Matthew Longstaff

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Matthew Longstaff
Personnel
Surname Matthew Ben Longstaff
birthday March 21, 2000
place of birth Rotherham ,  England
size 171 cm
position midfield player
Juniors
Years station
0000–2016 North Shields Athletics Juniors
2016– Newcastle United
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
2019– Newcastle United 4 (2)
1 Only league games are given.
As of December 27, 2019

Matthew Ben "Matty" Longstaff (born March 21, 2000 in Rotherham ) is an English football player who plays as a midfielder for Newcastle United .

Career

societies

Longstaff began his career at North Shields Athletics and then joined the youth teams of Newcastle United from 2016, like his older brother Sean .

He made his debut for the professional team at the end of August as a starting player in the EFL Cup against Leicester City and was then used in the U23 Premier League.

In his Premier League debut on October 6, 2019, which he performed with his brother Sean in offensive midfield over the entire season, he scored the winning goal against Manchester United in the 72nd minute .

National team

In mid-November 2019 he received his call to the U-20 national team of England . At his first game; on November 14, 2019 against Portugal in the U20 Elite League; he was substituted on in the 72nd minute. Five days later in the friendly against Iceland, he played from the start.

Private

His father David Longstaff is a former ice hockey player . Longstaff's brother Sean is also under contract with Newcastle United. His uncle is former soccer player and current coach Alan Thompson .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ How Matty Longstaff has gone from a reserve team hopeful to trending on Twitter in the space of a year. Retrieved October 7, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Longstaff's dream debut at 19 brings ManUnited to a temporary low. Accessed October 7, 2019 (German).
  3. ↑ Matty Longstaff receives first England under-20s call-up. Retrieved December 27, 2019 .
  4. ↑ A four-star performance from the young lions saw them pick up victory in Portugal In: The FA from November 14, 2019 (accessed December 27, 2019)
  5. ↑ Newcastle's Sean Longstaff: the new Carrick with added ice in his veins In: The Guardian of February 28, 2019 (accessed October 7, 2019)
personal data
SURNAME Longstaff, Matthew
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Longstaff, Matthew Ben (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH March 21, 2000
PLACE OF BIRTH Rotherham , England