Matty Jacob
English footballer (born 2001)
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Matthew James Jacob (born 3 June 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL Championship club Hull City.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew James Jacob[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Barnsley, England | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hull City | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2024 | Hull City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Hull City | 27 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Pickering Town (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Gateshead (loan) | 31 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Reading (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:26, 7 February 2026 (UTC) | |||
Personal life
Jacob is grandson of former Hull City defender Geoff Barker.[4]
Career
Jacob joined Hull City at Under-9s level.[5] After progressing through the academy, he joined Pickering Town on loan in 2019, and was voted the club's Player of the Season.[6] He then joined Gateshead on loan in August 2021.[7]
In March 2023, he extended his contract with Hull, having first signed professionally in May 2019, and later captained the Hull U21 side on occasion. It was a new one-year deal, taking him until the end of the 2023–24 season.[8] The contract also contained the option for a further year.[9]
A left-back,[10] He made his professional debut for Hull City on 1 January 2024, appearing as a second-half substitute for Liam Delap against Sheffield Wednesday in the EFL Championship.[11] Shortly afterwards, on 6 January 2024, he made his first start for Hull City, and scored a late equalising goal against Birmingham City as they drew 1–1 in the FA Cup third round.[12][13][14]
In February 2024, Jacob was named Hull City's Player of the Month for January.[15] On 1 March 2024, Jacob signed a new three-year contract with Hull City.[16]
On 24 January 2025, Jacob scored his first league goal, the second goal, in a 3–0 win at Sheffield United.[17] On 4 July, Jacob joined EFL League One club Reading on a season-long loan move.[18] On 2 January 2026, Reading confirmed that Jacob had returned to his parent club Hull City after his loan was ended early.[19]
Career statistics
- As of 7 February 2026.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hull City | 2021–22[20] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[21] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[22] | Championship | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25[23] | Championship | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26[24] | Championship | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
| Gateshead (loan) | 2021–22[25] | National League North | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Reading (loan) | 2025–26[24] | League One | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0[b] | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Career total | 72 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 2 | ||
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy