Matthew Craig

Club

Port Vale

Position

Defensive Midfield

Nationality

Scotland

Date of birth

2003-04-16

Birthplace

London, England

Shirt number

37

Matthew Craig is a 23-year-old professional footballer who recently signed a permanent three-year contract with EFL League Two club Port Vale.

Craig and his older identical twin brother Michael were born 2 minutes apart on 16 March 2003. Both of their grandfathers hail from Scotland including Aberdeen born Ron Still who top scored for Notts County one season and also played for Brentford, both in the mid-1960s.

Craig is a youth product of Watford who moved to the academy of Tottenham Hotspur with his brother at the age of 12. On 5 May 2021, he signed a professional contract with Spurs keeping him until 2023. He made his senior and professional debut with Tottenham Hotspur as a late substitute in a 4–1 Premier League win over Leeds United on 28 May 2023.

Born in England, Craig has represented Scotland at age group level. He said of he and his brother's international allegiance, “Both of my grandfathers are Scottish. Obviously, once Scotland came calling, it was a big honour to be selected here. There wasn’t a debate.”