Matt Targett

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Matt Targett
Matt Targett v Augsburg 2017.jpg
Targett playing for Southampton in 2017
Personal information
Full name Matthew Robert Targett [1]
Date of birth (1995-09-18) 18 September 1995 (age 28) [2]
Place of birth Eastleigh, Hampshire, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [3]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Newcastle United
Number 13
Youth career
2003–2013 Southampton
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2019 Southampton 43 (1)
2018 → Fulham (loan) 18 (1)
2019–2022 Aston Villa 83 (2)
2022 → Newcastle United (loan) 16 (0)
2022– Newcastle United 20 (0)
International career
2013 Scotland U19 2 (0)
2013–2014 England U19 5 (0)
2014 England U20 5 (1)
2015–2016 England U21 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:41, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

Matthew Robert Targett (born 18 September 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Newcastle United. He has represented both Scotland and England at youth international level.

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Targett came through the Southampton academy and was named their young player of the season in 2015, having broken into their Premier League squad during that campaign. He joined Fulham on loan in 2018, helping them achieve promotion by winning the Championship play-offs.

Club career

Southampton

Born in Eastleigh, Hampshire, Targett joined Southampton's academy at the age of eight, after being scouted by his local team. [4] He was named in a senior matchday squad for the first time on 24 September 2013, and was unused as they defeated Bristol City 2–0 in the third round of the League Cup. [5] On 26 April 2014, he was named in a Premier League game for the first time, remaining on the bench as Southampton won 2–0 at home against Everton. [6]

On 26 August 2014, Targett made his first-team debut for Southampton in a League Cup second-round game at Millwall. He played the entire match, which Southampton won 2–0. [7] His next appearance came on 23 September in a 2–1 victory at Arsenal in the following round of the tournament. [8]

He made his first Premier League appearance on 27 September 2014, replacing Dušan Tadić in added time at the end of a 2–1 home victory over Queens Park Rangers. [9] Targett's first start came on 28 December, a 1–1 draw against Chelsea in which regular left-back Ryan Bertrand was ineligible through being on loan from the visiting team. [10]

He was named as Southampton's Young Player of the Season for 2014–15. [11]

On 4 August 2017, Targett signed a new five-year contract with Southampton, extending his stay at the club to the summer of 2022. [12]

Fulham (loan)

On 22 January 2018, Targett joined Championship club Fulham on loan for the remainder of the season. [13] He scored his first goal in a 1–1 draw with Bolton Wanderers on 10 February. [14] On 26 May, he won promotion to the Premier League when Fulham beat Aston Villa 1–0 in the Championship Play-off Final, playing the full 90 minutes. [15]

Return to Southampton

In his penultimate match for the Saints on 27 April 2019, Targett came on at half time for Oriol Romeu and scored his only goal for the club, in a 3–3 home draw with Bournemouth. [16]

Aston Villa

On 1 July 2019, Targett signed for newly-promoted Aston Villa for an undisclosed fee. [17] He made his debut on 27 August in a 6–1 EFL Cup second round victory over Crewe Alexandra, although he was only able to play the first 42 minutes of the game before suffering a hamstring injury. [18]

He recovered and returned to the squad on 25 September, in a 3–1 victory in the next round at Brighton & Hove Albion, [19] and then made his first Premier League start for Villa three days later in a 2–2 home draw against Burnley. [20] Targett scored his first goal for Aston Villa on 19 October, defeating Brighton 2–1 at Villa Park in the fourth minute of added time. [21]

At the end of the 2020–21 season, Targett was the only outfield player to start all 38 Premier League matches, and was voted Players' Player of the Season by his teammates. [22]

Newcastle United

On 31 January 2022, Targett joined Newcastle United on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season. [23] On 8 June 2022, Targett signed a 4-year deal with the Magpies, for a reported fee of £15 million. [24] [25]

International career

Targett represented Scotland at under-19 level before electing to play for England under-19s in September 2013. [26] On 17 November 2014, Targett scored his first goal at international level in a 1–1 draw against Portugal for the England U-20s, followed by a goal in the penalty shoot-out. [27] Targett made his debut for the under-21 side on 27 March 2015, starting in a 1–0 win against the Czech Republic in Prague. [28]

He was part of the team that won the 2016 Toulon Tournament, their first such win for 22 years. [29]

The Evening Chronicle reported in April 2022 that England and Scotland were both considering Targett for selection by their full national teams. [30]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton 2013–14 [31] Premier League 000000—00
2014–15 [32] Premier League602040—120
2015–16 [33] Premier League14010203 [lower-alpha 1] 0200
2016–17 [34] Premier League5000102 [lower-alpha 1] 080
2017–18 [35] Premier League200000—20
2018–19 [36] Premier League1612030—211
Total4315010050631
Fulham (loan) 2017–18 [35] Championship 181——3 [lower-alpha 2] 0211
Aston Villa 2019–20 [37] Premier League2810041—322
2020–21 [38] Premier League3800000—380
2021–22 [39] Premier League1711010—191
Total832105100893
Newcastle United (loan) 2021–22 [39] Premier League160———160
Newcastle United 2022–23 [40] Premier League1700020—190
2023–24 [41] Premier League3000202 [lower-alpha 3] 070
Total360004020420
Career total1804601911002155
  1. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearances in Championship play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Southampton

Fulham

Aston Villa

Newcastle United

England U21

Individual

See also

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  41. ↑ "Games played by Matt Targett in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
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