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