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·24 September 2021

​Aston Villa fullback Cash can't wait to receive Polish passport

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Aston Villa star Matty Cash is preparing to receive his Polish passport.

Cash is not born in Poland, but he has a family connection that makes him eligible for citizenship.


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The Villa star hopes to play for the Polish national team when all the paperwork goes through.

His maternal family shares a surname with a famous Polish football star, ex-goalkeeper Jan Tomaszewski.

He said, per The Sun: "My grandmother and grandad were born in Poland and mum is Polish too, so I grew up around a Polish family.

"Tomaszewski is the family name - it's the same surname as the famous goalie - it's crazy isn't it?"

However, Cash does not believe they are directly related, adding:"No-one has told me about that, I'll need to do a bit of research.

"But mum and dad have had a lot of requests from the Polish media to do interviews and get the whole story.

"I have extended family back in Poland on my mum's side, a few still live in Poland while others came to England a while back.

"It's generated a lot of excitement within the family and my nan is buzzing!

"We'll need to see what happens. I have to get the passport and all my documentation sorted for citizenship first and then it will be up to the manager, Paulo Sousa, whether he calls me up.

"I haven't spoken with him personally but my agent has. I can't say too much about it yet until everything is complete and I'm eligible to be called up. Until then it's a work in progress.

"It's just a case of waiting now. But it will be a good opportunity for me.

"Obviously if the opportunity does come, playing international football is something that every boy would dream of doing. Playing on the big stage is what you want.

"I've no problems about being in the same group as England but I'll probably get a bit of stick from the Aston Villa lads for that!"

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