Matt Ritchie
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Ritchie | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dagenham & Redbridge | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
Matt Ritchie (born September 9th, 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.
After a positive 2008/2009 pre-season campaign, including a memorable hat-trick in a 4-1 victory of hometown club Gosport Borough, 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 upto 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 months loan by League Two club Dagenham & Redbridge. He made his league football debut against Rotherham United on the 27 September 2008, coming on as a late substitute. He scored upon his first competitive start for The Daggers in a 2-0 win over Rochdale.
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) |
1 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 1 | Total | 0 | 0 | Total | 0 | 0 | ||
External links
- Statistics at Soccerbase.com