Darren Bent

Profile Football Stars | Darren Bent | He was Charlton Athletic's top goalscorer for two consecutive seasons and joined Tottenham Hotspur for a club record fee of £ 16.5 million in 2007. After two seasons at Tottenham he joined Sunderland. After a Successful 18 months at Sunderland, he joined Aston Villa in 2011. He has represented England at under-15, under-16, under-17, under-19, under-21 and senior levels. Bent started his career with Ipswich Town. After progressing through Their youth system he made his first team debut in 2001. He made 122 appearances and scored 48 goals in the league for Ipswich, before joining Charlton Athletic for a fee of £ 2.5 Million in 2005. He made 14 appearances and scored nine goals for the under-21 side, after making his debut against Italy in 2003. He made his debut for the senior England side in 2006 against Uruguay, and has since made 11 appearances for England, scoring four goals. He scored his first goal on 7 September 2010 in a 3-1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying victory against Switzerland match.

On the opening day of the 2005-06 FA Premier League season, Bent scored two goals on his Charlton debut against Sunderland, and was named the Premier League player of the month for August. He scored in his first four games for the club, one of only six players to perform this feat in the Premier League. Bent was the highest scoring Englishman in the Premier League in the 2005-06 season, with 18 goals (22 overall) the which made him third highest scorer and was given Charlton's Player of the Season award. He signed an extension to his contract at Charlton in July, the which him contracted until June 2010. Bent finished the 2006-07 season with 13 goals in the Premier League, again finishing as Charlton's top goalscorer, but was Unable to Prevent them from being relegated to the Championship after seven successive seasons of Premier League football.

Bent scored his first competitive goal for Tottenham in a 4-0 home victory over Derby County in August 2007. Bent scored his 100th career goal on 9 March 2008 in the added time of a 4-0 league win over West Ham United. He also scored the 100th goal to be scored at White Hart Lane during the 2007-08 season on 22 March in a 2-0 win over Portsmouth. Bent went on to score one more goal That season, against Newcastle United, the which he finished with 36 appearances and eight goals. Negotiations to sign Sunderland Bent opened in July 2009.

On 17 January 2011, Bent submitted a transfer request, Amid reports That Aston Villa had made a club record £ 18 million bid for him, the which was rejected. Bent scored his second Villa goal in his third appearance for his side when he completed the full 90 minutes against Manchester United at Old Trafford in a 3-1 away defeat. Bent scored both of Villa's goals in their 2-1 away victory over Arsenal in the Penultimate game of the season on 15 May.  In scoring England's second goal he took his tally to three goals in his last three matches.

Personal information
Full name Darren Ashley Bent
Date of birth 6 February 1984 (age 28)
Place of birth Tooting, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Striker

Club information
Current club Aston Villa
Number 9

Youth career
Godmanchester Rovers 1998
Ipswich Town 1998-2001

Senior career
years Team
Ipswich Town 2001-2005 122 (48)
2005-2007 Charlton Athletic 68 (31)
Tottenham Hotspur 2007-2009 60 (18)
2009-2011 Sunderland 58 (32)
2011-Aston Villa 38 (18)

National team
England U15
2000-2001 England U16 10 (3)
England U17
2002 England U19 3 (3)
2003-2005 England U21 14 (9)
2006-England 13 (4)

Honours

Club
Tottenham Hotspur
     Football League Cup: 2007-08

Individual
     Charlton Athletic F.C. Player of the Year: 2006

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

Danny Welbeck

Profile Football Stars | Danny Welbeck | Welbeck made His Way Through the youth teams at Manchester United Before making senior debut in 2008 historical and scoring in the process. Nii Tackie Mensah Daniel "Danny" is an English footballer Welbeck who plays for Manchester United and the England national team.

Welbeck made historical debut in That Game on 21 January 2008, coming on as a 65th-minute substitute for Anderson.  Welbeck made historical competitive debut for the Manchester United first team on 23 September 2008, starting up front in the team's League Cup Third Round match at home to Middlesbrough. Welbeck made historical Premier League debut on 15 November 2008, coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute for Park Ji-Sung Against Stoke City.

On 23 September 2009, Welbeck scored first goal of the historical 2009-10 season and first in the League Cup I hit the only goal of the game in the third round Against Wolves. On 27 October 2009, Welbeck scored in historical Successive League Cup second game, netting the first Against Barnsley 2-0 in a win. On 25 November 2009, Welbeck made historical Champions League debut in the 1-0 defeat to Besiktas. On 11 December 2009, Welbeck historical Committed future to the club by signing a new contract, keeping historical services at United Until 2013.

United won the game 3-2, HAVING trailed rivals Manchester City 2-0 at half time. Eventually United won the match at Old Trafford 3-0. The next match, number three for Manchester United, Arsenal Against Welbeck Also on the scoresheet HAD. Welbeck scored twice in a Champions League group match in September Against FC Basel 2011, the game ended 3-3. Welbeck scored again in the next game, a 2-0 home win over Norwich City, after coming on as a second half substitute. 

 

On 21 December 2011, Welbeck Opened the scoring at Craven Cottage in a 5-0 away win United Against Fulham. On 8 January, Welbeck scored the second goal in a 3-2 away victory at Manchester City Against the City of Manchester Stadium in the FA Cup third round. On 14 January, Welbeck scored the second goal in a 3-0 victory over Bolton, after latching onto a ball-through by Wayne Rooney. Welbeck played historical 50th overal match for Manchester United on 23 February in a 2-1 home loss to Ajax in the Champions League last 32.

Welbeck made England Under-16s historical debut as a 14-year-old in October 2005 Against Wales in the Victory Shield, England won That Which year. On 29 March 2011 WAS Welbeck Called up to the England squad, For Their friendly fixture Against Ghana.

Personal information
Nii Tackie Full name Daniel Mensah Welbeck
Date of birth 26 November 1990 (age 21)
Place of birth Longsight, Manchester, England
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Forward

Club information
Current club Manchester United
Number 19

Youth career
Manchester United 2005-2008

Senior career
years Team
2008 - Manchester United 27 (7)
2009-2010 Preston North End (loan) 8 (2)
2010-2011 Sunderland (loan) 26 (6)

National team
2006-2007 England U17 11 (2)
2007-2008 England U18 2 (2)
2008-2009 England U19 8 (2)
2009 - England U21 14 (5)
2011 - England 3 (0)

Honours

club
Manchester United
     Football League Cup (1): 2008-09
     FA Community Shield (1): 2011
     FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2008