James McPike

James McPike

James McPike (makka) (born 4 October 1988) is a professional footballer, currently playing at Birmingham City F.C. He is a local boy, who joined Birmingham as a 13-year-old from Shenley Radford FC.

He went to Turves Green School and has a younger brother called Mitchell who is also at the club, and scored at under 18's level recently.

McPike was a prolific goalscorer at Under 15 and Under 16 level and was top scorer in the 2004-2005 season in the Under 18s while still at school. season. He signed a two year professional contract on his 17th birthday. At the end of the 2007-08 season McPike was given a Mercedes-Benz car by Olivier Kapo after the apprentice spent the season cleaning the Frenchman's boots. [cite news
url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/motors/article1161699.ece
title=Ace gives boot boy his Mercedes
date=2008-05-14
accessdate=2008-05-14
publisher=The Sun]

His father Paul was a former professional with West Bromwich Albion.

References

External links

* [http://www.blues.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10412~35473,00.html Profile on Birmingham City site]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/bsp/hi/football/statistics/players/m/mcpike_330921.stm Profile] on bbc.co.uk


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