| Mateo Joseph | |
| Full Name: | Mateo Joseph Fernández-Regatillo[1] |
| Birth Date: | 2003 10, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Santander, Spain |
| Height: | 1.80m[2] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Leeds United |
| Clubnumber: | 19 |
| Youthyears1: | –2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Escobedo |
| Youthyears2: | 2013–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Racing Santander |
| Youthyears3: | 2017–2022 |
| Youthclubs3: | Espanyol |
| Years1: | 2022– |
| Clubs1: | Leeds United |
| Caps1: | 41 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam2: | Spain U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 5 |
| Club-Update: | 21:46, 4 December 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 03:52, 16 October 2024 (UTC) |
Mateo Joseph Fernández-Regatillo (born 19 October 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Leeds United.
Born in Santander, Joseph grew up in, 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]
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]
On 28 February 2024, Joseph scored his first two senior career goals in a 3-2 defeat away at Chelsea in the FA Cup fifth round.[9]
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.[10]
In March 2023, Joseph received his first call-up to the England U20 squad [11] and made his debut during a 2–0 win over Germany in Manchester on 22 March 2023.[12]
On 10 May 2023, Joseph was included in the England squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[13]
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.[14]
Joseph was born in Spain to an English father of Antiguan descent and a Spanish mother. He holds Spanish and British citizenship.[15] He is a relative of Emile Heskey with his father being the former England striker's cousin.[16]
Joseph is a strong and technically proficient forward, and has earned playing comparisons to a young Sergio Agüero. He is a prolific scorer, having scored 14 goals in 21 games as a U19 for Espanyol in the 2021-22 season.[17]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Leeds United | 2022–23 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Championship | 20 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | Championship | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 33 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 5 | |||