| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Elsdon | ||
| Date of birth | 24 June 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Durham, England [1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hebburn Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Sunderland | ||
| 2011–2015 | Middlesbrough | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Middlesbrough | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Barrow | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Whitby Town (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2020 | → FC United of Manchester (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Blyth Spartans | 15 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Clyde | 36 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Blyth Spartans | 35 | (0) |
| 2023– | Hebburn Town | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | England U17 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 February 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:29, 9 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
Matthew Elsdon (born 24 June 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Hebburn Town.
Having previously played for Sunderland as a striker, Elsdon joined the Middlesbrough Academy at the age of 14 and subsequently converted to the role of centre-back. He has since become a regular in Premier League 2 and played in every game for his club in the 2015–16 UEFA Youth League. [3]
On 22 May 2018, Middlesbrough announced that Elsdon would not be offered a new contract, ending his 7-year association with the club. [4]
On 7 July 2017, Middlesbrough announced that Elsdon would be joining Inverness Caledonian Thistle on an initial 6-month loan deal, with a view to an extension until the end of the season. [5] Elsdon made his debut for the club in the Scottish League Cup, coming on as a late substitute against Brechin City for Iain Vigurs. [6] He would later make his league debut on the first day of the Scottish Championship season, starting in a 0–1 loss against Dundee United at the Caledonian Stadium. [7]
On 12 July 2018 he signed for National League side Barrow. Following promotion to the football league at the end of the 2019-20 season, Elsdon was released by Barrow. [8]
In August 2019 he joined Whitby Town on a month's loan. [9]
In January 2020 he joined FC United of Manchester on loan.
In the summer of 2020 he joined Blyth. [10]
In August 2021 he moved to Clyde. [11] On 3 May 2022, it was announced that Elsdon was one of ten players released by the club following the end of the 2021–22 season. [12]
In June 2023, Elsdon signed for Northern Premier League Division One East club Hebburn Town. [13]
Elsdon's 4 caps at international level came in the 2013 Nordic Under-17 Football Championship. [14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Middlesbrough | 2016–17 [15] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Middlesbrough U-23s | 2016–17 [15] | Premier League 2, Div 2 | — | — | — | 3 [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) | 2017–18 [16] | Scottish Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Barrow | 2018–19 | National League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||