Matthew Elsdon

Matthew "Matty" Elsdon (born 24 June 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Blyth Spartans.

Matthew Elsdon
Personal information
Full name Matthew Elsdon
Date of birth (1997-06-24) 24 June 1997
Place of birth Durham, England[1]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Playing position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Blyth Spartans
Youth career
0000–2011 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- → Blyth Spartans 0 (0)
National team‡
2013–2014 England U17 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:00, 5 August 2017 (UTC)

Club career

Middlesbrough

Having previously played for Sunderland as a striker, Elsdon joined Middlesbrough's academy at the age of 14 and subsequently converted to the role of centre-back. He has since become a regular for the side in the Premier League 2 and even 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, bringing to an end his 7-year association with the club.[4]

Inverness CT (loan)

On 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

On 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)

In August 2019 he joined Whitby Town on a month's loan.[9]

FC United of Manchester (loan)

In January 2020 he joined FC United of Manchester on loan.

Blyth Spartans

International career

Elsdon's 4 caps at international level came in the 2013 Nordic Under-17 Football Championship.[10]

Career statistics
As of match played 16 March 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Middlesbrough 2016–17[11] Premier League 000000—00
Middlesbrough U-23s 2016–17[11] Premier League 2, Div 2 ———3[lower-alpha 1]030
Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) 2017–18[12] Scottish Championship 3000401[lower-alpha 2]080
Barrow 2018–19 National League 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Career total 80004040160
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References
  1. "Matthew Elsdon 11v11". 11v11. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  2. Matthew Elsdon at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  3. "Matthew Elsdon UEFA". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  4. "Martin Cranie And Tomas Mejias To Depart Boro". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  5. "Matthew Elsdon Signs For Inverness On Loan". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  6. "Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3-0 Brechin City". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  7. "Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0-1 Dundee United". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  8. "Released & Retained List". www.barrowafc.com. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  9. https://www.nwemail.co.uk/sport/barrow-afc/17872671.barrow-afc-defender-matt-elsdon-signs-whitby-town-one-month-loan/
  10. "Squad List". mancity.com. Manchester City FC. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  11. "Games played by Matthew Elsdon in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  12. "Games played by Matthew Elsdon in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
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