nationalcaps birth_date currentclub years youthyears caps goals image_size nationalyears image name caption fullname birth_place nationalteam height totalcaps totalgoals nationalgoals youthclubs clubs position article_title
21 6 8 14 october 1968 guernsey -lrb- honorary president -rrb- 1975 -- 1984 1985 -- 1986 2013 1975 -- 1984 1985 -- 1986 443 17 1 161 3 0 150px 1988 -- 1990 1990 -- 1998 1994 -- 1997 matthew le tissier.jpg matt le tissier matt le tissier in 2010 . matthew le tissier st. peter port , guernsey england u21 england b england 1.87 m ftin on 461 164 3 3 0 vale recreation southampton vale recreation southampton guernsey attacking midfielder matt le tissier

matt le tissier

matthew `` matt '' le tissier -lrb- -rrb- -lrb- born 14 october 1968 -rrb- is a guernsey-born english former professional footballer and football television presenter .
he works as a football pundit for sky sports and is the honorary president of guernsey f.c. .
le tissier spent his entire professional club career with southampton and won eight caps for the england national football team before turning to non-league football in 2002 .
in spite of interest from clubs such as tottenham hotspur in 1990 and chelsea in 1996 , le tissier remained at southampton for his entire professional career , his loyalty garnering special affection from southampton 's fans who nicknamed him `` le god '' .
a forward 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 .
following his retirement as a player , le tissier became a football pundit , and currently works as a panelist on the sky sports show `` soccer saturday '' .
in 2011 he became honorary president of guernsey f.c. , for whom he briefly registered as a player in may 2013 to help with the club 's fixture congestion .
