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Players
Index
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Matthew Upson Profile |
|
Full
name |
Matthew James Upson |
|
Popular name |
Matthew Upson |
|
Born |
18 April 1979 in Hartismere,
Eye, Suffolk. |
|
Height/Weight |
6'1", 11st 4lb. [2004] |
|
Club Career |
|
Club(s) |
Luton Town FC trainee,
signing professionally 24 April 1996. Signed by Arsenal FC on 14 May
1997 for £2m. Loaned out to Nottingham Forest FC, firstly on 8
December 2000. Loaned out again on 2 March 2001 to Crystal Palace
FC. Loaned out to Reading FC for 3 months on 5 September 2002.
Signed for Birmingham City FC on 22 January 2003 for £3m. Upson
returned to the Premiership with West Ham United FC on 31 January 2007 for
£6 million, rising to £7.5 million. |
|
Club honours |
FA Premiership Champions
2001-02. |
| Individual
honours |
None. |
|
Distinctions |
None. |
|
England Career |
|
Player
number |
1126th player to appear for
England. |
|
Position(s) |
Centre back. |
|
First match |
No. 802, 22 May 2003, South
Africa 1 England 2, a friendly match at the ABSA Stadium, Durban,
as a halftime substitute. |
|
Last match |
No. 861,
6 February 2008,
England 2 Switzerland 1, friendly match at The National Stadium, wembley,
London. |
|
Major
tournaments |
On standby for the European Championship Finals
2004. |
|
Team honours |
None. |
|
Individual
honours |
England U21 (12 caps, 2 goals).
England U18. |
|
Distinctions |
None. |
|
Matthew Upson - Career
Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Comp.
Apps |
Starts |
Sub on |
Sub off |
Mins. |
Goals |
Goals Avg |
Comp.
Goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
|
21 |
8 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
544 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
None. |
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Matthew Upson - Match Record - All Matches |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
|
Home |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
7 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
2.167 |
1.167 |
83.3 |
+4 |
| Away |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
1 |
0 |
2.000 |
2.000 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| All |
8 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
15 |
9 |
+6 |
1 |
1 |
1.875 |
1.125 |
75.0 |
+4 |
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Matthew Upson
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
ECP
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
100.0 |
+2 |
| European
Championship |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
| Friendly |
6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
11 |
8 |
+3 |
1 |
0 |
1.833 |
1.333 |
66.7 |
+2 |
| All |
8 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
15 |
9 |
+6 |
1 |
1 |
1.875 |
1.125 |
75.0 |
+4 |
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Matthew Upson - Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
World
Cup Preliminary Competitions |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| WCP
2004-06 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| WCP All |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
European
Championship Preliminary Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| ECP 2002-04 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
100.0 |
+2 |
| ECP All |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
100.0 |
+2 |
|
European
Championship Final Tournament |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| ECF 2004 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
00.00 |
=0 |
| ECF All |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
00.00 |
=0 |
|
European
Championship Preliminary Competitions and Final Tournaments |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| EC 2002-04 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
100.0 |
+2 |
| EC All |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
100.0 |
+2 |
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All
Tournaments |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| WC |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| EC |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
100.0 |
+2 |
| All |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
100.0 |
+2 |
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Matthew Upson - Match History |
|
Club: Birmingham City F.C. - 7 caps |
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Coach:
Sven-Göran Eriksson - 7 caps |
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App |
No. |
Opponent |
Date |
Venue |
Type |
F |
A |
Res. |
Details |
Shirt |
|
- |
799 |
Australia |
13-Feb-2003 |
Boleyn
Ground, Upton Park, London |
F |
1 |
3 |
HL |
unused sub |
25 |
|
1 |
802 |
South
Africa |
22-May-2003 |
ABSA King's Park
Stadium, Durban |
F |
2 |
1 |
AW |
Sub on - ht |
14 |
|
2 |
803 |
Serbia &
Montenegro |
03-Jun-2003 |
Walkers
Stadium, Leicester |
F |
2 |
1 |
HW |
Start - off 84 |
5 |
|
3 |
804 |
Slovakia |
11-Jun-2003 |
Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
ECP |
2 |
1 |
HW |
Start |
5 |
|
4 |
805 |
Croatia |
20-Aug-2003 |
Portman
Road, Ipswich |
F |
3 |
1 |
HW |
Sub - on 60 min |
15 |
|
- |
806 |
FYR
Macedonia |
06-Sep-2003 |
Gradski
Stadion, Skopje |
ECP |
2 |
1 |
AW |
unused sub |
15 |
|
5 |
807 |
Liechtenstein |
10-Sep-2003 |
Old Trafford, Manchester |
ECP |
2 |
0 |
HW |
Start |
6 |
|
- |
808 |
Turkey |
11-Oct-2003 |
Şükrü
Saracoğlu Stadyumu, Istanbul |
ECP |
0 |
0 |
AD |
unused sub |
14 |
|
6 |
809 |
Denmark |
16-Nov-2003 |
Old
Trafford, Manchester |
F |
2 |
3 |
HL |
Start |
6 |
|
- |
818 |
Ukraine |
18-Aug-2004 |
St. James'
Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
F |
3 |
0 |
HW |
unused sub |
14 |
|
- |
819 |
Austria |
04-Sep-2004 |
Ernst
Happel Stadion, Wien |
WCP |
2 |
2 |
AD |
squad member |
- |
|
- |
820 |
Poland |
08-Sep-2004 |
Stadion
Śląski, Chorzów |
WCP |
2 |
1 |
AW |
squad member |
- |
|
7 |
823 |
Spain |
17-Nov-2004 |
El Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid |
F |
0 |
1 |
AL |
Sub on - 65 min |
15 |
|
- |
824 |
Netherlands |
09-Feb-2005 |
Villa
Park, Birmingham |
F |
0 |
0 |
HD |
Injured squad member |
- |
|
- |
827 |
U.S.A. |
28-May-2005 |
Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois |
F |
2 |
1 |
AW |
Injured squad member |
- |
|
- |
828 |
Colombia |
31-May-2005 |
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States |
F |
3 |
2 |
NW |
Injured squad member |
- |
|
- |
829 |
Denmark |
17-Aug-2005 |
Parken Stadion,
Kĝbenhavn |
F |
1 |
4 |
AL |
unused sub |
15 |
|
- |
830 |
Wales |
03-Sep-2005 |
The Millennium
Stadium, Cardiff |
WCP |
1 |
0 |
AW |
unused sub |
12 |
|
- |
831 |
Northern
Ireland |
07-Sep-2005 |
Windsor
Park, Belfast |
WCP |
0 |
1 |
AL |
unused sub |
12 |
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Club: West Ham United F.C. - 1 cap |
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Coach:
Fabio Capello - 1 cap |
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8 |
861 |
Switzerland |
06-Feb-2008 |
The National Stadium, Wembley, London |
F |
2 |
1 |
HW |
Start |
6 |
|
- |
862 |
France |
26-Mar-2008 |
Stade
de France, Saint-Denis |
F |
0 |
1 |
AL |
Injured Squad member |
- |
Notes
[Biographical sketch to
come]
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