Matt Davidson Rider Crooks (born 20 January 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Hull City.
[20] After years playing at the reserve and be loaned out twice at the time, Crooks finally made his first team début at centre back for the Terriers in the 4–0 defeat by AFC Bournemouth on 9 August 2014 in the opening game of the season.
[30] In January 2016 it was announced that Scottish club Rangers had approached Crooks and teammate Josh Windass with a view to them signing pre-contract agreements.
[31] The talks angered the Accrington chairman Andy Holt as Rangers were only required to pay a nominal fee to complete the transfers for both players under FIFA regulations.
[33] Crooks officially joined Rangers on 1 July 2016, signing a four-year contract alongside fellow Accrington player Josh Windass.
[34] He missed the start of 2016–17 season due to an ankle ligament injury[35] but returned to playing in an under-20 match against St Mirren in late August.
[38] Crooks officially joined the English League One side on 18 July 2017 for an undisclosed transfer fee after only three appearances with Rangers FC.
On 11 January 2019, Crooks joined EFL Championship side Rotherham United for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.
[40] Following the Millers relegation to League One, Crooks was part of the side that gained immediate promotion after the season was curtailed early due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
[43] On 23 July 2021, Crooks completed a move to EFL Championship side Middlesbrough for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract.
[48] He also scored for Middlesbrough in an FA Cup fourth round tie away at his boyhood club Manchester United, which Boro won on penalties.