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
Position(s) Midfielder[3]
Club information
Current team
 Newcastle United
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2019 Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Newcastle United 14 (2)
National team‡
2019– England U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:59, 18 January 2021 (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 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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newcastle United U23 2018–19[15] — ———5[lower-alpha 1]151
Newcastle United 2019–20[16] Premier League 925110—153
2020–21[17] 500000—50
Total 142511000203
Career total 142511051254
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. "Matty Longstaff signs new contract with the Magpies". Newcastle United FC. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  9. "KEITH DOWNING PICKS HIS SQUAD FOR GAMES IN PORTUGAL AND WITH ICELAND IN WYCOMBE". TheFA.com. 8 November 2019.
  10. "A FOUR-STAR PERFORMANCE FROM THE YOUNG LIONS SAW THEM PICK UP VICTORY IN PORTUGAL". TheFA.com. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  11. "Matty Longstaff". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  12. 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.
  13. "Newcastle United – Matthew Longstaff". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  14. "Newcastle's Sean Longstaff: the new Carrick with added ice in his veins". The Guardian. London. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  15. "Games played by Matty Longstaff in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  16. "Games played by Matty Longstaff in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  17. "Games played by Matty Longstaff in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  18. "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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