Matthew Elsdon

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

Matthew Elsdon
Personal information
Full name Matthew Elsdon
Date of birth (1997-06-24) 24 June 1997
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)

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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Middlesbrough 2016–17[15] Premier League 000000—00
Middlesbrough U-23s 2016–17[15] Premier League 2, Div 2 ———3[lower-alpha 1]030
Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) 2017–18[16] Scottish Championship 3000401[lower-alpha 2]080
Barrow 2018–19 National League 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Career total 80004040160
  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. "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.
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