{{short description|English professional rugby league footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Use British English|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox rugby league biography | name = Matty English | fullname = Matthew English | image = Matty English training with the Huddersfield Giants.jpg | image_size = | position = {{rlp|PR|LF}} | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|11|14|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Wakefield]], West Yorkshire, England | height = {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|0|abbr=on|order=flip}} | weight = {{convert|102|kg|stlb|abbr=on|order=flip}} | club1 = {{nowrap|[[Huddersfield Giants]]}} | year1start = 2017 | year1end = present | appearances1 = 134 | tries1 = 9 | goals1 = 0 | fieldgoals1 = 0 | points1 = 36 | club2 = {{nowrap|→ [[Dewsbury Rams]]}} | year2start = 2018{{small|(loan)}} | year2end = | appearances2 = 5 | tries2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | fieldgoals2 = 0 | points2 = 0 | club3 = {{nowrap|→ [[Castleford Tigers]]}} | year3start = 2024{{small|(loan)}} | year3end = | appearances3 = 4 | tries3 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | fieldgoals3 = 0 | points3 = 0 | teamA = [[England Knights]] | yearAstart = 2019 | yearAend = 22 | appearancesA = 2 | triesA = 0 | goalsA = 0 | fieldgoalsA = 0 | pointsA = 0 | new = yes | source = <ref name="RLRKC">[https://stats.rugbyleaguerecords.com/playersummary.php?tselect=1260 RL Record Keepers' Club]</ref><ref name="RLP">[https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/matty-english/summary.html Rugby League Project]</ref> | updated = 2 April 2025 }}
'''Matty English''' (born 14 November 1997) is an English professional [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a {{rlp|pr}} forward for the [[Huddersfield Giants]] in the [[Super League]] and the [[England Knights]] at international level.
He has spent time on loan from [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]] at the [[Dewsbury Rams]] in the [[RFL Championship|Championship]] and at the [[Castleford Tigers]] in the [[Super League]].
==Background== English was born in [[Wakefield]], [[West Yorkshire, England]].{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}
==Playing career== ===Huddersfield Giants=== English is a product of the [[Huddersfield Giants]]' academy system and is nicknamed 'the Polar Bear'.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Gareth |date=7 March 2018 |title=Meet Matty English - The Giant "Polar Bear" who has all the traits of England front rower James Graham |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/meet-matty-english-giant-polar-12142088 |access-date=16 July 2024 |website=[[Daily Mirror]]}}</ref><ref name="Hud Profile">{{Cite web |title=Huddersfield Giants player profile: Matty English |url=https://www.giantsrl.com/locker-room/profile/664/matty-english |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527150832/https://www.giantsrl.com/locker-room/profile/664/matty-english |archive-date=27 May 2019 |access-date=16 July 2024 |website=Huddersfield Giants}}</ref>
On 23 April 2017, he made his first team debut for Huddersfield against the [[Swinton Lions]] in the [[Challenge Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 April 2017 |title=Challenge Cup: Huddersfield Giants 24-28 Swinton Lions |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/39635044 |access-date=16 July 2024 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref>
On 28 May 2022, English played for Huddersfield in their [[2022 Challenge Cup final]] loss against the [[Wigan Warriors]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hafez |first=Shamoon |date=28 May 2022 |title=Challenge Cup final: Huddersfield Giants 14-16 Wigan Warriors |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/61594770 |access-date=16 July 2024 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref>
English played 19 games for Huddersfield in the [[2023 Super League season]] as the club finished ninth on the table and missed the playoffs.<ref>{{cite web |last=Walker |first=Callum |date=29 September 2023 |title=Ian Watson explains why Huddersfield Giants underperformed in Super League 2023 |url=https://www.totalrl.com/ian-watson-explains-why-huddersfield-giants-underperformed-in-super-league-2023/ |access-date=16 July 2024 |website=TotalRL}}</ref> English played 14 matches for Huddersfield in the 2024 Super League season which saw the club finish 9th on the table.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/huddersfield-giants-34-castleford-tigers-10-hosts-win-dead-rubber-but-2024-season-one-to-forget-for-west-yorkshire-rivals-4789784/|title=Huddersfield Giants 34 Castleford Tigers 10: Hosts win dead rubber but 2024 season one to forget for West Yorkshire rivals|website=www.yorkshirepost.co.uk}}</ref> English played 18 matches for Huddersfield in the 2025 Super League season as the club finished 10th on the table.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/huddersfield-giants-coach-sounds-nrl-warning-as-honest-admission-made-over-2025-shortcomings/|title=Huddersfield Giants coach sounds NRL warning as honest admission made over 2025 shortcomings|website=www.loverugbyleague.com}}</ref>
==== Castleford Tigers (loan) ==== On 12 June 2024, it was announced that English would sign for the [[Castleford Tigers]] in the [[Super League]] on loan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Craven |first=David |date=13 June 2024 |title=Matty English opens up on shock Huddersfield Giants exit and reasons for axe |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/huddersfield-giants-matty-english-castleford-33025405 |access-date=16 July 2024 |website=Daily Mirror}}</ref> He joined on an initial two-week deal, rolling week to week thereafter.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harber |first=Tony |date=12 June 2024 |title=Castleford Tigers bring in prop forward Matty English on loan from Huddersfield Giants |url=https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/castleford-tigers-bring-in-prop-forward-matty-english-on-loan-from-huddersfield-giants-4663777 |access-date=16 July 2024 |website=Wakefield Express}}</ref> He made four appearances for the Tigers, with head coach [[Craig Lingard]] expressing the club's desire to keep him as long as possible.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bower |first=Aaron |date=8 July 2024 |title=Super League clubs step up interest in Huddersfield Giants forward |url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/super-league-clubs-step-up-interest-in-huddersfield-giants-forward |access-date=16 July 2024 |website=Love Rugby League}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shaw |first=Matthew |date=11 July 2024 |title=Castleford Tigers have ideal Matty English solution but hands tied by external factors |url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/castleford-tigers-matty-english-solution-29521457 |access-date=16 July 2024 |website=Yorkshire Live}}</ref> Huddersfield announced his recall on 15 July.<ref>{{cite web |author=Walker |first=Callum |date=15 July 2024 |title=Castleford Tigers loanee recalled by parent Super League club |url=https://www.totalrl.com/castleford-tigers-loanee-recalled-by-parent-super-league-club/ |access-date=16 July 2024 |website=TotalRL}}</ref>
==International career== He represented England academy on tour to Australia<ref name="Hud Profile" />
In 2019 Matty was called into the [[England Knights]] squad along with 3 other Giants players.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/huddersfield-giants/huddersfield-giants-quartet-are-selected-for-england-knights-squad-1-9674104 |title=Archived copy |access-date=10 June 2019 |archive-date=18 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818110347/https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/huddersfield-giants/huddersfield-giants-quartet-are-selected-for-england-knights-squad-1-9674104 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In 2019 he was selected for the [[England Knights]] against [[Jamaica national rugby league team|Jamaica]] at [[Headingley Rugby Stadium]].<ref name="England Knights vs Jamaica">{{cite web|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/live-scores/england-knights-v-jamaica-international-2019/719012#lineup|title=England Knights vs Jamaica|publisher=WWOS|date=20 October 2019|accessdate=30 October 2019}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://giantsrl.com/locker-room/profile/664/matty-english Huddersfield Giants profile] *[https://www.superleague.co.uk/player/460/matthew%3Cbr-%3Eenglish SL profile]
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