M. Cash · career
Matthew Stuart Cash
Center Back · Aston Villa · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2020/21Trending up
The record covers 7 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 1 club — 188 appearances with 22 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2020/21 at Aston Villa — Season rating 61, 0 goals and 2 assists in 28 games. Form is on a climb — up 10 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 23 Season points.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 38 |
| 2025/26 | Aston Villa | 35 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 38 |
| 2024/25 | Aston Villa | 29 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 29 |
| 2023/24 | Aston Villa | 31 | 2 | 2 | 82 | 28 |
| 2022/23 | Aston Villa | 26 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 34 |
| 2021/22 | Aston Villa | 38 | 4 | 3 | 90 | 55 |
| 2020/21 | Aston Villa | 28 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 61 |
| 2019/20 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 3 | 5 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Nottingham Forest | 36 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Nottingham Forest | 28 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Dagenham & RedbridgeLoan | 12 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 2026/27 | UEFA World Cup Qualifiers | 2 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 9 | 2 | |
| 2023/24 | Euro Championship - Qualification | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | UEFA Nations League | 3 | 1 | |
| 2022/23 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | World Cup | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020/21 | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 3 | 0 |
Honours
Queensland Champions Cup×2Premier League Summer Series×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA World Cup Qualifiersat Poland | 2 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
Schedule · 2026/27
2 played7 not in squad· 186 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27 | Friendlies Clubs | H Elche | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 21 | Friendlies Clubs | A Walsall | 5-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 25 | Friendlies Clubs | A FC Porto | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 28 | Friendlies Clubs | H Real Sociedad | 2-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 4 | Friendlies Clubs | A BG Pathum United | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 7 | Friendlies Clubs | A Bayern München | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 12 | UEFA Super Cup | A Paris Saint Germain | 1-2 | Played | 96 | 6.7 | ||
| Aug 15 | Friendlies Clubs | A Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 23 | Premier League | A Brighton | 0-4 | Played | 90 | 6.2 |