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Matty Jacob
Personal information
Full name Matthew James Jacob[1]
Date of birth (2001-06-03) 3 June 2001 (age 25)
Place of birth Barnsley, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Newport County (on loan from Hull City)
Number 16
Youth career
2009–2024 Hull City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Hull City 27 (1)
2019 → Pickering Town (loan) 12 (0)
2021–2022 → Gateshead (loan) 31 (0)
2025–2026 → Reading (loan) 14 (0)
2026– → Newport County (loan) 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:06, 19 September 2026 (UTC)

Matthew James Jacob (born 3 June 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL League Two club Newport County on loan from Premier League club Hull City.[3]

Personal life

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Jacob is grandson of former Hull City defender Geoff Barker.[4]

Career

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Jacob joined Hull City at Under-9s level.[5] After progressing through the academy, he joined Pickering Town on loan in 2019, and was voted the club's Player of the Season.[6] He then joined Gateshead on loan in August 2021.[7]

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.[8] The contract also contained the option for a further year.[9]

A left-back,[10] 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.[11] 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.[12][13][14]

In February 2024, Jacob was named Hull City's Player of the Month for January.[15] On 1 March 2024, Jacob signed a new three-year contract with Hull City.[16]

On 24 January 2025, Jacob scored his first league goal, the second goal, in a 3–0 win at Sheffield United.[17] On 4 July, Jacob joined EFL League One club Reading on a season-long loan move.[18] On 2 January 2026, Reading confirmed that Jacob had returned to his parent club Hull City after his loan was ended early.[19] On 1 September 2026 Jacob joined EFL League Two club Newport County on loan for the remainder of the 2026-27 season.[20] He made his Newport debut on 5 September 2026 in the 1-0 League Two defeat to Northampton Town.[21]

Career statistics

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As of 7 February 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hull City 2021–22[22] Championship 000000—00
2022–23[23] Championship 000000—00
2023–24[24] Championship 1401100—151
2024–25[25] Championship 810000—81
2025–26[26] Championship 501000—60
Total 271210000292
Gateshead (loan) 2021–22[27] National League North 31020—1[a]0340
Reading (loan) 2025–26[26] League One 14010100[b]0160
Career total 721511010792
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

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  1. ↑ "EFL – Squad List 2023/24: Hull City – In Squad Players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 14. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "Matty Jacob Football Statistics". www.whoscored.com. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Matty Jacob". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  4. ↑ Samson, Louis (15 February 2022). "Former Hull and Grimsby Town footballer Geoff Barker has died". GI Media. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Matty Jacob". Hull City A.F.C. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  6. ↑ Kennedy, Emma (4 January 2024). "Hull City debut 'bittersweet' for ex-Pickering star Matty Jacob". Gazette Herald. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Matty Jacob signs". Gateshead-fc.com. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ Mail, Harry (5 January 2024). "Hull City stance on signing Chelsea man outlined". The72. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  11. ↑ Cooper, Barry (1 January 2024). "Hull City player ratings vs Sheffield Wednesday as Tigers suffer Yorkshire derby defeat". Hull Live. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ "Jacob wins McVitie's Player of the Month for January". Hull City A.F.C. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  16. ↑ "Jacob signs long-term contract". Hull City A.F.C. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  17. ↑ "Sheffield United 0–3 Hull City". BBC Sport. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  18. ↑ Speller, Glenn (4 July 2025). "Reading sign Hull defender Jacob on loan". BBC Sport. BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  19. ↑ "Matty Jacob Returns To Hull City". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 2 January 2026. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  20. ↑ Jacob Newport loan
  21. ↑ Jacob Newport debut
  22. ↑ "Games played by Matty Jacob in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Matty Jacob in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Matty Jacob in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Matty Jacob in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  26. 1 2 "Games played by Matty Jacob in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  27. ↑ Matty Jacob at Soccerway
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