 Derbyshire playing for Olympiacos in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Anthony Derbyshire[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 April 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Great Harwood, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2002 | Darwen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Great Harwood Town | 31 | (21) |
| 2003–2009 | Blackburn Rovers | 63 | (10) |
| 2004–2005 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Wrexham (loan) | 16 | (10) |
| 2009 | → Olympiacos (loan) | 7 | (5) |
| 2009–2011 | Olympiacos | 14 | (6) |
| 2010–2011 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Nottingham Forest | 44 | (8) |
| 2012 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 18 | (4) |
| 2013 | → Blackpool (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Rotherham United | 69 | (17) |
| 2016–2020 | Omonia | 113 | (62) |
| 2020–2021 | Macarthur FC | 25 | (14) |
| 2021–2022 | AEK Larnaca | 21 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | NorthEast United | 8 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Bradford City | 20 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2009 | England U21 | 14 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:26, 16 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Matthew Anthony Derbyshire (born 14 April 1986) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.
He played for Blackburn Rovers for five years, and had loan spells with Plymouth Argyle, Wrexham and Olympiacos, before joining the latter club on a permanent basis in 2009. He played for Birmingham City on loan for the 2010–11 season, and continued with spells at Nottingham Forest, Oldham Athletic, Blackpool and Rotherham United. He spent four seasons in Cypriot football with Omonia followed by one season with A-League club Macarthur FC before returning to Cyprus with AEK Larnaca. He joined NorthEast United in 2022.
He won 14 caps for England at under-21 level.
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