Matthew Upson was an international footballer who represented England 21 times scoring 2 goals. His first cap was against South Africa on 22nd May 2003 at 24 years old, and his last was vs Germany on 27th June 2010 aged 31. Upson, born on 18th April 1979, in Stowmarket, has a FA Legacy Number of 1126 and played as a Centre Back for his country.

Matthew Upson - 21 caps (2 goals)

Full Name: Matthew James Upson
Born: 18th April 1979, Stowmarket
England Career: 2003 - 2010
Positions whilst with England: Centre Back
Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Birmingham City (7) & West Ham United (14)
FA Legacy Number: 1126

England Career Statistics

Debut: v South Africa (FR) on 22nd May 2003 aged 24 years, 1 month, 4 days
Last Cap: v Germany (WCF) on 27th June 2010 aged 31 years, 2 months, 9 days
First Goal: v Germany (FR) on 19th November 2008 aged 29 years, 7 months, 1 day
Career Length: 7 years, 36 days
Starts: 16
Substitute: 5
Withdrawn: 2
Full Games: 14

England Match Statistics

Match Type
Caps
Goals
Capt

FriendlyFR
12
1
0
0
0

European Championship QualifierECQ
2
0
0
0
0

World Cup QualifierWCQ
5
0
0
0
0

World Cup FinalsWCF
2
1
0
0
0

Competitive
9
1
0
0
0

Home, Away or Neutral
Caps
Goals
Capt

Away
7
1
0
0
0

Home
11
0
0
0
0

Neutral
3
1
0
0
0

Match Result
Caps
Goals
Capt

Lost
5
1
0
0
0

Playing Positions
Caps
Goals
Capt

Centre Back
21
2
0
0
0

Total
21
2
0
0
0

England Managers

Manager
Caps
Goals
Capt

England Fabio Capello
14
2
0
0
0

England Sven-Göran Eriksson
7
0
0
0
0

England Team Mates (Top 10)

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18 Matches

Wayne Rooney
17 Matches

Gareth Barry
16 Matches

Steven Gerrard
15 Matches

David James
15 Matches

Ashley Cole
15 Matches

John Terry
15 Matches

Emile Heskey
14 Matches

David Beckham
12 Matches

Shaun Wright-Phillips
11 Matches

Sources

englandstats.com Digital Archive
www.theyflysohigh.co.uk by Steve Marsh
England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
77 sources from 21 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.

Match List

GER, 1 - 4, 27th Jun 2010 (WCF) West Ham United, Cap: 21.
Age: 31 years, 2 months, 9 days.
SVN, 1 - 0, 23rd Jun 2010 (WCF) West Ham United, Cap: 20.
Age: 31 years, 2 months, 5 days.
EGY, 3 - 1, 3rd Mar 2010 (FR) West Ham United, Cap: 19.
Age: 30 years, 10 months, 15 days.
BRA, 0 - 1, 14th Nov 2009 (FR) West Ham United, Cap: 18.
Age: 30 years, 6 months, 26 days.
CRO, 5 - 1, 9th Sep 2009 (WCQ) West Ham United, Cap: 17.
Age: 30 years, 4 months, 21 day.
SVN, 2 - 1, 5th Sep 2009 (FR) West Ham United, Cap: 16.
Age: 30 years, 4 months, 17 days.
KAZ, 4 - 0, 6th Jun 2009 (WCQ) West Ham United, Cap: 15.
Age: 30 years, 1 month, 18 days.
SVK, 4 - 0, 28th Mar 2009 (FR) West Ham United, Cap: 14.
Age: 29 years, 11 month, 10 days.
ESP, 0 - 2, 11th Feb 2009 (FR) West Ham United, Cap: 13.
Age: 29 years, 9 months, 23 days.
GER, 2 - 1, 19th Nov 2008 (FR) West Ham United, Cap: 12.
Age: 29 years, 7 months, 1 day.
BLR, 3 - 1, 15th Oct 2008 (WCQ) West Ham United, Cap: 11.
Age: 29 years, 5 months, 27 days.
KAZ, 5 - 1, 11th Oct 2008 (WCQ) West Ham United, Cap: 10.
Age: 29 years, 5 months, 23 days.
CRO, 4 - 1, 10th Sep 2008 (WCQ) West Ham United, Cap: 9.
Age: 29 years, 4 months, 22 days.
SUI, 2 - 1, 6th Feb 2008 (FR) West Ham United, Cap: 8.
Age: 28 years, 9 months, 18 days.
ESP, 0 - 1, 17th Nov 2004 (FR) Birmingham City, Cap: 7.
Age: 25 years, 6 months, 29 days.
DEN, 2 - 3, 16th Nov 2003 (FR) Birmingham City, Cap: 6.
Age: 24 years, 6 months, 28 days.
LIE, 2 - 0, 10th Sep 2003 (ECQ) Birmingham City, Cap: 5.
Age: 24 years, 4 months, 22 days.
CRO, 3 - 1, 20th Aug 2003 (FR) Birmingham City, Cap: 4.
Age: 24 years, 4 months, 2 days.
SVK, 2 - 1, 11th Jun 2003 (ECQ) Birmingham City, Cap: 3.
Age: 24 years, 1 month, 23 days.
SCG, 2 - 1, 3rd Jun 2003 (FR) Birmingham City, Cap: 2.
Age: 24 years, 1 month, 15 days.
RSA, 2 - 1, 22nd May 2003 (FR) Birmingham City, Cap: 1.
Age: 24 years, 1 month, 4 days.
* Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.