Matt Targett (footballer)
 Targett playing for Southampton in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Robert Targett[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Eastleigh, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Left-back / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Southampton | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2014 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Southampton | 24 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Scotland U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | England U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2014 | England U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2015– | England U21 | 11 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:32, 27 November 2016 (UTC). | |||
Matthew Robert "Matt" Targett (born 18 September 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays for Southampton as a left-back and can also play as a left winger.
Club career
Born in Eastleigh, Hampshire, Targett joined Southampton's academy at the age of eight, after being scouted by his local team.[3] He was named in a senior matchday squad for the first time on 24 September 2013, and was unused as they defeated Bristol City 2–0 in the third round of the League Cup.[4] On 26 April 2014, he was named in a Premier League game for the first time, remaining on the bench as Southampton won 2–0 at home against Everton.[5]
On 26 August 2014, Targett made his first-team debut for Southampton in a League Cup second round game at Millwall. He played the entire match, which Southampton won 2–0.[6] His next appearance came on 23 September in a 2–1 victory at Arsenal in the following round of the tournament.[7]
He made his first Premier League appearance on 27 September 2014, replacing Dušan Tadić in added time at the end of a 2–1 home victory over Queens Park Rangers.[8] Targett's first start came on 28 December, a 1–1 draw against Chelsea in which regular left-back Ryan Bertrand was ineligible through being on loan from the visiting team.[9]
He was named as Southampton's Young Player of the Season for 2014–15. [10]
International career
Targett represented Scotland at under-18 level before electing to play for England under-19s in September 2013.[11] On 17 November 2014, Targett scored his first goal at international level in a 1–1 draw against Portugal for the England U-20s, followed by a goal in the penalty shoot-out.[12] Targett made his debut for the under-21 side on 27 March 2015, starting in a 1–0 win against the Czech Republic in Prague.[13]
He was part of the team that won the 2016 Toulon Tournament, their first such win for 22 years.[14]
Career statistics
- As of match played 27 August 2016
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southampton | 2014–15[15] | Premier League | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[16] | Premier League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 2016-17[17] | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
Honours
Club
- Southampton
References
- ↑ "Barclays Premier League Squad Lists 2013/14 are revealed". Premier League. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ↑ "Premier League Player Profile Matt Targett". Premier League. Barclays Premier League. 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Matt Targett First Team Profile". Southampton FC. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ↑ "Southampton 2-0 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ↑ Phillips, Owen (26 April 2014). "Southampton 2-0 Everton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ↑ "Millwall 0–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ↑ "Arsenal 1–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ↑ Lewis, Aimee (27 September 2014). "Southampton 2 – 1 QPR". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ↑ Steinberg, Jacob (28 December 2014). "Southampton 1-1 Chelsea: five talking points from St Mary's". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ↑ "SOUTHAMPTON FC | Matt Targett: Young Player of the Season award caps a memorable season". Saintsfc.co.uk. 2015-05-21. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ↑ "Chambers and Targett on England duty". Southampton FC. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ↑ "Portugal 1–1 England". The FA. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ↑ "Tom Carroll scores winner for England Under-21s against Czech Republic". The Guardian. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "England Under-21s win Toulon Tournament for first time in 22 years". BBC Sport. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Matt Targett in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ↑ "Games played by Matt Targett in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ↑ "Games played by Matt Targett in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ↑ "Report: Southampton 2-1 Blackburn Rovers (Under-21 Premier League Cup final second leg)". Southampton FC. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
External links
- Southampton F.C. player profile
- Matt Targett career statistics at Soccerbase
- England profile at the FA