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IN ASSOCIATION WITH
Matt Upson
- Position: Defender
- Squad number: 15
- Date of birth: 18 April, 1979 (31 years old)
- Height: 6'1" (185cm)
Tournament totals
| Games played | Shots on target | off target |
|---|---|
| 2 Matt Upson | 1|0 Matt Upson |
| 0 As substitute | 38|23 Total England |
| 20 Most shots on target Diego Forlan | |
| 4 Total England | 12 Most shots off target Asamoah Gyan, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wesley Sneijder |
| Goals | Assists |
|---|---|
| 1 Matt Upson | 0 Matt Upson |
| 3 Total England | 3 Total England |
| 6 Best Diego Forlan | 4 Best Leo Messi, Bastian Schweinsteiger |
| Fouls by | on | Cards yellow | red |
|---|---|
| 2|2 Matt Upson | 0|0 Matt Upson |
| 44|44 Total England | 6|0 Total England |
| 20 Most fouls by Mark Van Bommel | 3 Most yellow Victor Caceres, Nigel De Jong, Gregory Van Der Wiel |
| 25 Most fouls on Andres Iniesta |
England games played
- England 1-1 United States
Saturday, 12 June Match report - England 0-0 Algeria
Friday, 18 June Match report - Slovenia 0-1 England
Wednesday, 23 June Match report - Germany 4-1 England
Sunday, 27 June Match report
Player Profile
Central defender Upson started four of England’s World Cup qualifiers because of injuries suffered by Rio Ferdinand or John Terry, having been recalled after a three-year absence for Fabio Capello’s first game in charge in February 2008.
Upson captained West Ham in 2009/10 - but has only one year left on his contract and has indicated that he would like to leave, with Spurs among those showing an interest in him.
He had an awful start to his West Ham career in January 2007 when he suffered a calf injury 28 minutes into his debut and played only another 12 minutes for the remainder of the season.
Upson made only one appearance for his first club Luton before joining Arsenal for £2m in 1997. He made 56 appearances for Arsenal, earning a Premier League winners’ medal in 2001/02, but a broken leg in February of that season ruled him out of the victorious FA Cup run.
He was subsequently loaned to Nottingham Forest, Crystal Palace and Reading before a four-year spell at Birmingham from 2003.
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