Who is Mateo Joseph, the young promise of Spanish football who has scored a hat-trick against Kazakhstan

The player of the Spanish under-21 team Mateo Joseph. (Carrasco Ragel/EFE)

Spanish football continues to produce generations of potential great footballers. The Masia of Barça has supplied the first team with stars for several seasons, as well as the youth academy of Real Madrid and many others. Names like Lamine Yamal, Pau Cubarsí, Nico Williams or Samuel Omorodion These are just some of the current examples.

However, for The Red great names of Spanish football have passed. Not so long ago, the now European champions, Cucurella, Dani Olmo and Pedri went through the interior categories of the national team. Although all of them are part of the absolute category, Saints Dénia It has not run out of troops.

The Spanish U-21 coach has great gems on his bench and Mateo Joseph He has earned his stripes on his own merit. The man from Santander did not score one, but three goals in the match against Kazakhstan. The Leeds United forward has not been able to start the year on a better footing.

The player was born on October 19, 2003 in Santander, Cantabria. He commented on his sporting career in the Escobedoa small Cantabrian team, which was founded in 1917 and currently plays in the Second Federation (fourth category of Spanish football). Later, he went to Racing de Santander.

He Espanyol He quickly noticed the Spanish pearl and decided to bet on him in 2017, so that he could start playing on the children’s teams. After several years, he reached Juvenil A, where he scored 14 goals in 21 games. And, before reaching the age of majority, at 17 years old, he was already one of the promises of the Perica quarry.

Despite the requests of the player and his family, Espanyol did not want to sign him with the first team. The situation did not improve and the club decided to keep him away for half a season. The drama ended with the forward’s transfer to his current team in 2022: Leeds United. The contract was signed for a value of almost one million euros.

Mateo Joseph made his debut in the Premier League with the English team two seasons ago, at Tottenham. Although his arrival was not easy, this season he has managed to earn a starting position in Championshipthe category in which the team competes. His contract extends until 2028 and has a value of 1.2 million euros, according to Transfer market.

The Spanish team at the Olympic Games. (Isabel Infantes/REUTERS)

The forward is not the only star that is shining in the lower categories. Coach Santi Denia, who managed to add the second olympic gold of history, after Barcelona 1992could have in its hands several of the athletes participating in the next world championships.

The coach issued his squad list for the 2025 European Championship:

  • Goalkeepers: Pablo brother in law (Cartagena), Alejandro source (Atletico B) and Aitor Fraga (Royal Society B).
  • Defenses: Juanlu Sánchez (Seville), José Ángel Carmona (Seville), Cristhian Flycatcher (Valencia), Alex French (Girona), Rafa Marin (Naples), Dean Huijsen (Bournemouth), Javi Lopez (Royal Society) and Hugo Bueno (Feyenoord).
  • Midfielders: Beñat Turrientes (Royal Society), Javi Guerra (Valencia), Pablo Torre (Barça), Marc Married (Barça), Robert Navarro (Mallorca) and Gerard Fernández “Little one” (Sevilla).
  • Forwards: Diego López (Valencia), Raúl Moro (Real Valladolid), Alberto Miller (UD Las Palmas), Hugo Alvarez (Celta), Samu Omorodion (Port), Mateo Joseph (Leeds) y Roberto Fernandez (Sporting de Braga).
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