Matty Longstaff
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matthew Ben Longstaff[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 21 March 2000||
Place of birth | Rotherham, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder[3] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Colchester United (on loan from Newcastle United | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2019 | Newcastle United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Newcastle United | 14 | (2) |
2021 | → Aberdeen (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2022 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 16 | (6) |
2022– | → Colchester United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
International career | |||
2019 | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:07, 20 November 2021 (UTC) |
Matthew Ben Longstaff (born 21 March 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two side Colchester United, on loan from Premier League club Newcastle United.
Club career
Newcastle United
Longstaff made his first-team debut for Newcastle United on 28 August 2019, starting against Leicester City in the EFL Cup.[4] He scored in the 72nd minute of his Premier League debut, in a 1–0 win against Manchester United on 6 October.[5][6] The stunning strike outside the box was later voted as Premier League Goal of the Month.[7] He then went on to score in the reverse fixture at Old Trafford, the opening goal in a 4–1 defeat.[8]
Following the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2019–20 season, Longstaff signed a new two-year contract with Newcastle United on 22 August 2020.[9]
Aberdeen (loan)
On 27 August 2021, Longstaff joined Scottish club Aberdeen on a season-long loan.[10]
On 26 December 2021, Longstaff was recalled early by his parent club Newcastle United, having only featured five times for Aberdeen.[11]
Mansfield Town (loan)
On 31 January 2022, Longstaff joined EFL League Two side Mansfield Town on loan for the remainder of the season.[12]
Colchester United (loan)
On 1 September 2022, Longstaff joined EFL League Two side Colchester United
International career
On 8 November 2019, Longstaff received his first international call up to the England U20 side.[13] He made his debut as a substitute during a 4–0 win over Portugal on 14 November 2019.[14]
Personal life
Longstaff was born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire[15] and raised in North Shields, Tyne and Wear.[16] Longstaff went to school at John Spence Community High School. Longstaff was a boyhood Newcastle United supporter and his older brother Sean is also a footballer for Newcastle United.[16] Their father David is a former Great Britain ice hockey player, who featured over 100 times for the national side, and is still active as player-coach for the Whitley Warriors.[17] David is the cousin of former England international Alan Thompson.[18] They are not related to former Newcastle academy player Luis Longstaff.[19]
Career statistics
- As of 15 April 2022
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Newcastle United U23 | 2018–19[20] | — | — | — | — | 5[a] | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||
Newcastle United | 2019–20[21] | Premier League | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 3 | |
2020–21[22] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
2021–22[23] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2022–23[24] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 14 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | ||
Aberdeen (loan) | 2021–22[23] | Scottish Premiership | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Mansfield Town (loan) | 2021–22[23] | League Two | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
Colchester United (loan) | 2022–23[24] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Career total | 33 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 8 |
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
Honours
Individual
References
- ^ "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Matthew Longstaff: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "M. Longstaff: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Newcastle United v Leicester City". BBC Sport. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Newcastle 1–0 Man Utd: Matty Longstaff scores winner on debut". BBC Sport. 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Matty Longstaff: A day to remember for the Newcastle midfielder". BBC Sport. 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Longstaff claims Budweiser Goal of the Month for October 2019". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Manchester United 4–1 Newcastle United: Anthony Martial stars in thumping win". 26 December 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Matty Longstaff signs new contract with the Magpies". Newcastle United FC. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "MATTY LONGSTAFF JOINS THE DONS". Aberdeen FC. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ Third, Paul (26 December 2021). "Aberdeen midfielder Matty Longstaff recalled by Newcastle". pressandjournal.co.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Stags land Newcastle midfielder". Mansfield Town F.C. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "KEITH DOWNING PICKS HIS SQUAD FOR GAMES IN PORTUGAL AND WITH ICELAND IN WYCOMBE". TheFA.com. 8 November 2019.
- ^ "A FOUR-STAR PERFORMANCE FROM THE YOUNG LIONS SAW THEM PICK UP VICTORY IN PORTUGAL". TheFA.com. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Matty Longstaff". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ a b Taylor, Louise (17 October 2019). "Sean and Matty Longstaff: 'Knowing your brother has got your back is special'". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Newcastle United – Matthew Longstaff". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Newcastle's Sean Longstaff: the new Carrick with added ice in his veins". The Guardian. London. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ Meet the Academy: Luis Longstaff, Steve Hunter, Liverpool FC, 8 May 2020
- ^ "Games played by Matty Longstaff in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Matty Longstaff in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Matty Longstaff in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Matty Longstaff in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Matty Longstaff in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Longstaff claims Budweiser Goal of the Month". Premier League. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
External links
- Profile at the Newcastle United F.C. website
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Rotherham
- Sportspeople from North Shields
- Footballers from Tyne and Wear
- English footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- Premier League players
- England youth international footballers
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Mansfield Town F.C. players
- Scottish Professional Football League players