Matt Targett
![]() Targett playing for Southampton in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matthew Robert Targett[1] | ||
Date of birth | 18 September 1995 | ||
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 | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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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
- ^ "Barclays Premier League Squad Lists 2013/14 are revealed". Premier League. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ "Southampton Player Profile Matt Targett". www.southamptonfc.com. Southampton F.C. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Matt Targett First Team Profile". Southampton FC. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ "Southampton 2–0 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ Phillips, Owen (26 April 2014). "Southampton 2–0 Everton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ "Millwall 0–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ "Arsenal 1–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ Lewis, Aimee (27 September 2014). "Southampton 2 – 1 QPR". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ Steinberg, Jacob (28 December 2014). "Southampton 1–1 Chelsea: five talking points from St Mary's". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "SOUTHAMPTON FC | Matt Targett: Young Player of the Season award caps a memorable season". Saintsfc.co.uk. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "Chambers and Targett on England duty". Southampton FC. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ "Portugal 1–1 England". The FA. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ "Tom Carroll scores winner for England Under-21s against Czech Republic". The Guardian. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "England Under-21s win Toulon Tournament for first time in 22 years". BBC Sport. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Matt Targett in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ "Games played by Matt Targett in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Matt Targett in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ "Report: Southampton 2–1 Blackburn Rovers (Under-21 Premier League Cup final second leg)". Southampton FC. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (26 February 2017). "Manchester United 3 Southampton 2". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
External links
- 1995 births
- Living people
- People from Eastleigh
- English people of Scottish descent
- English footballers
- Scottish footballers
- Southampton F.C. players
- Association football defenders
- England youth international footballers
- Scotland youth international footballers
- Premier League players
- England under-21 international footballers