FORMER Fulham United defender Matthew Briggs will feature for the ‘Golden Jaguars, Guyana’s senior National football team when they face Grenada on March 29 at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence. Briggs, who at 16 years (and 655 days) old, became the youngest player to feature in an English Premier League game, doing so with Fulham United, according to the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), will be part of the country’s national unit heading into the 2018 World Cup qualifiers.

The now 24-year-old Briggs played for England at the Under-16 and Under-21 levels and remained eligible to represent both the country of his birth and Guyana at the senior level.
A release sent by the GFF did not detail the deal between the Federation and Briggs, but only spoke of his involvement in the National team in their game this weekend against St Lucia.
After being scouted by Fulham at the age of eight, Briggs signed for Fulham. He attracted interest from Premier League teams such as Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea. Although Briggs is primarily a left back, he can play at centre back or as a left winger.
Following his release from Fulham in the summer of 2014, Briggs signed for Millwall in the English Football second tier on a one-year deal following a successful trial.
In early 2009, Briggs received a call-up to the England Under-19 squad for the 2009 European Championships. He was then also selected as part of the England Under-20 squad for the 2009 Youth World Cup. He was capped by the Under-21 team for the first time after starting in a 6–0 victory at home to Azerbaijan in September 2001.