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Matthew Upson

1979 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia. Matthew Upson is the 11,684th most popular soccer player (down from 10,322nd in 2024), the 7,258th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,903rd in 2019) and the 666th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Matthew Upson ranks 11,684 out of 21,273. Before him are Shinji Sarusawa, Karim Boudiaf, Yoshitaka Watanabe, Hiroki Abe, Nicolás Olivera, and Víctor Bernárdez. After him are Alberto Paloschi, Moses Simon, Alan Curbishley, Ashraf Kasem, Nixon Perea, and Gregory Mertens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Matthew Upson ranks 853. Before him are Niklas Hagman, Rachel Reeves, Mauro Esposito, Rashad Evans, Ataliba, and Catalina Castaño. After him are Graeme Brown, Verónica Cuadrado, Marianna Longa, Tim McCord, Juris Laizāns, and Diego Confalonieri.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Matthew Upson ranks 7,260 out of 8,785. Before him are Jonathan Firth (1967), Alan Duncan (1957), Julian Baggini (1968), Cavetown (1998), Adeel Akhtar (1980), and Nicola Griffith (1960). After him are Alan Curbishley (1957), Ryan Kent (1996), Kobbie Mainoo (2005), Anna Tunnicliffe (1982), Izzy Brown (1997), and Lawrie Sanchez (1959).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Matthew Upson ranks 666. Before him are Allan Evans (1956), Anthony Gordon (2001), Nigel Spink (1958), Bobby Decordova-Reid (1993), Sammy Nelson (1949), and Adam Webster (1995). After him are Alan Curbishley (1957), Ryan Kent (1996), Kobbie Mainoo (2005), Izzy Brown (1997), Darren Anderton (1972), and Charlie Taylor (1993).

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