| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew James Jacob [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Barnsley, England | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Reading (on loan from Hull City) | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2024 | Hull City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Hull City | 22 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Pickering Town (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Gateshead (loan) | 31 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Reading (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:27, 21 August 2025 (UTC) | |||
Matthew James Jacob (born 3 June 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL League One club Reading, on loan from EFL Championship club Hull City. [3]
Jacob is grandson of former Hull City defender Geoff Barker. [4]
Jacob joined Hull City at Under-9s level. [5] After progressing through the academy, he joined Pickering Town on loan in 2019, and was voted the club's Player of the Season. [6] He then joined Gateshead on loan in August 2021. [7]
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. [8] The contract also contained the option for a further year. [9]
A left-back, [10] 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. [11] 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. [12] [13] [14]
In February 2024, Jacob was named Hull City's Player of the Month for January. [15] On 1 March 2024, Jacob signed a new three-year contract with Hull City. [16]
On 24 January 2025, Jacob scored his first league goal, the second goal, in a 3–0 win at Sheffield United. [17] On 4 July, Jacob joined EFL League One club Reading on a season-long loan move. [18]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hull City | 2021–22 [19] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 [20] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 [21] | Championship | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 [22] | Championship | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
| Gateshead (loan) | 2021–22 [23] | National League North | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Career total | 53 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 2 | ||