Mateo Joseph
Personal information
Full name Mateo Joseph Fernández-Regatillo[1]
Date of birth (2003-10-19) 19 October 2003
Place of birth Santander, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Leeds United
Number 49
Youth career
Racing Santander
2017–2022 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Leeds United 6 (0)
International career‡
2023– England U20 10 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:34, 23 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:59, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

Mateo Joseph Fernández-Regatillo (born 19 October 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Leeds United. Born in Spain, he is a youth international for England.

Club career

Joseph is a youth product of Racing Santander, moving to the academy of Espanyol in 2017 after a prolific season.[3] On 4 January 2022, he transferred to the English side Leeds United on a three year contract, where he was originally assigned to their U-23 side.[4] He made his senior and professional debut with Leeds United as a starter in a 1–0 EFL Cup loss to Wolverhampton Wanderers on 9 November 2022.[5] His Premier League debut was three days later, coming off the bench in the 89th minute to take the place of Rasmus Kristensen against Tottenham Hotspur.[6]

International career

In March 2023, Joseph received his first call-up to the England U20 squad [7] and made his debut during a 2–0 win over Germany in Manchester on 22 March 2023.[8]

On 10 May 2023, Joseph was included in the England squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[9]

Personal life

Joseph was born in Spain to an English father of Antiguan descent and a Spanish mother.[10] He holds Spanish and British citizenship.[11] He is a relative of Emile Heskey with his father being the former England striker's cousin.[12]

Playing style

Joseph is a strong and technically proficient forward, and has earned playing comparisons to a young Sergio Agüero. He is a prolific scorer, having scored 14 goals in 21 games as a U19 for Espanyol in the 2021-22 season.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 February 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leeds United 2022–23[14] Premier League 3020103[lower-alpha 1]191
Career total 3020103191

Notes

  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

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 (January 5, 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 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).
  4. ↑ Molero, Iván (January 4, 2022). "Mateo Joseph ya es del Leeds" [Mateo Joseph is already from Leeds]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  5. ↑ Smith, Emma (9 November 2022). "Carabao Cup: Wolves 1-0 Leeds - Boubacar Traore fires hosts into last 16". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "England MU20 squad for March triple-header". englandfootball.com. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "Report: England MU20s 2-0 Germany". England Football. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  9. ↑ Veevers, Nick (10 May 2023). "England MU20s squad named for World Cup in Argentina". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  10. ↑ Raimundo, Guillermo (November 13, 2022). "España puede perder a otra perla" [Spain can lose another pearl]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  11. ↑ "Mateo Joseph, pólvora para el Juvenil A | La Grada" [Mateo Joseph, gunpowder for Juvenil A] (in Spanish). March 29, 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  12. ↑ "Meet Mateo Joseph Fernández: Leeds United's latest signing is related to Emile Heskey and wanted by Barcelona". thetimes.co.uk. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  13. ↑ Football, Planet (January 5, 2022). "All you need to know about Leeds United wonderkid Mateo Fernandez". Planet Football.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Mateo Joseph in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
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