Matthew Virtue-Thick

Following his move to Swindon Town, Virtue-Thick's current-season form is level with last season (Season 21→21), while his Rating held around 22. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 34).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Swindon Town · 7th	2	0	0	6.75	22	21
2025/26	Fleetwood Town · 15th	34	3	3	6.65	21	21
2024/25	Fleetwood Town · 14th	41	9	0	6.88	28	34
2023/24	Fleetwood Town	30	0	1	6.64	—	—
2023/24	Blackpool · 22nd	25	0	1	6.64	34	6
2022/23	Blackpool · 23rd	5	0	0	6.57	48	1
2022/23	Fleetwood Town	29	3	1	6.76	—	—
2022/23	LincolnLoan · 11th	30	3	1	6.76	45	27

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

M. Virtue-Thick is a 29-year-old defensive midfielder at Fleetwood Town, enjoying a standout season — 3 goals and 3 assists in 34 appearances, a Season grade of 21. On long-term scout potential he's rated 20.7. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option (47.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.06 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Virtue-Thick.

On the season, Virtue-Thick graded 21 for current form (age-blind), on 3 goals, 3 assists and 2.058 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 21 → 21). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 21. At 29 Virtue-Thick is in his prime years, and a market index of 2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/254 clubs

20.7

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

20.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

47.5%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.06

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Fleetwood Town finished 15th of 24 · a mid-table side

Apps

2.06

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 34 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.27 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 47.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 20.7 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %47.5%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.137

Assists / 900.137

Goal contribution / 900.274

Defensive actions / 902.058

Player flow

Goal involvements6

Cards / 900.046

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~4), then tapers with age. At 29, Virtue-Thick sits on 2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Virtue-Thick's projected Rating — 20.7 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles33

Interceptions7

Blocks5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Swindon TownJun 2026 – nowFree

Fleetwood TownJun 2024 – Jun 2026Free

Blackpool(back from loan)Jul 2023 – Jun 2024

Lincoln(on loan)Sept 2022 – Jul 2023

BlackpoolJan 2019 – Sept 2022

Liverpool(back from loan)Jul 2018 – Jan 2019

Notts County(on loan)Jan 2018 – Jul 2018

Liverpooluntil Jan 2018

About M. Virtue-Thick

Matthew Joseph Virtue-Thick is a 29-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Swindon Town, born on May 2, 1997 in Epsom, standing 175 cm tall. He is from England.

This season

In the current season, M. Virtue-Thick has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 175 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Virtue-Thick at 20.7 with a Season form score of 20.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, M. Virtue-Thick has totalled 306 club appearances with 36 goals and 8 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 41 appearances for Fleetwood Town.

M. Virtue-Thick's career has also included time at Fleetwood Town, Blackpool, Lincoln, Liverpool and Notts County.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.