Matthew Briggs
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| Personal information |
| Full name |
Matthew Anthony Briggs |
| Date of birth |
9 March 1991 (1991-03-09) (age 20) |
| Place of birth |
Wandsworth, London, England |
| Height |
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] |
| Playing position |
Defender |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Peterborough United
(on loan from Fulham) |
| Number |
3 |
| Youth career |
| 1999–2006 |
Fulham |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 2006– |
Fulham |
6 |
(0) |
| 2010 |
→ Leyton Orient (loan) |
1 |
(0) |
| 2012 |
→ Peterborough United (loan) |
2 |
(0) |
| National team‡ |
| 2006 |
England U16 |
1 |
(0) |
| 2007–2008 |
England U17 |
13 |
(0) |
| 2008–2010 |
England U19 |
12 |
(1) |
| 2009 |
England U20 |
2 |
(0) |
| 2011– |
England U21 |
2 |
(0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:04, 9 February 2012 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:31, 7 October 2011 (UTC) |
Matthew Anthony Briggs (born 9 March 1991) is an English footballer who plays for Peterborough United in the Championship as a defender. He is on loan from Premier League side Fulham.
[edit] Club career
After being scouted by Fulham at the age of eight after a performance for his Sunday league side, Briggs signed for Fulham. He attracted interest from Premier League teams such as Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea. Although Briggs is primarily a left back, he can play at centre back or as a left winger.
On 13 May 2007, he made his first team debut for Fulham in the 3–1 defeat against Middlesbrough, coming on as a 77th minute substitute for Moritz Volz.[2] This appearance made him the Premier League's youngest ever player, being 16 years and 65 days old.[2] He surpassed Everton striker James Vaughan's record by 206 days.
In January 2010, he joined Leyton Orient on a one month loan.[3]
On 25 August 2010 he made his first start of the 2010–11 season for Fulham, playing 56 minutes of a 6–0 win over Port Vale in the League Cup. He was described as "impressive" in the game.[4] During this game he was credited with an assist for the first goal which Zoltán Gera headed in from eight yards. He made his first Premier League start on 10 November 2010 against Chelsea only through injury to first choice left back Carlos Salcido, before later playing against Arsenal. After the Arsenal match, Briggs had an operation on both his legs which took him out of action for 8 weeks.
Briggs scored his first goal for Fulham in a Europa League match against Crusaders on 14 July 2011. [5]
On 7 February 2012 after requesting more first team football from manager Martin Jol, Briggs signed a one month loan deal with Peterborough United.[6]
[edit] International career
In early 2009, Briggs received a call-up to the England under-19 squad for the 2009 European Championships. He was then also selected as part of the England under-20 squad for the 2009 Youth World Cup. He was capped by the under-21 team for the first time after starting in a 6–0 victory at home to Azerbaijan on 1 September 2011.[7]
[edit] Career statistics
- As of 7 February 2012
[8]
[edit] Honours
[edit] International
[edit] Individual
- Youngest player to play in the Premier League.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Briggs, Matthew Anthony |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Footballer |
| Date of birth |
1991-03-09 |
| Place of birth |
England |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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