Matt Crooks
Midfield - Central Midfield
at Hull City
at Hull City
500 days · joined 2025-01-10
👕200+ Apps
⚽50+ Goals
Market value
€800k
Central Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
10
clubs played for
10/11
debut season
0.18
goals / match
Middlesbrough FC
top club · 115 apps
Position rank · 25/26
#35
goals rank
#176
assists rank
73
season goals
30
season assists
Among 376 Midfield - Central Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€1.50m
peak value · 2022
€1.30m
top transfer fee · 21/22
11
best season · 19/20
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int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 1994-01-20 · 6 players total
395Appearances
73Goals
30Assists
95Yellow cards
2Red cards
69Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Matt Crooks |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Matt Davidson Rider Crooks |
| Date of birth | 1994-01-20 (32 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Leeds, England |
| Citizenship |  England |
| Position | Midfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 191.00 m |
| Current club | Hull City |
| Joined | 2025-01-10 |
| Contract expires | 2027-06-30 |
| Agent | Wasserman |
Jul 2025
25/26 — Hull City
3 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2025
Transfer: Salt Lake → Hull City
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
2024 — Real Salt Lake City
33 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2024
24/25 — Hull City
18 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Feb 2024
Transfer: Middlesbrough → Salt Lake
23/24 · Transfer · €1.00m
Jul 2023
23/24 — Middlesbrough FC
31 matches · 5 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Middlesbrough FC
40 matches · 7 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: Rotherham → Middlesbrough
21/22 · Transfer · €1.30m
Jul 2021
21/22 — Middlesbrough FC
44 matches · 11 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — Rotherham United
42 matches · 7 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Rotherham United
39 matches · 11 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2019
Transfer: Northampton → Rotherham
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — Rotherham United, Northampton Town
39 matches · 9 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Rangers → Northampton
17/18 · Transfer · €115k
Jul 2017
17/18 — Northampton Town
34 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
May 2017
Transfer: Scunthorpe Utd. → Rangers
16/17 · Return from loan
Jan 2017
Transfer: Rangers → Scunthorpe Utd.
16/17 · Loan
Aug 2016
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — Rangers FC, Scunthorpe United
15 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: Accrington → Rangers
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Accrington Stanley
35 matches · 8 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2015
Transfer: Without Club → Accrington
14/15 · Transfer
Feb 2015
Transfer: Huddersfield → Without Club
14/15 · Transfer
Jan 2015
Transfer: Accrington → Huddersfield
14/15 · Return from loan
Nov 2014
Transfer: Huddersfield → Accrington
14/15 · Loan
Nov 2014
Transfer: Hartlepool → Huddersfield
14/15 · Return from loan
Oct 2014
Transfer: Huddersfield → Hartlepool
14/15 · Loan
Jul 2014
14/15 — Huddersfield Town, Accrington Stanley, Hartlepool United
22 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Huddersfield Town
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2013
Transfer: Radcliffe → Huddersfield
12/13 · Return from loan
Dec 2012
Transfer: Huddersfield → Radcliffe
12/13 · Loan
Jul 2012
12/13 — Huddersfield Town
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
May 2012
Transfer: Halifax Town → Huddersfield
11/12 · Return from loan
Mar 2012
Transfer: Huddersfield → Halifax Town
11/12 · Loan
Jan 2012
Transfer: Huddersf. U18 → Huddersfield
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — Huddersfield Town
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2010
10/11 — Huddersfield Town
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2008
Transfer: Man Utd U18 → Huddersf. U18
08/09 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 61 other Midfield - Central Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals2 total · 0.88/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A2 total · 0.88/90
Yellow cards2 total · 0.88/90
Minutes played by club
Hull City
7.6%
Middlesbrough FC
26.0%
Real Salt Lake City
10.2%
Rotherham United
23.1%
Northampton Town
16.7%
Rangers FC
0.0%
Scunthorpe United
4.0%
Accrington Stanley
12.4%
Huddersfield Town
0.0%
Hartlepool United
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hull City | 2 | 24/25 | 25/26 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 468 |
| Middlesbrough FC | 3 | 21/22 | 23/24 | 115 | 23 | 15 | 1,609 |
| Real Salt Lake City | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 633 |
| Rotherham United | 3 | 18/19 | 20/21 | 97 | 21 | 7 | 1,433 |
| Northampton Town | 2 | 17/18 | 18/19 | 57 | 10 | 0 | 1,031 |
| Rangers FC | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scunthorpe United | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 248 |
| Accrington Stanley | 2 | 14/15 | 15/16 | 53 | 8 | 3 | 769 |
| Huddersfield Town | 5 | 10/11 | 14/15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hartlepool United | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Championship | Hull City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 177 |
| 25/26 | EFL Cup | Hull City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 24/25 | Championship | Hull City | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 263 |
| 23/24 | Championship | Middlesbrough FC | 25 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 512 |
| 23/24 | EFL Cup | Middlesbrough FC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 171 |
| 23/24 | FA Cup | Middlesbrough FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Championship | Middlesbrough FC | 37 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 256 |
| 22/23 | Championship Play-Offs | Middlesbrough FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | FA Cup | Middlesbrough FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Championship | Middlesbrough FC | 40 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 349 |
| 21/22 | FA Cup | Middlesbrough FC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 321 |
| 2024 | Leagues Cup | Real Salt Lake City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | MLS | Real Salt Lake City | 29 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 633 |
| 2024 | MLS Cup Playoffs | Real Salt Lake City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Championship | Rotherham United | 40 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 516 |
| 20/21 | EFL Cup | Rotherham United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 20/21 | FA Cup | Rotherham United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | EFL Cup | Rotherham United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 |
| 19/20 | EFL Trophy | Rotherham United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | FA Cup | Rotherham United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 |
| 19/20 | League One | Rotherham United | 33 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 298 |
| 18/19 | Championship | Rotherham United | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 245 |
| 18/19 | EFL Cup | Northampton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | EFL Trophy | Northampton Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| 18/19 | League Two | Northampton Town | 21 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 326 |
| 17/18 | EFL Cup | Northampton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | EFL Trophy | Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | FA Cup | Northampton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | League One | Northampton Town | 30 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 615 |
| 16/17 | Betfred Cup | Rangers FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | League One | Scunthorpe United | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 248 |
| 16/17 | Premiership | Rangers FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | FA Cup | Accrington Stanley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 15/16 | League Cup | Accrington Stanley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 15/16 | League Two | Accrington Stanley | 32 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 469 |
| 14/15 | Championship | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | FA Cup | Accrington Stanley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | FA Cup | Hartlepool United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | League Cup | Huddersfield Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | League Two | Accrington Stanley | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | League Two | Hartlepool United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Championship | Huddersfield Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Championship | Huddersfield Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | FA Cup | Huddersfield Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | FA Cup | Huddersfield Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | FA Cup | Huddersfield Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | 2008-07-01 | Man Utd U18 | Huddersf. U18 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-01-01 | Huddersf. U18 | Huddersfield | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-03-10 | Huddersfield | Halifax Town | Loan | 50000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-05-31 | Halifax Town | Huddersfield | Return from loan | 50000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-12-07 | Huddersfield | Radcliffe | Loan | 50000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-01-14 | Radcliffe | Huddersfield | Return from loan | 50000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-10-21 | Huddersfield | Hartlepool | Loan | 100000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-11-17 | Hartlepool | Huddersfield | Return from loan | 100000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-11-20 | Huddersfield | Accrington | Loan | 100000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-01-01 | Accrington | Huddersfield | Return from loan | 100000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-02-02 | Huddersfield | Without Club | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-02-24 | Without Club | Accrington | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | Accrington | Rangers | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-12 | Rangers | Scunthorpe Utd. | Loan | 150000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-05-31 | Scunthorpe Utd. | Rangers | Return from loan | 150000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-18 | Rangers | Northampton | Transfer | 150000 | €115k |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-11 | Northampton | Rotherham | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-23 | Rotherham | Middlesbrough | Transfer | 700000 | €1.30m |
| 23/24 | 2024-02-12 | Middlesbrough | Salt Lake | Transfer | 1500000 | €1.00m |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-10 | Salt Lake | Hull City | Transfer | 1500000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | Ankle injury | 2016-08-01 | 2016-09-30 | 61 | 9 |
Current€800k
Peak€1.50m
Low€50k
Δ since start+€750k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anfernee Dijksteel | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wes Harding | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Tavernier | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Darragh Lenihan | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Riley McGree | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Clark Robertson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hayden Hackney | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Lindsay | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ash Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Howson | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ben Wiles | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Paddy McNair | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Dael Fry | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Ihiekwe | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Dan Barlaser | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Smith | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Isaiah Jones | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | Championship | Middlesbrough FC | 10 | 40 |
| 19/20 | League One | Rotherham United | 9 | 33 |
| 22/23 | Championship | Middlesbrough FC | 7 | 37 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | Championship | Middlesbrough FC | 6 | 25 |
| 22/23 | Championship | Middlesbrough FC | 6 | 37 |
| 19/20 | League One | Rotherham United | 4 | 33 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | 2017-05-31 | Scunthorpe Utd. | Rangers | Return from loan | — | €150k |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-12 | Rangers | Scunthorpe Utd. | Loan | — | €150k |
| 14/15 | 2015-01-01 | Accrington | Huddersfield | Return from loan | — | €100k |
| 14/15 | 2014-11-20 | Huddersfield | Accrington | Loan | — | €100k |
| 14/15 | 2014-11-17 | Hartlepool | Huddersfield | Return from loan | — | €100k |
| 14/15 | 2014-10-21 | Huddersfield | Hartlepool | Loan | — | €100k |
| 12/13 | 2013-01-14 | Radcliffe | Huddersfield | Return from loan | — | €50k |
| 12/13 | 2012-12-07 | Huddersfield | Radcliffe | Loan | — | €50k |
| 11/12 | 2012-05-31 | Halifax Town | Huddersfield | Return from loan | — | €50k |
| 11/12 | 2012-03-10 | Huddersfield | Halifax Town | Loan | — | €50k |
Teams faced most often by Matt Crooks's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Wimbledon | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 40% |
| Charlton Athletic | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 65 | -9 | 33% |
| Bolton Wanderers | 41 | 22 | 4 | 15 | 72 | 38 | +34 | 54% |
| Shrewsbury Town | 41 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 39% |
| Bristol Rovers | 40 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 55 | 60 | -5 | 43% |
| Wigan Athletic | 40 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 58 | 76 | -18 | 23% |
| Blackpool FC | 39 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 43 | -5 | 41% |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 45% |
| Burton Albion | 37 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 35% |
| Reading FC | 37 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 43% |
| Bradford City | 36 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 35 | 47 | -12 | 22% |
| Peterborough United | 36 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 42 | 70 | -28 | 33% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | First senior goal | |
| 21/22 | Goal #50 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 3 | 205 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.88 |
| 24/25 | 18 | 263 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.03 |
| 23/24 | 31 | 683 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.05 |
| 22/23 | 40 | 256 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.46 |
| 21/22 | 44 | 670 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2.28 |
| 2024 | 33 | 633 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.14 |
| 20/21 | 42 | 535 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.35 |
| 19/20 | 39 | 653 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.24 |
| 18/19 | 39 | 661 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.23 |
| 17/18 | 34 | 615 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1.76 |
| 16/17 | 15 | 248 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.73 |
| 15/16 | 35 | 769 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| 14/15 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Championship
179 apps
33 G
17 A
League One
75 apps
16 G
5 A
League Two
72 apps
11 G
3 A
League Cup
13 apps
6 G
0 A
MLS
29 apps
3 G
3 A
FA Cup
14 apps
3 G
1 A
EFL Trophy
4 apps
1 G
0 A
MLS Cup Playoffs
2 apps
0 G
1 A
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Who is Matt Crooks?
Matt Crooks is an England professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Hull City.
How old is Matt Crooks?
Matt Crooks is 32 years old. He was born on January 20, 1994 in Leeds.
What position does Matt Crooks play?
Matt Crooks plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).
What club does Matt Crooks play for?
Matt Crooks currently plays for Hull City.
How many career goals has Matt Crooks scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Matt Crooks has scored 73 goals in 395 appearances.
What is Matt Crooks's market value?
Matt Crooks's most recent reported market value is €800k.