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Targett playing for Southampton in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matthew Robert Targett [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 18 September 1995||
Place of birth | Eastleigh, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [3] | ||
Playing position(s) | Left back / Wing-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2013 | Southampton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2019 | Southampton | 43 | (1) |
2018 | → Fulham (loan) | 18 | (1) |
2019– | Aston Villa | 26 | (1) |
National team | |||
2013 | Scotland U19 | 2 | (0) |
2013–2014 | England U19 | 5 | (0) |
2014 | England U20 | 5 | (1) |
2015–2016 | England U21 | 12 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league onlyand correct as of 20:52, 16 July 2020 (UTC) |
Matthew Robert Targett (born 18 September 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for Premier League club Aston Villa. He can also play as a left winger.
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]
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]
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]
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]
Targett represented Scotland at under-18 level before electing to play for England under-19s in September 2013. [22] 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. [23] 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. [24]
He was part of the team that won the 2016 Toulon Tournament, their first such win for 22 years. [25]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Southampton | 2013–14 [26] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2014–15 [27] | Premier League | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
2015–16 [28] | Premier League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
2016–17 [29] | Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
2017–18 [30] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2018–19 [31] | Premier League | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | ||
Total | 43 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 63 | 1 | ||
Fulham (loan) | 2017–18 [30] | Championship | 18 | 1 | — | — | 3 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
Aston Villa | 2019–20 [32] | Premier League | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
Career total | 87 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 113 | 4 |
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