Matthew Cash

Cash's current-season form is level with last season (Season 38→38), while his Rating held around 62. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 61).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Aston Villa · 20th	1	0	0	6.2	62	38
2025/26	Aston Villa · 4th	35	3	3	6.84	62	38
2024/25	Aston Villa · 6th	29	1	1	6.93	75	29
2023/24	Aston Villa · 4th	31	2	2	6.9	82	28
2022/23	Aston Villa · 7th	26	0	1	6.78	81	34

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons in the full career.

Poland · international

Side	Apps	G
Poland	29	3

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Key starterCentral defender

M. Cash is a 29-year-old central defender at Aston Villa, rated 62 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (88.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.03 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cash.

On the season, Cash graded 38 for current form (age-blind), on 8 clean sheets and 3.028 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 38 → 38). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 62. At 29 Cash is in his prime years, and a market index of 41.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Trending up

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

37.9

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

88.7%

Minutes

near ever-present

3.03

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Aston Villa finished 4th of 20 · an upper-table side

Apps

3.03

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.03 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 35 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 88.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.18 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 98.4/100).

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

Rated 62 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.03 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %88.7%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.089

Assists / 900.089

Goal contribution / 900.178

Defensive actions / 903.028

Player flow

Goal involvements6

Cards / 900.267

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~76), then tapers with age. At 29, Cash sits on 41.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Cash's projected Rating — 62 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles66

Interceptions22

Blocks14

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards9

Red cards0

Transfer history

€15M total transfer fees · 2 moves

Aston VillaSept 2020 – now€ 15M

DDagenham & Redbridge(on loan)Mar 2016 – Sept 2020

Nottingham Forestuntil Mar 2016

About M. Cash

Matthew Stuart Cash is a 29-year-old centre-back who plays for Aston Villa, born on August 7, 1997 in Slough, standing 185 cm tall. He is from Poland. Aston Villa currently sit 20th of 20 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, M. Cash has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 90 minutes, averaging a 6.45 match rating over his last 2 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

Recent matches

August 23, 2026: 0-4 loss away at Brighton (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
August 12, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Paris Saint Germain (96 minutes, 6.7 rating)

M. Cash's next match is on August 31, 2026, when Aston Villa face Arsenal at home in the Premier League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Cash at 62 with a Season form score of 37.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Queensland Champions Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, M. Cash has totalled 329 club appearances with 24 goals and 23 assists for 3 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2019/20, with 42 appearances for Nottingham Forest.

M. Cash's career has also included time at DDagenham & Redbridge and Nottingham Forest.

On the international stage, M. Cash has represented Poland — 29 caps and 3 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.