Mateo Joseph

Mateo Joseph
Joseph in 2025
Personal information
Full name Mateo Joseph Fernández-Regatillo[1]
Date of birth (2003-10-19) 19 October 2003
Place of birth Santander, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Leeds United
Youth career
2011–2013 Escobedo
2013–2017 Racing Santander
2017–2022 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Leeds United 62 (4)
2025–2026 → Mallorca (loan) 29 (2)
International career‡
2023–2024 England U20 10 (3)
2024–2025 Spain U21 12 (8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:12, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:03, 20 June 2025 (UTC)

Mateo Joseph Fernández-Regatillo (born 19 October 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Leeds United.

Club career

Early career

Born in Santander, Joseph grew up in Escobedo de Camargo, and began playing for local side UM Escobedo.[3][4] He joined the academy of Espanyol in 2017, after a prolific season at Racing Santander.[5]

Leeds United

On 4 January 2022, he transferred to English club Leeds United on a three-year contract, where he was originally assigned to their U-23 side.[6] He made his senior and professional debut for Leeds United as a starter in an EFL Cup tie away to Wolverhampton Wanderers on 9 November 2022.[7] His Premier League debut came three days later, coming off the bench in an away defeat to Tottenham Hotspur.[8]

In January 2024 Joseph extended his contract with Leeds until the end of the 2027-28 season.[9] On 28 February 2024, he scored his first two senior career goals in a 3–2 defeat away at Chelsea in the FA Cup fifth round.[10]

Joseph scored his first goal of the 2024–25 season in a 2–0 home league win over Hull when he met Manor Solomon's near post cross to open the scoring for The Whites.[11]

Joseph scored a senior career-high three goals with Leeds United during the 2024-25 season,[12] which saw The Whites win the 2024-25 EFL Championship title, earning promotion back to the Premier League for the first time since 2023.[13]

On 9 August 2025, Joseph joined RCD Mallorca on loan for the 2025-26 season.[14]

International career

In March 2023, Joseph received his first call-up to the England U20 squad [15] and made his debut during a 2–0 win over Germany in Manchester on 22 March 2023.[16]

On 10 May 2023, Joseph was included in the England squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[17]

On 15 March 2024, Joseph was called up by the Spain national under-21 team to play the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group B match against Belgium eleven days later.[18]

He featured in the Spanish squad in the 2025 European Under-21 Championship in Slovakia, scoring in the opening group game against the hosts, before Spain were knocked out in a 3–1 quarter-final loss to England on 21 June 2025.[19]

Personal life

Joseph was born in Spain to an English father of Antiguan descent and a Spanish mother. He holds Spanish and British citizenship.[20] He is a relative of Emile Heskey with his father being the former England striker's cousin.[21]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 April 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leeds United 2022–23[22] Premier League 3020100060
2023–24[23] Championship 20142002[a]0263
2024–25[24] Championship 393200000413
Total 624821020736
Mallorca (loan) 2025–26 La Liga 29210——302
Career total 9169210201038
  1. ↑ Appearances in Championship play-offs

Honours

Leeds United

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: England (ENG)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 6. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. ↑ Muñoz, Felipe (5 January 2022). "Lo pretendían Barcelona y City... Así juega la la joya de 18 años que fichó en el Leeds de Bielsa" [Barcelona and City wanted it... This is how the 18-year-old jewel who signed for Bielsa's Leeds plays Fuente]. Emol.com (in Spanish).
  3. ↑ "Mateo Joseph, el español más 'british' apuesta por La Roja: "Veo un 2-1"" [Mateo Joseph, the Spaniard more 'British' bet for La Roja: "I see it a 2–1"] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "¿Quién es Mateo Joseph, la nueva perla española?" [Who is Mateo Joseph, the new Spanish pearl?] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Mateo Joseph, el exracinguista que deslumbra en juveniles | Todo sobre el Racing en racinguismo.com" [Mateo Joseph, the former racinguista who dazzles in youth]. www.racinguismo.com (in Spanish).
  6. ↑ Molero, Iván (4 January 2022). "Mateo Joseph ya es del Leeds" [Mateo Joseph is already from Leeds]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  7. ↑ Smith, Emma (9 November 2022). "Carabao Cup: Wolves 1-0 Leeds - Boubacar Traore fires hosts into last 16". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  8. ↑ Howarth, Matthew (12 November 2022). "Tottenham Hotspur 4-3 Leeds United: Rodrigo Bentancur's two late goals earn Spurs dramatic victory". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  9. ↑ Joseph contract extension
  10. ↑ "Chelsea 3-2 Leeds United". BBC Sport. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "Leeds United 2-0 Hull City: Mateo Joseph strikes as Leeds win again". BBC Sport. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  12. ↑ "Mateo Joseph Stats, Goals, Records, Assists, Cups and more". FBref.com. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  13. ↑ "Plymouth Argyle 1-2 Leeds United: Leeds win Championship title as Pilgrims are relegated". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  14. ↑ Joseph Mallorca loan
  15. ↑ "England MU20 squad for March triple-header". englandfootball.com. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  16. ↑ "Report: England MU20s 2-0 Germany". England Football. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  17. ↑ Veevers, Nick (10 May 2023). "England MU20s squad named for World Cup in Argentina". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  18. ↑ "OFICIAL | Convocatoria para los partidos frente a Eslovaquia y Bélgica".
  19. ↑ Aarons, Ed (21 June 2025). "Elliot Anderson finishes off Spain as England Under-21s reach Euros' last four". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  20. ↑ "Mateo Joseph, pólvora para el Juvenil A | La Grada" [Mateo Joseph, gunpowder for Juvenil A] (in Spanish). 29 March 2021. Archived from the original on 12 November 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  21. ↑ "Meet Mateo Joseph Fernández: Leeds United's latest signing is related to Emile Heskey and wanted by Barcelona". The Times. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Mateo Joseph in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Mateo Joseph in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Mateo Joseph in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  25. ↑ "Championship: 2024/25: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
    "Leeds: Squad details: 2024/25". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
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