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Nathan Eccleston 
Personal information Full name Nathan Geoffrey Junior Eccleston Date of birth 30 December 1990 Place of birth Newton Heath, Manchester, England Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Playing position Striker Club information Current club Liverpool) Youth career 2005–2006 Bury 2006–2009 Liverpool Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2009– Liverpool 2 (0) 2010 → Huddersfield Town (loan) 11 (1) 2011 → Charlton Athletic (loan) 21 (3) 2011 → Rochdale (loan) 5 (1) National team 2006 England U17 1 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 August 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).Nathan Geoffrey Junior Eccleston (born 30 December 1990 in Newton Heath, Manchester) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Liverpool, and lives in Maghull, Merseyside.
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Career
Liverpool
He was originally signed from Bury when he was 15 years old.[1]
Eccleston played for the Liverpool reserve team, having appeared regularly for the Under-18's team the previous year. On 27 August, in his first competitive game for the reserves squad, he scored 2 goals in a 3–2 defeat away to Blackburn Rovers.[2]
On 6 September 2009, Eccleston was called up to the UEFA Champions League squad for the group stage of the competition.[3]
He made his competitive debut on 28 October, in the League Cup match against Arsenal, coming on as a late substitute for Philipp Degen,[4] before making his league debut, again as a late substitute, a few days later against Fulham.[5]
He made his European debut for the club on 29 July 2010 as a substitute in the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round tie against FK Rabotnički.[6] Eccleston scored his first professional goal for Liverpool in Jamie Carragher's Testimonial match on the 4th of September 2010.
On 16 September, Eccleston played the last 5 minutes against Steaua Bucaresti in Liverpool's opening group game in the UEFA Europa League group stages.
On September 22, 2010, Eccleston missed in a penalty shoot out of the 3rd Round of the League Cup against Northampton Town. It was the last kick from a Liverpool player as Abdul Osman scored the deciding spot kick for Northampton. On the 4th of November, he appeared as a 63rd minute substitute in Liverpool's 3-1 win in the Europa League tie against Napoli FC.[7] On the 10th of November, he appeared in Liverpool's 1-1 Premier League draw against Wigan Athletic at the DW Stadium. On the 2nd of December, Eccleston played the last 11 minutes of Liverpool's 1-1 draw in the return Europa League group game against Steaua Bucaresti. On the 15th of December, he made his first ever start for Liverpool, starting and playing 56 minutes in their 0-0 draw with FC Utrecht at Anfield. The draw was enough to see Roy Hodgson's men top Group K.
Huddersfield Town (loan)
On 28 January 2010, he joined Football League One side Huddersfield Town on a month's loan.[8] He made his debut and scored his first goal for the club on 30 January, in their 1–0 victory over Yeovil Town at Huish Park. On 1 February, Liverpool announced that the loan deal had been extended until 8 May 2010.[8] Eccleston was sent off against Gillingham for a rash tackle in the 26th minute in only his third start for the club, leading to a three match ban.
After Huddersfield lost to Millwall in the play-off semi-finals, Eccleston returned to Liverpool after making 12 appearances for The Terriers, scoring once, starting 4 times, and being sent off once.
Charlton Athletic (loan)
Eccleston joined Charlton Athletic on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season on 13 January 2011.[9] He made his debut on 15 January in a 2–2 draw at Sheffield Wednesday.[10] He scored his first goal for Charlton one week later in a 2–0 win against Plymouth Argyle.[11] Eccleston scored his second goal of the season at Hartlepool United on 15 February in a 2–1 defeat.[12]
Rochdale AFC (loan)
On 20th October 2011, Nathan joined League One side Rochdale, initially on a one-month loan. On 22nd October 2011, Eccleston made his Rochdale debut and he scored in a 3-1 loss to Exeter City.
Personal Life
On the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks Eccleston posted a tweet saying: "I ain't going to say attack don't let the media make u believe that was terrorist that did it. #OTIS."[13] OTIS being an abbreviation for "Only The Illuminati Succeed"; the tweet implied Eccleston was a member of the 9/11 Truth movement.[13] Liverpool F.C. vowed to investigate Eccleston's actions.[13]
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup Football League Cup Europe Other Total App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals Rochdale 2011–12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Charlton Athletic 2010–11 21 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 3 Liverpool 2010–11 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 7 0 Liverpool 2009–10 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Huddersfield Town 2009–10 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 1 Club Total 34 4 0 0 2 0 5 0 1 0 42 4 Last updated 20 May 2011[14] References
- ^ Hassall, Paul (2008-02-05). "The Big Interview: Nathan Eccleston". Liverpool F.C.. http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N158718080205-1023.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- ^ "Liverpool Results 2009–10". www.liverweb.org.uk. http://www.liverweb.org.uk/reserve_season.asp?season=200910. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- ^ Carroll, James (2009-09-06). "Reds Name Champions League Squad". Liverpool F.C.. http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N165679090906-1105.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- ^ Sanghera, Mandeep (2009-10-28). "Arsenal 2–1 Liverpool". BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/8323097.stm. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- ^ Sanghera, Mandeep (2009-10-31). "Fulham 3–1 Liverpool". BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8330334.stm. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
- ^ "Match centre". Liverpoolfc.tv. 2010-07-29. http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- ^ "Transfer Naples" (in Italian). na1926.net. 26 November 2010. http://www.na1926.net/forum/topic/7530-nathan-eccleston/. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
- ^ a b "Striker seals loan deal". Liverpoolfc.tv. 2010-01-28. http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/striker-seals-loan-deal. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
- ^ "Nathan Eccleston secures Charlton Athletic loan move". BBC Sport. 13 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/9359713.stm. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
- ^ "Sheff Wed 2–2 Charlton". BBC Sport. 15 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/9359395.stm. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
- ^ "Charlton 2–0 Plymouth". BBC Sport. 22 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/9362020.stm. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
- ^ "Hartlepool 2–1 Charlton". BBC Sport. 15 February 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/9389612.stm. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
- ^ a b c "Liverpool to investigate 9/11 tweet from Nathan Eccleston". BBC Sport. 14 September 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14914280.stm. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ "Career Stats". LFC History. http://www.lfchistory.net/player_profile.asp?player_id=1206. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
External links
- Nathan Eccleston career stats at Soccerbase
- Nathan Eccleston England stats at The Football Association
- Profile at BBC Sport
- LFC History Profile
- ESPN Profile
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