Matt Targett (footballer)

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
Place of birth Eastleigh, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Playing position Left back / Wing-back
Club information
Current team
 Southampton
Number 33
Youth career
2003–2013 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Southampton 27 (0)
2018 → Fulham (loan) 18 (1)
National team
2013 Scotland U19 2 (0)
2013–2014 England U19 5 (0)
2014 England U20 5 (1)
2015–2016 England U21 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:03, 26 May 2018 (UTC)

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

Club career

Southampton

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]

On 4 August 2017, Targett signed a new five-year contract with Southampton, extending his stay at the club to the summer of 2022.[11]

Fulham (loan)

On 22 January 2018, Targett joined Championship club Fulham on loan for the remainder of the season.[12] He scored his first goal for Fulham in a 1–1 draw with Bolton Wanderers on 10 February 2018.[13]

On 26 May 2018, Targett won promotion to the Premier League with Fulham, beating Aston Villa 1–0 in the Championship Play-off Final. He started and played the full 90 minutes of the final. [14]

International career

Targett represented Scotland at under-18 level before electing to play for England under-19s in September 2013.[15] 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.[16] 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.[17]

He was part of the team that won the 2016 Toulon Tournament, their first such win for 22 years.[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 May 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton 2013–14[19] Premier League 000000—00
2014–15[20] Premier League 602040—120
2015–16[21] Premier League 14010203[lower-alpha 1]0200
2016–17[22] Premier League 5000102[lower-alpha 1]080
2017–18[23] Premier League 200000—20
Total 270307050420
Fulham (loan) 2017–18[23] Championship 181——3[lower-alpha 2]0211
Career total 451307080631
  1. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearances in Championship play-offs

Honours

Southampton

Fulham

England U21

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. 2015-05-21. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  11. ↑ "Matt Targett signs new five-year deal at Southampton". Sky Sports. 4 August 2017.
  12. ↑ "Fulham sign Saint's Targett on loan". BBC Sport. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  13. ↑ "Bolton 1–1 Fulham". BBC Sport. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  14. ↑ "Fulham Promoted to Premier League". BBC Sport. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  15. ↑ "Chambers and Targett on England duty". Southampton FC. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  16. ↑ "Portugal 1–1 England". The FA. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  17. ↑ "Tom Carroll scores winner for England Under-21s against Czech Republic". The Guardian. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  18. 1 2 Veevers, Nicholas (29 May 2016). "England under-21s lift Toulon title after win over France". The Football Association. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Matt Targett in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Matt Targett in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Matt Targett in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Matt Targett in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  23. 1 2 "Games played by Matt Targett in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  24. ↑ "Report: Southampton 2–1 Blackburn Rovers (Under-21 Premier League Cup final second leg)". Southampton FC. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  25. ↑ Cartwright, Phil (26 May 2018). "Aston Villa 0–1 Fulham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
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