Mateo Joseph

Mateo Joseph Fernández-Regatillo (born 19 October 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Leeds United.

Club career Early career Born in Santander, Joseph grew up in , and began playing for local side UM Escobedo. He joined the academy of Espanyol in 2017, after a prolific season at Racing Santander.

Leeds United 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. 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. His Premier League debut came three days later, coming off the bench in an away defeat to Tottenham Hotspur.

In January 2024 Joseph extended his contract with Leeds until the end of the 2027-28 season. On 28 February 2024, he scored his first two senior career goals in a 3–2 defeat away at Chelsea in the FA Cup fifth round.

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.

Joseph scored a senior career-high three goals with Leeds United during the 2024-25 season, which saw The Whites win the 2024-25 EFL Championship title, earning promotion back to the Premier League for the first time since 2023.

On 9 August 2025, Joseph joined RCD Mallorca on loan for the 2025-26 season.

International career In March 2023, Joseph received his first call-up to the England U20 squad and made his debut during a 2–0 win over Germany in Manchester on 22 March 2023.

On 10 May 2023, Joseph was included in the England squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

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.

He featured in the Spanish squad in the 2025 European Under-21 Championship in Slovakia, scoring in the opening group game against the hosts, before Spain were knocked out in a 3–1 quarter-final loss to England on 21 June 2025.

Personal life Joseph was born in Spain to an English father of Antiguan descent and a Spanish mother. He holds Spanish and British citizenship. He is a relative of Emile Heskey with his father being the former England striker's cousin.

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Honours Leeds United EFL Championship: 2024–25