Matthew Robert Targett (born 18 September 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Newcastle United.

[8] He made his first Premier League appearance on 27 September 2014, replacing Dušan Tadić in added time at the end of a 2–1 home victory over Queens Park Rangers.

[14] On 26 May, he won promotion to the Premier League when Fulham beat Aston Villa 1–0 in the Championship Play-off Final, playing the full 90 minutes.

[15] In his penultimate match for the Saints on 27 April 2019, Targett came on at half time for Oriol Romeu and scored his only goal for the club, in a 3–3 home draw with Bournemouth.

[17] He made his debut on 27 August in a 6–1 EFL Cup second round victory over Crewe Alexandra, although he was only able to play the first 42 minutes of the game before suffering a hamstring injury.

[18] He recovered and returned to the squad on 25 September, in a 3–1 victory in the next round at Brighton & Hove Albion,[19] and then made his first Premier League start for Villa three days later in a 2–2 home draw against Burnley.