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Matthew Upson
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English association football player (born 1979)
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Within Vinony's link graph, Matthew Upson is referenced by 207 other articles, and connects out to defender, player of the match and England.
Vinony files it under 1979 births, 2010 FIFA World Cup players and Arsenal F.C. players.
Its subject is documented across 44 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- 2000
- → Nottingham Forest (loan)
- 2001
- → Crystal Palace (loan)
- 2002
- → Reading (loan)
- 2013
- → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)
- Full name
- Matthew James Upson
- Date of birth
- ( 1979-04-18 ) 18 April 1979 (age 47)
- Place of birth
- Eye , England
- Height
- 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
- Position
- Centre back
- 1994 1996
- Luton Town
- Years
- Team
- 1996 1997
- Luton Town
- 1997 2003
- Arsenal
- 2003 2007
- Birmingham City
- 2007 2011
- West Ham United
- 2011 2013
- Stoke City
- 2013 2014
- Brighton & Hove Albion
- 2014 2015
- Leicester City
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Position
- Defender
- Nationality
- England
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Eye
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- 2010 FIFA World Cup
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
- Position played
- centre-back
- League
- Premier League
- Country for sport
- England
- Image
- Matthew-Upson-2009.jpg
- Height
- 185
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- Commons category
- Matthew Upson
- date of birth
- 1979-04-18
- birth name
- Matthew James Upson
- name in native language
- Matthew Upson
- start of work period
- 1994-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Matthew James Upson (born 18 April 1979) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre back. Upson played for England at full international level, including at the 2010 World Cup.
Upson started his career with Bedfordshire club Luton Town before he joined Premier League club Arsenal for a fee of £2 million in May 1997. Upson struggled to force his way into the first team at Highbury making 57 appearances in 6 seasons and also spent time out on loan at Nottingham Forest, Crystal Palace and Reading.
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