Matty Longstaff

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Matty Longstaff
Personal information
Full name Matthew Ben Longstaff[1]
Date of birth (2000-03-21) 21 March 2000 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth Rotherham, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 CF Montréal
Number 8
Youth career
–2019 Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Newcastle United 14 (2)
2021 → Aberdeen (loan) 5 (0)
2022 → Mansfield Town (loan) 16 (6)
2022–2023 → Colchester United (loan) 7 (0)
2024–2025 Toronto FC 49 (2)
2025– CF Montréal 8 (0)
International career
2019 England U20 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 October 2025

Matthew Ben Longstaff (born 21 March 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club CF Montréal.

Club career

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Newcastle United and loans

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Longstaff made his first-team debut for Newcastle United on 28 August 2019, starting against Leicester City in the EFL Cup.[3] He scored in the 72nd minute of his Premier League debut, in a 1–0 win against Manchester United on 6 October.[4][5] The powerful strike from outside the box was later voted as Premier League Goal of the Month.[6] He then went on to score in the reverse fixture at Old Trafford, the opening goal in a 4–1 defeat.[7]

Following the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2019–20 season, Longstaff signed a new two-year contract with Newcastle United on 22 August 2020.[8] In announcing their retained list for the 2023–24 season, Newcastle United released Longstaff at the end of his contract. However, the club continued to ensure he received treatment on his anterior cruciate ligament injury, which Longstaff suffered in December 2022.[9]

On 27 August 2021, Longstaff joined Scottish club Aberdeen on a season-long loan.[10] On 26 December 2021, Longstaff was recalled early by his parent club Newcastle United, having only featured five times for Aberdeen.[11] On 31 January 2022, Longstaff joined EFL League Two side Mansfield Town on loan for the remainder of the season.[12] On 1 September 2022, Longstaff joined EFL League Two side Colchester United on a short-term loan. He returned to Newcastle on 1 January 2023 following a knee injury.[13]

Major League Soccer

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On 29 February 2024, Major League Soccer club Toronto FC announced the signing of Longstaff as a free agent on a two-year contract, with an option for an additional year.[14] On 5 May he scored his first goal for Toronto against FC Dallas.

On 13 August 2025, Longstaff was traded to CF Montréal in exchange for Jules-Anthony Vilsaint and up to $275,000 in General Allocation Money.[15]

International career

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On 8 November 2019, Longstaff received his first international call up to the England U20 side.[16] He made his debut as a substitute during a 4–0 win over Portugal on 14 November 2019.[17]

Personal life

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Longstaff was born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire[18] and raised in North Shields, Tyne and Wear.[19] Longstaff went to school at John Spence Community High School. Longstaff was a boyhood Newcastle United supporter and his older brother Sean is a footballer for Leeds United.[19] Their father David is a former Great Britain ice hockey player, who featured over 100 times for the national side, and is still active as coach for the Whitley Warriors.[20] David is the cousin of former England international Alan Thompson.[21]

Career statistics

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As of match played 18 October 2025
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
Newcastle United U23 2018–19[22] — — — 5[a] 1 5 1
Newcastle United 2019–20[23] Premier League 9 2 5 1 1 0 — 15 3
2020–21[24] Premier League 5 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 0
2021–22[25] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2022–23[26] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 14 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 20 3
Aberdeen (loan) 2021–22[25] Scottish Premiership 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Mansfield Town (loan) 2021–22[25] League Two 16 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 6
Colchester United (loan) 2022–23[26] League Two 7 0 0 0 0 0 3[a] 0 10 0
Toronto FC 2024[1] Major League Soccer 32 2 5 1 — 3[b] 0 40 3
2025[1] Major League Soccer 17 0 0 0 — — 17 0
Total 49 2 5 1 0 0 3 0 57 3
CF Montréal 2025[1] Major League Soccer 8 0 — — — 8 0
Career total 99 10 10 2 1 0 11 1 121 12
  1. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup

Honours

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Individual

References

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