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Matthew Bondswell
Personal information
Full name Matthew Joshua Bondswell
Date of birth (2002-04-18) 18 April 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Nottingham, England[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Newcastle United
Youth career
2010–2018 Nottingham Forest
2018–2020 RB Leipzig
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 RB Leipzig 0 (0)
2020–2021FC Dordrecht (loan) 6 (0)
2021– Newcastle United 0 (0)
2022Shrewsbury Town (loan) 0 (0)
2023–2024Newport County (loan) 32 (0)
International career
2016 England U15 2 (0)
2017–2018 England U16 6 (0)
2018–2019 England U17 6 (0)
2019 England U18 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:18, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:44, 30 August 2020 (UTC)

Matthew Bondswell (born 18 April 2002) is an English footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Newcastle United.

Club career

After spending time in the academy of Nottingham Forest, Bondswell joined the academy of Bundesliga side Leipzig in the summer of 2018.[2]

On 21 August 2020, Bondswell joined Eerste Divisie side Dordrecht on a season-long loan deal.[3] On 30 August 2020, he made his professional debut, playing the full match in a 0-0 draw with Go Ahead Eagles.[4] On 15 January 2021, it was announced that his loan at Dordrecht had been terminated.[5]

On 19 March 2021, a month after leaving Leipzig, Bondswell signed with Newcastle United, initially joining the club's under-23 squad.[6]

On 31 January 2022, Bondswell joined League One club Shrewsbury Town on loan until the end of the season.[7] On 28 March 2022, Bondswell was recalled by Newcastle United as he was unable to make his EFL debut for Shrewsbury Town, featuring as an unused substitute in 11 consecutive league matches.[8]

In June 2023, Bondswell joined EFL League Two club Newport County on loan for the 2023-24 season.[9] He made his debut for Newport on 5 August 2023 as a second half substitute against Accrington Stanley.[10]

On 29 May 2024, Newcastle announced he would be released in the summer when his contract expired.[11]

International career

Bondswell has so far represented England up to under-18 level and also competed with the under-17 side the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in the Republic of Ireland.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 November 2020.[13]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
RB Leipzig 2020–21 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FC Dordrecht (loan) 2020–21 Eerste Divisie 6 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
Newcastle United 2021–22 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2021–22 EFL League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Notes

References

  1. ^ "UK Births". Find My Past. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Who is Matthew Bondswell, the newest English kid on the RB Leipzig block?". bundesliga.com. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  3. ^ "RB-Talent wird verliehen Matt Bondswell bekommt Spielpraxis in Holland". rblive.de. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  4. ^ "DORDRECHT VS. GO AHEAD EAGLES 0 - 0". uk.soccerway.com. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Bondswell vertrekt bij FC Dordrecht" (in Dutch). FC Dordrecht. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Bondswell signs for Newcastle United".
  7. ^ "Salop sign Matthew Bondswell on loan from Newcastle United". Shrewsbury Town F.C. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Bondswell recalled from Shrewsbury loan spell". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  9. ^ Bondsell Newport loan
  10. ^ "ACCRINGTON STANLEY VS. NEWPORT COUNTY". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Newcastle release 11 players as part of retained list as club begin summer overhaul". SPORTbible. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Matthew Bondswell: Two years on from his move to RB Leipzig". englishplayersabroad.com. 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  13. ^ Matthew Bondswell at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 August 2020.