Matty Daly

Matthew Paul Daly (born 10 March 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays for Huddersfield Town as an attacking midfielder.

Not to be confused with Matthew Daly.

Matty Daly
Personal information
Full name Matthew Paul Daly[1]
Date of birth (2001-03-10) 10 March 2001[2]
Place of birth Stockport, England
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Huddersfield Town
Number 41
Youth career
000–2015 Everton
2015–2018 Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Huddersfield Town 5 (1)
National team‡
2017–2018 England U17 10 (1)
2019– England U18 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:11, 10 December 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:34, 26 May 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Daly was previously at Everton as a youngster before signing for Huddersfield Town in September 2015.[3] He made his first team debut for the Terriers as a first-half substitute for Jonathan Hogg in their 2–1 defeat to Watford in the Premier League on 20 April 2019.[3] Matty also became the 5th youngest player to make his Premier League debut of the season at 18 years, 1 month and 10 days old. Daly scored his 1st goal for the Terriers against Charlton on the 10th December 2019, an injury time winner.

International career

He has represented England at international youth levels, including under-17, where he received 10 caps including his participation at the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, which included scoring the winning goal in the 2–1 win over Israel under-17s in their first match,[4] which would eventually lead to a semi-final defeat to the Netherlands under-17s on a penalty shootout,[5] although Daly did score England's second penalty.[6] In May 2019, Daly was part of the England U18s squad that competed at the Slovakia Cup.[7]

Career statistics
As of 10 December 2019.[8]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Huddersfield Town 2018–19 Premier League 2000000020
2019–20 Championship 3100000031
Career total 5100000051

References
  1. "2017/18 Premier League clubs publish retained lists". Premier League. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  2. "Matty Daly - Midfielder - Elite Development Team - Huddersfield Town". htafc.com. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  3. "Position former Everton prospect could play at Huddersfield Town in future". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  4. "England start U17 European Championship with victory over Israel". BBC Sport. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  5. "European Under-17 Championships: England lose 6-5 on penalties to Netherlands". BBC Sport. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  6. "England 0-0 Netherlands". UEFA. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  7. "ANOTHER ENGLAND U18 CAP FOR MATTY DALY". htafc.co.uk. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  8. "Matthew Daly". Soccerbase.


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