Profile Football Stars: Mar 12, 2012

Monday, March 12, 2012

Luis Muriel

Profile Football Stars | Luis Muriel | Muriel began his career with the youth side of CD Atlético Junior. This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Muriel and the second or maternal family name is Fruto. Luis Fernando Muriel Fruto, is a Colombian footballer. He currently plays for Lecce.

In January 2008, he was signed by Deportivo Cali and joined Immediately Their youth side. On the 12th of July 2009, he made his debut for his new side against Envigado FC. On the 22nd of June, 2010, Udinese Calcio signed the 19-year-old Colombian midfielder from Deportivo Cali after he had scored nine goals in 10 games in the Colombian league.

He was loaned to Granada CF of Spain's Second Division to get European experience on 12 July 2010 as Udinese did not Wished to spend Their no-EU registration quota on Muriel. It is Because Udinese did not wish to use its own quotas on Muriel (and Željko Brkić), so Lecce "signed" Muriel outright from Granada and in January 2012 Muriel sold back to Udinese in domestic, and Udinese formed a new loan deal with Lecce . At Lecce he currently wears the number 24 jersey. Muriel played for the Colombian U-20 national team. He scored 4 goals.

Personal information
Date of birth 18 April 1991 (age 20)
Place of birth Santo Tomás, Colombia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Forward

Club information
Current club U.S. Lecce
Number 24

Youth career
2007 Atlético Junior
2008 Deportivo Cali

Senior career
years Team
2009 - 2010 Deportivo Cali 11 (9)
2010 - Udinese 0 (0)
2010 - 2011 - Granada (loan) 7 (0)
2011 - Lecce (loan) 18 (5)

National team
2009 - 2011 Colombia U20 8 (4)

Vincent Kompany

Profile Football Stars | Vincent Kompany | Kompany began his professional career at Anderlecht, spending three years at the Belgian club before moving to German club Hamburger SV in 2006. In the summer of 2008, at the age of twenty-two, he completed a transfer to his current club, Premier League side Manchester City. Vincent Kompany Mpoy Jean) is a Belgian footballer of Congolese origin who plays for Manchester City and the Belgium national team. In the 2011-12 season he was awarded the captaincy of Manchester City. He has since established Himself as an integral part of the Manchester City squad and is one of the bargain buys of the revolutionized City era, blossoming into one of the Premier League's best center Backs as evidenced in his inclusion in the 2010-11 Premier League Team of the Year.

Kompany started his career at Anderlecht, winning Several Awards Including the Belgian Golden Shoe and the Belgian Ebony Shoe. On 22 August 2008, the Premier League club Manchester City confirmed the transfer of Kompany from Hamburg on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee thought to be in the region of £ 6 million. He was handed the number 33 shirt for the 2008-09 season by manager Mark Hughes. Two days later, Kompany made his Manchester City debut against West Ham United, On 28 September, Kompany scored his first goal in City's 2-1 away defeat to Wigan Athletic.

Kompany made his international debut aged just 17 for Belgium in February 2004 against France, as one of the youngest players ever. The Belgian Federation Kompany called up to the 2008 Olympics. After a dispute, Hamburg Decided to release him under the condition That he returns after Belgium's first two group games. The rocky relationship with Hamburg and Kompany is said to be a major factor in transferring Kompany to Manchester City. In November 2009, Kompany fell out with manager Dick Advocaat the Belgium. On 19 May 2010, Kompany scored a 90th minute goal to give Belgium a 2-1 win over Bulgaria in a friendly. On 10 November 2011, a day before the friendly against Romania, Georges Leekens named Vincent Kompany as the Belgium captain, succeeding Thomas Vermaelen.

Personal information
Full name Jean Vincent Kompany Mpoy
Date of birth 10 April 1986 (age 25)
Place of birth Uccle, Belgium
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Centre back / Defensive midfielder

Club information
Current club Manchester City
Number 4

Youth career
1992 - 2003 Anderlecht

Senior career
years Team
2003 - 2006 Anderlecht 73 (5)
2006 - 2008 Hamburger SV 29 (1)
2008 - Manchester City 119 (5)

National team
2004 - Belgium 47 (2)

Honours

Anderlecht
     Belgian First Division: 2003-04, 2005-06
     Belgian Supercup: 2006

Hamburger SV
     UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2007

Manchester City
     FA Cup: 2010-11

Belgium
     Summer Olympics: 2008 (4th)

Individual
     Belgian Golden Shoe: 2004
     Belgian Young Professional Footballer of the Year: 2004, 2005
     Belgian Ebony Shoe: 2004, 2005
     Belgian Player Of The Year (Playing Abroad): 2010
     PFA Team of the Year: 2010-11
     Manchester City Official Supporter's Player of the Year: 2010-11
     Manchester City Player's Player of the Year: 2010-11

Giovani dos Santos

Profile Football Stars | Giovani dos Santos | Dos Santos was a member of the Mexican National U-17 team won the 2005 That U-17 World Cup held in Peru. Giovani dos Santos Ramírez is a Mexican footballer currently plays who as an attacking midfielder for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. Dos Santos, was born in Monterrey, Mexico. Dos Santos has two brothers and two half-brothers: the elder, Eder dos Santos, currently plays for Club América in the Primera División de Mexico as a defensive midfielder, and his younger brother, Jonathan dos Santos plays for FC Barcelona in the Spanish First Division.

Dos Santos joined FC Barcelona's academy of La Masia at the age of eleven and played for Barcelona's Juvenil A category where he helped his team to make a comeback in the league and win the regional title. Dos Santos once again played a significant role during the tournament and helped the team win the national title of the Juvenil A category. Dos Santos made his Champions League debut on 20 September 2007 during a 3-0 home win against Olympique Lyonnais. On 17 May 2008, Dos Santos scored a hat trick against Real Murcia, with a final score of 5-3, granting a victory to Barça on the team's last game of the 2007-08 season. It was also the last game played before joining dos Santos Tottenham Hotspur.

Dos Santos also played in Tottenham's other pre-season games Such as the 5-1 wins over Leyton Orient and Norwich City. Dos Santos scored his first competitive goal for Spurs in the UEFA Cup on 26 February 2009 against Shakhtar Donetsk. On 31 January 2011, dos Santos joined La Liga side Racing de Santander on loan until the end of the season from Tottenham. Dos Santos scored a brace in a 3-2 win over league match Hercules CF.

Dos Santos participated at the 2001 Danone Nations Cup was held in That the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France, where 40 countries also participated. Mexico would finish the tournament fifth. Dos Santos earned his first selection for a senior team roster when Mexico Hugo Sánchez picked him for exhibition games against Panama and Brazil. Dos Santos was called up to play the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup after a good mid-season loan to Racing Santander. On 9 June 2011, Dos Santos scored a brace against Cuba in a 5-0 win. That goal was also named the best goal of the tournament.

Personal information
Full name Giovani dos Santos Ramírez
Date of birth 11 May 1989 (age 22)
Place of birth Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder

Club information
Current club Tottenham Hotspur
Number 17

Youth career
2002 - 2006 Barcelona

Senior career
years Team
2006 - 2007 Barcelona B 27 (6)
2007 - 2008 Barcelona 28 (3)
2008 - Tottenham Hotspur 14 (0)
2009 Ipswich Town (loan) 8 (4)
2010 Galatasaray (loan) 14 (0)
2011 Racing Santander (loan) 16 (5)

National team
2005 Mexico U17 8 (2)
2007 Mexico U20 6 (5)
2007 Mexico 54 (11)

Honours

Club
Barcelona
     Supercopa de España: 2006

Mexico
     FIFA U-17 World Cup: 2005
     CONCACAF Gold Cup: 2009, 2011

Individual
     Danone Nations Cup U-12 Golden Boot: 2001
     FIFA U-17 Silver Ball: 2005
     FIFA U-20 Bronze Ball: 2007
     CONCACAF Gold Cup Most Valuable Player: 2009

Ashley Young

Profile Football Stars | Ashley Young | Young continued to play well for Watford in the Premier League, and in January 2007 he transferred to Aston Villa for a fee of £ 8 million, rising to £ 9.65 million with add-ons. He established Himself in the first team at Villa Park, and has since earned 19 caps for England, scoring five goals. On 23 June 2011, Young signed for Manchester United for an undisclosed fee. Ashley Simon Young is an English footballer who as a winger plays for Manchester United and the English national team

Young Came to prominence in the 2004-05 season, playing a part in 34 of Watford's league matches as They struggled to survive in the Championship. Although he failed to find the net, his performance during this season earned him the club's Young Player of the Season award. Young began Watford's 2006-07 Premier League season well, scoring three times in the league, Including a last minute strike in a 3-3 draw with Fulham (he had also scored Watford's second goal in the match), and a goal against Middlesbrough, in Watford's first win of the season in October.

Young underwent a medical on 21 January and the signing was confirmed on 23 January 2007. On 31 January, he scored in his debut for Villa at St James' Park against Newcastle United, but Villa went on to lose 3-1. Ashley Young started the 2007-08 season well, receiving Several Man of the Match awards. Young scored his first goal of the 2010-11 season with a direct free-kick in the Premier League game at home to Bolton Wanderers on 18 September 2010.

Young made his debut in the UEFA Champions League on the 27 September 2011, scoring a headed goal in the 90th minute to help Manchester United to a 3-3 draw against FC Basel. On 16 February, he scored a goal for the lead in a Europa League 2-0 away win against Ajax at the Amsterdam Arena. On 4 March 2012, Young scored two goals against Tottenham at White Hart Lane in a 3-1 Premier League win.

As a result of his form for Watford during the 2005-06 season, in February 2006 Young earned a call-up to Peter Taylor's England U21 League squad to face an Italian Serie B squad alongside team-mate Chris Eagles. Young started alongside Eagles in the 1-0 win, playing the first half. Young played the last 15 minutes of the match as England scored a late goal to win 3-2, topping Their group, and reaching a playoff for a place in the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. At the finals Young played three times. On 6 September 2011, Young scored the only goal for England in a Euro 2012 qualifying win against Wales 1-0. On 7 October, he scored England's first away goal against Montenegro, and set up Darren Bent for the second. On 29 February 2012. Young scored his fifth international goal in a 2-3 home loss to Netherlands in a friendly match played at Wembley Stadium.

Personal information
Full name Ashley Simon Young
Date of birth 9 July 1985 (age 26)
Place of birth Stevenage, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Winger
attacking midfielder

Club information
Current club Manchester United
Number 18

Youth career
2000 - 2003 Watford

Senior career
years Team
2003 - 2007 Watford 98 (19)
2007 - 2011 Aston Villa 157 (30)
2011 Manchester United 18 (4)

National team
2006 - 2007 England U21 10 (1)
2007 England 19 (5)

Honours

Club
Watford
     Football League Championship play-offs (1): 2006

Manchester United
     FA Community Shield (1): 2011

Individual
     Watford Young Player of the Season (1): 2004-05
     PFA Championship Team of the Year (1): 2005-06
     PFA Premier League Team of the Year (2): 2007-08, 2008-09
     PFA Young Player of the Year (1): 2008-09
     Premier League Player of the Month (3): April 2008, September 2008, December 2008