Adam Johnson

Profile Football Stars | Adam Johnson | Johnson played for Cleveland Juniors Football Club and Attended Easington Comprehensive School. He played 119 games for Middlesbrough, having also played on loan with Leeds United and Watford. Adam Johnson is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Manchester City as a winger. A product of the Middlesbrough youth academy, he came to prominence after making his debut aged 17 in a UEFA Cup game. He has played at Various Levels for England, and won nine caps at senior level. Upon seeing Johnson score two goals at Wembley a seven-a-side match school, Johnny Haynes remarked, "You're a great little player.

Johnson's first goal for Middlesbrough came in a midweek Premier League game against Bolton Wanderers on 3 May 2006. After playing four games during his month-long loan spell, Johnson returned to Middlesbrough as Leeds chose not to extend his loan.

After scoring in two 3-0 wins against Internazionale and League of Ireland XI in the pre-season Super Cup Dublin, he started in Manchester City's first Premier League game of the season against Swansea City, getting an assist as his shot was saved by Michel Vorm and the rebounds scored by Edin Dzeko. City went on to win the game 4-0. He scored his first goal of the season during a 4-0 win against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park, curling a shot into the top corner to the make the score 1-0 at the time.

On 26 October 2011, he scored and got an assist in a 5-2 League Cup win against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux. Three days later, he scored against Wolves again, this time in a 3-1 home league win. In the next round, he assisted the only goal of the game, playing a through-ball for Sergio Aguero to score, in a 1-0 win away at Arsenal. He came on as a late sub in a 5-1 home win over Norwich City and scored his fifth goal of the season. His sixth goal of the season in a 3-0 win came against Stoke City on 21 December.

In May, Capello named Johnson in his preliminary 30-man World Cup squad. On 1 June 2010, Capello Announced his final 23-man team and Johnson failed to the make the cut. On 11 August 2010, Johnson started his first game for England against Hungary at Wembley and played the entire game. He scored his first international goal on 3 September 2010 against Bulgaria in a Euro 2012 qualifier, the which England won 4-0. He scored his second international goal against Switzerland in a 3-1 win after coming on as an early substitute for the injured Theo Walcott.

Personal information
Full name Adam Johnson
Date of birth 14 July 1987 (age 24)
Place of birth Sunderland, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Winger

Club information
Current club Manchester City
Number 11

Youth career
1997-1999 Newcastle United
Middlesbrough 1999-2004

Senior career
years Team
Middlesbrough 2004-2010 96 (13)
2006 Leeds United (loan) 5 (0)
2007 Watford (loan) 12 (5)
2010 - Manchester City 65 (10)

National team
2006-2007 England U19 3 (0)
2007-2009 England U21 19 (4)
2010 - England 9 (2)

Honours

Club
Middlesbrough
     FA Youth Cup winners: 2003-04

Manchester City
     FA Cup (1): 2010-11

England
     UEFA European Under-21 Championship Runner-Up: 2009

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Kun Agüero

Profile Football Stars | Kun Agüero | At international level, Agüero represented the Argentina under-20 team at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2005 and in 2007 winning both tournaments. Agüero played at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he scored two goals in the 3-0 semi-final win against Brazil as Argentina went on to win the gold medal. Agüero was selected to Represent Argentina in the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the Copa América 2011. Here, he made a name for Himself, attracting attention from Europe's top clubs by scoring 101 goals in 234 appearances while winning the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Super Cup in 2010. Agüero moved to Premier League club Manchester City in July 2011 for an undisclosed fee thought to be in the region of £ 38 million.

Sergio Agüero joined the youth system of Independiente at the age of nine. On 19 June, for the first time, Agüero played a full 90 minute match for Atlético de Rafaela against Independiente during the Torneo Clausura. Agüero Became a regular in the club's first-team, being selected for the Argentina U-20 squad for the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup, the which Argentina won. During the 2005-06 season, Aguero scored 18 goals in 36 league appearances, having missed two games due to suspension. In a 4-0 win against Racing on 11 September, Agüero dribbled from inside of his own half and scored Independiente's fourth goal with a left footed shot. Kun, WHO scored Independiente's second goal of the match later said "I think that it was my last goal for Independiente". 

In May 2006, Agüero joined Spanish club Atletico Madrid for a fee reported to be around € 23 million, breaking the club's previous transfer record. Agüero won many plaudits for his man of the match display against Barcelona in March 2008, scoring twice, assisting a goal, and winning a penalty for Atletico in a 4-2 win.

On 28 July 2011, Manchester City confirmed That Agüero had signed a five-year contract with the club. Agüero made his debut for Manchester City on 15 August 2011, in a 4-0 Premier League victory over Swansea City. Agüero rounded off his debut by scoring again in injury time with a 30-yard strike. On 28 August, Aguero scored his third league goal in Manchester City's 5-1 Rout of Tottenham Hotspur. The match finished 6-1 to City incredibly. On 19 November he scored a penalty in a 3-1 win at home to Newcastle United, ending Newcastle's unbeaten start to the season.

On 21 December he scored a brace as City beat Stoke 3-0 at home. Aguero scored his 15th goal on February 4th, scoring a penalty against Fulham in a 3-0 win at a snow covered Etihad Stadium. During the first-leg of a Europa League round of 32 match against FC Porto, Aguero Entered the field in the 78th minute for Mario Balotelli and scored the match winning goal, and his first Europa League goal for Manchester City, in the 85th minute. Manchester City advanced to the last 16 of the 2011-12 UEFA Europa League, having won 6-1 on aggregate. On 25 February, Aguero scored his 16th league goal in a 3-0 win against Blackburn Rovers

Agüero made his senior debut for Argentina in a friendly with Brazil, played at the Emirates Stadium, England on 3 September 2006. On 11 July in Argentina's third group stage match against Costa Rica, Agüero scored a goal in each half as Argentina won 3-0 and finished in second position of Their group.

Personal information
Full name Sergio Leonel Agüero del Castillo
Date of birth 2 June 1988 (age 23)
Place of birth Quilmes, Argentina
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Striker

Club information
Current club Manchester City
Number 16

Youth career
Independiente 1997-2003

Senior career
years Team
Independiente 2003-2006 54 (23)
Atlético Madrid 2006-2011 175 (74)
2011 - Manchester City 25 (16)

National team
2005-2007 Argentina U20 7 (6)
2008 Argentina U23 5 (2)
2006 - Argentina 33 (14)

Honours

Club
Atlético Madrid
     UEFA Intertoto Cup (1): 2007
     UEFA Europa League (1): 2009-10
     UEFA Super Cup (1): 2010
     Copa del Rey (1): 2009-10 Runners-up

Manchester City
     Community Shield (1): 2011 Runner-up

Argentina
     FIFA U-20 World Cup (2): 2005, 2007
     Summer Olympics (1): 2008

Individual
     FIFA Young Player of the Year (1): 2007
     FIFA U-20 World Cup top scorer (1): 2007
     FIFA U-20 World Cup Player of the Tournament (1): 2007
     La Liga Ibero-American Player of the Year (1): 2008
     Don Balon Award (1): 2007-08
     Tuttosport Golden Boy (1): 2007

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Samir Nasri

Profile Football Stars | Samir Nasri | Nasri made his senior international debut in March 2007 in a friendly match against Austria. Nasri has represented France at one major international tournament: UEFA Euro 2008. Samir Nasri is a French international footballer plays for English club WHO Manchester City in the Premier League and the France national team. Nasri began his football career playing for local youth clubs in his hometown of Marseille. In June 2008, Nasri joined Premier League club Arsenal agreeing to a four-year contract. Prior to playing for the senior team, he played in the under-17 team won the 2004 UEFA That European Under-17 Football Championship.

Nasri's grandparents emigrated to France from Algeria. At the start of his football career, Nasri initially played under his mother's surname, Ben Saïd, before switching to Nasri, his father's surname, following his selection to the France under-16 team. Nasri has a younger sister named Sonia and twin brothers named Waleed and Malik.

Upon entering the Marseille youth academy, Nasri impressed Quickly. After spending most of the 2003-04 season playing with the club's under-18 team, for the latter part of the season, the now 16-year old Nasri was Promoted to the club's reserve team in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth division of French football.

Nasri played the entire match in a 2-1 win. Three weeks later, another converted Nasri Champions League goal, this time against Belgium club Standard Liege in a 2-0 win. Nasri goal was subsequently compared by the English media to similar goals That Occurred in the country. In the team's final seven league matches, Nasri failed to Contribute goals to the team, but did assisted on goals in a 3-2 loss to Wigan and a 4-0 home win over FulhamNasri concluded his second season at Arsenal Appearing 34 games scoring five goals and issuing the same amount of assists.

On 24 August 2011, it was confirmed That Nasri had joined Premier League club Manchester City. In the team's next match Following the September international break, Nasri assisted on one of Sergio Agüero's three goals in a 3-0 win over Wigan Athletic. Nasri also assisted on two goals in the match.

Nasri returned to the team in June for matches and, on 6 June, scored his first international goal in a 1-0 Euro qualifying win over Georgia. On 16 November, Nasri scored his second international goal in a friendly match against Morocco. Nasri made his debut in the tournament on 9 June 2008 in the team's opening group stage match against Romania Appearing as a substitute.

Personal information
Full name Samir Nasri
Date of birth 26 June 1987 (age 24)
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
winger

Club information
Current club Manchester City
Number 19

Youth career
Pennes Mirabeau 1995-1997
Marseille 1997-2004

Senior career
years Team
Marseille 2004-2008 121 (11)
2008-2011 Arsenal 86 (18)
2011 - Manchester City 15 (2)

National team
2002-2003 France U16 16 (8)
2003-2004 France U17 16 (6)
2004-2005 France U18 4 (0)
2005-2006 France U19 10 (5)
2006-2007 France U21 4 (0)
2007 - France 28 (3)

Honours

Club
France Marseille
     UEFA Intertoto Cup (1): 2005

France France
     UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship (1): 2004

Individual
     UNFP Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year (1): 2006-07
     UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year (1): 2006-07
     Premier League Player of the Month (1): December 2010
     French Player of the Year (1): 2010
     Arsenal Player of the Month (1): December 2010
     PFA Fans' Player of the Month (3): October 2010, December 2010, January 2011
     PFA Team of the Year: 2010-11

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