England Player Profiles
England Player Profiles
Profiles of England players attending the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
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Aaron Lennon
Written by Dave Allan
Aaron Justin Lennon was born in Chapelton, Leeds, on April 16th 1987 and at just 23 years of age it is amazing to think he has the experience of seven seasons behind him.
Ashley Cole
Written by Dave Allan
Ashley Cole was born in Stepney, London on 20th December 1980 and realised his dream of breaking into Arsenal’s first team at an early age.
David James
Written by Tom Wakefield
David Benjamin James, born 1st August 1970 in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire.
Emile Heskey
Written by Dave Allan
Emile William Ivanhoe Heskey was born in Leicester on the 11th January 1978 and remains a massive enigma in the modern game.
Frank Lampard
Written by Rob Eddy
Frank Lampard perhaps more than most will be looking to use this summer's World Cup in South Africa to silence a few doubters after enduring a love-hate relationship with a section of the England supporters over the last couple of years.
Gareth Barry
Written by Rob Eddy
Whether Gareth Barry thought he would ever be heading to a World Cup as a midfield lynchpin is debatable after starting his career as a defender at Aston Villa as well as enduring a four-year exile from the national squad after making his debut in 2000, but he has become an integral cog in Fabio Capello's England side.
Glen Johnson
Written by Tom Wakefield
Glen McLeod Cooper Johnson ( born on 24 August 1984 ) was born in Greenwich, London.James Milner
Written by Dave Allan
James Philip Milner was born on 4th January 1986 and is one of two Leed-born players in the current England squad along with Aaron Lennon.
Jamie Carragher
Written by Dave Allan
James Lee Duncan Carragher was born in Bootle on 28th June 1978 and has not moved far from his birthplace since, having dedicated himself to a career with local club Liverpool FC.
Jermain Defoe
Written by Dave Allan
Jermain Colin Defoe is a Londoner and was born on October 7th 1982.
Joe Cole
Written by Dave Allan
Joseph John Cole was born in Paddington on the 8th November 1981. Joe has always been regarded as a brilliant player even at an early age and was part of a successful FA Youth Cup winning side with his first club West Ham.
Joe Hart
Written by Dave Allan
Joe Hart was born in Shrewsbury 19th April 1987 christened Charles Joseph John Hart. His formative career centred on his home town club Shrewsbury Town.
John Terry
Written by Rob Eddy
Whatever happens at this summer's World Cup, John Terry is a man who will be very much under the spotlight following recent allegations about his private life that led to him being stripped of the England captaincy.
Ledley King
Written by Tom Wakefield
Ledley Brenton King was Born on 12 October 1980 in Bow , London.
Matthew Upson
Written by Dave Allan
Matthew James Upson was born in Suffolk on 18th April 1979 and started his career at youth level with Luton Town.
Michael Carrick
Written by Dave Allan
Michael Carrick was born in Wallsend in the North East on 28th July 1981 and was soon regarded as a hot prospect with plenty of scouts eager to take him back to their respective clubs.
Michael Dawson
Written by Dave Allan
Michael Richard Dawson was born In Northallerton, England on November 18th, 1983, and is the only player in the current England squad who hasn’t yet gained a senior cap. That is not to say that he has not played for his country and he was a key member of the U-21 set up playing 13 games at that level.
Peter Crouch
Written by Tom Wakefield
Peter James Crouch, born 30 January 1981 in Macclesfield. Striker
Rio Ferdinand
Written by Matt Pitt
Born November 7, 1978 in Peckham, London, Rio Gavin Ferdinand is one of football's rags to riches stories. Despite starting life in one of London's poorest areas, he now commands wages of £130,000 per week and is the recently installed England captain.
Throughout his career Ferdinand's key attributes have been his physical presence and his composure on the ball. Having played for Millwall, Queens Park Rangers and West Ham United youth teams, he made his full pro debut, for West Ham, back in 1996 and went on to make 127 appearances for The Hammers before being signed by Leeds United for a record £18,000,000 in 2000.
Robert Green
Written by Dave Allan
Robert Paul Green was born on 18th January 1980 and at 30 years of age is probably at the point of his career where he could be considered as being at his peak.
Shaun Wright-Philips
Written by Dave Allan
Shaun Wright-Phillips was born in South London on October 25th 1981 and is the adopted son of former England striker and Arsenal legend Ian Wright.
Stephen Warnock
Written by Tom Wakefield
Stephen David Warnock, born on 12 December 1981 in Ormskirk, Lancashire.Steven Gerrard
Written by Matt Pitt
Steven George Gerrard, MBE, was born in Whiston, Merseyside on May 30, 1980.
Wayne Rooney
Written by Dave Allan
Wayne Rooney announced himself to the football world with a brilliant winner against the then-champions Arsenal as a precocious 16-year-old in 2002, which made him the youngest goalscorer in Premier League history at the time.
Although that record has since been surpassed twice, his career has gone from strength to strength and he is now a permanent fixture in the England side.
England Player Profiles
- Michael Dawson
- Matthew Upson
- Michael Carrick
- Shaun Wright-Philips
- Joe Hart
- Emile Heskey
- Joe Cole
- Ashley Cole
- Jermain Defoe
- James Milner
- Robert Green
- Jamie Carragher
- Aaron Lennon
- Ledley King
- Stephen Warnock
- Glen Johnson
- David James
- Peter Crouch
- Gareth Barry
- Frank Lampard
- John Terry
- Steven Gerrard
- Rio Ferdinand
- Wayne Rooney
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