Defender · #23
M. Targett
AGE30
BORN18 Sept 1995
HEIGHT183 cm
WEIGHT70 kg
NATIONALITYEngland
BIRTHPLACEEastleigh, England
SEASONS9
Premier League
Season stats
APPS1
MINUTES12
RATING6.90
GOALS0
ASSISTS0
PASS %100%
N4 SKILL RATINGS
Skills
56OVERALL
Defender · Passing · vs defenders in Premier League
N4's own ratings: each skill is this player's rank among players in the same position in this league this season. Not an official rating.
CAREER
Season by season
| SEASON | CLUB | COMP | APPS | MIN | GOALS | AST | RTG | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 |  Hull City | League Cup | 2 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 6.85 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-27 | Hull City | Premier League | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 |  Middlesbrough | Championship | 45 | 3672 | 4 | 4 | 7.06 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025-26 |  Newcastle | Friendlies Clubs | 4 | 135 | – | – | 6.95 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Middlesbrough | FA Cup | 1 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Newcastle | Premier League | 18 | 20 | – | 0 | 6.70 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 |  Newcastle United U21 | Premier League 2 Division One | 3 | 225 | 1 | 1 | 7.37 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Newcastle | FA Cup | 3 | 210 | – | 1 | 7.27 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Newcastle | Premier League | 11 | 85 | – | – | 6.30 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Newcastle | League Cup | 2 | 95 | 0 | – | 7.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Newcastle | UEFA Champions League | 2 | 20 | 0 | – | 7.30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Newcastle | Premier League - Summer Series | 2 | 160 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Newcastle | Premier League | 29 | 630 | – | – | 6.60 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Newcastle | League Cup | 4 | 135 | – | – | 6.95 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 |  Aston Villa | Premier League | 17 | 1434 | 1 | 1 | 6.87 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Newcastle | Premier League | 16 | 1440 | 0 | 1 | 6.87 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Aston Villa | League Cup | 1 | 90 | 0 | – | 7.30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Aston Villa | FA Cup | 1 | 90 | 0 | – | 6.70 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Aston Villa | Premier League | 38 | 3405 | 0 | 2 | 7.12 | 7 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Aston Villa | Friendlies Clubs | 1 | 90 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Aston Villa | Premier League | 28 | 2295 | 1 | 2 | 6.87 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Aston Villa | League Cup | 4 | 313 | 1 | – | 7.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 |  Southampton | Premier League | 16 | 1185 | 1 | 3 | 7.03 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Southampton | League Cup | 3 | 241 | 0 | – | 7.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Southampton | FA Cup | 2 | 100 | 0 | – | 6.60 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 254 | 16,321 | 9 | 15 |
FORM
Recent matches
| MATCH | MIN | RTG | G | A | SH | KP | TKL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| @ Chelsea D 2-212 Sept 2026 · Premier League | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs Aston Villa D 0-05 Sept 2026 · Premier League | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| @ Coventry W 1-029 Aug 2026 · Premier League | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs Manchester United W 2-022 Aug 2026 · Premier League | 12 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TRANSFERS
Moves & transfer history
- Newcastle → Hull City22 Jul 2026FREE AGENT
- Newcastle → Hull City21 Jul 2026FREE AGENT
- TMNewcastle → Targett Matt29 Jun 2026FREE AGENT
- Middlesbrough → Newcastle29 Jun 2026RETURN FROM LOAN
- Newcastle → Middlesbrough27 Aug 2025LOAN
- Newcastle → Middlesbrough25 Aug 2025LOAN
- Aston Villa → Newcastle1 Jul 2022€ 17.5M
- Aston Villa → Newcastle31 Jan 2022LOAN
- Southampton → Aston Villa1 Jul 2019€ 15.6M
- Fulham → Southampton1 Jul 2018N/A
Southampton → Fulham22 Jan 2018LOAN
AVAILABILITY
Injury & absence history
- Hamstring29 Apr 2025 → 18 Jul 2025
- Illness1 Apr 2025 → 6 Apr 2025
- Illness16 Sept 2024 → 3 Oct 2024
- Achilles Strain30 Mar 2024 → 14 Aug 2024
- Hamstring2 Nov 2023 → 10 Mar 2024
- Ankle/Foot Injury1 Jan 2023 → 3 Mar 2023
- Hamstring19 Aug 2022 → 24 Aug 2022
- Head Injury2 Dec 2021 → 10 Dec 2021
- Groin Injury19 Sept 2021 → 24 Sept 2021
- Knock21 Jan 2021 → 22 Jan 2021
HONOURS
Trophies won
2× WINNERLeague Cup2024/2025
2× WINNERTournoi Maurice Revello2016
Also 6 runner-up finishes.