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Matthew Thomas Ritchie is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Newcastle United.
Ritchie represented the Scotland national team from 2015 to 2018.
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Ritchie represented the Scotland national team from 2015 to 2018.
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Born and raised in England, Ritchie qualified to play for Scotland through his Scottish father.
Ritchie had been involved in Portsmouth's academy since he turned 13, previously playing football locally in Gosport, starting at the age of six.
After signing his first professional contract with the club, and a positive 2008-09 pre-season campaign, including a hat-trick in a 4-1 victory over hometown club Gosport Borough, after the match, Ritchie said scoring a hat-trick was 'unreal'.
Ritchie admits making his Portsmouth debut was a dream come true.
For the 2010-11 season, Ritchie was handed the number 5 shirt and was selected in Portsmouth's starting XI for their first match of the season at Coventry City.
Ritchie played reserve and academy football at Pompey until late September and continued to impress until he was taken on a one-month loan deal by League Two club Dagenham & Redbridge.
Ritchie scored on his first competitive start for the Daggers in a 2-0 win over Rochdale.
Ritchie also made clear his wishes to extend the loan deal until the end of the season.
On 1 September 2009, Ritchie signed on loan until 31 December, although County wanted to extend his loan deal.
After Danny Wilson failed to secure Ritchie's services on a permanent deal during the transfer window, it was announced on 11 February 2010 that Swindon Town had signed the midfielder on loan for the remainder of the season.
After making a brief appearance for Pompey on 4 October, Ritchie was loaned again to Swindon Town, on a one-month deal.
On 7 January 2011, Swindon Town signed Ritchie on a two-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
Despite Swindon Town being relegated to League Two, Ritchie was named the Robins' Player of the Season.
Under manager Paolo Di Canio in League Two, he retained his first team place in the starting eleven and scoring form with ten goals that season.
During the season, Ritchie was linked with League One clubs, with the likes of Bournemouth interested in signing the player.
Ahead of a new season in League One, Swindon turned down a £900,000 offer from a League One club for Ritchie, insisting he would be sold for £2.5 million.
On 30 January 2013, Ritchie signed for Bournemouth on a three-and-a-half-year deal for £400,000.
Di Canio claimed that the club sold Ritchie behind his back.
Ritchie scored his first goal for his new team on 23 March in a 4-1 win over Bury.
That win was the first of an eight match run of successive wins, including a brace for Ritchie in a 3-1 victory over Notts County, that culminated in clinching promotion to the Championship.
Ritchie's form saw him voted the Football League's best player in a poll by FourFourTwo magazine.
On 25 October 2015, Ritchie scored his team's only goal of the game after just one minute, in Bournemouth's 5-1 drubbing by Tottenham Hotspur.
On 1 July 2016, Ritchie signed a five-year contract with newly relegated Newcastle United, becoming the third signing under manager Rafael BenÃtez.
Ritchie would become the club's designated penalty taker and had a 100% success rate in all competitions, converting from the spot five times.
On 5 April 2017, against Burton Albion, Ritchie scored a penalty, but it was not awarded due to encroachment by Dwight Gayle.
Referee Keith Stroud awarded a direct free kick to Burton, rather than allowing Ritchie to retake the penalty.
Ritchie's season was ended by suspension, when he argued with a match official after a home draw with Leeds United.
Ritchie scored sixteen goals in all competitions, with only Gayle having netted more than the Scotsman.
On 26 August, Ritchie assisted Ciaran Clark for the second goal of the match, as Newcastle got their first win of the season, beating West Ham United 3-0.
In the second half of the season, Ritchie scored three times, all in home wins over Manchester United, Southampton and Arsenal.
On 11 August 2018, Ritchie set up Joselu for the equaliser, in a 2-1 home loss to Tottenham Hotspur.
In 2019-20, Ritchie celebrated goals by assertively kicking the corner flag.
On 18 January 2020, while celebrating Isaac Hayden's match winning injury time goal against Chelsea, Ritchie, following tradition, kicked a corner flag and the flag landed into a fans midsection.
Under FIFA eligibility rules, Ritchie was eligible for the national teams of England, where he was born and raised, and Scotland, his father's native land.
Ritchie made his debut against Northern Ireland on 25 March at Hampden Park, and took the 85th-minute corner which set up Christophe Berra's header for the only goal of the game.
On 5 June he scored his first international goal, a 20-yard strike which was the only goal of a friendly victory over Qatar at Easter Road in Edinburgh.
His second goal came in a European Championship qualifier against Poland at Hampden Park on 8 October 2015, for which he won "Goal of the Year" award from the Scottish FA. After being involved consistently for Scotland until the end of 2016, Ritchie withdrew from several subsequent squads due to injuries - either unable to play at all, precautions over recurrence or having to rest during international breaks to improve his condition - appearing just once in 2017 and once in 2018.
Ritchie had been involved in Portsmouth's academy since he turned 13, previously playing football locally in Gosport, starting at the age of six.
After signing his first professional contract with the club, and a positive 2008-09 pre-season campaign, including a hat-trick in a 4-1 victory over hometown club Gosport Borough, after the match, Ritchie said scoring a hat-trick was 'unreal'.
Ritchie admits making his Portsmouth debut was a dream come true.
For the 2010-11 season, Ritchie was handed the number 5 shirt and was selected in Portsmouth's starting XI for their first match of the season at Coventry City.
Ritchie played reserve and academy football at Pompey until late September and continued to impress until he was taken on a one-month loan deal by League Two club Dagenham & Redbridge.
Ritchie scored on his first competitive start for the Daggers in a 2-0 win over Rochdale.
Ritchie also made clear his wishes to extend the loan deal until the end of the season.
On 1 September 2009, Ritchie signed on loan until 31 December, although County wanted to extend his loan deal.
After Danny Wilson failed to secure Ritchie's services on a permanent deal during the transfer window, it was announced on 11 February 2010 that Swindon Town had signed the midfielder on loan for the remainder of the season.
After making a brief appearance for Pompey on 4 October, Ritchie was loaned again to Swindon Town, on a one-month deal.
On 7 January 2011, Swindon Town signed Ritchie on a two-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
Despite Swindon Town being relegated to League Two, Ritchie was named the Robins' Player of the Season.
Under manager Paolo Di Canio in League Two, he retained his first team place in the starting eleven and scoring form with ten goals that season.
During the season, Ritchie was linked with League One clubs, with the likes of Bournemouth interested in signing the player.
Ahead of a new season in League One, Swindon turned down a £900,000 offer from a League One club for Ritchie, insisting he would be sold for £2.5 million.
On 30 January 2013, Ritchie signed for Bournemouth on a three-and-a-half-year deal for £400,000.
Di Canio claimed that the club sold Ritchie behind his back.
Ritchie scored his first goal for his new team on 23 March in a 4-1 win over Bury.
That win was the first of an eight match run of successive wins, including a brace for Ritchie in a 3-1 victory over Notts County, that culminated in clinching promotion to the Championship.
Ritchie's form saw him voted the Football League's best player in a poll by FourFourTwo magazine.
On 25 October 2015, Ritchie scored his team's only goal of the game after just one minute, in Bournemouth's 5-1 drubbing by Tottenham Hotspur.
On 1 July 2016, Ritchie signed a five-year contract with newly relegated Newcastle United, becoming the third signing under manager Rafael BenÃtez.
Ritchie would become the club's designated penalty taker and had a 100% success rate in all competitions, converting from the spot five times.
On 5 April 2017, against Burton Albion, Ritchie scored a penalty, but it was not awarded due to encroachment by Dwight Gayle.
Referee Keith Stroud awarded a direct free kick to Burton, rather than allowing Ritchie to retake the penalty.
Ritchie's season was ended by suspension, when he argued with a match official after a home draw with Leeds United.
Ritchie scored sixteen goals in all competitions, with only Gayle having netted more than the Scotsman.
On 26 August, Ritchie assisted Ciaran Clark for the second goal of the match, as Newcastle got their first win of the season, beating West Ham United 3-0.
In the second half of the season, Ritchie scored three times, all in home wins over Manchester United, Southampton and Arsenal.
On 11 August 2018, Ritchie set up Joselu for the equaliser, in a 2-1 home loss to Tottenham Hotspur.
In 2019-20, Ritchie celebrated goals by assertively kicking the corner flag.
On 18 January 2020, while celebrating Isaac Hayden's match winning injury time goal against Chelsea, Ritchie, following tradition, kicked a corner flag and the flag landed into a fans midsection.
Under FIFA eligibility rules, Ritchie was eligible for the national teams of England, where he was born and raised, and Scotland, his father's native land.
Ritchie made his debut against Northern Ireland on 25 March at Hampden Park, and took the 85th-minute corner which set up Christophe Berra's header for the only goal of the game.
On 5 June he scored his first international goal, a 20-yard strike which was the only goal of a friendly victory over Qatar at Easter Road in Edinburgh.
His second goal came in a European Championship qualifier against Poland at Hampden Park on 8 October 2015, for which he won "Goal of the Year" award from the Scottish FA. After being involved consistently for Scotland until the end of 2016, Ritchie withdrew from several subsequent squads due to injuries - either unable to play at all, precautions over recurrence or having to rest during international breaks to improve his condition - appearing just once in 2017 and once in 2018.
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