Matty Cash

Aston Villa

On 3 September 2020, Aston Villa announced the signing of 23-year-old Cash on a five-year contract for a reported £14 million, rising to £16 million. Cash made his debut for the club on 21 September, in a 1–0 home victory against Sheffield United. On 18 September 2021, Cash scored his first goal for Aston Villa in a 3–0 Premier League victory over Everton.

On 26 February 2022, Cash scored a long-range effort in an away victory over Brighton & Hove Albion which was nominated for Premier League Goal of the Month. He 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 Kędziora and his family, who were in Kyiv during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Cash was voted Villa's player of the month for March 2022. On 4 April 2022, Cash signed a five-year contract extension with Aston Villa, amidst reported interest from Atlético Madrid. On 12 May 2022, at Aston Villa's End of Season awards, Cash was voted Villa's Player of the Season for the 2021–22 season.

On 27 August 2023, Cash made his 100th appearance for Aston Villa, in which he scored two goals in the first 20 minutes to help his team to a 3–1 away win at Burnley. On 6 January 2024, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Middlesbrough in the FA Cup to give his side their first win in the competition since 2016.

On 27 October 2025, Cash signed a contract extension with Aston Villa until 2029, this was following a back-to-back Premier League Player of the Match awards in victories over Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City, in the latter of which he scored the winning goal.

International career Cash is of Polish descent through his mother, born in the UK from Polish parents. In September 2021, Cash applied for a Polish passport. His application for confirmation of possession of Polish citizenship was signed on 26 October 2021 at the Masovian Voivodeship government building in Warsaw. On 1 November, Cash received his first call-up to the Poland national football team for their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Andorra and Hungary. The 24-year-old made his first appearance in a 4–1 away victory against Andorra on 12 November. On 11 June 2022, Cash scored his first international goal in a 2–2 away UEFA Nations League draw against the Netherlands.

Personal life

Cash is the son of former professional footballer Stuart Cash. His brother Adam coaches football at school-level. He has a sister, Hannah, who works as a reporter in the United States for CBS Sports. She interviewed her brother after the Aston Villa match against Paris Saint-Germain during the Champions League quarter-final first leg. His maternal grandfather was Ryszard Tomaszewski, a Polish refugee from Soviet captivity in World War II, and his grandmother was Janina, born in Brańsk in Poland and later emigrated to Britain.

Cash grew up in Iver, Buckinghamshire, working in a branch of the department store Daniel prior to joining the Nottingham Forest academy. as well as presenting end-of-year awards to students.

He enjoys playing snooker and has appeared on Stephen Hendry's Cue Tips YouTube channel.

Career statistics Club

International

Poland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Cash goal.

Honours Aston Villa UEFA Europa League: 2025–26

Individual Nottingham Forest Player of the Season: 2019–20 Aston Villa Player of the Season: 2021–22