18 Facts About Matty Cash

Matthew Stuart Cash was born on 7 August 1997 and is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Aston Villa and the Poland national team.

Matty Cash started his career at Wycombe Wanderers and later the FAB Academy before he signed his first professional contract with Nottingham Forest and established himself as a regular at right-back.

Matty Cash received his Polish passport in October 2021, qualifying him to play for the Poland national team.

Matty Cash made his debut the following month, and represented the side at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Matty Cash signed with Nottingham Forest in October 2014, after spending 16-months with the FAB Football Academy based at Bisham Abbey.

Matty Cash had joined FAB after Wycombe Wanderers released him, due to financial problems forcing their youth teams to be disbanded, aged fourteen.

On 5 August 2016, Matty Cash signed a three-year deal with Forest to keep him at the club until 2019.

Matty Cash made the right-back slot his own, and his impressive performances led to the Poland national team reportedly monitoring his progress ahead of a potential call-up.

Matty Cash signed a three and a half year contract extension with Forest in November 2019.

However, Matty Cash said that he wished to stay at Forest until the end of the season in the hope that he could help the team to secure promotion to the Premier League.

Matty Cash cited Aston Villa's Jack Grealish as an influence behind this decision.

Matty Cash was named Forest's Player of the Season by the club's supporters on 12 August 2020.

Matty Cash received a yellow card for his celebration of the goal, in which Cash lifted his shirt to reveal a message of support for Poland teammate Tomasz Kedziora and his family, who were in Kyiv during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Matty Cash was voted Villa's player of the month for March 2022.

On 4 April 2022, Matty Cash signed a five-year contract extension with Aston Villa, amidst reported interest from Atletico Madrid.

On 1 November, Matty Cash received his first call-up to the Poland national football team for their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Andorra and Hungary.

Matty Cash is the son of former professional footballer Stuart Matty Cash.

Matty Cash grew up in Iver working in a branch of the department store Daniel prior to joining the Nottingham Forest academy.