Matty

Longstaff

CM CF Montréal #8

Central Midfield – Midfielder

Matty Longstaff

CF Montréal MLS

Top 28% of central midfielders in the world
#474 central midfielder aged 26–29

Date of birth / Age: 21 Mar 2000 (26)
Citizenship: England
Foot: Right
Height / Weight: 1.71 m / 65 kg
Main position: Central Midfield
Contract until: 2026

Benchmarks

central midfielders with 900+ minutes, last two seasons

World rank

#1309

central midfielder in the world by TSH Score

In his age group

#474

among central midfielders aged 26–29

In his league

46%

of MLS central midfielders rank below him

Finishing

−2.3

goals below expected · better than 12% of players

Shooting

last 3 seasons (no penalties)

Goals

4 Expected

6.3

62 shots. He scores fewer than the chances he gets would predict.

Creating

last 3 seasons

Assists

5 Expected

5.1

Teammates converted his chances about as expected.

Season 2026

AppsAppearances: 16
StartsStarting eleven: 24
GoalsGoals: 2
AssistsAssists: 2
YellowYellow cards: 4
2nd yellowSecond yellows: 0
RedRed cards: 0
MinutesMinutes: 1,301

Starting eleven150%

24 of 16 appearances

Minutes played1,301

81 per appearance

Goal involvement4

2 goals · 2 assists

Positions played

99 matches · since 2019/20

RBLWCFRWAMDMCM

Position	Apps	G	A
Central Midfield	69	5	3
Defensive Midfield	18	0	2
Attacking Midfield	5	0	0
Right Winger	4	1	0
Other · CF, LW, RB	3	0	0

Career stats

Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
20262026	MLSMLS	CF Montréal	14	22	2	2	4	0	0	1,137
20262026	Canadian ChampionshipCanadian Championship	CF Montréal	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	164
20252025	MLSMLS	Toronto	17	11	0	–	3	–	0	906
20252025	MLSMLS	CF Montréal	8	6	0	–	0	–	0	587
20242024	Leagues CupLeagues Cup	Toronto	3	1	0	–	1	–	0	179
20242024	MLSMLS	Toronto	32	25	2	1	6	0	0	2,224
20242024	Canadian ChampionshipCanadian Championship	Toronto	5	3	1	–	0	–	0	320
2022/2322/23	League TwoLeague Two	Colchester United	7	5	0	–	2	–	0	415
2022/2322/23	EFL Vertu TrophyEFL Vertu Trophy	Colchester United	3	1	0	–	0	–	0	200
2021/2221/22	League TwoLeague Two	Mansfield Town	18	18	6	–	1	–	0	1,537
2021/2221/22	PremiershipPremiership	Aberdeen	5	3	0	0	1	0	0	282
2020/2120/21	Premier LeaguePremier League	Newcastle United	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	377
2019/2019/20	Premier LeaguePremier League	Newcastle United	9	6	2	0	1	0	0	573
2019/2019/20	FA CupFA Cup	Newcastle United	5	3	1	–	0	–	0	333
2019/2019/20	Carabao CupCarabao Cup	Newcastle United	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	120
2019/2019/20	U20 Elite LeagueU20 Elite League	England U20	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	15
2018/1918/19	Premier League 2 Division TwoPremier League 2 Division Two	Newcastle United U23	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	9
2018/1918/19	EFL Vertu TrophyEFL Vertu Trophy	Newcastle United U21	4	3	1	–	0	–	0	311
2017/1817/18	U18 Premier LeagueU18 Premier League	Newcastle United U18	5	5	1	–	1	–	0	450
2016/1716/17	U18 Premier LeagueU18 Premier League	Newcastle United U18	22	22	2	–	1	–	0	1,980
2016/1716/17	U21 Premier League Division 2 (OLD)U21 Premier League Division 2 (OLD)	Newcastle United U23	3	1	0	–	0	–	0	124

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			170	142	18	3^*	21	0^*	0	12,243

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
MLS	71	4	3
U18 Premier League	27	3	–
League Two	25	6	–
Premier League	14	2	0
Canadian Championship	7	1	–
EFL Vertu Trophy	7	1	–
FA Cup	5	1	–
Premiership	5	0	0
Leagues Cup	3	0	–
U21 Premier League Division 2 (OLD)	3	0	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Clubs and transfers

DateMoveFee
Aug 2025 Aug 2025 · Transfer Toronto CF Montréal Transfer
Feb 2024 Feb 2024 · Free Transfer – Toronto Free Transfer Free
Jul 2023 Jul 2023 · Free Agent Newcastle United – Free Agent Free
Jan 2023 Jan 2023 · Back from Loan Colchester United Newcastle United Back from Loan
Sept 2022 Sept 2022 · Loan Newcastle United Colchester United Loan Loan
May 2022 May 2022 · Back from Loan Mansfield Town Newcastle United Back from Loan
Jan 2022 Jan 2022 · Loan Newcastle United Mansfield Town Loan Loan
Dec 2021 Dec 2021 · Back from Loan Aberdeen Newcastle United Back from Loan
Aug 2021 Aug 2021 · Loan Newcastle United Aberdeen Loan Loan
Jul 2016 Jul 2016 · Free Transfer Newcastle United FC Under 23 Newcastle United Free Transfer Free

Clubs

ClubAppsGoals
CF Montréal 2025–2026 24 2
Toronto 2024–2025 57 3
Colchester United 2022 10 0
Mansfield Town 2021 18 6
Aberdeen 2021 5 0
Newcastle United 2019–2021 20 3
Newcastle United U23 2016–2019 4 0
Newcastle United U21 2018 4 1

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