Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matthew James Jacob [1] | ||
Date of birth | 3 June 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Barnsley, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hull City | ||
Number | 29 | ||
Youth career | |||
-2024 | Hull City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2019– | Hull City | 14 | (0) |
2019 | → Pickering Town (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2021–22 | → Gateshead (loan) | 31 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:46, 14 May 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. [2]
Jacob is grandson of former Hull City defender Geoff Barker. [3]
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. [4] He then joined Gateshead on loan in August 2021. [5]
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. [6] The contract also contained the option for a further year. [7]
A left-back, [8] 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. [9] 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. [10] [11] [12]
In February 2024, Jacob was named Hull City's Player of the Month for January. [13] On 1 March 2024, Jacob signed a new three-year contract with Hull City. [14]