Matthew Elsdon

Matthew "Matty" 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. He is currently on loan at FC United of Manchester.

Matthew Elsdon
Personal information
Full name Matthew Elsdon
Date of birth (1997-06-24) 24 June 1997
Place of birth Durham, England[1]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Playing position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 FC United of Manchester
(on loan from Barrow)
Number <1--12-->
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 5 (0)
2019 → Whitby Town (loan) 3 (0)
2020– → FC United of Manchester (loan) 6 (0)
National team‡
2013–2014 England U17 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:00, 5 August 2017 (UTC)

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.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5] Elsdon made his debut for the club in the Scottish League Cup, coming on as a late substitute against Brechin City for Iain Vigurs.[6] 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.[7]

Barrow

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

In August 2019 he joined Whitby Town on a month's loan.[8]

In January 2020 he joined FC United of Manchester on loan.

International career

Elsdon's 4 caps at international level came in the 2013 Nordic Under-17 Football Championship.[9]

Career statistics
As of match played 16 March 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Middlesbrough 2016–17[10] Premier League 000000—00
Middlesbrough U-23s 2016–17[10] Premier League 2, Div 2 ———3[lower-alpha 1]030
Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) 2017–18[11] Scottish Championship 3000401[lower-alpha 2]080
Barrow 2018–19 National League 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Career total 80004040160
  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 at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  3. "Matthew Elsdon UEFA". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  4. "Martin Cranie And Tomas Mejias To Depart Boro". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  5. "Matthew Elsdon Signs For Inverness On Loan". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  6. "Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3-0 Brechin City". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  7. "Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0-1 Dundee United". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  8. https://www.nwemail.co.uk/sport/barrow-afc/17872671.barrow-afc-defender-matt-elsdon-signs-whitby-town-one-month-loan/
  9. "Squad List". mancity.com. Manchester City FC. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  10. "Games played by Matthew Elsdon in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  11. "Games played by Matthew Elsdon in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
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