Profile Football Stars: Mar 4, 2012

Sunday, March 4, 2012

David Silva

Profile Football Stars | David Silva | Silva has two younger siblings, sister and brother Nando Natalia. Silva began playing football in the youth team of UD San Fernando, near Maspalomas. Josue David Jiménez Silva is a Spanish footballer WHO plays for Manchester City and the Spanish national team.

Silva made his professional debut in 2004-05, with Segunda División's SD Eibar, while on loan from Valencia, playing 35 league games and scoring on five Occasions. On 3 January 2009, he scored twice in a 3-1 home win over Atlético Madrid, still contributing with 19 matches (four goals) as the Che qualified for the Europa League. In the 2009-10 season, Silva scored a career-best eight goals, as Valencia finished in third position and returned to the UEFA Champions League.

Silva began the 2011-12 season in fine form, scoring the third goal in City's 4-0 thrashing of Swansea City and was voted man of the match. Silva also scored the Following week against Bolton Wanderers, and was named man of the match. Silva then set up two of Sergio Agüero's three goals in city's second home game against Wigan Athletic, after another magnificent display from Silva, Roberto Mancini compared Silva to fellow Spain internationals Xavi and Andrés Iniesta and said That Silva is "One of the best players in the world ".

In the first Manchester derby of the season at Old Trafford, Manchester City won 6-1, with Silva proving, yet again, to be instrumental in the Manchester City attack, scoring the fifth goal and setting up Edin Dzeko's second volley with a chested pass through the United defense. On the 5th November 2011, Silva scored his 4th goal against QPR. On 18 December, David Silva scored his 5th goal of the season against Arsenal, the game finishing 1-0 to Manchester City.

Silva first represented Spain in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland, scoring three goals. On 11 August 2010, during an international friendly with Mexico, Silva scored two minutes into second-half injury time, ending the game with a 1-1 draw. In a Euro 2012 qualifier against Liechtenstein on 3 September 2010, Silva scored after 62 minutes, in a 4-0 away win. In Spain's first match for 2011, a friendly against Colombia on Feb 9, he CAME off the bench to score the game's only goal with just four minutes remaining, Helping Spain to a hard-Fought 1-0 win. The win saw the Spaniards enter the tournament with a perfect qualifying record by winning all Their group games.

Personal information
Full name David Jiménez Silva Josue
Date of birth 8 January 1986 (age 26)
Place of birth Arguineguín, Canary Islands, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder

Club information
Current club Manchester City
Number 21

Youth career
1995-2000 UD San Fernando
Valencia 2000-2003

Senior career
years Team
2003-2004 Valencia B 14 (1)
Valencia 2004-2010 119 (21)
2004-2005 Eibar (loan) 35 (5)
2005-2006 Celta Vigo (loan) 34 (4)
2010 - Manchester City 60 (9)

National team
2001-2002 Spain U16 6 (2)
2002-2003 Spain U17 20 (5)
2004-2005 Spain U19 14 (5)
2005 Spain U20 5 (4)
2004-2006 Spain U21 9 (7)
2006 - Spain 55 (15)

Honours

Club
Valencia
     Copa del Rey: 2007-08
     Supercopa de España: 2008 Runner-up

Manchester City
     FA Cup: 2010-11
     Community Shield: 2011 Runner-up

Spain

     FIFA World Cup: 2010
     FIFA Confederations Cup: Third-place 2009
     UEFA European Football Championship: 2008
     UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2004
     FIFA U-17 World Championship: Runner-up 2003

Individual
     FIFA U-17 World Championship: Bronze Ball 2003
     Pedro Zaballa award: 2005
     Medalla de Oro de Canarias: 2010 [39]
     Manchester City Player of the Month (4):
         October 2010
         November 2010
         December 2010
         September 2011
     Manchester City Player of the Year: Runner-up 2010-11
     Barclays Premier League Player of the Month: September 2011

Mesut Özil

Profile Football Stars | Mesut Özil | Özil has been a youth national team member since 2006, and a member of the German national team since 2009. Following his breakout performance at the World Cup, he was transferred from Werder Bremen to Real Madrid in August 2010. Mesut Özil WHO is a footballer plays for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and for the German national team

Fresh off his fallout at Schalke 04 he stepped into the shoes of Brazilian playmaker Diego to help lead the north German club to the 2009 DFB-Pokal with the winning goal in a 1-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen in Berlin. Although Bremen failed to get going in their 2008-09 Bundesliga season, eventually finishing a disappointing 10th, Özil managed to make a significant impact in most games and CAME away with a Respectable three goals and 15 assists That highlighted his attacking credentials. In his second season, a Respectable Bremen finished 3rd, with Özil contributing 9 goals and 17 assists in 31 league appearances fixture.

Özil was Brought in to back up teammate Kaka, but due to his surgery, Özil obtained a starting role. He then made his La Liga debut for Real Madrid as a substitute for the Ángel María in the 62nd minute against Mallorca, Real Madrid drew 0-0 the which. Özil made his season debut in the Champions League on 15 September. Özil's performances for Real Madrid have been praised by media, fans and players.

Özil's first Champions League goal with Real in the 14th minute CAME against Milan on 19 October 2010. On 6 March 2011, after Providing two assists in a 3-1 victory over Racing Santander, Özil was greatly praised by the media worldwide thanks to his performance on the pitch, Thus Spake consolidating his outstanding season so far. He finished the 2010-11 season with Madrid with 25 assists, the highest for any player in any major European That competition season. Özil will wear the number 10 shirt for Real Madrid in 2011-12, signaling Jose Mourinho's intent to use the German international playmaker as his playing. On 14 August 2011, scored his first goal Özil against Barcelona in the first leg of the Supercopa de España in 2011. Özil is on the short-list of this year's FIFA Ballon d'Or award.

In September 2006, Özil was called up for the Germany U-17 team. Özil has been a member of the German U-21 team since 2007. On 29 June 2009, Özil was selected the man of the match in a 4-0 win over England during the U-21 European Championship finals. He made his debut for the senior side during a friendly match against Norway on 11 February 2009. He scored his first goal for the senior team in his third appearance, another friendly, against South Africa on 5 September in Leverkusen. Özil also confirmed his reputation as a decisive passer, as he Provided 7 assists, more than any international European during Euro 2012 qualification.

Personal information
Full name Mesut Özil
Date of birth 15 October 1988 (age 23)
Place of birth Gelsenkirchen, West Germany
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder

Club information
Current club Real Madrid
Number 10

Youth career
1995-1998 Westfalia 04 Gelsenkirchen
Teutonia 1998-1999 Schalke-Nord
Falke Gelsenkirchen 1999-2000
Rot-Weiss Essen 2000-2005
2005-2006 Schalke 04

Senior career
years Team
Schalke 04 2006-2008 30 (0)
Werder Bremen 2008-2010 71 (13)
2010 - Real Madrid 59 (7)

National team
2006-2007 Germany U19 11 (4)
2007-2009 Germany U21 16 (5)
2009 - Germany 31 (8)

Honours

Club

Werder Bremen
     DFB-Pokal: 2008-09 Winner
     UEFA Cup: Runner-up 2008-09

Real Madrid
     Copa del Rey: 2010-11

Germany
     FIFA World Cup: Third place - Bronze medal (2010)
     UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2009

Individual
     Bambi Award
     2010 FIFA World Cup Most assists (3) (shared with Thomas

Müller, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Kaká & Dirk Kuyt)

Cristiano Ronaldo

Profile Football Stars | Cristiano Ronaldo | Ronaldo Became the most expensive player in football history after moving from Manchester United to Real Madrid in a transfer deal worth £ 80 million (€ 94 million). Ronaldo's precocious talent caught the attention of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, WHO signed the 18-year-old for £ 12.24 million (€ 15 million) in 2003. Following the season, Ronaldo won his first club honor, the FA Cup and played at Euro 2004 with Portugal.

Ronaldo was the first player to win all four games PFA and FWA awards, doing so in 2007. He was third in the 2007 FIFA World Player of the Year award and second in the 2007 Ballon d'Or award. Ronaldo holds the distinction of being the first player to win the FIFA Puskas Award, in 2009, an honor handed by FIFA to the best goal of the year. Ronaldo also broke Zarra's record of most goals per minute, with a goal scored every 70.7 minutes. The newspaper Marca, the official deliverer of the Pichichi Trophy (top La Liga goalscorer the award), claimed Ronaldo scored 41 goals That (Marca assigned one more goal to Ronaldo than La Liga, the which attributed it to Pepe).

Ronaldo joined Sporting's other youth players WHO Trained at the Academia Sporting, the club's football academy, in Alcochete. Ronaldo's performance impressed the Manchester United players, WHO urged Ferguson to sign him. The 2006-2007 season proved to be the breakout year for Ronaldo, as he broke the 20 goal barrier for the first time and picked up his first league title with Manchester United.

Ronaldo amassed a host of personal awards for the season. He won the PFA Players' Player of the Year and PFA Young Player of the Year awards, joining Andy Gray (in 1977) as the only players to receive this honor. Ronaldo was also one of eight Manchester United players named in the 2006-07 PFA Premier League Team of the Year.

Four days later Ronaldo scored a second half hat-trick in a 3-0 win against Guadalajara. Ronaldo's preseason performance was highly praised as world media kept hailing Ronaldo's extreme competitiveness and motivation, even during friendly matches. On September 24 Ronaldo scored a hat-trick (including two Penalties) in Real Madrid's 6-2 drubbing of Rayo Vallecano at the Santiago Bernabéu. On September 27 Ronaldo scored Real's opening goal in a 3-0 defeat of Ajax in the Champions League. On 22 October, after not scoring in his previous three games, Ronaldo scored his tenth league hat-trick and Eleventh in total for Real Madrid in a match away to Malaga, the which Real Madrid won 4-0. On 19 November 2011, Ronaldo scored Real's second goal in a second -3 defeat of Valencia.

On November 26, 2011, Ronaldo scored two in a 4-1 Penalties defeat of Atletico Madrid in the El Derbi madrileño. On 3 December 2011, Ronaldo scored Madrid's second goal in a 0-3 defeat of Sporting de Gijón in La Liga. On December 17, 2011, Ronaldo scored his twelfth league hat-trick and Thirteenth overall in a 6-2 win away to Sevilla. Ronaldo was third in the 2010-11 UEFA Best Player Award in Europe, behind Lionel Messi and Xavi Hernández, and second in the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or, behind Lionel Messi and Xavi Hernández ahead of.

In Real Madrid's next game in La Liga at home to Granada Ronaldo scored the fifth goal in a 5-1 win. On 22 January Ronaldo scored two Penalties in a 4-1 win over Athletic Bilbao, and on January 28, scored Real Madrid's second and winning goal in a 3-1 win against Zaragoza. Ronaldo also scored two goals against Barcelona in the Copa del Rey Quarter-finals, the which Real lost 4-3 on aggregrate. Ronaldo was the second-highest scorer in FIFA World Cup qualification in the European zone with seven goals, [106] and scored his first World Cup goal against Iran with a penalty kick. Ronaldo stayed, and signed his new five-year extension in April 2007.

Personal information
Full name Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
Date of birth 5 February 1985 (age 27)
Place of birth Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Height 186.5 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Winger / Striker

Club information
Current club Real Madrid
Number 7

Youth career
Andorinha 1993-1995
Nacional 1995-1997
1997-2001 Sporting CP

Senior career
years Team
2001-2003 Sporting CP 25 (3)
2003-2009 Manchester United 196 (84)
2009 - Real Madrid 87 (95)

National team
2001-2002 Portugal U17 9 (6)
Portugal U20 2003 5 (1)
2002-2003 Portugal U21 6 (3)
2004 Portugal U23 3 (1)
2003 - Portugal 88 (32)

Honours

Manchester United
     Premier League (3): 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09
     FA Cup (1): 2003-04
     League Cup (2): 2005-06, 2008-09
     FA Community Shield (1): 2007
     UEFA Champions League (1): 2007-08
     FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2008

Real Madrid
     Copa del Rey (1): 2010-11

Individual
     UEFA Euro All-Star Team (1): 2004
     Bravo Award (1): 2004
     FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year (2): 2004, 2005
     Portuguese Footballer of the Year (1): 2006-07
     UEFA Team of the Year (6): 2003-04, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11
     Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year (3): 2003-04, 2006-07, 2007-08
     FIFA FIFPro World XI (5): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
     PFA Young Player of the Year (1): 2006-07
     PFA Players' Player of the Year (2): 2006-07, 2007-08
     PFA Fans' Player of the Year (2): 2006-07, 2007-08
     PFA Premier League Team of the Year (4): 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09
     FWA Footballer of the Year (2): 2006-07, 2007-08
     Barclays Player of the Year (2): 2006-07, 2007-08
   Premier League Player of the Month (4): November 2006,

     December 2006, January 2008, March      2008
     Premier League Golden Boot (1): 2007-08
     Barclays Merit Award (1): 2007-08
     UEFA Champions League topscorer (1): 2007-08
     European Golden Shoe (2): 2007-08, 2010-11
     UEFA Club Forward of the Year (1): 2007-08
     UEFA Club Footballer of the Year (1): 2007-08
     FIFA Club World Cup Silver Ball (1): 2008
     Ballon d'Or (1): 2008
     FIFA World Player of the Year (1): 2008
     FIFPro World Player of the Year (1): 2008
     Onze d'Or (1): 2008
     World Soccer Player of the Year (1): 2008
     FIFA Puskas Award (1): 2009
     Copa del Rey top goalscorer (1): 2010-11
     La Liga top scorer (1): 2010-11

Orders
     Officer of the Order of Infante Dom Henrique
     Medal of Merit, Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Vicosa (House of Braganza)

José María Callejón

Profile Football Stars | José María Callejón | In 2007-08, he played in 37 games and scored 21 goals, finishing the season as the clubs' top goalscorer, now in Segunda División B. José María Callejon Bueno is a Spanish footballer plays for Real Madrid WHO as a winger or forward. A product of Real Madrid youth ranks, made his professional debut Callejon for its B team in May 2007, and played four games in 2006-07's Segunda División without scoring a goal.

At the end of the season, Real Madrid left Callejon (with twin brother juanmi) and signed a four-season contract with RCD Espanyol. He made his La Liga debut on 20 September 2008 as a late substitute in a 1-1 home draw against Getafe CF.

On 15 March 2009, as Espanyol struggled immensely in the league - eventually finishing 10th in a comfortable position - Callejon netted his first goal for the Catalans, in a 3-3 home draw against RCD Mallorca. On 15 January 2011, Callejon scored twice as Sevilla FC Defeated away Espanyol (2-1). On 16 July, he played his first match for the Merengues, in a 4-1 friendly win with the Los Angeles Galaxy, scoring the first goal of the game in the 30th minute.

On 2 October 2011, Callejon scored his first official goal for Real Madrid, after coming on midway through the second half of an away fixture against former club Espanyol. As a starter, Callejon continued with his impressive scoring form: on 17 December, he scored once in a 6-2 away win against Sevilla. In the following matchday he added another, closing the score in a 4-1 home win over Athletic Bilbao.

Personal information
Full name José María Bueno Callejon
Date of birth 11 February 1987 (age 25)
Place of birth Motril, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Winger / Forward

Club information
Current club Real Madrid
Number 21

Youth career
Costa Tropical
2002-2006 Real Madrid

Senior career
years Team
2006-2007 Real Madrid C
2007-2008 Real Madrid Castilla 41 (21)
Espanyol 2008-2011 97 (10)
2011 - Real Madrid 14 (4)

National team
2008-2009 Spain U21 4 (1)

Honours

Real Madrid
Supercopa de España: Runner-up 2011

Kyle Walker

Profile Football Stars | Kyle Walker | Walker joined boyhood club Sheffield United at the age of seven after being recommended by Football Unites, Racism Divides and progressed through the ranks to become a regular fixture in the reserves by 2008. In November 2008 he was allowed to join League One side Northampton Town for a month's loan to gain first team experience, making his debut on 15 November 2008 in a defeat at the hands of Oldham Athletic. Soon after returning to his parent club, Walker made his full debut for Sheffield United on 13 January 2009 starting in a third round FA Cup tie against Leyton Orient.

By playing in the final, Walker Became the youngest player ever to Sheffield United play at Wembley Stadium. In July 2009, Walker had left Sheffield United to join Tottenham Hotspur along with fellow defender Kyle Naughton for a combined fee of £ 9m, and was loaned back to the Yorkshire club for the duration of the 2009-10 season as part of the deal.

Walker made his debut for Tottenham on Saturday 27 March 2010, in a 2-0 victory over Portsmouth. After he had left QPR, Walker joined Aston Villa on loan until the end of the 2010-11 season. He scored on his debut only nine minutes into the game against former club Sheffield United in the third round of the FA Cup in January 2011. At the start of February, Walker scored his first Premier League goal and senior first league goal, a 30-yard strike low into the left corner against Fulham. He returned to his parent club at the end of the 2010-11 season after scoring two goals in 18 appearances in all competitions for Aston Villa. Walker subsequently Agreed to a contract extension at Tottenham until 2016. Walker was chosen in the starting eleven for Tottenham's opening game of the 2011-12 season, against Manchester United at Old Trafford on 22 August 2011. Tottenham won that match 2-1.

Before even having made a league appearance for Sheffield United, Walker was called up to the England U19s in February 2009. Following his first run of regular Premier League starts, Walker was called up to the full England squad in February 2011 and again in March 2011. At the end of the 2010-11 season, Walker was named as part of the England squad the which competed in the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship competition in Denmark. On 12 November, Walker made his England debut in the 1-0 win over Spain, coming on for Scott Parker as a substitute in the 85th minute.

Personal information
Full name Kyle Andrew Walker
Date of birth 28 May 1990 (age 21)
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Right back

Club information
Current club Tottenham Hotspur
Number 28

Youth career
1997-2008 Sheffield United

Senior career
years Team
2008-2009 Sheffield United 2 (0)
2008 - Northampton Town (loan) 9 (0)
2009 - Tottenham Hotspur 26 (1)
2009-2010 Sheffield United (loan) 26 (0)
2010-2011 Queens Park Rangers (loan) 20 (0)
2011 Aston Villa (loan) 15 (1)

National team
2009-2010 England U19 7 (0)
2010-2011 England U21 7 (0)
2011 - England 2 (0)

Honours

Club
Tottenham Hotspur
Vodacom Challenge: 2011

Individual
U21 European Championships 'Team of the Tournament': 2011

Ezequiel Lavezzi

Profile Football Stars | Ezequiel Lavezzi | Ezequiel Iván Lavezzi is an Argentine football striker currently plays for WHO Italian Serie A club Napoli and the Argentine national team. Lavezzi Himself, however, plays this down, instead Comparing Himself to another young Argentine player Carlos Tévez. Lavezzi moved to the youth side of Estudiantes (BA) in 2003, where over one season, he played 39 games and scored 17 goals.

On his return to San Lorenzo for the Apertura 2005 season, he managed to help the club up into the top half of the table, and with eight goals, he finished fourth overall as the top scorer. Lavezzi soon made an impact for the club by scoring a hat-trick in a 3-1 victory over Pisa in the Coppa Italia at the Stadio San Paolo; this was the first hat-trick by a Napoli player in 14 years. The first league goal Lavezzi scored for Napoli during a 5-0 victory CAME against Udinese on 2 September 2007.

In the 2008-09 season, he scored seven goals in 30 games. In the season 2009/2010 he scored 8 goals in 30 games but he had not played around 10 games Because of injuries. The Following Sunday, February 26, Lavezzi scored the only goal of the game as Inter and Napoli Defeated climbed up to fifth place in the Serie A standings.

Lavezzi made his international debut for the Argentine national team team against Chile on 18 April 2007.In 2008 Lavezzi was selected to the Argentina Olympic football team the which represented Argentina at the 2008 Olympics, during the Olympic games he scored two goals, one against Australia on 10 August 2008, and a penalty against Serbia on 13 August 2008. Lavezzi also Appeared in the final minutes of extra time against Nigeria, in a game Argentina won 1-0.

Lavezzi's club form was not enough to see him included in Diego Maradona's 2010 FIFA World Cup squad. On the 17th of November 2010, Argentina faced Brazil in a friendly match in Qatar, in the which Argentina won by a goal from Lionel Messi in the injury time after a superb one-two play with Lavezzi. The match ended 4-0 in favor of Argentina. Lavezzi was replaced by Sergio Aguero in the 65th minute of the match.

Personal information
Ezequiel Iván Lavezzi full name
Date of birth 3 May 1985 (age 26)
Place of birth Villa Gobernador Galvez, Argentina
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Striker

Club information
Current club Napoli
Number 22

Youth career
Boca Juniors 1995-2003

Senior career
years Team
Estudiantes 2003-2004 39 (17)
2004-2005 Genoa 0 (0)
2004-2005 San Lorenzo (loan) 29 (9)
2005-2007 San Lorenzo 55 (16)
2007 - Napoli 146 (35)

National team
2005 Argentina U-20 7 (1)
2008 Argentina U-23 10 (6)
2007 - Argentina 16 (2)

Honours

Club
San Lorenzo
     Argentine Primera División (1): 2007 Clausura

S.S.C. Napoli
     UEFA Intertoto Cup (1): 2008

Argentina
     Summer Olympic Games (1): 2008

Marek Hamšík

Profile Football Stars | Marek Hamšík | In 2002, he signed with a major Slovak team Slovan Bratislava. He played once for the Slovan A-team and scored a goal. In 2005-06, he played 24 league matches for Brescia in Serie B, with Brescia finishing tenth. He had an impressive 2006-07 season, scoring 10 goals in 40 matches. Marek Hamsik is a Slovak football midfielder currently plays for WHO Serie A club SSC Napoli and the Slovak national team captains. Despite the fact That Hamsik grew up in Banská Bystrica, he never played for major local team Dukla Banská Bystrica.

On 28 June 2007 Newly-Promoted Serie A club Napoli Hamsik Announced That had signed a five-year contract with them. The transfer cost Napoli € 5.5 million. Napoli won 4-0, Hamsik made the opening goal and scored the second himself. He scored his first goal in the Serie A on 16 September 2007 in the match against Sampdoria. Hamsik ended his first season with Napoli as the club's top scorer, with nine goals from 37 games.

Hamsik scored the winning goal in their 2-0 home victory over Villarreal on 27 September, earning first-ever Napoli Their victory in the UEFA Champions League. The match was enthralling and ended in a 3-3 draw, after two late goals conceded Napoli to preserve Juventus' unbeaten start to the season. Hamsik Napoli helped finish the first half of the 2011-12 campaign on a high, netting a superb goal in their 6-1 hammering of Genoa on 21 December. Following the winter break, Hamsik Provided an assist for Edinson Cavani's goal and netted Napoli's third goal in their 3-1 defeat of U.S. Palermo on 8 January 2012.

Hamsik represented Slovakia at the junior level, playing in the UEFA Under-17 European Championships qualifiers and the UEFA European Under-19 Championships. He played also for the Slovak U-21 national team.

Personal information
Date of birth 27 July 1987 (age 24)
Place of birth Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Attacking Midfielder

Club information
Current club Napoli
Number 17

Youth career
2001-2002 Jupie Podlavice
Slovan Bratislava 2002-2004

Senior career
years Team
Slovan Bratislava 2004 6 (1)
Brescia 2004-2007 65 (10)
2007 - Napoli 159 (46)

National team
Slovakia U-17 2003-2004 6 (3)
Slovakia U-19 2005-2006 6 (1)
2006-2007 Slovakia U-21 2 (0)
2007 - Slovakia 52 (8)

Theo Walcott

Profile Football Stars | Theo Walcott | Walcott won the prestigious BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year Award in 2006. On 30 May 2006, Walcott Became England's youngest ever senior football player with an age of 17 years and 75 days. Theo James Walcott is an English footballer of Jamaican descent WHO plays for Arsenal and the England national team. Walcott is a product of the Southampton F.C. Academy. FIFA World Player of the Year winner Lionel Messi, Walcott has described as "one of the most dangerous players I have ever played against."

Walcott was born in Stanmore, London, but grew up in Compton, Berkshire. He Attended Compton Church of England Primary School and The Downs School, playing football for the local village team and later for Newbury. Walcott scored more than 100 goals in his one and only season for Newbury, before leaving there for Swindon Town.

Walcott made his full first team debut away to Leeds United on 18 October 2005, scoring his first senior goal in the same game. On 16 August, Walcott scored his first goal of the season in the first leg of a UEFA Champions League qualifying match against Udinese, giving a vital 1-0 win to Arsenal to carry on into the second leg of the tie. Walcott scored again in the second leg and helped Arsenal secure qualification for the lucrative group stage of the competition for the 14th straight season. In the 8-2 defeat at Manchester United, Walcott scored the first goal Arsenal's Premier League of Their 2011-12 campaign. Walcott scored his first goal of 2012 in the 3-2 defeat at Swansea City, chipping the ball over Swans Goalkeeper Michel Vorm. On 26 February he scored two goals in the North London derby as neighbors Defeated Arsenal 5-2 Tottenham Hotspur.

On 6 September 2008, Walcott made his first competitive start in a World Cup qualifier against Andorra, and in the following match against Croatia on 10 September he opened his senior international goals tally and Became the youngest player in history to score a hat-trick for England. Over the summer of 2009, Walcott participated in England Under-21 team's European Cup campaign Despite protestations from his club manager, Arsène Wenger. Walcott returned to the international fold on 3 March 2010 in a friendly against Egypt.

Walcott started England's friendly against Mexico and Japan Victories in May 2010. However, on 1 June 2010, it was Announced That Walcott had been left out of England's 23-man World Cup squad by Fabio Capello. On 4 July, a few days after England's exit from the World Cup, Lionel Messi said he was shocked by That Walcott's exclusion as he believed That Walcott Could have made the difference against Germany and Algeria. In January 2011, Capello admitted he had That made a mistake in not selecting Walcott for the 2010 World Cup. Walcott has been INVOLVED with the UK Charities Build a School and Best Beginnings.

Personal information
Full name Theo James Walcott
Date of birth 16 March 1989 (age 22)
Place of birth Stanmore, London, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Winger / Forward

Club information
Current club Arsenal
Number 14

Youth career
1999-2000 Newbury
2000 Swindon Town
2000-2004 Southampton

Senior career
years Team
2004-2006 Southampton 21 (4)
2006 - Arsenal 140 (23)

National team
2004-2005 England U16 4 (0)
2005-2006 England U17 14 (0)
2006 England U19 1 (0)
2006-2010 England U21 20 (6)
2006 - England 22 (3)

Honours

Club
Southampton
Runner-up:
     FA Youth Cup: 2005

Arsenal
Runner-up:
     Football League Cup: 2007, 2011

International
England U-21
Runner-up:
     UEFA U-21 Championship 2009

Individual
     BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year Award: 2006

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