Matt Targett
Matthew Robert Targett (born 18 September 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for Premier League club Aston Villa. He can also play as a left winger.
Targett playing for Southampton in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matthew Robert Targett[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 18 September 1995||
Place of birth | Eastleigh, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3] | ||
Playing position(s) | Left back / Wing-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2013 | Southampton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2019 | Southampton | 43 | (1) |
2018 | → Fulham (loan) | 18 | (1) |
2019– | Aston Villa | 26 | (1) |
National team | |||
2013 | Scotland U19 | 2 | (0) |
2013–2014 | England U19 | 5 | (0) |
2014 | England U20 | 5 | (1) |
2015–2016 | England U21 | 12 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:52, 16 July 2020 (UTC) |
Club career
Southampton
Born in Eastleigh, Hampshire, Targett joined Southampton's academy at the age of eight, after being scouted by his local team.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7] His next appearance came on 23 September in a 2–1 victory at Arsenal in the following round of the tournament.[8]
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.[9] 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.[10]
He was named as Southampton's Young Player of the Season for 2014–15.[11]
On 4 August 2017, Targett signed a new five-year contract with Southampton, extending his stay at the club to the summer of 2022.[12]
On 22 January 2018, Targett joined Championship club Fulham on loan for the remainder of the season.[13] He scored his first goal in a 1–1 draw with Bolton Wanderers on 10 February.[14] On 26 May, he won promotion to the Premier League when Fulham beat Aston Villa 1–0 in the Championship Play-off Final, playing the full 90 minutes.[15]
In his penultimate match for the Saints on 27 April 2019, Targett came on at half time for Oriol Romeu and scored his only goal for the club, in a 3–3 home draw with Bournemouth.[16]
Aston Villa
On 1 July 2019, Targett signed for newly-promoted Aston Villa for an undisclosed fee.[17] He made his debut on 27 August in a 6–1 EFL Cup second round victory over Crewe Alexandra, although he was only able to play the first 42 minutes of the game before suffering a hamstring injury.[18]
He recovered and returned to the squad on 25 September, in a 3–1 victory in the next round at Brighton & Hove Albion,[19] and then made his first Premier League start for Villa three days later in a 2–2 home draw against Burnley.[20] Targett scored his first goal for Aston Villa on 19 October, defeating Brighton 2–1 at Villa Park in the fourth minute of added time.[21]
International career
Targett represented Scotland at under-18 level before electing to play for England under-19s in September 2013.[22] 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.[23] 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.[24]
He was part of the team that won the 2016 Toulon Tournament, their first such win for 22 years.[25]
Career statistics
- As of match played 20:52, 16 July 2020
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Southampton | 2013–14[26] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2014–15[27] | Premier League | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
2015–16[28] | Premier League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
2016–17[29] | Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
2017–18[30] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2018–19[31] | Premier League | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | ||
Total | 43 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 63 | 1 | ||
Fulham (loan) | 2017–18[30] | Championship | 18 | 1 | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
Aston Villa | 2019–20[32] | Premier League | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
Career total | 87 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 113 | 4 |
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in Championship play-offs
Honours
Southampton
Fulham
Aston Villa
England U21
References
- "Barclays Premier League Squad Lists 2013/14 are revealed". Premier League. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- "Matt Targett: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- "Southampton Player Profile Matt Targett". southamptonfc.com. Southampton F.C. 1 April 2017. Archived from the original on 11 March 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- "Matt Targett First Team Profile". Southampton FC. Archived from the original on 24 May 2016. 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". Southampton F.C. 21 May 2015. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- "Matt Targett signs new five-year deal at Southampton". Sky Sports. 4 August 2017.
- "Fulham sign Saint's Targett on loan". BBC Sport. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- "Bolton 1–1 Fulham". BBC Sport. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- "Fulham Promoted to Premier League". BBC Sport. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- Emons, Michael (27 April 2019). "Southampton 3–3 AFC Bournemouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- "Transfer news: Matt Targett signs for Aston Villa". Ason Villa F.C. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- Preece, Ashley (27 August 2019). "New Aston Villa signing limps off with injury against Crewe". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- "Brighton 1–3 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 25 September 2019.
- Lanigan, Adam (28 September 2019). "Aston Villa let lead slip twice against Burnley to stay in relegation zone". The Telegraph.
- Doyle, Paul (19 October 2019). "Matt Targett scores late winner for Aston Villa against 10-man Brighton". The Guardian.
- "Chambers and Targett on England duty". Southampton FC. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. 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.
- Veevers, Nicholas (29 May 2016). "England under-21s lift Toulon title after win over France". The Football Association. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- "Games played by Matt Targett in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- "Games played by Matt Targett in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- "Games played by Matt Targett in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- "Games played by Matt Targett in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- "Games played by Matt Targett in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- "Games played by Matt Targett in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- "Games played by Matt Targett in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- "Report: Southampton 2–1 Blackburn Rovers (Under-21 Premier League Cup final second leg)". Southampton F.C. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- Cartwright, Phil (26 May 2018). "Aston Villa 0–1 Fulham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- McNulty, Phil (1 March 2020). "Aston Villa 1–2 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 March 2020.