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David Wheater 
Wheater playing for MiddlesbroughPersonal information Full name David James Wheater[1] Date of birth 14 February 1987 Place of birth Redcar, England Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) [2] Playing position Centre back / Right back Club information Current club Bolton Wanderers Number 31 Youth career 1997–2004 Middlesbrough Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2004–2011 Middlesbrough 140 (9) 2006 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 7 (1) 2006 → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 1 (0) 2007 → Darlington (loan) 15 (2) 2011– Bolton Wanderers 13 (0) National team‡ 2007–2009 England U21 11 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:00, 19 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:28, 1 January 2011 (UTC)David James Wheater (born 14 February 1987 in Redcar, England) is an English footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers. He is a centre back, although he is capable of playing at right back as well.
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Club career
Middlesbrough
Wheater is a product of the Middlesbrough youth system, and was promoted to the first team at the age of 17 for the 2004–05 season after tasting success in the FA Youth Cup. He and teammates Andrew Taylor, Matthew Bates and Adam Johnson were part of the team that won the 2004 FA Youth Cup and also played the previous season's final with Bates and Taylor but lost out to Manchester United.[3]
He joined Wolverhampton Wanderers on a three month loan in September 2006.[4] However, he returned to Middlesbrough on 15 November, after making just one first team appearance.[5] He has also had loan spells at Doncaster Rovers (scoring once against Gillingham)[6] and Darlington. During 2007–08 pre-season Jonathan Woodgate suffered an injury that allowed Wheater to start in his place during pre-season. Wheater's form in pre-season earned him a starting XI place for the opening day Premier League fixture – his form then continued, which triggered the transfer of Woodgate to Tottenham Hotspur as Wheater became the first name on the 'Boro team sheet.[citation needed] Wheater was named in an understrength Middlesbrough side away to Bristol City in the FA Cup third round, when he saved his team with a goal as he burst forward from the back and scored the winner in a 2–1 at Ashton Gate. He signed a three-and-a-half-year contract extension in February 2008 which tied him to Middlesbrough until June 2011.
Wheater experienced his best season of football during the 2007–08 season, starting as a regular for Gareth Southgate's side and becoming an imposing force at the back. Wheater scored four goals in all competitions during his breakthrough season of 2007–08. At the end of the year, he won the North East Football Writers' Association Young Player of the Year and Player of the Year awards for his exploits.[7] Unfortunately Boro were relegated at the end of the 2008–09 season, but Wheater decided to stay to try to help the club regain promotion.[8]
Despite being only 22, Wheater was appointed captain for the 2009–10 season. He experienced his first taste of league captaincy against Bristol City in a 2–1 loss, but new manager Gordon Strachan was appointed, Strachan decided to hand the captain's armband to the more experienced Gary O'Neil, in order to let Wheater concentrate more on developing his game.[9] He scored his first league goal in 18 months on 6 February against Ipswich Town to rescue a draw.[10]
He scored his first goal of the 2010–11 season against Reading to make the scoreline 3–1 and help Boro secure back to back home wins in the same week. His last appearance in a Boro shirt was against Bristol City on 15 January 2011 where he played the full 90 minutes. Middlesbrough won 4-0. His last goal in a Boro shirt was on New Years Day against Leeds United which ended in a 1-1 draw.
Bolton Wanderers
On 20 January 2011, he completed a move to Bolton Wanderers on a three-and-a-half year contract following a few weeks of negotiations for an undisclosed fee,[11] and made his debut on 29 January in the FA Cup game at home to Wigan Athletic.[12] He made his league debut when coming on as a first half substitute for the injured Zat Knight in the 2-0 home win over Everton on 13 February. On 24 September, in his first league start of the 2011-12 season replacing the ill Gary Cahill, Wheater received a red card for holding back Theo Walcott during Bolton's game at Arsenal.
International career
Wheater has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and most recently under-21 level. He played at the 2004 U17 European Championships and earned his debut under-21 call-up in August 2007 along with the uncapped Adam Johnson after impressing while on loan at Darlington.[13] He was a regular in the 2009 U21 European Championship qualifying, mostly as a substitute. In October 2008 he scored the equalizer against Wales in the first leg of the play-offs and England went on to win 3–2 and 5–4 on aggregate to qualify. He was supposed to be in the squad for the tournament but withdrew after sustaining an injury.[14]
On 20 March 2008, Wheater was called up to the England squad by boss Fabio Capello,[15] however he was not included in the Capello's final 23.
On 15 October 2008, Wheater was called up into the England senior team as a replacement for John Terry when the England Captain withdrew due to an injury picked up playing for Chelsea. Wheater's first real taste of senior international football came when he was named as a substitute for the games against France & Trinidad and Tobago in 2008 but did not leave the bench on both occasions.
Honours
References
- ^ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.com/post84BMDSearchStart.action?redef=0&searchType=B. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
- ^ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. http://www.premierleague.com/page/PlayerProfile/0,,12306~31845,00.html. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ "David Wheater". Evening Gazette. 13 September 2006. http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/boro-fc/tm_headline=david-wheater&method=full&objectid=17737475&siteid=109975-name_page.html.
- ^ "Wolves snap up Middlesbrough ace". BBC News. 28 September 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/5382190.stm. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ^ "Wheater returns to Middlesbrough". BBC News. 16 November 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/6152198.stm. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ^ "Doncaster 2–0 Gillingham". BBC Sport. 18 February 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/4703876.stm. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
- ^ "Jonno is Region's top young player". Middlesbrough F.C.. 6 November 2009. http://www.mfc.premiumtv.co.uk/articles/jonno-is-regions-top-young-player-20091106_70638_1867191.
- ^ Fifield, Dominic (25 May 2009). "David Wheater accepts transition period but commits himself to Middlesbrough". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/may/25/david-wheater-middlesbrough-championship. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ^ "Bates heads to the USA in latest fightback". Darlington & Stockton Times. 24 November 2009. http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/archive/2009/11/24/Sport%3A+Football+%28Middlesbrough+News%29/4756270.Bates_heads_to_USA_in_latest_fightback/.
- ^ "Ipswich 1–1 Middlesbrough". Middlesbrough F.C.. 6 February 2010. http://www.mfc.co.uk/articles/20100206/ipswich-1-middlesbrough-1_70605_47943.
- ^ "Bolton Wanderers sign David Wheater from Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. 20 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/9367744.stm. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- ^ "Bolton 0 - 0 Wigan". BBC Sport. 29 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/9379061.stm. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ "Under-21 call-up for Wheater". The Journal. 17 August 2007. http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/football-news/2007/08/17/under-21-call-up-for-wheater-61634-19648999/.
- ^ "Pearce ponders defensive problems". UEFA. 16 June 2009. http://www1.uefa.com/competitions/under21/blogs/team=200039/newsid=838639.html.
- ^ "Beckham recalled to England squad". BBC News. 20 March 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7304322.stm. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
External links
- David Wheater profile on the Middlesbrough website
- David Wheater career stats at Soccerbase
- Premier League profile
Bolton Wanderers F.C. – current squad 1 Bogdán · 2 Steinsson · 3 Marcos Alonso · 4 Robinson · 5 Cahill · 6 Muamba · 7 Eagles · 8 Holden · 9 Tuncay · 10 Petrov · 11 Gardner · 12 Knight · 14 K. Davies (c) · 15 Mears · 16 M. Davies · 17 Klasnić · 18 Ricketts · 19 Reo-Coker · 20 Blake · 21 Pratley · 22 Jääskeläinen · 23 Davis · 24 N'Gog · 25 Boyata · 26 Lainton · 27 C.Y. Lee · 28 Kakuta · 31 Wheater · 33 Connolly · 34 Eaves · 36 O'Halloran · 37 Vela · 38 Blakeman · 39 Riley · Manager: Coyle
Categories:- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from Redcar
- English footballers
- England under-21 international footballers
- Association football defenders
- Middlesbrough F.C. players
- Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Darlington F.C. players
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- Premier League players
- The Football League players
- England youth international footballers
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