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Matt Targett
Targett playing for Southampton in 2017
Personal information
Full name Matthew Robert Targett[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-18) 18 September 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Eastleigh, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Left-back / Winger
Team information
Current team
 Southampton
Number 33
Youth career
2003–2014 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Southampton 25 (0)
International career‡
2013 Scotland U19 2 (0)
2013–2014 England U19 5 (0)
2014 England U20 5 (1)
2015–2016 England U21 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:50, 5 July 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:38, 30 June 2017 (UTC)

Matthew Robert Targett (born 18 September 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Newcastle United on loan from Southampton. He can also play as a left winger.

Club career

Born in Eastleigh, Hampshire, Targett joined Southampton's academy at the age of eight, after being scouted by his local team.[3] He was named in a senior matchday squad for the first time on 24 September 2013, and was unused as they defeated Bristol City 2–0 in the third round of the League Cup.[4] On 26 April 2014, he was named in a Premier League game for the first time, remaining on the bench as Southampton won 2–0 at home against Everton.[5]

On 26 August 2014, Targett made his first-team debut for Southampton in a League Cup second-round game at Millwall. He played the entire match, which Southampton won 2–0.[6] His next appearance came on 23 September in a 2–1 victory at Arsenal in the following round of the tournament.[7]

He made his first Premier League appearance on 27 September 2014, replacing Dušan Tadić in added time at the end of a 2–1 home victory over Queens Park Rangers.[8] Targett's first start came on 28 December, a 1–1 draw against Chelsea in which regular left-back Ryan Bertrand was ineligible through being on loan from the visiting team.[9]

He was named as Southampton's Young Player of the Season for 2014–15.[10]

International career

Targett represented Scotland at under-18 level before electing to play for England under-19s in September 2013.[11] On 17 November 2014, Targett scored his first goal at international level in a 1–1 draw against Portugal for the England U-20s, followed by a goal in the penalty shoot-out.[12] Targett made his debut for the under-21 side on 27 March 2015, starting in a 1–0 win against the Czech Republic in Prague.[13]

He was part of the team that won the 2016 Toulon Tournament, their first such win for 22 years.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 May 2017
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Southampton 2014–15[15] Premier League 6 0 2 0 4 0 — 12 0
2015–16[16] Premier League 14 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 20 0
2016–17[17] Premier League 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 8 0
Career total 25 0 3 0 7 0 5 0 40 0

Honours

Club

Southampton
Youth
Senior

References

  1. ^ "Barclays Premier League Squad Lists 2013/14 are revealed". Premier League. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Southampton Player Profile Matt Targett". www.southamptonfc.com. Southampton F.C. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Matt Targett First Team Profile". Southampton FC. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Southampton 2–0 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  5. ^ Phillips, Owen (26 April 2014). "Southampton 2–0 Everton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Millwall 0–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Arsenal 1–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  8. ^ Lewis, Aimee (27 September 2014). "Southampton 2 – 1 QPR". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  9. ^ Steinberg, Jacob (28 December 2014). "Southampton 1–1 Chelsea: five talking points from St Mary's". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  10. ^ "SOUTHAMPTON FC | Matt Targett: Young Player of the Season award caps a memorable season". Saintsfc.co.uk. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  11. ^ "Chambers and Targett on England duty". Southampton FC. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  12. ^ "Portugal 1–1 England". The FA. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  13. ^ "Tom Carroll scores winner for England Under-21s against Czech Republic". The Guardian. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  14. ^ "England Under-21s win Toulon Tournament for first time in 22 years". BBC Sport. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  15. ^ "Games played by Matt Targett in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  16. ^ "Games played by Matt Targett in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  17. ^ "Games played by Matt Targett in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  18. ^ "Report: Southampton 2–1 Blackburn Rovers (Under-21 Premier League Cup final second leg)". Southampton FC. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  19. ^ McNulty, Phil (26 February 2017). "Manchester United 3 Southampton 2". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
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