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My Take
When I think of Matt Doherty, I picture a player who built his career the hard way. Plucked out of Bohemians during a pre-season friendly back in 2010, he climbed through Wolverhampton Wanderers' ranks and became one of the most reliable wing-backs of their resurgence. What I admire is his versatility, sliding between centre-back, full-back and wing-back without complaint. The Dublin upbringing seems to have given him that grounded, no-nonsense edge, and earning caps for the Republic of Ireland felt like a fitting reward. He's never been the flashiest name, but the steady ones are the players I always end up respecting most.
Overview
Matthew James Doherty (born 16 January 1992) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back, full-back or wing-back for EFL Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Republic of Ireland national team. Doherty was signed by Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2010, who played his Irish club Bohemians during pre-season.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Matt Doherty
- Name (Japanese)
- マット・ドハーティ
- Reading
- まっと・どはーてぃ
- Born
- January 16, 1992 (age 34)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Monkey
- Origin
- Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 182 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Ireland →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.