Matty Cash
{{Short description|Footballer (born 1997)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Matty Cash
| image = Cashfan (cropped) (2).jpg
| caption = Cash in 2023
| full_name = Matthew Stuart Cash{{cite news |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/1869523 |title=2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed |publisher=Premier League |date=20 October 2020 |access-date=21 October 2020}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1997|8|07}}{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ – Squad List: Poland (POL)|publisher=FIFA |page=21 |date=18 December 2022 |access-date=24 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218195301/https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |archive-date=18 December 2022 |url-status=live }}
| birth_place = Slough, Berkshire, England{{cite web |title=Matty Cash |url=http://www.11v11.com/players/matty-cash-251428/ |website=11v11.com |access-date=7 July 2016 }}
| height = {{convert|1.85|m|order=flip}}
| position = Right-back
| currentclub = Aston Villa
| clubnumber = 2
| youthyears1 = 2010–2012
| youthclubs1 = Wycombe Wanderers
| youthyears2 = 2013–2014
| youthclubs2 = FAB Academy
| youthyears3 = 2014–2016
| youthclubs3 = Nottingham Forest
| years1 = 2016–2020
| clubs1 = Nottingham Forest
| caps1 = 129
| goals1 = 11
| years2 = 2016
| clubs2 = → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)
| caps2 = 12
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 2020–
| clubs3 = Aston Villa
| caps3 = 148
| goals3 = 7
| nationalyears1 = 2021–
| nationalteam1 = Poland
| nationalcaps1 = 19
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| club-update = 26 May 2025
| nationalteam-update = 10 June 2025
}}
Matthew Stuart Cash (born 7 August 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for {{English football updater|AstonVil}} club Aston Villa and the Poland national team.
Cash started his career at Wycombe Wanderers and later the FAB Academy before he signed his first professional contract with Nottingham Forest and then established himself as a regular at right back. He signed for Aston Villa in September 2020.
Born in England, Cash has a Polish mother. He was confirmed a Polish citizen in October 2021, qualifying him to play for the Poland national team. He made his debut the following month, and represented the side at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Club career
=Nottingham Forest=
File:Matty Cash.jpg in 2016]]
Cash signed with Nottingham Forest in October 2014,{{Cite web |last=Holt |first=Adam |date=2020-09-03 |title=Matty Cash - Aston Villa Confirm £16m Signing From Nottingham Forest - Factfile |url=https://villaunderground.com/matty-cash-aston-villa-confirm-16m-signing-from-nottingham-forest-factfile/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Villa Underground |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Club |first=Aston Villa Football |date=2020-09-03 |title=Cash: Villa was the only place for me |url=https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2020/september/Cash-Villa-was-the-only-place-for-me/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Aston Villa Football Club}} after spending 16-months with the FAB Football Academy based at Bisham Abbey. Cash had joined FAB after Wycombe Wanderers released him,{{Cite web |last=Townley |first=John |date=2021-06-20 |title=25 minutes that changed Matty Cash's career |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/matty-cash-aston-villa-forest-20850844 |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Birmingham Live |language=en}} due to financial problems forcing their youth teams to be disbanded, aged fourteen.{{Cite web |date=2014-10-08 |title=Forest swoop for FAB footballer |url=https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/sport/11519889.Forest_swoop_for_FAB_footballer/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Bucks Free Press |language=en}} He experienced his first games in professional football on loan at League Two club Dagenham & Redbridge, having joined them on 4 March 2016 on a one-month loan deal. He scored his first goal for the Daggers in a 3–1 defeat to Hartlepool United on 12 March 2016.{{Cite news |date=2016-03-04 |title=Matty Cash: Nottingham Forest youngster joins Dagenham & Redbridge on loan |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35730776 |access-date=2025-04-03 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}
On 5 August 2016, Cash signed a three-year deal with Forest to keep him at the club until 2019. He made his first team debut a day later, starting in a 4–3 win over Burton Albion.{{Cite news |date=2016-08-05 |title=Nottingham Forest 4-3 Burton Albion |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36929864 |access-date=2025-04-03 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}} Cash's early season form earned him praise, with former Forest defender Kenny Burns claiming that the midfielder's performances were putting those of some of the more experienced Forest players "to shame".{{Cite web |title=Matty Cash deserves to play more games for Nottingham Forest, says Kenny Burns |url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/matty-cash-deserves-to-play-more-games-for-nottingham-forest-says-kenny-burns/story-29685966-detail/story.html |publisher=Nottingham Post |date=5 September 2016 |access-date=15 September 2016 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} However, on only his fifth appearance for Forest, Cash sustained a fracture to his tibia at the beginning of a 2–2 draw away to Aston Villa on 11 September 2016 which was expected to keep him out for three months.{{Cite web |title=Matty Cash out for three months but Nottingham Forest will rise to the challenge, says Philippe Montanier |url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/matty-cash-out-for-three-months-but-nottingham-forest-will-rise-to-challenge-says-philippe-montanier/story-29712310-detail/story.html |publisher=Nottingham Post |date=13 September 2016 |access-date=15 September 2016 |archive-date=14 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914170044/http://www.nottinghampost.com/matty-cash-out-for-three-months-but-nottingham-forest-will-rise-to-challenge-says-philippe-montanier/story-29712310-detail/story.html |url-status=dead }}
Cash made his return from injury on 25 November as a 79th-minute substitute in a 5–2 defeat of Barnsley at Oakwell.{{Cite web |title=Barnsley 2–5 Forest |url=http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/nottingham-forest-barnsley-match-report-3428486.aspx |publisher=Nottingham Forest F.C. |date=25 November 2016 |access-date=26 November 2016}} Three days later Cash was linked with a £5 million transfer to Premier League side Chelsea, although Forest owner Fawaz Al-Hasawi subsequently took to social media to deny that the midfielder would be sold in the January transfer window.{{Cite web |title=Nottingham Forest 'will not sell' Matty Cash in January, says owner |url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/nottingham-forest-will-not-sell-matty-cash-in-january-says-owner/story-29941128-detail/story.html |date=28 November 2016 |access-date=28 November 2016 |archive-date=29 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129144508/http://www.nottinghampost.com/nottingham-forest-will-not-sell-matty-cash-in-january-says-owner/story-29941128-detail/story.html |url-status=dead }}
On 4 January 2017, Cash was the subject of a £6 million bid from Bundesliga side RB Leipzig.{{Cite news |last=sport |first=Guardian |date=2017-01-04 |title=RB Leipzig offer £6m for Nottingham Forest teenager Matty Cash |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jan/04/rb-leipzig-nottingham-forest-matty-cash?CMP=share_btn_tw |access-date=2025-04-03 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} Having remained at Forest upon the closure of the January transfer window, Cash signed a new contract on 3 March 2017 to extend his current deal with the club until 2021.{{cite web |title=Cash signs new deal |url=http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/nottingham-forest-matty-cash-new-contract-3606545.aspx |publisher=Nottingham Forest F.C. |date=3 March 2017}}
Having changed squad number from 41 to 14,{{cite news |title=Squad numbers confirmed |date=31 July 2017 |access-date=5 August 2017 |publisher=Nottingham Forest F.C. |url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2017/july/squad-numbers-confirmed/}} ankle ligament damage sustained during a pre-season friendly match with Girona deprived Cash of starting the first match of the 2017–18 season, with the injury reported to sideline the player for "around three months".{{Cite news |date=2017-08-02 |title=Nottingham Forest duo Matty Cash and Jamie Ward will miss start of new season |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40805768 |access-date=2025-04-03 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}} He scored his first goal for Forest in a 5–2 win at Queens Park Rangers on 24 February 2018.{{Cite news |date=2018-02-23 |title=Queens Park Rangers 2-5 Nottingham Forest |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43093643 |access-date=2025-04-03 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=Nottm Forest 5-2 QPR (24 Feb, 2018) Game Analysis - ESPN (UK) |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/report/_/gameId/483301 |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=ESPN |language=en}}
Cash scored the opening goal for Nottingham Forest in the 2019–20 season, in a 2–1 defeat against West Bromwich Albion.{{Cite news |last=Law |first=James |date=2019-08-02 |title=Nottingham Forest 1-2 West Bromwich Albion: Matt Phillips fluke gives Baggies win |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49135730 |access-date=2025-04-03 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=Nottingham Forest 1-2 West Brom: Matty Phillips' strike hands Slaven Bilic first Baggies win |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11775807/nottingham-forest-1-2-west-brom-matty-phillips-strike-hands-slaven-bilic-first-baggies-win |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}} During the season, Forest manager Sabri Lamouchi began to utilise Cash as a right back, after injuries to Tendayi Darikwa and later Carl Jenkinson.{{Cite web |date=2019-09-13 |title=Explained: Who could replace Carl Jenkinson for Nottingham Forest's meeting with Swansea? |url=https://forest.vitalfootball.co.uk/explained-who-could-replace-carl-jenkinson-for-nottingham-forests-meeting-with-swansea/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Vital Nottingham Forest |language=en}} He made the right-back position his own, and his impressive performances led to the Poland national team reportedly monitoring his progress ahead of a potential call-up.{{Cite news |last=Taylor |first=Daniel |date=2019-11-28 |title=New deal for Matty Cash – the future Poland international? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1417703/2019/11/28/new-deal-for-matty-cash/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} He signed a three-and-a-half-year contract extension with Forest in November 2019.{{Cite web|title=Cash signs new deal|url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2019/november/cash-signs-new-deal/ |publisher=Nottingham Forest F.C. |access-date=11 September 2020}}
In January 2020, a number of clubs including Milan, Everton and West Ham were interested in signing Cash.{{Cite web |last=Leach |first=Tom |date=2020-01-28 |title=Everything on reported Premier League interest in Matty Cash |url=https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/transfer-news/matty-cash-nottingham-forest-news-3555954 |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Nottinghamshire Live |language=en}} However, Cash said that he wished to stay at Forest until the end of the season in the hope that he could help the team to secure promotion to the Premier League. He cited Aston Villa's Jack Grealish as an influence behind this decision.{{Cite news |last=Taylor |first=Paul |date=2020-05-22 |title=Cash on Grealish's loyalty to Villa, banana loaf and staying at Forest |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1825753/2020/05/22/matty-cash-nottingham-forest-jack-grealish-villa-coronavirus-lockdown-banana-loaf/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
Cash was named Forest's Player of the Season by the club's supporters on 12 August 2020.{{Cite web |last=Club |first=Nottingham Forest Football |date=2020-08-12 |title=Cash wins Player of the Season award |url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2020/august/cash-wins-player-of-the-season-award/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Nottingham Forest Football Club}}
=Aston Villa=
On 3 September 2020, Aston Villa announced the signing of 23-year-old Cash on a five-year contract for a reported £14 million, rising to £16 million.{{Cite web |last=Club |first=Aston Villa Football |date=2020-09-03 |title=Villa announce Cash arrival |url=https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2020/september/Villa-announce-Cash-arrival/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Aston Villa Football Club}}{{Cite news |date=2020-09-03 |title=Matty Cash: Aston Villa sign Nottingham Forest defender |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54009058 |access-date=2025-04-03 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}} Cash made his debut for the club on 21 September, in a 1–0 home victory against Sheffield United.{{Cite news |last=Sanders |first=Emma |date=2020-09-20 |title=Aston Villa 1-0 Sheffield United: Ezri Konsa header gives Villa narrow win |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54142832 |access-date=2025-04-03 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}} On 18 September 2021, Cash scored his first goal for Aston Villa in a 3–0 Premier League victory over Everton.{{Cite news |last=Thomason |first=Ellie |date=2021-09-17 |title=Aston Villa 3-0 Everton: Toffees' unbeaten run comes to an end at Villa Park |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58525372 |access-date=2025-04-03 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}
On 26 February 2022, Cash scored a long-range effort in an away victory over Brighton & Hove Albion which was nominated for Premier League Goal of the Month. He received a yellow card for his celebration of the goal, in which Cash lifted his shirt to reveal a message of support for Poland teammate Tomasz Kędziora and his family, who were in Kyiv during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.{{Cite web |title=Brighton 0-2 Aston Villa: Matty Cash sends Ukraine tribute after scoring in Villa win |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/30778/12550423/brighton-0-2-aston-villa-matty-cash-sends-ukraine-tribute-after-scoring-in-villa-win |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}} Cash was voted Villa's player of the month for March 2022.{{Cite web |last=Club |first=Aston Villa Football |date=2022-03-31 |title=Matty Cash voted Villa Player of the Month |url=https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2022/march/31/cash-player-of-month-march/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Aston Villa Football Club}}{{Cite web |last=Trinh |first=Nukatha |date=2022-09-19 |title=rr88 |url=http://andymartinink.com/|access-date=2025-04-03 |website=andymartinink.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-03-24 |title=Cash nominated for March award |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/c5188ge3yvro |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}} On 4 April 2022, Cash signed a five-year contract extension with Aston Villa,{{Cite web |last=Club |first=Aston Villa Football |date=2022-04-04 |title=Matty Cash signs contract extension |url=https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2022/april/04/cash-signs-contract-extension/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Aston Villa Football Club}}{{Cite web |last=McLeish |first=Alex |date=2022-04-09 |title=Aston Villa star Cash has pledged his career after confirmed news - pundit |url=https://www.footballinsider247.com/aston-villa-news-mcleish-issues-bold-matty-cash-verdict-after-confirmed-news-exceptional/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Football Insider |language=en-GB}} amidst reported interest from Atlético Madrid.{{Cite news |last=Evans |first=Gregg |date=2022-04-06 |title=Aston Villa's Matty Cash signs new five-year deal |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3500817/2022/04/04/aston-villas-matty-cash-signs-new-five-year-deal/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} On 12 May 2022, at Aston Villa's End of Season awards, Cash was voted Villa's Player of the Season for the 2021–22 season.{{Cite web |date=12 May 2022 |title=The Polish Cafu. 🇵🇱@MattyCash622 is your Supporters' Player of the Season for 2021/22. 👏 |url=https://twitter.com/avfcofficial/status/1524857905450713088 |access-date=12 May 2022 |website=@AVFCOfficial on Twitter |language=en}}
On 27 August 2023, Cash made his 100th appearance for Aston Villa, in which he scored two goals in the first 20 minutes to help his team to a 3–1 away win at Burnley.{{Cite news |last=Bower |first=Aaron |date=2023-08-27 |title=Matty Cash double keeps Aston Villa on a roll in victory at Burnley |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/aug/27/burnley-aston-villa-premier-league-match-report |access-date=2025-04-03 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} On 6 January 2024, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Middlesbrough in the FA Cup to give his side their first win in the competition since 2016.{{Cite news |last=Johnston |first=Neil |date=2024-01-06 |title=Middlesbrough 0-1 Aston Villa: Matty Cash hits deflected 87th-minute winner |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67894701 |access-date=2025-04-03 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}
International career
Cash is of Polish descent through his mother.{{Cite news |title=Matty Cash confirms Poland switch ahead of World Cup qualifiers |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/matty-cash-poland-aston-villa-b1945591.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20221019041637/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/matty-cash-poland-aston-villa-b1945591.html |archive-date=2022-10-19 |access-date=2025-04-03 |work=The Independent |language=en-GB}} In September 2021, Cash applied for a Polish passport.{{Cite web |last=Ridley |first=Nathan |date=2021-09-21 |title=Aston Villa's Matty Cash applies for Poland passport for international switch |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/villa-matty-cash-poland-passport-25034297 |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Daily Mirror |language=en}} His application for confirmation of possession of Polish citizenship was signed on 26 October 2021 at the Masovian Voivodeship government building in Warsaw.{{Cite web |last=Preece |first=Ashley |date=2021-10-26 |title=Matty Cash on course to win first Poland cap after Sousa meeting |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/matty-cash-aston-villa-poland-21971555 |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Birmingham Live |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Matty Cash z polskim obywatelstwem! „Trzy lata temu sam się do nas zgłosił”- Reprezentacja A |url=https://pzpn.pl/reprezentacje/reprezentacja-a/aktualnosci/2021-10-26/matty-cash-z-polskim-obywatelstwem-trzy-lata-temu-sam-sie-do-nas-zglosil |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=PZPN - Łączy nas piłka |language=pl}} On 1 November, Cash received his first call-up to the Poland national football team for their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Andorra and Hungary.{{Cite news |author=The Athletic Staff |date=2021-11-02 |title=Matty Cash named in Poland squad for the first time |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4193184/2021/11/01/matty-cash-named-in-poland-squad-for-the-first-time/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} The 24-year-old made his first appearance in a 4–1 away victory against Andorra on 12 November.{{Cite news |date=2021-11-12 |title=Andorra 1-4 Poland: Matty Cash makes debut as Robert Lewandowski scores twice in win |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59268935 |access-date=2025-04-03 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}} On 11 June 2022, Cash scored his first international goal in a 2–2 away UEFA Nations League draw against the Netherlands.{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |title=Netherlands-Poland {{!}} UEFA Nations League 2023 |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034476--netherlands-vs-poland/ |access-date=11 June 2022 |website=UEFA |language=en}}
Personal life
Cash is the son of former professional footballer Stuart Cash.{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Paul |date=2019-04-06 |title=Martin O'Neill on how he signed Matty Cash's dad from Forest |url=https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/football-news/martin-oneill-how-signed-matty-2728211 |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Nottinghamshire Live |language=en}} His brother Adam coaches football at school-level.{{Cite web |date=2017-06-24 |title=Football: Youngsters get an insight into South American skills thanks to TetraBrazil |url=https://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/sport/15369180.Football__Youngsters_get_an_insight_into_South_American_skills_thanks_to_TetraBrazil/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Slough Observer |language=en}} He has a sister, Hannah, who works as a reporter for CBS Sports. She interviewed her brother after the Aston Villa match against Paris Saint-Germain during the Champions League quarter-final first leg.{{Cite web |last=Golazo |first=CBS Sports|date=2025-04-10 |title=UEFA Champions League Post Match Interview: Paris Saint-Germain vs Aston Villa |url=https://youtube.com/watch?si=zVBwKICGzNvqYDWt&v=EWSAFYj_JTM&feature=youtu.be |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=YouTube |language=en}} Cash grew up in Iver, Buckinghamshire, working in a branch of the department store Daniel prior to joining the Nottingham Forest academy. He enjoys playing snooker and has appeared on Stephen Hendry's Cue Tips YouTube channel.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRN3tT3xHdk |title=Matt Cash Gets The Ultimate Snooker Lesson From Stephen Hendry |date=2023-07-09 |last=Stephen Hendry's Cue Tips |access-date=2024-05-15 |via=YouTube}}
His grandfather was Ryszard Tomaszewski, a Polish refugee from Soviet captivity in World War II, and his grandmother was Janina, born in Brańsk in Poland and later immigrated to Britain.{{Cite web |last=S.A |first=Telewizja Polska |date=2022-06-16 |title=Cash zaprosił na kadrę zespół z Podlasia. Dostał... bimber [WIDEO] |url=https://sport.tvp.pl/60787645/piekny-gest-mattyego-casha-spotkal-sie-z-amatorska-druzyna-z-miasta-swojej-babci |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=sport.tvp.pl |language=pl}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 25 May 2025}}
| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|EFL Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="6"|Nottingham Forest
|2015–16{{Soccerbase season|90314|2015|name=Matty Cash|access-date=18 January 2017}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17{{Soccerbase season|90314|2016|name=Matty Cash|access-date=19 March 2017}}
|Championship |28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18{{Soccerbase season|90314|2017|access-date=6 August 2017}}
|Championship |23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19{{Soccerbase season|90314|2018|access-date=19 August 2018}}
|Championship |36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 41 | 8 | ||
| 2019–20{{Soccerbase season|90314|2019|access-date=22 January 2020}}
|Championship |42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 45 | 3 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!129 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 141 | 13 | ||
| Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)
|12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | |12 | 3 | ||
| rowspan="6"|Aston Villa
|2020–21{{Soccerbase season|90314|2020}} |28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22{{Soccerbase season|90314|2021}}
|Premier League |38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 40 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23{{Soccerbase season|90314|2022}}
|Premier League |26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24{{Soccerbase season|90314|2023}}
|Premier League |29 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 2 | 46 | 5 | |
| 2024–25{{Soccerbase season|90314|2024}}
|Premier League |27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8{{Efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League|name=UCL}} | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!148 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 180 | 10 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!289 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 333 | 26 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 10 June 2025}}{{NFT player |id=84668 |name=Matty Cash |access-date=11 June 2022}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals | ||
| rowspan="5"|Poland
|2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 |
| colspan="2"|Total | 19 | 2 |
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:Poland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Cash goal.
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|+ List of international goals scored by Matty Cash !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Cap !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition !scope="col class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} | ||||||||
| align="center"|1 | 11 June 2022 | De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands | align="center" |6 | {{fb|NED}} | align="center" |1–0 | align="center" |2–2 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A | align="center" | |
| align="center"|2 | 6 June 2025 | Silesian Stadium, Chorzów, Poland | align="center" |18 | {{fb|MDA}} | align="center" |1–0 | align="center" |2–0 | Friendly | align="center" |{{cite web |title=Polska 1:0 Mołdawia. Cash dał prowadzenie [GOL] |url=https://sport.tvp.pl/87135856/polska-10-moldawia-cash-dal-prowadzenie-gol |website=sport.tvp.pl |access-date=6 June 2025 |language=pl |date=6 June 2025}} |
Honours
Individual
- Nottingham Forest Player of the Season: 2019–20
- Aston Villa Player of the Season: 2021–22
References
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External links
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- [https://www.avfc.co.uk/players/matthewcash/ Matty Cash] at Aston Villa F.C.
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