Matty Longstaff


Matthew Ben Longstaff is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Newcastle United.

Club career

Longstaff made his first-team debut for Newcastle United on 28 August 2019, starting against Leicester City in the EFL Cup. He scored in the 72nd minute of his Premier League debut, in a 1–0 win against Manchester United on 6 October. He then went on to score the opening goal in the reverse fixture at Old Trafford, the opening goal in a 4–1 defeat.

International career

On 8 November 2019, Longstaff received his first international call up to the England U20 side. He made his debut as a substitute during a 4–0 win over Portugal on 14 November 2019.

Personal life

Longstaff was born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire and raised in North Shields, Tyne and Wear. Longstaff went to school at John Spence Community High School. Longstaff was a boyhood Newcastle United supporter and his older brother Sean is also a footballer for Newcastle United. Their father David is a former Great Britain ice hockey player, who featured over 100 times for the national side, and is still active as player-coach for the Whitley Warriors. David is the cousin of former England international Alan Thompson.

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