Matty Jacob
Personal information
Full name Matthew James Jacob
Date of birth (2001-06-03) 3 June 2001
Place of birth Barnsley
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Hull City
Number 29
Youth career
0000-2024 Hull City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Hull City 2 (0)
2019 → Pickering Town (loan) 12 (0)
2021–22 → Gateshead (loan) 31 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:19, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

Matthew James Jacob (born 3 June 2001) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Hull City of the EFL Championship.[1]

Personal life

Jacob is grandson of former Hull City defender Geoff Barker.[2]

Career

Jacob joined Hull City at nine years-old. After progressing through the academy, he joined Pickering Town on loan in 2019, and was voted the club’s Player of the Season.[3] He then joined Gateshead on loan in August 2021.[4]

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.[5] The contract also contained the option for a further year.[6]

A left-back,[7] 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.[8] 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.[9][10][11]

References

  1. ↑ "Matty Jacob". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  2. ↑ Samson, Louis (15 February 2022). "Former Hull and Grimsby Town footballer Geoff Barker has died". GI Media. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  3. ↑ Kennedy, Emma (4 January 2024). "Hull City debut 'bittersweet' for ex-Pickering star Matty Jacob". Gazette Herald. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Matty Jacob signs". Gateshead-fc.com. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  5. ↑ Worthington, Brett (14 October 2023). "The 6 Hull City players who are leaving on a free next summer". Football League World. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  6. ↑ Bennett, Charlie (8 March 2023). "Vice-chairman Tan Kesler reacts as Hull City tie down talented youngster to new contract". Hull Live. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  7. ↑ Mail, Harry (5 January 2024). "Hull City stance on signing Chelsea man outlined". The72. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  8. ↑ Coopper, Barry (1 January 2024). "Hull City player ratings vs Sheffield Wednesday as Tigers suffer Yorkshire derby defeat". Hull Live. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  9. ↑ Coates, Tom (6 January 2024). "Hull City ring changes for Birmingham City clash as Billy Sharp named on bench and Matty Jacob starts". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  10. ↑ Cooper, Barry (6 January 2024). "Hull City player ratings vs Birmingham City as Matty Jacob scores on dream debut". Hull Live. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "Hull City 1–1 Birmingham City: Matty Jacob scores late to cancel out Lukas Jutkiewicz opener". BBC Sport. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
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