Matthew Bondswell
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Joshua Bondswell | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England[1] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Newport County (on loan from Newcastle United) | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2018 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 2018–2020 | RB Leipzig | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | RB Leipzig | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → FC Dordrecht (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2021– | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Newport County (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | England U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | England U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | England U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | England U18 | 5 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:19, 10 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:44, 30 August 2020 (UTC) | |||
Matthew Bondswell (born 18 April 2002) is an English footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL League Two club Newport County, on loan from Newcastle United.
Club career[edit]
After spending time in the academy of Nottingham Forest, Bondswell joined the academy of Bundesliga side Leipzig in the summer of 2018.[2]
On 21 August 2020, Bondswell joined Eerste Divisie side Dordrecht on a season-long loan deal.[3] On 30 August 2020, he made his professional debut, playing the full match in a 0-0 draw with Go Ahead Eagles.[4] On 15 January 2021, it was announced that his loan at Dordrecht had been terminated.[5]
On 19 March 2021, a month after leaving Leipzig, Bondswell signed with Newcastle United, initially joining the club's under-23 squad.[6]
On 31 January 2022, Bondswell joined League One club Shrewsbury Town on loan until the end of the season.[7] On 28 March 2022, Bondswell was recalled by Newcastle United as he was unable to make his EFL debut for Shrewsbury Town, featuring as an unused substitute in 11 consecutive league matches.[8]
In June 2023, Bondswell joined EFL League Two club Newport County on loan for the 2023-24 season.[9] He made his debut for Newport on 5 August 2023 as a second half substitute against Accrington Stanley.[10]
International career[edit]
Bondswell has so far represented England up to under-18 level and also competed with the under-17 side the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in the Republic of Ireland.[11]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of 30 November 2020.[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| RB Leipzig | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FC Dordrecht (loan) | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Newcastle United | 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2021–22 | EFL League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
- Notes
External links[edit]
- Matthew Bondswell at Soccerbase
References[edit]
- ^ "UK Births". Find My Past. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Who is Matthew Bondswell, the newest English kid on the RB Leipzig block?". bundesliga.com. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "RB-Talent wird verliehen Matt Bondswell bekommt Spielpraxis in Holland". rblive.de. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "DORDRECHT VS. GO AHEAD EAGLES 0 - 0". uk.soccerway.com. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Bondswell vertrekt bij FC Dordrecht" (in Dutch). FC Dordrecht. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Bondswell signs for Newcastle United".
- ^ "Salop sign Matthew Bondswell on loan from Newcastle United". Shrewsbury Town F.C. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Bondswell recalled from Shrewsbury loan spell". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ Bondsell Newport loan
- ^ "ACCRINGTON STANLEY VS. NEWPORT COUNTY". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "Matthew Bondswell: Two years on from his move to RB Leipzig". englishplayersabroad.com. 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ Matthew Bondswell at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
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