- John White (footballer)
Football player infobox
playername = John White
fullname = John Alan White
nickname =
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1986|7|25|mf=y
cityofbirth =Colchester
countryofbirth =England
currentclub = Colchester United
clubnumber = 2
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2004–
2007
clubs = Colchester United
→ Stevenage (loan)
caps(goals) = 092 (0)
004 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 13:03, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate =John Alan White (born
25 July ,1986 ,Colchester ) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Colchester United.Football career
John has come through the youth ranks with Colchester making his first team debut on the
24 August 2004 in theFootball League Cup against Cheltenham Town. A versatile player, he has played in many positions for the team but is currently settled at left back.He won the Young Player of the Year award for the 2005/2006 season, the year that the U's were promoted to the
Championship . He made 32 appearance for the U's in the league that season, a season's total he is yet to ecclipse.Despite being out of the team for much of the 2006/07 season, largely due to the good form of
Greg Halford , he was given a vote of confidence by the club when they offered him a new contract in June 2007. [cite news |title=White signs new Colchester deal|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/colchester_united/6728017.stm|publisher=BBC Sport |date=2007-06-06 |accessdate=2008-03-05 ] John was sent on loan to Stevenage Borough on the22 November 2007 for one-month in order to play some competitive games, his chances having been limited with the U's first team during the first half of the season. The loan spell was a success and on his return he has regularly been selected for the U's.References
External links
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* [http://www.cu-fc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10424~23833,00.html Colchester United Official Website Player Profile]
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