Matthew Elsdon

Matthew Elsdon
Personal information
Full name Matthew Elsdon
Date of birth (1997-06-24) 24 June 1997
Place of birth Durham, England[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Barrow
Youth career
0000–2011 Sunderland
2011–2015 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Middlesbrough 0 (0)
2017 → Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) 3 (0)
2018– Barrow 0 (0)
National team‡
2013–2014 England U17 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:49, 13 December 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:00, 5 August 2017 (UTC)

Matthew Elsdon (born 24 June 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. In Summer 2018 he signed a two year professional deal to play for Barrow in the Vanarama National League.

Club career

Middlesbrough

Having previously played for Sunderland as a striker, Elsdon joined Middlesbrough's academy at the age of 14 and subsequently converted to the role of centre-back. He has since become a regular for the side in the Premier League 2 and even played in every game for his club in the 2015–16 UEFA Youth League.[2]

On 22 May 2018, Middlesbrough announced that Elsdon would not be offered a new contract, bringing to an end his 7 year association with the club.[3]

Inverness CT (loan)

On 7 July 2017, Middlesbrough announced that Elsdon would be joining Inverness Caledonian Thistle on an initial 6-month loan deal, with a view to an extension until the end of the season.[4] Elsdon made his debut for the club in the Scottish League Cup, coming on as a late substitute against Brechin City for Iain Vigurs.[5] He would later make his league debut on the first day of the Scottish Championship season, starting in a 0–1 loss against Dundee United at the Caledonian Stadium.[6]

Barrow

On 12 July 2018 he signed for National League side Barrow.

International career

Elsdon's 4 caps at international level came in the 2013 Nordic Under-17 Football Championship.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 September 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Middlesbrough 2016–17[8] Premier League 000000—00
Middlesbrough U-23s 2016–17[8] Premier League 2, Div 2 ———3[lower-alpha 1]030
Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) 2017–18[9] Scottish Championship 3000401[lower-alpha 2]080
Barrow 2018–19 National League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 30004040110
  1. ↑ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Matthew Elsdon 11v11". 11v11. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Matthew Elsdon UEFA". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Martin Cranie And Tomas Mejias To Depart Boro". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Matthew Elsdon Signs For Inverness On Loan". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3-0 Brechin City". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0-1 Dundee United". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Squad List". mancity.com. Manchester City FC. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  8. 1 2 "Games played by Matthew Elsdon in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Elsdon in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
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