Matthew Elsdon

Matthew Elsdon
Personal information
Full name Matthew Elsdon
Date of birth (1997-06-24) 24 June 1997 (age 27)
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
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)
2020–2021 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)
*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)

Matthew Elsdon (born 24 June 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Hebburn Town.

Club career

Middlesbrough

Having 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)

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

In the summer of 2020 he joined Blyth.[10]

Clyde

In 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

In June 2023, Elsdon signed for Northern Premier League Division One East club Hebburn Town.[13]

International career

Elsdon's 4 caps at international level came in the 2013 Nordic Under-17 Football Championship.[14]

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
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
  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 Sport. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0-1 Dundee United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Released & Retained List". www.barrowafc.com. 6 July 2020. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Barrow AFC defender Elsdon joins Whitby on loan".
  10. ^ "Arrival Elsdon joins Blyth Spartans". Blyth Spartans AFC. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  11. ^ "NEW SIGNING: Matthew Elsdon". Clyde FC. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Squad Update". Clyde FC. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Matthew Elsdon joins Hebburn Town". www.hebburntownfc.com. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Squad List". mancity.com. Manchester City FC. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  15. ^ a b "Games played by Matthew Elsdon in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  16. ^ "Games played by Matthew Elsdon in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2017.