Matty Longstaff
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Ben Longstaff[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 2000[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Rotherham, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Newcastle United | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Newcastle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Newcastle United | 14 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:59, 18 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2019 (UTC) | |||
Matthew Ben Longstaff (born 21 March 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Newcastle United.
Club career
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] He then went on to score in the reverse fixture at Old Trafford, the opening goal in a 4–1 defeat.[7]
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.[8]
International career
On 8 November 2019, Longstaff received his first international call up to the England U20 side.[9] He made his debut as a substitute during a 4–0 win over Portugal on 14 November 2019.[10]
Personal life
Longstaff was born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire[11] and raised in North Shields, Tyne and Wear.[12] 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.[12] 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.[13] David is the cousin of former England international Alan Thompson.[14]
Career statistics
- As of match played 29 January 2020
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newcastle United U23 | 2018–19[15] | — | — | — | — | 5[a] | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||
| Newcastle United | 2019–20[16] | Premier League | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 3 | |
| 2020–21[17] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 14 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 14 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 4 | ||
- Notes
- ^ Appearance(s) 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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