Matty Longstaff

Matthew Ben Longstaff (born 21 March 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Newcastle United.

Matty Longstaff
Personal information
Full name Matthew Ben Longstaff[1]
Date of birth (2000-03-21) 21 March 2000[2]
Place of birth Rotherham, England
Playing position(s) Midfielder[3]
Club information
Current team
 Newcastle United
Number 43
Youth career
0000–2019 Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Newcastle United 7 (2)
National team‡
2019– England U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:14, 21 January 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2019 (UTC)

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 the opening goal in the reverse fixture at Old Trafford, the opening goal in a 4-1 defeat. [7]

International career

On 8 November 2019, Longstaff received his first international call up to the England U20 side.[8] He made his debut as a substitute during a 4–0 win over Portugal on 14 November 2019. [9]

Personal life

Longstaff was born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire[10] and raised in North Shields, Tyne and Wear.[11] 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.[11] 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.[12] David is the cousin of former England international Alan Thompson.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 18 January 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newcastle United U23 2018–19[14] — ——————5[lower-alpha 1]151
Newcastle United 2019–20[15] Premier League 622110——93
Career total 62211051144
Notes
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  2. "Matthew Longstaff: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  3. "M. Longstaff: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  4. "Newcastle United v Leicester City". BBC Sport. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  5. "Newcastle 1–0 Man Utd: Matty Longstaff scores winner on debut". BBC Sport. 6 October 2019.
  6. "Matty Longstaff: A day to remember for the Newcastle midfielder". BBC Sport. 6 October 2019.
  7. "Manchester United 4-1 Newcastle United: Anthony Martial stars in thumping win". 26 December 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  8. "KEITH DOWNING PICKS HIS SQUAD FOR GAMES IN PORTUGAL AND WITH ICELAND IN WYCOMBE". TheFA.com. 8 November 2019.
  9. "A FOUR-STAR PERFORMANCE FROM THE YOUNG LIONS SAW THEM PICK UP VICTORY IN PORTUGAL". TheFA.com. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  10. "Matty Longstaff". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  11. 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.
  12. "Newcastle United – Matthew Longstaff". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  13. "Newcastle's Sean Longstaff: the new Carrick with added ice in his veins". The Guardian. London. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  14. "Games played by Matty Longstaff in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  15. "Games played by Matty Longstaff in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  16. "Longstaff claims Budweiser Goal of the Month". Premier League. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  • Profile at the Newcastle United F.C. website
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