Matt Doherty

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. He gained senior football experience with loan spells at Hibernian and Bury, before beginning to regularly feature in Wolves' first team. Doherty was at Molineux for ten years, and made 302 appearances for the club in all competitions. After spells at Tottenham Hotspur and Atlético Madrid, Doherty returned to Wolverhampton Wanderers in July 2023. Having represented the Republic of Ireland U21s, Doherty received his first call-up to the senior Republic of Ireland squad in 2016.