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Adam Matthews

Adam Matthews

Defender - Right-Back  at Shamrock Rovers
Age34
CitizenshipWales
Height1.78 m
Footright
BornJanuary 13, 1992
at Shamrock Rovers 482 days · joined 2025-01-28
👕200+ Apps 🏴25+ Caps
Market value €250k
Right-Back Defender

Career snapshot

9
clubs played for
07/08
debut season
0.02
goals / match
Celtic FC
top club · 150 apps

Career highs

€3.00m
peak value · 2012
€2.80m
top transfer fee · 15/16
3
best season · 12/13
35 / 2
int'l caps / goals

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Shares 1992-01-13 · 6 players total

470Appearances
9Goals
45Assists
33Yellow cards
0Red cards
134Full matches (90′)
Full nameAdam Matthews
Name in home countryAdam James Matthews
Date of birth1992-01-13 (34 yrs)
Place of birthSwansea, Wales
CitizenshipWales
PositionDefender - Right-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height178.00 m
Current clubShamrock Rovers
Joined2025-01-28
Contract expires—
AgentWasserman
Jul 2025
2025 — Shamrock Rovers
13 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2025
25/26 — Shamrock Rovers
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Feb 2025
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jan 2025
Transfer: Without Club → Shamrock Rovers
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — Shamrock Rovers
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2024
Transfer: Omonia Nicosia → Without Club
24/25 · Transfer
Oct 2023
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — Omonia Nicosia
38 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Omonia Nicosia
37 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: Charlton → Omonia Nicosia
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Charlton Athletic
31 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — Charlton Athletic
29 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Sep 2019
Transfer: Without Club → Charlton
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Charlton Athletic
29 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
Transfer: Sunderland → Without Club
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — Sunderland AFC
28 matches · 1 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Sunderland AFC, Sunderland AFC U23
38 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
May 2017
Transfer: Bristol City → Sunderland
16/17 · Return from loan
Jul 2016
Transfer: Sunderland → Bristol City
16/17 · Loan
Jul 2016
16/17 — Bristol City
14 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
May 2016
Transfer: Bristol City → Sunderland
15/16 · Return from loan
Mar 2016
Transfer: Sunderland → Bristol City
15/16 · Loan
Aug 2015
Injury: unknown
13 games missed
Jul 2015
Transfer: Celtic → Sunderland
15/16 · Transfer · €2.80m
Jul 2015
15/16 — Bristol City, Sunderland AFC, Sunderland AFC U21
14 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Apr 2015
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Mar 2015
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Sep 2014
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — Celtic FC
42 matches · 1 G · 8 A · across 5 competitions
May 2014
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Mar 2014
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Jan 2014
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Dec 2013
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Oct 2013
Injury: unknown
19 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — Celtic FC
31 matches · 1 G · 5 A · across 5 competitions
Mar 2013
Injury: unknown
23 games missed
Dec 2012
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2012
12/13 — Celtic FC
39 matches · 3 G · 9 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Celtic FC
38 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: Cardiff → Celtic
11/12 · Transfer · €225k
Jul 2010
10/11 — Cardiff City
13 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Cardiff City
35 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: Cardiff U18 → Cardiff
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2008
08/09 — Cardiff City
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2007
07/08 — Cardiff City
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €3.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
12,024 min
Minutes played by club
Shamrock Rovers 0.0%
Omonia Nicosia 5.0%
Charlton Athletic 0.0%
Sunderland AFC 36.3%
Sunderland AFC U23 0.0%
Bristol City 0.0%
Sunderland AFC U21 0.0%
Celtic FC 40.0%
Cardiff City 18.7%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Shamrock Rovers 3 2025 25/26 14 0 0 0
Omonia Nicosia 2 22/23 23/24 75 1 6 601
Charlton Athletic 3 19/20 21/22 89 0 5 0
Sunderland AFC 3 15/16 18/19 67 2 9 4,364
Sunderland AFC U23 1 17/18 17/18 1 0 0 0
Bristol City 2 15/16 16/17 23 0 2 0
Sunderland AFC U21 1 15/16 15/16 3 0 0 0
Celtic FC 4 11/12 14/15 150 5 22 4,813
Cardiff City 4 07/08 10/11 48 1 1 2,246

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

3€750K6€1.5M9€2.3M12€3M09/10 — 1 goals (Cardiff City)09/10 — 1 assists209/1012/13 — 3 goals (Celtic FC)12/13 — 9 assists1212/1313/14 — 1 goals (Celtic FC)13/14 — 5 assists613/1414/15 — 1 goals (Celtic FC)14/15 — 8 assists914/1515/16 — 1 assists115/1616/17 — 1 assists116/1717/18 — 1 goals (Sunderland AFC)17/18 — 2 assists317/1818/19 — 1 goals (Sunderland AFC)18/19 — 7 assists818/1919/20 — 1 assists119/2020/21 — 2 assists220/2121/22 — 2 assists221/2222/23 — 2 assists222/2323/24 — 1 goals (Omonia Nicosia)23/24 — 4 assists523/2424/2525/2609/10 — €500K12/13 — €3M13/14 — €2.3M14/15 — €2M15/16 — €2.5M16/17 — €2.5M17/18 — €1.5M19/20 — €750K20/21 — €750K23/24 — €500K24/25 — €350K25/26 — €250KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

07/08: 0007/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 1109/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 3312/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/212025: 00202521/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 1123/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

07/08: 0007/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 1109/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 9912/1313/14: 5513/1414/15: 8814/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 7718/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 2220/212025: 00202521/22: 2221/2222/23: 2222/2323/24: 4423/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 UECL Qualifiers Shamrock Rovers 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Conference League Shamrock Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Champions Round Omonia Nicosia 8 1 0 1 0 601
23/24 Cypriot Super Cup Omonia Nicosia 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Cyprus League Omonia Nicosia 22 0 3 3 0 0
23/24 Kypello Kyprou Omonia Nicosia 3 0 1 0 0 0
23/24 UECL Quali Omonia Nicosia 4 0 0 1 0 0
22/23 Champions Round Omonia Nicosia 5 0 0 3 0 0
22/23 Cypriot Super Cup Omonia Nicosia 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Europa League Omonia Nicosia 5 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Europa League Qualifying Omonia Nicosia 2 0 0 1 0 0
22/23 Kypello Kyprou Omonia Nicosia 6 0 1 0 0 0
22/23 Protathlima Cyta Omonia Nicosia 18 0 1 1 0 0
21/22 EFL Trophy Charlton Athletic 3 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 FA Cup Charlton Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 League One Charlton Athletic 28 0 2 1 0 0
2025 FAI Cup Shamrock Rovers 1 0 0 0 0 0
2025 Premier Division Shamrock Rovers 12 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 EFL Trophy Charlton Athletic 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 FA Cup Charlton Athletic 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 League One Charlton Athletic 27 0 2 0 0 0
19/20 Championship Charlton Athletic 29 0 1 4 0 0
18/19 EFL Trophy Sunderland AFC 3 0 2 0 0 0
18/19 FA Cup Sunderland AFC 2 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 League One Sunderland AFC 23 1 5 4 0 1,860
18/19 League One Play-Offs Sunderland AFC 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Championship Sunderland AFC 34 1 2 0 0 2,504
17/18 EFL Cup Sunderland AFC 3 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 EFL Trophy Sunderland AFC U23 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Championship Bristol City 12 0 1 1 0 0
16/17 EFL Cup Bristol City 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Championship Bristol City 9 0 1 0 0 0
15/16 League Cup Sunderland AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Premier League Sunderland AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 U21 PL Sunderland AFC U21 3 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Champions League Qu. Celtic FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Europa League Celtic FC 5 0 1 1 0 0
14/15 League Cup Celtic FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Premiership Celtic FC 29 1 7 1 0 2,079
14/15 SFA Cup Celtic FC 3 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 Champions League Celtic FC 3 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 Champions League Qu. Celtic FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 League Cup Celtic FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Premiership Celtic FC 23 1 5 1 0 1,533
13/14 SFA Cup Celtic FC 1 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 Champions League Celtic FC 6 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Champions League Qu. Celtic FC 4 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 Premiership Celtic FC 22 2 8 1 0 841
12/13 Scot. League Cup Celtic FC 3 0 1 0 0 0
12/13 SFA Cup Celtic FC 4 1 0 0 0 360
11/12 Europa League Celtic FC 5 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Europa League Qualifying Celtic FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Premiership Celtic FC 27 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Scot. League Cup Celtic FC 4 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 SFA Cup Celtic FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Championship Cardiff City 8 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 Championship Play-Offs Cardiff City 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 FA Cup Cardiff City 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 League Cup Cardiff City 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Championship Cardiff City 32 1 1 1 0 2,246
09/10 FA Cup Cardiff City 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 League Cup Cardiff City 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Championship Cardiff City 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 FAW Premier Cup Cardiff City 0 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
09/10 2009-07-01 Cardiff U18 Cardiff Transfer 0 —
11/12 2011-07-01 Cardiff Celtic Transfer 500000 €225k
15/16 2015-07-04 Celtic Sunderland Transfer 2500000 €2.80m
15/16 2016-03-07 Sunderland Bristol City Loan 2500000 —
15/16 2016-05-31 Bristol City Sunderland Return from loan 2500000 —
16/17 2016-07-28 Sunderland Bristol City Loan 2500000 —
16/17 2017-05-31 Bristol City Sunderland Return from loan 1500000 —
19/20 2019-07-01 Sunderland Without Club Transfer 1500000 —
19/20 2019-09-05 Without Club Charlton Transfer 1500000 —
22/23 2022-07-01 Charlton Omonia Nicosia Transfer 600000 —
24/25 2024-07-01 Omonia Nicosia Without Club Transfer 350000 —
24/25 2025-01-28 Without Club Shamrock Rovers Transfer 275000 —
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
12/13 Ankle injury 2012-12-16 2013-01-01 17 3
13/14 Hamstring injury 2013-03-06 2013-07-25 142 23
13/14 Broken collarbone 2013-10-05 2013-12-10 67 19
13/14 Fever 2013-12-16 2013-12-22 7 1
13/14 Calf injury 2014-01-07 2014-01-31 25 3
13/14 Thigh problems 2014-03-28 2014-04-25 29 11
13/14 Thigh problems 2014-05-08 2014-06-01 25 4
14/15 Thigh problems 2014-09-01 2014-09-30 30 12
14/15 Ankle injury 2015-03-05 2015-03-31 27 7
14/15 Knock 2015-04-20 2015-04-23 4 1
15/16 Ankle ligament tear 2015-08-25 2015-10-26 63 13
23/24 Ankle injury 2023-10-07 2023-10-22 16 1
24/25 Knee injury 2025-02-16 2025-03-26 39 6
Current€250k
Peak€3.00m
Low€250k
Δ since start−€250k
€250k€938k€1.63m€2.31m€3.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €275k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #34693 — 2 1 — — former national player
Team #30431 — 9 0 — — former national player
Team #26181 — 5 1 — — former national player
Team #24966 — 5 0 — — former national player
Team #3864 — 14 0 — — former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Charlie Mulgrew 2 2 0
Anthony Stokes 2 1 0
James Forrest 2 0 0
Efe Ambrose 2 0 0
Gary Hooper 2 2 0
Virgil van Dijk 2 0 0
Charalampos Charalampous 2 0 0
Albie Morgan 1 0 0
Fabiano 2 0 0
George Honeyman 1 1 0
Ioannis Kousoulos 2 0 0
Roman Bezus 2 1 0
Andronikos Kakoullis 2 0 0
Jan Lecjaks 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
12/13 Premiership Celtic FC 2 22
12/13 SFA Cup Celtic FC 1 4
09/10 Championship Cardiff City 1 32

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
12/13 Premiership Celtic FC 8 22
14/15 Premiership Celtic FC 7 29
13/14 Premiership Celtic FC 5 23

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
16/17 2017-05-31 Bristol City Sunderland Return from loan — €1.50m
16/17 2016-07-28 Sunderland Bristol City Loan — €2.50m
15/16 2016-05-31 Bristol City Sunderland Return from loan — €2.50m
15/16 2016-03-07 Sunderland Bristol City Loan — €2.50m

Teams faced most often by Adam Matthews's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Fulham FC 16 7 4 5 25 19 +6 44%
Aston Villa 14 1 4 9 6 23 -17 7%
Hull City 14 6 4 4 17 17 0 43%
Norwich City 13 4 4 5 18 19 -1 31%
Middlesbrough FC 12 5 2 5 11 14 -3 42%
Everton FC 12 3 3 6 8 13 -5 25%
Tottenham Hotspur 12 1 1 10 9 23 -14 8%
Liverpool FC 12 1 2 9 9 28 -19 8%
Arsenal FC 12 1 2 9 6 22 -16 8%
West Ham United 12 2 4 6 11 15 -4 17%
Southampton FC 12 6 3 3 18 21 -3 50%
Manchester City 12 3 2 7 16 30 -14 25%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
09/10 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
23/24 38 601 5 0 0 0.75
22/23 37 0 5 0 0 0
21/22 31 0 1 0 0 0
2025 13 0 1 0 0 0
19/20 29 0 4 0 0 0
18/19 28 1,860 5 0 0 0.24
16/17 14 0 1 0 0 0
14/15 42 2,079 3 0 0 0.13
13/14 31 1,533 3 0 0 0.18
12/13 39 1,201 2 0 0 0.15
11/12 38 0 1 0 0 0
10/11 13 0 1 0 0 0
09/10 35 2,246 1 0 0 0.04

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Premiership
101 apps
4 G
20 A
Championship
124 apps
2 G
6 A
League One
78 apps
1 G
9 A
Champions Round
13 apps
1 G
0 A
SFA Cup
10 apps
1 G
0 A
Protathlima Cyta
40 apps
0 G
4 A
Kypello Kyprou
9 apps
0 G
2 A
EFL Trophy
8 apps
0 G
2 A
Europa League
15 apps
0 G
1 A
Scot. League Cup
9 apps
0 G
1 A

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Frequently asked about Adam Matthews

Who is Adam Matthews?

Adam Matthews is a Wales professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Shamrock Rovers.

How old is Adam Matthews?

Adam Matthews is 34 years old. He was born on January 13, 1992 in Swansea.

What position does Adam Matthews play?

Adam Matthews plays as a right-back (Defender - Right-Back).

What club does Adam Matthews play for?

Adam Matthews currently plays for Shamrock Rovers.

How many career goals has Adam Matthews scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Adam Matthews has scored 9 goals in 470 appearances.

What is Adam Matthews's market value?

Adam Matthews's most recent reported market value is €250k.