Matthew Willock
Matthew Willock is a midfielder currently playing for Manchester United.
Matthew Willock | |||||||||||||||||
Full Name | Matthew Anthony Willock | ||||||||||||||||
Date of Birth | 20 August 1996 | ||||||||||||||||
Age | 28 years | ||||||||||||||||
Place of Birth | Waltham Forest, England | ||||||||||||||||
Position | Centre midfield | ||||||||||||||||
Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||||
Current club | Manchester United | ||||||||||||||||
Previous club/s | Reading; Arsenal |
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Youth career
Matthew joined Manchester United in the summer of 2012 from Reading, having previously been at Arsenal, where his two younger brothers still play. He joined Manchester United as a winger and failed to make an Under-18 appearance in his first season. However a considerable growth spurt in the summer of 2013 saw him become a key component of the side in the 2013/14 season, playing now in central midfield role. During that campaign, his energy in the middle saw him make more appearances than any other player at Under-18 level and he made his Under-21 debut too.
Matthew had to be patient in the 2014/15 season, making do with a fringe role in the Under-21 side. It was a similar story for the first half of the 2015/16 season.
International
Career statistics
Club | Season | Under-18 | Under-19 | Under-21 | Total | ||||||||||||
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Starts | Subs | Goals | Assists | Starts | Subs | Goals | Assists | Starts | Subs | Goals | Assists | Starts | Subs | Goals | Assists | ||
Manchester United | 2013-14 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
2014-15 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
2015-16 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||
2016-17 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Career total | 30 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 12 | 4 | 4 |