Matthew Elsdon (born 24 June 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Hebburn Town.
| 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) |
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*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) | |||
Club career
editMiddlesbrough
editHaving 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]
Inverness CT (loan)
editOn 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]
Barrow
editOn 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]
Whitby Town (loan)
editIn August 2019 he joined Whitby Town on a month's loan.[9]
FC United of Manchester (loan)
editIn January 2020 he joined FC United of Manchester on loan.
Blyth Spartans
editIn the summer of 2020 he joined Blyth.[10]
Clyde
editIn 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]
Non-League
editIn June 2023, Elsdon signed for Northern Premier League Division One East club Hebburn Town.[13]
International career
editElsdon's 4 caps at international level came in the 2013 Nordic Under-17 Football Championship.[14]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 16 March 2019
| 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 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
References
edit- ^ "Matthew Elsdon 11v11". 11v11. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ Matthew Elsdon at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Matthew Elsdon UEFA". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ "Martin Cranie And Tomas Mejias To Depart Boro". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "Matthew Elsdon Signs For Inverness On Loan". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ "Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3-0 Brechin City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ "Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0-1 Dundee United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ "Released & Retained List". www.barrowafc.com. 6 July 2020. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Barrow AFC defender Elsdon joins Whitby on loan".
- ^ "Arrival Elsdon joins Blyth Spartans". Blyth Spartans AFC. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "NEW SIGNING: Matthew Elsdon". Clyde FC. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Squad Update". Clyde FC. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Matthew Elsdon joins Hebburn Town". www.hebburntownfc.com. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "Squad List". mancity.com. Manchester City FC. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Matthew Elsdon in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Matthew Elsdon in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2017.