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Matthew Paul Le Tissier (born 14 October 1968) is a former professional footballer. Born in Guernsey, he won eight caps for the England national team. Le Tissier spent his entire professional club career with Southampton before turning to non-League football in 2002; his loyalty garnered special affection from Southampton's fans who nicknamed him "Le God". A creative attacking midfielder with exceptional technical skills, Le Tissier is the second-highest-ever scorer for Southampton behind Mick Channon and was voted PFA Young Player of the Year in 1990. He was the first midfielder to score 100 goals in the Premier League. He is notable for his record at scoring penalty kicks—converting from the spot 47 times from 48 attempts—and is considered one of the greatest ever from the 12-yard spot.

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Lowest Handicap
18
Lowest Gross Score
62 James Beatie
Highest Handicap
32
Golf Banter
Never Up. Never In. - Matt Le Tissier
Holes in one
2
Longest Drive
256 Yards - Matt Le Tissier

As a player

Matt Le Tissier

Matthew Paul Le Tissier (/ləˈtɪsieɪ/; born 14 October 1968) is a former professional footballer. Born in Guernsey, he won eight caps for the England national team. Le Tissier spent his entire professional club career with Southampton before turning to non-League football in 2002; his loyalty garnered special affection from Southampton's fans who nicknamed him "Le God".[3]

A creative attacking midfielder with exceptional technical skills,[4] Le Tissier is the second-highest-ever scorer for Southampton behind Mick Channon and was voted PFA Young Player of the Year in 1990. He was the first midfielder to score 100 goals in the Premier League. He is notable for his record at scoring penalty kicks—converting from the spot 47 times from 48 attempts—and is considered one of the greatest ever from the 12-yard spot.[5]

In 2011, he became honorary president of Guernsey F.C. Following his retirement as a player, Le Tissier became a football pundit, and worked as a panellist on the Sky Sports show Soccer Saturday until August 2020. In his retirement, he has made several posts on social media, concerning COVID-19 and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, which were met with criticism.[6]

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GPL 2024/25: League Table

p
Team
p
w
D
L
w%
D%
L%
pts
01
Aston Villa
30
21
2
7
70
7
23
74
02
Southampton
30
14
9
7
47
30
23
67
03
Brighton
30
14
7
9
47
23
30
65
04
Nottingham Forest
30
17
0
13
57
0
43
64
05
Wolves
30
13
8
9
43
27
30
64
06
Everton
30
11
11
8
37
37
27
63
07
Norwich
30
13
7
10
43
23
33
63
08
Reading
30
13
7
10
43
23
33
63
09
Arsenal
30
11
10
9
37
33
30
62
10
Ipswich
30
13
5
12
43
17
40
61
11
Newcastle
30
10
11
9
33
37
30
61
12
Sunderland
30
13
5
12
43
17
40
61
13
Bournemouth
30
9
12
9
30
40
30
60
14
Manchester Utd
30
8
14
8
27
47
27
60
15
Leeds
30
12
4
14
40
13
47
58
16
West Ham
30
12
4
14
40
13
47
58
17
Chelsea
30
9
9
12
30
30
40
57
18
Manchester City
30
10
7
13
33
23
43
57
19
Crystal Palace
30
11
4
15
37
13
50
56
20
Hull
30
6
14
10
20
47
33
56
21
Leicester
30
8
10
12
27
33
40
56
22
Liverpool
30
7
11
12
23
37
40
55
23
Tottenham
30
6
9
15
20
30
50
51
24
Watford
30
3
12
15
10
40
50
48