Matty Cash

Matty Cash
Cash in 2023
Personal information
Full name Matthew Stuart Cash[1]
Date of birth (1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Slough, Berkshire, England[3]
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Aston Villa
Number 2
Youth career
2010–2012 Wycombe Wanderers
2013–2014 FAB Academy
2014–2016 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Nottingham Forest 129 (11)
2016Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 12 (3)
2020– Aston Villa 127 (6)
International career
2021– Poland 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2024 (UTC)

Matthew Stuart Cash (born 7 August 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Aston Villa and the Poland national team.

Cash started his career at Wycombe Wanderers and later the FAB Academy before he signed his first professional contract with Nottingham Forest and then established himself as a regular at right back. He signed for Aston Villa in September 2020.

Born in England, Cash has Polish grandparents on his mother's side. He was confirmed a Polish citizen in October 2021, qualifying him to play for the Poland national team. He made his debut the following month, and represented the side at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

  1. ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  2. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ – Squad List: Poland (POL)" (PDF). FIFA. 18 December 2022. p. 21. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Matty Cash". 11v11.com. Retrieved 7 July 2016.