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{{short description|English footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Matthew Dolan
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|2|11|df=y}}<ref name=Hugman/>
| birth_place = [[Hartlepool]],<ref name=Hugman/> England
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| position = [[Midfielder]], [[
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| youthyears1 =
| years1 = 2010–2014 | clubs1 = [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2013 | clubs2 = → [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]] (loan) | caps2 = 7 | goals2 = 1
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| years6 = 2014 | clubs6 = → [[Hartlepool United F.C.|Hartlepool United]] (loan) | caps6 = 2 | goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2015–2017 | clubs7 = [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]] | caps7 = 77 | goals7 = 7
| years8 =
| years9 =
| years10 = 2023–2024| clubs10 = [[Hartlepool United F.C.|Hartlepool United]] | caps10 = 6 | goals10 = 0
| club-update = 00:18, 5 March 2023 (UTC)▼
| years11 = 2024– | clubs11 = [[Spennymoor Town F.C.|Spennymoor Town]] | caps11 = 15| goals11 = 1
}}
'''Matthew Alexander Dolan''' (born 11 February 1993) is an English [[
Born in [[Hartlepool]], Dolan started his career with [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]], signing his first professional contract in July 2010. He had a loan spell with [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]] where he made an appearance in the [[2013 Football League One play-off final]] win. Dolan then had a loan spell with his home town club [[Hartlepool United F.C.|Hartlepool United]] and then [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]]. After leaving Middlesbrough in 2014, he signed permanently with Bradford where he would spend one season. After another loan spell with Hartlepool, he re-joined Yeovil Town. He departed Yeovil in 2017, signing for [[Newport County A.F.C.|Newport County]]. Dolan spent six seasons with Newport, earning the Player of the Year award in his fourth. He also played in two unsuccessful [[EFL League Two play-offs|League Two play-off finals]] for the club. After another loan spell with Hartlepool, he moved there permanently in 2023. He left Hartlepool in 2024, signing for Spennymoor Town.
==Career==
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Dolan began his career at [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] and in July 2010 was awarded a four-year professional contract with the club, and was captain of their U21 side.<ref name="Middlsbrough profile">{{Cite web |title=Matthew Dolan |url=http://www.mfc.co.uk/page/squad/academy/0,,1~2313566,00.html |access-date=9 January 2013 |publisher=Middlesbrough F.C.}}</ref>
On 4 January 2013, Dolan joined [[Football League One]] side [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]] on a months loan deal,<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 January 2013 |title=Matthew Dolan: Yeovil Town sign Middlesbrough defender on loan |
In August 2013, Dolan joined his home-town team [[Hartlepool United F.C.|Hartlepool United]] on a one-month loan deal, linking up with former Middlesbrough coaches [[Colin Cooper]] and [[Craig Hignett]]. This loan was extended in October.<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 September 2013 |title=Matthew Dolan: Hartlepool extend loan of Middlesbrough midfielder |
Under the management of [[Aitor Karanka]], Dolan was the among players to be offload as part of Karanka's reducing the squad size.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 January 2014 |title=Middlesbrough: Aitor Karanka wants squad size reduced |
===Bradford City===
On 6 May 2014, Dolan agreed to join Bradford City on a one-year contract.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 May 2014 |title=Dolan signed up |url=http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/news/article/dolan-signed-up-1556259.aspx |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140901223854/http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/news/article/dolan-signed-up-1556259.aspx |archive-date=1 September 2014 |access-date=1 September 2014 |publisher=Bradford City A.F.C.}}</ref> He moved on loan to Hartlepool United on 27 November 2014. He made only two appearances for Pools when he was recalled to Bradford City due to an injury.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bradford City midfielder returns to Hartlepool on loan |url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportbcfc/11631746.Bradford_City_midfielder_returns_to_Hartlepool_on_loan/ |website=Bradford Telegraph and Argus|date=27 November 2014 }}</ref> Dolan struggled for game time with Bradford and made only 13 league appearances and was released at the end of the 2014–15 season.
===Yeovil Town===
Following his release from Bradford City, Dolan agreed to sign for [[
===Newport County===
On 7 June 2017, Dolan rejected the offer of a new contract from Yeovil to sign for fellow League Two side [[Newport County A.F.C.|Newport County]] on a two-year contract.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 June 2017 |title=Matt Dolan: Midfielder joins Newport County on two-year deal |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40189014 |access-date=7 June 2017 |
In June 2019, Dolan signed a two-year contract extension with Newport County.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 June 2019 |title=Dolan re-signs with Newport County |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48725042 |access-date= ===Hartlepool United===
On 5 January 2023, Dolan
===Spennymoor Town===
On 15 February 2024, Dolan signed for [[National League North]] club [[Spennymoor Town F.C.|Spennymoor Town]].<ref name="STFC">{{cite news|url=https://spennymoortownfc.co.uk/2024/02/15/matty-dolan-signs-for-spennymoor-town/ |title=Matty Dolan Signs For Spennymoor Town |website=Spennymoor Town FC |date=15 February 2024 |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> As part of his contract, Dolan would also take on a coaching role at the club's academy.<ref name="STFC"/>
He scored his first goal for Spennymoor on the opening day of the 2024–25 season via a free kick from 30 yards in a 3–0 win against [[Chester F.C.|Chester]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://spennymoortownfc.co.uk/2024/08/10/report-moors-3-chester-0/ |title=Report: Moors 3 Chester 0 |website=Spennymoor Town FC |date=10 August 2024 |access-date=12 August 2024}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
{{updated|match played 10 August 2024}}
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|[[2014–15 Bradford City A.F.C. season|2014–15]]<ref name="MD14">{{Soccerbase season|68810|2014|name=Matthew Dolan|access-date=17 June 2015}}</ref>
|League One
|13||0||1||0||2||0||1{{efn|name=FLT}}||0||17||0
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|Hartlepool United (loan)
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|[[2016–17 Yeovil Town F.C. season|2016–17]]<ref name="MD16">{{Soccerbase season|68810|2016|
|League Two
|38||4||2||0||2||1||5{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearance(s) in [[EFL Trophy]]}}||0||47||5
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!colspan=2|
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|rowspan=7|[[Newport County A.F.C.|Newport County]]
|[[2017–18 Newport County A.F.C. season|2017–18]]<ref name="MD17">{{Soccerbase season|68810|2017|
|League Two
|40||3||5||0||2||0||1{{efn|name=EFLT}}||0||48||3
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|[[2018–19 Newport County A.F.C. season|2018–19]]<ref name="MD18">{{Soccerbase season|68810|2018|
|League Two
|32||2||6||1||1||0||3{{efn|name=L2PO|Appearance(s) in [[EFL League Two play-offs|League Two play-offs]]}}||0||42||3
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|[[2019–20 Newport County A.F.C. season|2019–20]]<ref name="MD19">{{Soccerbase season|68810|2019|
|League Two
|22||0||3||0||2||0||7{{efn|name=EFLT}}||1||34||1
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|[[2020–21 Newport County A.F.C. season|2020–21]]<ref name="MD20">{{Soccerbase season|68810|2020|
|League Two
|38||6||2||0||3||0||3{{efn|name=L2PO}}||1||46||7
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|[[2021–22 Newport County A.F.C. season|2021–22]]<ref name="MD21">{{Soccerbase season|68810|2021|
|League Two
|33||2||0||0||1||0||2{{efn|name=EFLT}}||0||36||2
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|[[2022–23 Newport County A.F.C. season|2022–23]]<ref name="MD22">{{Soccerbase season|68810|2022|
|League Two
|10||1||1||0||1||0||3{{efn|name=EFLT}}||0||15||1
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|[[2022–23 Hartlepool United F.C. season|2022–23]]<ref name="MD22"/>
|League Two
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|[[2023–24 National League#National League|2023–24]]<ref name="soccerway">{{cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/-/281027/ |title=M. Dolan profile |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=17 December 2023}}</ref>
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|[[National League (division)|National League]]
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|rowspan=3|[[Spennymoor Town F.C.|Spennymoor Town]]
|[[2023–24 National League#National League North|2023–24]]<ref name="soccerway"/>
|[[National League North]]
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|[[2024–25 National League#National League North|2024–25]]<ref name="soccerway"/>
|National League North
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!colspan=3|Career total
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==Honours==
'''Yeovil Town'''
*[[Football League One
'''Individual'''
*[[Newport County A.F.C.|Newport County]] Player of the Year: 2020–21<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 August 2021 |title=Matty Dolan named Newport County AFC captain for 2021/22 season |url=https://www.newport-county.co.uk/news/2021/august2/matty-dolan-named-exiles-captain/ |access-date=2 September 2022
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