Matt Ritchie

Age 36

Reading

Scotland

10 September 1989 (36)

172 cm

Performance

Average Rating

6.53

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

6.4

6.8

6.7

6.4

6.6

6.2

6.7

6.4

6.6

Player Attributes Overview

Player Information

Market Value

- €

10 September 1989

36 Age

Nationality

Scotland

Height / Weight

172 cm / 76 kg

Contract Until

29.06.2027

Place of Birth

Position Info

Main Position Right Midfielder

Other Left Midfielder, Left-Back

Strong Foot

Club Career

Matt Ritchie career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season
Season	Team	M	11		A
25/26	Reading	26	4	1	3	5
	League One	25	4	1	3	5
	EFL Trophy	1	0	0	0	0
24/25	Portsmouth	41	29	5	1	7
	Championship	39	28	5	1	7
	FA Cup	1	1	0	0	0
	EFL Cup	1	0	0	0	0
23/24	Newcastle	17	1	1	0	1
	Premier League	13	0	1	0	1
	FA Cup	2	0	0	0	0
	EFL Cup	2	1	0	0	0
22/23	Newcastle	10	2	0	0	0
	Premier League	7	0	0	0	0
	FA Cup	1	1	0	0	0
	EFL Cup	2	1	0	0	0
21/22	Newcastle	19	15	0	2	5
	Premier League	18	14	0	2	5
	FA Cup	1	1	0	0	0
20/21	Newcastle	21	17	0	3	2
	Premier League	18	15	0	2	2
	FA Cup	1	0	0	0	0
	EFL Cup	2	2	0	1	0
19/20	Newcastle	23	18	2	2	5
	Premier League	18	14	2	1	4
	FA Cup	4	3	0	1	0
	EFL Cup	1	1	0	0	1
18/19	Newcastle	39	38	3	9	10
	Premier League	36	35	2	8	9
	FA Cup	3	3	1	1	1
17/18	Newcastle	38	34	3	6	6
	Premier League	35	32	3	6	6
	FA Cup	2	2	0	0	0
	EFL Cup	1	0	0	0	0
16/17	Newcastle	48	44	16	9	10
	Championship	42	40	12	7	10
	FA Cup	3	1	2	0	0
	EFL Cup	3	3	2	2	0
15/16	Bournemouth	42	34	4	6	5
	Premier League	37	33	4	6	5
	FA Cup	3	0	0	0	0
	EFL Cup	2	1	0	0	0
14/15	Bournemouth	51	45	15	18	6
	Championship	46	44	15	17	6
	FA Cup	2	0	0	0	0
	EFL Cup	3	1	0	1	0
13/14	Bournemouth	32	30	7	2	6
	Championship	30	28	7	1	5
	FA Cup	2	2	0	1	1
12/13	Bournemouth	17	15	3	1	4
	League One	17	15	3	1	4
12/13	Swindon	32	30	9	9	3
	League One	27	26	9	9	3
	FA Cup	1	0	0	0	0
	EFL Cup	4	4	0	0	0
11/12	Swindon	46	46	11	15	5
	League Two	40	40	10	12	5
	FA Cup	4	4	1	3	0
	EFL Cup	2	2	0	0	0
10/11	Swindon K	39	38	8	3	1
	League One	36	35	7	2	1
	FA Cup	3	3	1	1	0
10/11	Portsmouth	8	5	0	2	0
	Championship	5	2	0	1	0
	EFL Cup	3	3	0	1	0
09/10	Swindon K	4	0	0	0	0
	League One	4	0	0	0	0
09/10	Notts K	18	13	3	1	1
	League Two	16	12	3	0	1
	FA Cup	2	1	0	1	0
09/10	Portsmouth	2	1	0	0	0
	Premier League	2	1	0	0	0
08/09	Dagenham K	40	39	12	4	3
	League Two	37	36	11	3	2
	FA Cup	3	3	1	1	1
Total		613	498	103	96	85

National Team Career

Matt Ritchie career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season
Season	Team	M	11		A
2018	Scotland	6	4	0	2
	FIFA World Cup Qualification, UEFA	5	3	0	2
	Int. Friendly Games	1	1	0	0
2016	Scotland	8	7	2	1
	UEFA EURO, Qualification	5	4	1	1
	Int. Friendly Games	3	3	1	0
2015	Scotland	2	2	1	1
	Int. Friendly Games	2	2	1	1
Total		16	13	3	4

Club Career Summary

Season	Team	M	11		A
2025-Today	Reading	26	4	1	3
2009-2025	Portsmouth	51	35	5	3
2016-2024	Newcastle	215	169	25	31
2012-2016	Bournemouth	142	124	29	27
2009-2013	Swindon	121	114	28	27
2009-2010	Notts	18	13	3	1
2008-2009	Dagenham	40	39	12	4

National Team Career Summary

Season	Team	M	11		A
2015-2018	Scotland	16	13	3	4

General Statistics

1 Goals

3 Assists

6.6 Avg. Pts

25 Matches

4 Starting XI

862 Minutes

Shots

3 Off-target Shots 0.31

On-target Shots

4 0.42

Total Shots Taken

Shots per Match

Performance Info

Average Rating

6.53

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Jul

Aug

6.4

6.8

6.7

6.4

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6.7

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6.6

Season Performance

Statistic	Total	Rank The bar chart shows how the player compares to other players in the same position for each statistic in the selected league. A green bar means the player is among the best in their position for that statistic, while a red bar means they are among the worst. The length of the bar represents the player's ranking based on their percentile for each statistic. The comparison is made only with players in the same position in the selected league.
Score
Goals	1	%44
Assists	3	%81
Goal Contribution	4	%62
Expected Goals (xG)	0.6	%56
Expected Goals on Target (xGOT)	0.47	%56
Big Chances Created	4	%75
Big Chances Missed	1	%44
Penalty	-	%50
Free-kick Goal	-	%50
Shots
Total Shots	10	%69
Shots on Target	4	%56
Shots off Target	3	%44
Blocked Shots	3	%31
Passes
Pass Accuracy %	77.2%	%92
Passes	311	%58
Accurate Passes	240	%58
Key Passes	14	%69
Passes in Final Third	41	%69
Chances Created	11	%69
Long Balls and Crosses
Long Ball Accuracy %	32.3%	%42
Long Balls	31	%42
Accurate Long Balls	10	%67
Cross Accuracy %	26.7%	%58
Crosses	30	%58
Accurate Crosses	8	%58
Defense
Clearances	11	%25
Interceptions	8	%25
Tackles	9	%25
Individual
Touches	454	%69
Dribbles	13	%25
Successful Dribbles	6	%33
Successful Dribble %	46.2%	%70
Duels	86	%56
Duels Won %	41.9%	%31
Duels Won	36	%44
Possession Lost	143	%42
Dispossessed	15	%58
Offsides	3	%42
Fouls Won	17	%58
Free Kicks Taken	17	%58
Discipline
Fouls	13	%58
Yellow Cards	5	%19
Red Cards	-	%50

Teammates

Player	M	W	D	L

Opponent Players

Player	M	W	D	L

Opponent Teams

Team	M	W	D	L

Date	From	To	Transfer Fee
27.08.25	Portsmouth	Reading	Signed
05.08.24	Newcastle	Portsmouth	Signed
30.06.16	Bournemouth	Newcastle	12M €
29.01.13	Swindon	Bournemouth	470k €
06.01.11	Portsmouth	Swindon	300k €
05.01.11	Swindon	Portsmouth	Loan Return
03.10.10	Portsmouth	Swindon	Loan
14.05.10	Swindon	Portsmouth	Loan Return
10.02.10	Portsmouth	Swindon	Loan
30.12.09	Notts	Portsmouth	Loan Return
31.08.09	Portsmouth	Notts	Loan
30.04.09	Dagenham	Portsmouth	Loan Return
31.08.08	Portsmouth	Dagenham	Loan

Club Honors

Success	Count	Team	Seasons
English 2nd tier champion	2	AFC Bournemouth	14/15
English 2nd tier champion	2	Newcastle United	16/17
English 4th tier champion	1	Swindon Town	11/12
Promotion to 1st league	2	AFC Bournemouth	14/15
Promotion to 1st league	2	Newcastle United	16/17
Promotion to 2nd league	1	AFC Bournemouth	12/13
Promotion to 3rd league	1	Swindon Town	11/12

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