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Neil Etheridge 
Personal information Full name Neil Leonard Dula Etheridge[1] Date of birth 7 February 1990 Place of birth Enfield, London, England Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Playing position Goalkeeper Club information Current club Fulham Number 38 Youth career 2003–2006 Chelsea 2006–2008 Fulham Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2008– Fulham 0 (0) 2008–2009 → Leatherhead (loan) ? (0) 2011 → Charlton Athletic (loan) 0 (0) National team‡ 2005 England U-16 1 (0) 2008– Philippines 28 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 March 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2011Neil Leonard Dula Etheridge (born 7 February 1990) is an English–Filipino professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Fulham. He joined Fulham Academy after three years as a trainee at Chelsea. He is currently in the Reserve Squad, and has yet to make his debut in the Premier League or the Football League. A former England Schoolboys international, he now represents the Philippines at international level.
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Early life
Etheridge was born in Enfield Town, in the London Borough of Enfield to Englishman Martin Etheridge and Filipina Merlinda Dula who is a native of Tarlac.[2][3] He took up the sport of football at the age of nine[3] and attended Court Moor School in Fleet, Hampshire where he also represented Hampshire Schools and the Aldershot & Farnborough district teams.[4]
Career
Club career
Etheridge began attending the Chelsea academy in 2003,[4] where he was also teammates with eventual Philippine internationals James and Phil Younghusband. He started out as a forward but eventually switched to playing as a goalkeeper at the suggestion of his coach.[3] In 2006, he moved to local rivals Fulham, and signed professional forms for the club.[5]
In September 2008, Etheridge signed for Isthmian League Division One South club Leatherhead on loan for the entire 2008–09 season and made his debut on 20 September in the 2–1 home defeat to Metropolitan Police.[6]
In September 2009, Etheridge underwent surgery on both knees. He was expected to be out for the entire 2009–10 season but returned in January 2010, eventually making nine appearances for the reserves. By the end of the season he signed a new one-year deal, keeping him at Fulham until the summer of 2011, attributing his contract extension to his quick recovery.[7]
Etheridge received his first senior team call-up on 11 September 2010, when he was named on the substitute bench as cover for Mark Schwarzer in a home game against Wolves due to an injury to regular second choice goalkeeper David Stockdale.[8] In March 2011 Etheridge joined Charlton Athletic on loan,[9] but was recalled six days later without playing for them.[10] Etheridge inked a contract extension in May 2011 that would extend his stay at Craven Cottage until the summer of 2013.[11]
International career
Etheridge is a former England U-16 international, having played in the 2005 Victory Shield,[4] in which England and Wales eventually shared the trophy. Despite having represented England at youth level, he remained eligible to represent the Philippines through his mother.
“ It took me a long time to decide. Obviously every boy's dream is to play for England at the highest level. But I thought, why not play for the Philippines? It's mum's side of the family as well. ” —Etheridge, on his decision to represent the Philippines[12]
In 2007, Etheridge received an invitation to play for the Philippines but declined the offer, citing unfamiliarity with the language and the players.[13] He was again invited in early 2008, this time by the new Philippine Football Federation president Jose Mari Martinez.[14] He eventually accepted the invitation after speaking to the new manager and learning about the set up,[13] and after encouragement from Phil Younghusband.[3]
Etheridge made his full international debut in the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers, playing in all three matches. He kept three clean sheets but the Philippines still failed to qualify due to an inferior goal difference to group winners, Tajikistan.[15]
He was called up again later that year for the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification matches.[16] In their opening match, Etheridge got his fourth successive clean sheet, as the Philippines defeated Timor-Leste 1–0.[17] However, in their remaining three fixtures, Etheridge conceded five goals as the Philippines won another match, drew one and lost one, before being eliminated on the basis of goals scored record after finishing tied for second.[18]
His next call up that came was for the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup matches where his performances in goal brought the Philippines to the semi-finals for the first time ever. The Philippines came in second in their group, with 1 win and 2 draws, and conceding only one goal. But both legs of the semi-finals ended in 1–0 defeats for the Philippines against Indonesia. Etheridge was then called up for his country for the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers where he conceded only a single goal-enabling the Philippines to qualify for the 2012 group stage.
Honours
- Victory Shield: 2005
References
- ^ "Philippines roster – 2008 AFC Challenge Cup". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. http://www.the-afc.com/en/challenge-cup-previous-competitions/afc-challenge-cup-2008/afc-challenge-cup-2008-scheduleresults?view=teamdetails&compID=252&roundID=57&groupID=60&teamID=195&id=0. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
- ^ Noguera, Emil C. (2011-01-10). "Etheridge: A man with vision for Philippine football". Philippine Index. http://www.philippineindex.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3229&Itemid=1. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
- ^ a b c d Tupas, Cedelf P. (2008-05-13). "Etheridge's goal in between posts". Inquirer Sports (Philippine Daily Inquirer). http://sports.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view/20080513-136168/Etheridges-goal-in-between-posts. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
- ^ a b c "Keeper gets England call". Get Hampshire. 2005-10-11. http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/sport/s/26913_keeper_gets_england_call. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
- ^ "20 July – Dream Come True". Fleet Hampshire News. http://www.fleethants.com/allfleethants/news/main.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
- ^ Blackledge, Sam (2008-09-22). "Football round-up, September 20". Get Surrey. http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/sport/football/s/2035807_football_roundup_september_20. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
- ^ Tupas, Cedelf P. (2010-06-25). "Fulham FC signs goalie Etheridge to extension". Inquirer Sports (Philippine Daily Inquirer). http://sports.inquirer.net/sportsevents/sportsevents/view/20100625-277407/Fulham-FC-signs-goalie-Etheridge-to-extension. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
- ^ "Fulham v Wolves". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 2010-09-11. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8977069.stm. Retrieved 2010-09-11.
- ^ "Addicks sign young Fulham keeper Neil Etheridge". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 2011-03-08. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/9418465.stm. Retrieved 2011-03-08.
- ^ "Keeper Neil Etheridge recalled from Charlton by Fulham". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 2011-03-06. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/9426491.stm. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
- ^ "Etheridge contract extension". FulhamFC.com (Fulham Football Club). 2011-05-10. http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2011/May/EtheridgeContractExtension.aspx. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ^ Neil Etheridge feature (Television production via Youtube). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzQniVuvnRs. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
- ^ a b "Etheridge heads east". FulhamFC.com. Fulham Football Club. 2008-04-10. http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2008/April/EtheridgePhilipinnes.aspx. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
- ^ "4 Fil-British players join football team" (reprint). Manila Bulletin (Find Articles). 2009-04-29. http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/manila-bulletin/mi_7968/is_2008_April_29/4-fil-british-players-join/ai_n35373233/?tag=content;col1. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
- ^ "Tajikistan sail through". The-AFC.com (Asian Football Confederation). 2008-05-18. http://www.the-afc.com/en/challenge-cup-previous-competitions/afc-challenge-cup-2008/19225. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
- ^ "International Action". FulhamFC.com (Fulham Football Club). 2008-10-09. http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2008/October/EtheridgeCallUp.aspx. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
- ^ "Borromeo breaks Timor's hearts". AseanFootball.org (ASEAN Football Federation). 2008-10-17. http://aseanfootball.org/afc/news_d.asp?id=104. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
- ^ Nathanielsz, Ronnie (2008-10-26). "Philippines edged out of Suzuki Cup main event". Inside Sports. http://insidesports.ph/football/philippines-edged-out-of-suzuki-cup-main-event/. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
External links
- Neil Etheridge at FulhamFC.com
- Neil Etheridge at National-Football-Teams.com
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