.jpg) Joseph withLeeds United in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mateo Joseph Fernández-Regatillo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-10-19)19 October 2003 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Santander, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mallorca (on loan fromLeeds United) | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Escobedo | ||
| 2013–2017 | Racing Santander | ||
| 2017–2022 | Espanyol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Leeds United | 62 | (4) |
| 2025– | →Mallorca (loan) | 23 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2024 | England U20 | 10 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | Spain U21 | 12 | (8) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:04, 15 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:03, 20 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Mateo Joseph Fernández-Regatillo (born 19 October 2003) is a Spanish professionalfootballer who plays as aforward forLa Liga clubMallorca, on loan fromPremier League clubLeeds United.
Born inSantander, Joseph grew up inEscobedo de Camargo [es], and began playing for local sideUM Escobedo.[3][4] He joined the academy ofEspanyol in 2017, after a prolific season atRacing Santander.[5]
On 4 January 2022, he transferred to English clubLeeds United on a three-year contract, where he was originally assigned to theirU-23 side.[6] He made his senior and professional debut for Leeds United as a starter in anEFL Cup tie away toWolverhampton Wanderers on 9 November 2022.[7] HisPremier League debut came three days later, coming off the bench in an away defeat toTottenham Hotspur.[8]
In January 2024 Joseph extended his contract with Leeds until the end of the 2027-28 season.[9] On 28 February 2024, he scored his first two senior career goals in a 3–2 defeat away atChelsea in theFA Cup fifth round.[10]
Joseph scored his first goal of the2024–25 season in a 2–0 home league win overHull when he metManor Solomon's near post cross to open the scoring forThe Whites.[11]
Joseph scored a senior career-high three goals with Leeds United during the 2024-25 season,[12] which sawThe Whites win the2024-25 EFL Championship title, earning promotion back to thePremier League for the first time since 2023.[13]
On 9 August 2025, Joseph joinedRCD Mallorca on loan for the 2025-26 season.[14]
In March 2023, Joseph received his first call-up to theEngland U20 squad[15] and made his debut during a 2–0 win overGermany in Manchester on 22 March 2023.[16]
On 10 May 2023, Joseph was included in the England squad for the2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[17]
On 15 March 2024, Joseph was called up by theSpain national under-21 team to play the2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group B match againstBelgium eleven days later.[18]
He featured in theSpanish squad in the2025 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 toEngland on 21 June 2025.[19]
Joseph was born in Spain to an English father ofAntiguan descent and a Spanish mother. He holdsSpanish andBritish citizenship.[20] He is a relative ofEmile Heskey with his father being the former England striker's cousin.[21]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leeds United | 2022–23[22] | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023–24[23] | Championship | 20 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 26 | 3 | |
| 2024–25[24] | Championship | 39 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 3 | |
| Total | 62 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 6 | ||
| Mallorca (loan) | 2025–26 | La Liga | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 85 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 8 | ||
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