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 22)
Place of birth Barnsley, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Hull City
Number 29
Youth career
0000-2024 Hull City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019– Hull City 13 (0)
2019 → Pickering Town (loan) 12 (0)
2021–22 → Gateshead (loan) 31 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:22, 27 April 2024 (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 nine years-old. After progressing through the academy, he joined Pickering Town on loan in 2019, and was voted the club’s Player of the Season. [4] He then joined Gateshead on loan in August 2021. [5]

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. [6] The contract also contained the option for a further year. [7]

A left-back, [8] 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. [9] 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. [10] [11] [12]

In February 2024, Jacob was named Hull City's Player of the Month for January. [13] On 1 March 2024, Jacob signed a new three-year contract with Hull City. [14]

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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. ↑ Kennedy, Emma (4 January 2024). "Hull City debut 'bittersweet' for ex-Pickering star Matty Jacob". Gazette Herald. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Matty Jacob signs". Gateshead-fc.com. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Mail, Harry (5 January 2024). "Hull City stance on signing Chelsea man outlined". The72. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  9. ↑ Coopper, Barry (1 January 2024). "Hull City player ratings vs Sheffield Wednesday as Tigers suffer Yorkshire derby defeat". Hull Live. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ "Jacob wins McVitie's Player of the Month for January". Hull City A.F.C. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  14. ↑ "Jacob signs long-term contract". Hull City A.F.C. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
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