Matthew Upson

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Matthew Upson
Personal information
Full name	Matthew James Upson
Date of birth	April 18, 1979 (age 27)
Place of birth	Suffolk, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Birmingham City
Number	5
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1994-1997 1997-2003 2000 2001 2002 2003-	Luton Town Arsenal → Nottingham Forest (loan) → Crystal Palace (loan) → Reading (loan) Birmingham City	001 (0) 035 (0) 001 (0) 007 (0) 014 (0) 106 (4)
National team**
2002-2004	England	007 (0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:21, 2 December 2006 (UTC). ** National team caps and goals correct as of 22:07, 14 November 2006 (UTC).

Matthew James Upson, (born 18 April 1979 in Suffolk, England), is an English football player. He is a central defender.

He started his career at Luton Town where he was tipped as a future England international and caught the eye of a number of Premier League clubs. He was bought by Arsenal in 1997, but never got an extended run in the first team, as the club looked abroad to replace the stalwart Tony Adams/Steve Bould rearguard.

After a number of injury setbacks and only a handful of opportunities in Arsenal's first eleven, Upson was loaned to Reading, who were then playing in the Football League First Division, from September to December 2002. His career then progressed significantly: he was bought by Birmingham City in January 2003, who were playing in the Premier League at that time, and was selected for the England squad later that year.

Upson suffered a leg injury whilst preparing for the local derby against Aston Villa in April 2006 and subsequently missed the rest of the season.

Following Birmingham City's relegation to The Championship, Upson has been linked with a move to Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle United or Reading^[1].

Upson returned to action in December during Blues' impressive 3-0 victory over Plymouth Argyle, scoring the second of the three goals.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Matthew Upson career stats at Soccerbase
• Matthew Upson profile at bcfc.com

Birmingham City F.C. - Current Squad
1 Taylor | 2 Kelly | 3 Sadler | 4 Taylor | 5 Upson | 6 Clemence | 7 Larsson | 8 Dunn | 9 Forssell | 10 Jerome | 11 Gray | 12 Nafti | 13 Doyle | 14 Campbell | 15 Kilkenny | 16 Tébily | 17 Danns | 18 Oji | 21 N'Gotty | 22 Johnson | 23 Birley | 24 Jaïdi | 25 Aluko | 26 Muamba | 27 Bendtner | 28 McSheffrey | Manager: Bruce

Persondata
NAME	Upson, Matthew
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	18 April 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH	Suffolk
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH