Matthew Ben Longstaff (born 21 March 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two side Colchester United, on loan from Premier League club Newcastle United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Ben Longstaff[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-03-21) 21 March 2000 (age 22)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Rotherham, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[3] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Colchester United (on loan from Newcastle United | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2019 | Newcastle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Newcastle United | 14 | (2) |
| 2021 | → Aberdeen (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 16 | (6) |
| 2022– | → Colchester United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2019 | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:07, 20 November 2021 (UTC) | |||
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] The stunning strike outside the box was later voted as Premier League Goal of the Month.[7] He then went on to score in the reverse fixture at Old Trafford, the opening goal in a 4–1 defeat.[8]
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.[9]
On 27 August 2021, Longstaff joined Scottish club Aberdeen on a season-long loan.[10]
On 26 December 2021, Longstaff was recalled early by his parent club Newcastle United, having only featured five times for Aberdeen.[11]
On 31 January 2022, Longstaff joined EFL League Two side Mansfield Town on loan for the remainder of the season.[12]
On 1 September 2022, Longstaff joined EFL League Two side Colchester United
On 8 November 2019, Longstaff received his first international call up to the England U20 side.[13] He made his debut as a substitute during a 4–0 win over Portugal on 14 November 2019.[14]
Longstaff was born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire[15] and raised in North Shields, Tyne and Wear.[16] 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.[16] 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.[17] David is the cousin of former England international Alan Thompson.[18] They are not related to former Newcastle academy player Luis Longstaff.[19]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newcastle United U23 | 2018–19[20] | — | — | — | — | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||
| Newcastle United | 2019–20[21] | Premier League | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 3 | |
| 2020–21[22] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22[23] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23[24] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 14 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | ||
| Aberdeen (loan) | 2021–22[23] | Scottish Premiership | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mansfield Town (loan) | 2021–22[23] | League Two | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
| Colchester United (loan) | 2022–23[24] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 33 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 8 | ||
Individual
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