Matthew Le Tissier

Matt Le Tissier
Le Tissier in a veterans' match in 2014
Personal information
Full name Matthew Paul Le Tissier[1]
Date of birth (1968-10-14) 14 October 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Saint Peter Port, Guernsey
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1975–1984 Vale Recreation
1985–1986 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–2002 Southampton 443 (161)
2002–2003 Eastleigh 17 (3)
2013 Guernsey 1 (0)
Total 461 (164)
National team
1990–1998 England B 6 (3)
1994–1997 England 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Matthew Le Tissier (born 14 October 1968) is a former football player. He has played for Southampton and England national team.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Full Members Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Southampton 1986–87 First Division 24 6 1 0 4 2 2 2 31 10
1987–88 19 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 22 2
1988–89 28 9 2 0 4 2 2 0 36 11
1989–90 35 20 2 1 7 3 – 44 24
1990–91 35 19 3 2 4 2 1 0 43 23
1991–92 32 6 7 1 6 1 6 7 51 15
1992–93 Premier League 40 15 1 1 3 2 – 44 18
1993–94 38 25 2 0 0 0 – 40 25
1994–95 41 20 5 5 3 5 – 49 30
1995–96 34 7 5 1 4 2 – 43 10
1996–97 31 13 1 0 6 3 – 38 16
1997–98 26 11 1 0 3 3 – 30 14
1998–99 30 6 1 0 2 0 – 33 6
1999–2000 18 3 0 0 3 0 – 21 3
2000–01 8 1 0 0 2 1 – 10 2
2001–02 4 0 1 0 0 0 – 5 0
Total 443 161 33 12 52 27 12 9 540 209
Eastleigh 2002–03 Wessex Premier Div. – –
2003–04 Southern Lge. Eastern Div. – –
Guernsey 2012–13 C. Counties Premier Div. 1 0 0 0 – – 1 0
Career total 444 161 33 12 52 27 12 9 541 209

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[4]
National team Year Apps Goals
England 1994 5 0
1995 1 0
1996 1 0
1997 1 0
Total 8 0

Honours

Southampton

Eastleigh

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Matt Le Tissier". England Football Online. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Matthew Le Tissier: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  3. ↑ In That Number. pp. 196, 201, 206, 213, 219, 223, 228, 235, 241, 245, 250, 255, 259, 264, 269 & 277, 386–413, 290–296, 301.
  4. ↑ "Le Tissier, Matthew". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  5. ↑ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1992). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1992–93. London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 640. ISBN 978-0-7472-7905-1.
  6. ↑ "Football Club History Database - Wessex League 2002-03". fchd.info. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Premier League Player Stats - Assists". premierleague.com. Retrieved 1 June 2022. Select season in the "Filter by season" drop-down menu.
  8. ↑ Lynch, Tony (1995). The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. London: Random House. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-09-179135-3.
  9. ↑ "Spurs and Wales legend Cliff Jones inducted into Hall of Fame". BBC. 26 September 2013.
  10. ↑ "Le Tissier in San Mamés | Athletic Club". athletic-club.eus. Retrieved 9 February 2021.