portsmouthfc.co.uk. 01/07/2008 17:09. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Sky Sports | Football | News | Pompey see off Gosport". Skysports.com. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
- ^ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Dagenham & Redbridge | Daggers bring in Ritchie on loan". News.bbc.co.uk. Page last updated at 15:29 GMT, Thursday, 25 September 2008 16:29 UK. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "BBC SPORT | Football | League Two | Dag & Red 1-1 Rotherham". News.bbc.co.uk. Page last updated at 17:00 GMT, Saturday, 27 September 2008 18:00 UK. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "BBC SPORT | Football | League Two | Rochdale 0-2 Dag & Red". News.bbc.co.uk. Page last updated at 17:43 GMT, Saturday, 4 October 2008 18:43 UK. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "BBC SPORT | Football | League Two | Dag & Red 2-0 Barnet". News.bbc.co.uk. Page last updated at 21:34 GMT, Friday, 10 October 2008 22:34 UK. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Daggers boss keen on Ritchie stay | Portsmouth | English Premier League | Football News from TEAMtalk". Teamtalk.com. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dagenham_and_redbridge/7804737.stm
- ^ http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11674_5262599,00.html
External links
- Statistics at Soccerbase.com
{{subst:#if:Ritchie, Matt|}}
[[Category:{{subst:#switch:{{subst:uc:1989}}
|| UNKNOWN | MISSING = Year of birth missing {{subst:#switch:{{subst:uc:}}||LIVING=(living people)}}
| #default = 1989 births
}}]] {{subst:#switch:{{subst:uc:}}
|| LIVING = | MISSING = | UNKNOWN = | #default =
}}