Matty Jacob

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Matty Jacob
Personal information
Full name Matthew James Jacob [1]
Date of birth (2001-06-03) 3 June 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Barnsley, England
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Hull City
Number 29
Youth career
2009–2024 Hull City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019– Hull City 22 (1)
2019 → Pickering Town (loan) 12 (0)
2021–2022 → Gateshead (loan) 31 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:24, 1 February 2025 (UTC)

Matthew James Jacob (born 3 June 2001) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Hull City of the EFL Championship. [2]

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Personal life

Jacob is grandson of former Hull City defender Geoff Barker. [3]

Career

Jacob joined Hull City at Under-9s level. [4] After progressing through the academy, he joined Pickering Town on loan in 2019, and was voted the club's Player of the Season. [5] He then joined Gateshead on loan in August 2021. [6]

In March 2023, he extended his contract with Hull, having first signed professionally in May 2019, and later captained the Hull U21 side on occasion. It was a new one-year deal, taking him until the end of the 2023–24 season. [7] The contract also contained the option for a further year. [8]

A left-back, [9] He made his professional debut for Hull City on 1 January 2024, appearing as a second-half substitute for Liam Delap against Sheffield Wednesday in the EFL Championship. [10] Shortly afterwards, on 6 January 2024, he made his first start for Hull City, and scored a late equalising goal against Birmingham City as they drew 1–1 in the FA Cup third round. [11] [12] [13]

In February 2024, Jacob was named Hull City's Player of the Month for January. [14] On 1 March 2024, Jacob signed a new three-year contract with Hull City. [15]

On 24 January 2025 he scored his first league goal, the second goal, in the 3–0 away win against Sheffield United. [16]

Career statistics

As of 1 February 2025.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hull City 2021–22 [17] Championship 000000—00
2022–23 [18] Championship000000—00
2023–24 [19] Championship1401100—151
2024–25 [20] Championship810000—81
Total221110000232
Gateshead (loan) 2021–22 [21] National League North 31020—1 [a] 0340
Career total531310010572
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

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References

  1. ↑ "EFL – Squad List 2023/24: Hull City – In Squad Players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 14. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "Matty Jacob". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Samson, Louis (15 February 2022). "Former Hull and Grimsby Town footballer Geoff Barker has died". GI Media. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Matty Jacob". Hull City A.F.C. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  5. ↑ Kennedy, Emma (4 January 2024). "Hull City debut 'bittersweet' for ex-Pickering star Matty Jacob". Gazette Herald. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Matty Jacob signs". Gateshead-fc.com. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  7. ↑ Worthington, Brett (14 October 2023). "The 6 Hull City players who are leaving on a free next summer". Football League World. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  8. ↑ Bennett, Charlie (8 March 2023). "Vice-chairman Tan Kesler reacts as Hull City tie down talented youngster to new contract". Hull Live. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  9. ↑ Mail, Harry (5 January 2024). "Hull City stance on signing Chelsea man outlined". The72. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  10. ↑ Cooper, Barry (1 January 2024). "Hull City player ratings vs Sheffield Wednesday as Tigers suffer Yorkshire derby defeat". Hull Live. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  11. ↑ Coates, Tom (6 January 2024). "Hull City ring changes for Birmingham City clash as Billy Sharp named on bench and Matty Jacob starts". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  12. ↑ Cooper, Barry (6 January 2024). "Hull City player ratings vs Birmingham City as Matty Jacob scores on dream debut". Hull Live. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  13. ↑ "Hull City 1–1 Birmingham City: Matty Jacob scores late to cancel out Lukas Jutkiewicz opener". BBC Sport. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  14. ↑ "Jacob wins McVitie's Player of the Month for January". Hull City A.F.C. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  15. ↑ "Jacob signs long-term contract". Hull City A.F.C. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  16. ↑ "Sheffield United 0–3 Hull City". BBC Sport. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Matty Jacob in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Matty Jacob in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Matty Jacob in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Matty Jacob in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  21. ↑ Matty Jacob at Soccerway
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