Matthew Upson

Matt Upson
Upson in 2009
Personal information
Full name Matthew James Upson
Date of birth (1979-04-18) 18 April 1979 (age 47)
Place of birth Eye, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
– Ipswich Town
1994–1996 Luton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Luton Town 1 (0)
1997–2003 Arsenal 35 (0)
2000 → Nottingham Forest (loan) 1 (0)
2001 → Crystal Palace (loan) 7 (0)
2002 → Reading (loan) 14 (0)
2003–2007 Birmingham City 113 (5)
2007–2011 West Ham United 131 (4)
2011–2013 Stoke City 15 (2)
2013 → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 18 (1)
2013–2014 Brighton & Hove Albion 43 (2)
2014–2015 Leicester City 5 (0)
2015–2016 Milton Keynes Dons 3 (0)
Total 386 (14)
International career
1997–1998 England U18 9 (0)
1998–2000 England U21 12 (2)
2003–2010 England 21 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matthew Upson (born 18 April 1979) is a former English footballer. He played for the England national team.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Luton Town 1995–96 First Division000000—1010
1996–97 Second Division100000—0010
Total 100000—1020
Arsenal 1997–98 Premier League50102000—80
1998–99 Premier League501020100090
1999–2000 Premier League9000202000130
2000–01 Premier League20001010—40
2001–02 Premier League140101060—220
2002–03 Premier League0010——0010
Total 350408010000570
Nottingham Forest (loan) 2000–01 First Division10————10
Crystal Palace (loan) 2000–01 First Division70————70
Reading (loan) 2002–03 First Division140—11——151
Birmingham City 2002–03 Premier League140————140
2003–04 Premier League3002010——330
2004–05 Premier League3622020——402
2005–06 Premier League2411040——291
2006–07 Championship923000——122
Total 11358070——1285
West Ham United 2006–07 Premier League20————20
2007–08 Premier League2912020——331
2008–09 Premier League3702020——410
2009–10 Premier League3331010——353
2010–11 Premier League3001030——340
Total 13146080——1454
Stoke City 2011–12 Premier League141201081—252
2012–13 Premier League110010——21
Total 152202081—273
Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 2012–13 Championship 181———20201
Brighton & Hove Albion 2013–14 Championship4323000—10472
Total 6133000—30673
Leicester City 2014–15 Premier League501000——60
Milton Keynes Dons 2015–16 Championship302020——70
Career total 386142602811814046216
  1. ↑ Appearance in Anglo-Italian Cup
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Championship play-offs

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
England 200360
200410
2005 0 0
2006 0 0
2007 0 0
200851
200960
201031
Total212
England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Upson goal.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref
1 19 November 2008Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany12 Germany1–02–1Friendly
2 27 June 2010Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa21 Germany1–21–42010 FIFA World Cup

Honours

Arsenal

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 417. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. ↑ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2007). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2007–08. Edinburgh: Mainstream. pp. 411–12. ISBN 978-1-84596-246-3.
  3. ↑ Tattum, Colin (14 October 2006). "Terry's lads a real class act". Birmingham Mail.
  4. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Upson in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Upson in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Upson in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Upson in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 "Games played by Matthew Upson in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Upson in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  10. 1 2 3 "Games played by Matthew Upson in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Upson in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Upson in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Upson in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  14. 1 2 "Games played by Matthew Upson in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Upson in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Upson in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Upson in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Upson in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Upson in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  20. ↑ "UEFA Europa League 2011/12: Stoke: Squad". UEFA. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  21. 1 2 "Games played by Matthew Upson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Upson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Upson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Upson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  25. 1 2 "Upson, Matthew". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  26. ↑ Fraser, Peter (20 November 2008). "Terry leads Capello charge". Sky Sports. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  27. ↑ McNulty, Phil (27 June 2010). "Germany 4–1 England". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  28. ↑ "Matt Upson: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  29. ↑ "Slick Arsenal win Shield". BBC Sport. 11 August 2002. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  30. ↑ "Upson delighted to win Brighton award". BBC Sport. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2017.