Matty Jacob
{{short description|English footballer (born 2001)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Matty Jacob
|image =
|caption =
|full_name = Matthew James Jacob{{cite web |url=https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/gc-media-assets.gc.eflservices.co.uk/e19424f0-c744-11ee-853d-45dc8c5cdb15.pdf |title=EFL – Squad List 2023/24: Hull City – In Squad Players |publisher=English Football League |page=14 |accessdate=15 February 2024}}
|birth_place = Barnsley, England
|height =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|06|03|df=y}}
|position = Defender
|currentclub = Hull City
|clubnumber = 29
|youthyears1 = 2009–2024
|youthclubs1 = Hull City
|youthyears2 =
|youthclubs2 =
|years1 = 2019–
|clubs1 = Hull City
|caps1 = 22
|goals1 = 1
|years2 = 2019
|clubs2 = → Pickering Town (loan)
|caps2 = 12
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2021–2022
|clubs3 = → Gateshead (loan)
|caps3 = 31
|goals3 = 0
|club-update = 20:24, 1 February 2025 (UTC)
}}
Matthew James Jacob (born 3 June 2001) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Hull City of the EFL Championship.{{cite web|url= https://uk.soccerway.com/players/matty-jacob/591493/|title=Matty Jacob|accessdate=6 January 2024|website=Soccerway}}
Personal life
Jacob is grandson of former Hull City defender Geoff Barker.{{cite news |last1=Samson |first1=Louis |title=Former Hull and Grimsby Town footballer Geoff Barker has died |url=https://www.gi-media.co.uk/2022/02/15/former-hull-and-grimsby-town-fotballer-geoff-barker-has-died/ |accessdate=15 February 2022 |publisher=GI Media |date=15 February 2022}}
Career
Jacob joined Hull City at Under-9s level.{{cite web|url=https://www.wearehullcity.co.uk/players/mattyjacob/|title=Matty Jacob|publisher=Hull City A.F.C.|accessdate=11 August 2024}} After progressing through the academy, he joined Pickering Town on loan in 2019, and was voted the club's Player of the Season.{{cite news|url= https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/sport/24028650.hull-city-debut-bittersweet-ex-pickering-star-matty-jacob/|website=Gazette Herald|title= Hull City debut 'bittersweet' for ex-Pickering star Matty Jacob
|date=4 January 2024|first=Emma|last=Kennedy|accessdate=6 January 2024}} He then joined Gateshead on loan in August 2021.{{cite web|url=https://gateshead-fc.com/matty-jacob-signs/|website=Gateshead-fc.com|accessdate=6 January 2024|title=Matty Jacob signs|date=21 August 2021}}
In March 2023, he extended his contract with Hull, having first signed professionally in May 2019, and later captained the Hull U21 side on occasion. It was a new one-year deal, taking him until the end of the 2023–24 season.{{cite web|first=Brett|last=Worthington|date=14 October 2023|website=Football League World|url= https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/the-6-hull-city-players-who-are-leaving-on-a-free-next-summer/#matty-jacob|title= The 6 Hull City players who are leaving on a free next summer|accessdate=6 January 2024}} The contract also contained the option for a further year.{{cite news|url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/tan-kesler-hull-city-youngster-8228747.amp|website=Hull Live|accessdate=6 January 2024|title= Vice-chairman Tan Kesler reacts as Hull City tie down talented youngster to new contract|first=Charlie|last=Bennett|date=8 March 2023}}
A left-back,{{cite web|url= https://the72.co.uk/2024/01/05/hull-city-stance-on-signing-chelsea-man-outlined/amp/ |website=The72|accessdate=6 January 2024|title= Hull City stance on signing Chelsea man outlined|first=Harry|last=Mail|date=5 January 2024}} He made his professional debut for Hull City on 1 January 2024, appearing as a second-half substitute for Liam Delap against Sheffield Wednesday in the EFL Championship.{{cite news|url= https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/hull-city-player-ratings-wednesday-9006073.amp |website=Hull Live|accessdate=6 January 2024|date=1 January 2024|title= Hull City player ratings vs Sheffield Wednesday as Tigers suffer Yorkshire derby defeat|first=Barry|last=Cooper}} Shortly afterwards, on 6 January 2024, he made his first start for Hull City, and scored a late equalising goal against Birmingham City as they drew 1–1 in the FA Cup third round.{{cite news|url= https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/hull-city-ring-changes-for-birmingham-city-clash-as-billy-sharp-named-on-bench-and-matty-jacob-starts-4468703|website=Yorkshire Post|title= Hull City ring changes for Birmingham City clash as Billy Sharp named on bench and Matty Jacob starts|first=Tom|last=Coates|date=6 January 2024 |accessdate=6 January 2024}}{{cite news|url= https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/hull-city-player-ratings-vs-9014999.amp|website=Hull Live|accessdate=6 January 2024|title= Hull City player ratings vs Birmingham City as Matty Jacob scores on dream debut|first=Barry|last=Cooper|date=6 January 2024}}{{cite news|date=6 January 2024|accessdate=6 January 2024|website=BBC Sport|title=
Hull City 1–1 Birmingham City: Matty Jacob scores late to cancel out Lukas Jutkiewicz opener|url=
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67894628}}
In February 2024, Jacob was named Hull City's Player of the Month for January.{{cite web |date=8 February 2024 |title=Jacob wins McVitie's Player of the Month for January |url=https://www.wearehullcity.co.uk/news/2024/february/08/jacob-wins-mcvitie-s-player-of-the-month-for-january-/ |accessdate=25 March 2024 |publisher=Hull City A.F.C.}} On 1 March 2024, Jacob signed a new three-year contract with Hull City.{{cite news | url = https://www.wearehullcity.co.uk/news/2024/march/01/jacob-signs-long-term-contract/ | title = Jacob signs long-term contract | date = 1 March 2024 | publisher = Hull City A.F.C. | accessdate = 1 March 2024}}
On 24 January 2025 he scored his first league goal, the second goal, in the 3–0 away win against Sheffield United.{{cite news
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/ckgryj7km53t
| title = Sheffield United 0–3 Hull City
| date = 24 January 2025
| work = BBC Sport
| accessdate = 24 January 2025}}
Career statistics
{{updated|1 February 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"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|Hull City
|2021–22{{soccerbase season|123111|2021}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23{{soccerbase season|123111|2022}}
|Championship |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24{{soccerbase season|123111|2023}}
|Championship |14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25{{soccerbase season|123111|2024}}
|Championship |8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
| Gateshead (loan)
|2021–22{{soccerway|matty-jacob/591493}} |31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=FAT|Appearance(s) in FA Trophy}} | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!53 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 2 |
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References
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Category:Footballers from Barnsley
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Hull City A.F.C. players
Category:Pickering Town F.C. players
Category:Gateshead F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:National League (English football) players