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Matthew Upson

Personal information
Full nameMatthew James Upson
Date of birth18 April 1979(age 31)
Place of birthHartismere, Eye, Suffolk, England
Height1.85 m (6 ft 0.8 in)
Playing positionCentral defender
Club information
Current clubWest Ham United
Number15

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Matthew James Upson (born 18 April 1979) is an English professional footballer who plays for Premier League club West Ham United. He is a central defender and the current captain having taken over after the departure of Lucas Neill. Upson has played for England at full international level including at the 2010 World Cup.

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Early Doors - Your morning briefing - Yahoo! Eurosport UK Tweet this news
Yahoo! Eurosport UK--John Terry, Rio Ferdinand and Frank Lampard will all return to the squad once they regain fitness, and the recalling of -Matthew Upson- raises serious ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:11:16 GMT+00:00
Jamie Carragher close to agreeing new deal with Liverpool - The Guardian Tweet this news
The Guardian--I think [Phil] Jagielka is a great player, [Michael] Dawson has done great for Tottenham and [-Matthew-] -Upson- is back in the squad now. ... - Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:06:35 GMT+00:00
Keown: West Ham defender Upson will thrive in England situation - Tribalfootball.com Tweet this news
Tribalfootball.com--Arsenal hero Martin Keown believes West Ham United defender -Matthew Upson- will thrive in the situation of England's depleted squad. ... - Date : Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:19:02 GMT+00:00
Stevie Roden: Capello has to change things - but don't hold your breath - This is Nottingham Tweet this news
This is Nottingham--After being omitted from the friendly with Hungary, West Ham's -Matthew Upson-, for example, has been recalled. Nothing against him, personally, ... - Date : Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:20:41 GMT+00:00
England turn to Upson again as Capello vows to restore the faith - MirrorFootball.co.uk Tweet this news
MirrorFootball.co.uk--Fabio Capello last night recalled -Matt Upson- - and then promised to "fight" his way through the hardest spell of his managerial career. ... - Date : Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:02:49 GMT+00:00
Upson and Cole Make England Squad - Vitalfootball Tweet this news
Vitalfootball---Matthew Upson- returns to the squad after missing out on the friendly against Hungary. After the dismal efforts of England at the World Cup I have to admit I ... - Date : Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:53:45 GMT+00:00
JAGS IN ENGLAND SQUAD - Everton Football Tweet this news
Everton Football--Michael Dawson, Joleon Lescott and -Matthew Upson- are the other central defenders in the squad as England's Euro 2012 qualifying campaign begins with the ... - Date : Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:13:35 GMT+00:00
Hammers waiting on Obinna - Yahoo! Eurosport UK Tweet this news
Yahoo! Eurosport UK--Manager Avram Grant is hopeful -Matthew Upson- will also be fit after he suffered a blow to the face in the 3-1 defeat to Bolton, though he also has Tal Ben ... - Date : Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:01:58 GMT+00:00
John McGinlay says...Davo does a nose job - The Bolton News Tweet this news
The Bolton News--IT wouldn't surprise me if either Danny Gabbidon or -Matthew Upson- are mounted on Kevin Davies's mantelpiece right now. West Ham have never liked the ... - Date : Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:32:07 GMT+00:00
Av wants Β£8m Gam for Ham - The Sun Tweet this news
The Sun--Grant has at least been boosted with the news defender -Matthew Upson- will be fit for Saturday's visit to Manchester United. He was forced off against Bolton ... - Date : Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:04:05 GMT+00:00

Preceded by
Lucas Neill		West Ham United Captain
2009		Succeeded by
Incumbent

Youth career
YearsClub
1994 – 1996Luton Town

Senior career
YearsClubAppsGoals
1996 – 1997Luton Town10
1997 – 2003Arsenal350
2000β†’ Nottingham Forest (loan)10
2001β†’ Crystal Palace (loan)70
2002β†’ Reading (loan)140
2003 – 2007Birmingham City1135
2007 –West Ham United1024

National Team
YearsTeamAppsGoals
1998 – 2000England U21122
2003 –England212

International goals :
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 19 November 2008 Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany Germany 0 – 1 1 – 2 Friendly
2 27 June 2010 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa Germany 2 – 1 4 – 1 2010 FIFA World Cup

Club :
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
1994 – 95 Luton Town Division One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 – 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 – 97 Division Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Luton Town total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1997 – 98 Arsenal Premier League 5 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 8 0
1998 – 99 5 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 9 0
1999 – 2000 9 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 13 0
2000 – 01 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
2000 – 01 Nottingham Forest (loan) Division One 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2000 – 01 Crystal Palace (loan) 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2001 – 02 Arsenal Premier League 14 0 1 0 1 0 6 0 22 0
2002 – 03 Reading (loan) Division One 14 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 15 1
2002 – 03 Arsenal Premier League 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Arsenal total 35 0 4 0 8 0 10 0 57 0
2002 – 03 Birmingham City Premier League 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
2003 – 04 30 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 33 0
2004 – 05 36 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 40 2
2005 – 06 24 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 29 1
2006 – 07 Championship 9 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 2
Birmingham City total 113 5 8 0 7 0 0 0 128 5
2006 – 07 West Ham United Premier League 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2007 – 08 29 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 33 1
2008 – 09 37 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 41 0
2009 – 10 33 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 35 3
2010-11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
West Ham United total 102 4 5 0 5 0 0 0 112 4
Career Total 273 9 17 0 21 1 10 0 321 10


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