Mateo Joseph

Mateo Joseph
Joseph in 2025
Personal information
Full name Mateo Joseph Fernández-Regatillo
Date of birth (2003-10-19) 19 October 2003 (age 23)
Place of birth Santander, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Leeds United
Youth career
2011–2013 Escobedo
2013–2017 Racing Santander
2017–2022 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Leeds United 62 (4)
2025–2026 → Mallorca (loan) 29 (2)
International career‡
2023–2024 England U20 10 (3)
2024–2025 Spain U21 12 (8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:12, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:03, 20 June 2025 (UTC)

Mateo Joseph Fernández-Regatillo (born 19 October 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Leeds United.

Club career

Early career

Born in Santander, Joseph grew up in Escobedo de Camargo [es], and began playing for local side UM Escobedo. He joined the academy of Espanyol in 2017, after a prolific season at Racing Santander.

Leeds United

On 4 January 2022, he transferred to English club Leeds United on a three-year contract, where he was originally assigned to their U-23 side. He made his senior and professional debut for Leeds United as a starter in an EFL Cup tie away to Wolverhampton Wanderers on 9 November 2022. His Premier League debut came three days later, coming off the bench in an away defeat to Tottenham Hotspur.

In January 2024 Joseph extended his contract with Leeds until the end of the 2027-28 season. On 28 February 2024, he scored his first two senior career goals in a 3–2 defeat away at Chelsea in the FA Cup fifth round.

Joseph scored his first goal of the 2024–25 season in a 2–0 home league win over Hull when he met Manor Solomon's near post cross to open the scoring for The Whites.

Joseph scored a senior career-high three goals with Leeds United during the 2024-25 season, which saw The Whites win the 2024-25 EFL Championship title, earning promotion back to the Premier League for the first time since 2023.

On 9 August 2025, Joseph joined RCD Mallorca on loan for the 2025-26 season.

International career

In March 2023, Joseph received his first call-up to the England U20 squad and made his debut during a 2–0 win over Germany in Manchester on 22 March 2023.

On 10 May 2023, Joseph was included in the England squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

On 15 March 2024, Joseph was called up by the Spain national under-21 team to play the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group B match against Belgium eleven days later.

He featured in the Spanish squad in the 2025 European Under-21 Championship in Slovakia, scoring in the opening group game against the hosts, before Spain were knocked out in a 3–1 quarter-final loss to England on 21 June 2025.

Personal life

Joseph was born in Spain to an English father of Antiguan descent and a Spanish mother. He holds Spanish and British citizenship. He is a relative of Emile Heskey with his father being the former England striker's cousin.

Career statistics

As of match played 4 April 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leeds United 2022–23 Premier League 3020100060
2023–24 Championship 201420020263
2024–25 Championship 393200000413
Total 624821020736
Mallorca (loan) 2025–26 La Liga 29210——302
Career total 9169210201038
  1. ↑ Appearances in Championship play-offs

Honours

Leeds United

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: England (ENG)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 6. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. ↑ Muñoz, Felipe (5 January 2022). "Lo pretendían Barcelona y City... Así juega la la joya de 18 años que fichó en el Leeds de Bielsa" [Barcelona and City wanted it... This is how the 18-year-old jewel who signed for Bielsa's Leeds plays Fuente]. Emol.com (in Spanish).
  3. ↑ "Mateo Joseph, el español más 'british' apuesta por La Roja: "Veo un 2-1"" [Mateo Joseph, the Spaniard more 'British' bet for La Roja: "I see it a 2–1"] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "¿Quién es Mateo Joseph, la nueva perla española?" [Who is Mateo Joseph, the new Spanish pearl?] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Mateo Joseph, el exracinguista que deslumbra en juveniles | Todo sobre el Racing en racinguismo.com" [Mateo Joseph, the former racinguista who dazzles in youth]. www.racinguismo.com (in Spanish).
  6. ↑ Molero, Iván (4 January 2022). "Mateo Joseph ya es del Leeds" [Mateo Joseph is already from Leeds]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  7. ↑ Smith, Emma (9 November 2022). "Carabao Cup: Wolves 1-0 Leeds - Boubacar Traore fires hosts into last 16". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  8. ↑ Howarth, Matthew (12 November 2022). "Tottenham Hotspur 4-3 Leeds United: Rodrigo Bentancur's two late goals earn Spurs dramatic victory". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  9. ↑ Joseph contract extension
  10. ↑ "Chelsea 3-2 Leeds United". BBC Sport. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "Leeds United 2-0 Hull City: Mateo Joseph strikes as Leeds win again". BBC Sport. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  12. ↑ "Mateo Joseph Stats, Goals, Records, Assists, Cups and more". FBref.com. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  13. ↑ "Plymouth Argyle 1-2 Leeds United: Leeds win Championship title as Pilgrims are relegated". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  14. ↑ Joseph Mallorca loan
  15. ↑ "England MU20 squad for March triple-header". englandfootball.com. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  16. ↑ "Report: England MU20s 2-0 Germany". England Football. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  17. ↑ Veevers, Nick (10 May 2023). "England MU20s squad named for World Cup in Argentina". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  18. ↑ "OFICIAL | Convocatoria para los partidos frente a Eslovaquia y Bélgica".
  19. ↑ Aarons, Ed (21 June 2025). "Elliot Anderson finishes off Spain as England Under-21s reach Euros' last four". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  20. ↑ "Mateo Joseph, pólvora para el Juvenil A | La Grada" [Mateo Joseph, gunpowder for Juvenil A] (in Spanish). 29 March 2021. Archived from the original on 12 November 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  21. ↑ "Meet Mateo Joseph Fernández: Leeds United's latest signing is related to Emile Heskey and wanted by Barcelona". The Times. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Mateo Joseph in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Mateo Joseph in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Mateo Joseph in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  25. ↑ "Championship: 2024/25: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
    "Leeds: Squad details: 2024/25". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 May 2025.