Matt Targett (footballer)

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Matt Targett
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Targett playing for Southampton in 2014
Personal information
Full name Matthew Robert Targett[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-18) 18 September 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Eastleigh, England
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Position(s) Left-back / Winger
Team information
Current team
 Southampton
Number 33
Youth career
2003–2014 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Southampton 20 (0)
International career‡
2013 Scotland U19 2 (0)
2013–2014 England U19 5 (0)
2014– England U20 5 (1)
2015– England U21 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:23, 26 April 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:17, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

Matthew Robert "Matt" Targett (born 18 September 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays for Southampton as a left-back and also can plays as a left winger.

Club career

Southampton

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 20 March 2016
Club statistics
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 13 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 19 0
Career total 19 0 3 0 6 0 3 0 31 0

References

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