A. Matthews - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

PositionCentre-back

NationalityWales

Age34

Date of birth13 Jan 1992

BirthplaceSwansea

Height178 cm

Shirt number#3

ClubShamrock Rovers

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Centre-backalso played MID

Season stats

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18

Appearances

1

Goals

1

Assists

1052

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Shamrock Rovers.

Career

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Premiership×4CupLeague CupScottish Cup

Matthews's current-season form is down 73% on last season (Season 22→6), while his Rating eased 32→9. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 22).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Shamrock Rovers	9	0	0	6.52	—	—
2023/24	Omonia Nicosia	30	1	0	6.83	—	—
2022/23	Omonia Nicosia	23	0	0	—	—	—
2021/22	Charlton · 13th	28	0	2	6.79	29	22
2020/21	Charlton · 7th	27	0	2	6.84	32	22

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 11 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Wales · international

Side	Apps	G
Wales	12	0
Wales U21	3	0
Wales U19	3	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

A. Matthews is a 34-year-old central defender at Shamrock Rovers, rated 8.5 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (64.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.22 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Matthews.

On the season, Matthews graded 6 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 2.224 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 22 → 6).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 9. At 34 Matthews is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Matthews is operating at his career peak — the 2020/21 level is the level.

Peak: 2020/21Holding level

8.5

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

5.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

64.9%

Minutes

a regular starter

2.22

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Shamrock Rovers finished 1st of 10 · a title-challenging side

2.22

Def. / 90

19

Tackles

4

Interceptions

0

Clean sheets

2.22 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume across 18 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 10) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 64.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.17 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.

Watch points

Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 8.5 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.22 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %64.9%

Available fixtures18 of 18

Goals / 900.086

Assists / 900.086

Goal contribution / 900.171

Defensive actions / 902.224

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.171

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 (~1), then tapers with age. At 34, Matthews sits on 0.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Matthews's projected Rating — 8.5 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 centre-backs in the Ireland with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1—

Passing

Assists1—

Defending

Tackles19—

Interceptions4—

Blocks3—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

€3.2M total transfer fees · 9 moves

Shamrock Rovers2024/25 – nowFree

Omonia Nicosia2022/23 – 2024/25Free

Charlton2019/20 – 2022/23Free

SSunderland U21until 2019/20

Sunderland(back from loan)2017/18 – 2019/20

Bristol Cityuntil 2017/18

Sunderland(back from loan)2016/17 – 2017/18

Bristol City(on loan)2016/17 – 2016/17

Bristol City(on loan)2015/16 – 2016/17

Sunderland2015/16 – 2015/16€ 3M

Celtic2011/12 – 2015/16€ 225K

Cardiffuntil 2011/12

Transfer history

About A. Matthews

A. Matthews is a 34-year-old centre-back who plays for Shamrock Rovers, born on January 13, 1992 in Swansea, standing 178 cm tall. He is from Wales.

This season

In the current season, A. Matthews has made 18 appearances with 1 goal and 1 assist across 1,052 minutes, averaging a 6.7 match rating over his last 1 rated games, with 2 yellow cards. Though primarily a centre-back, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

Recent matches

November 6, 2025: 1-1 draw away at AEK Athens FC (45 minutes, 6.7 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Matthews at 8.5 with a Season form score of 5.6. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 7 career titles — among them the Cup and the Premiership. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, A. Matthews has totalled 368 club appearances with 8 goals and 9 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 34 appearances for Sunderland.