Dean Whitehead

Dean Whitehead
Dean Whitehead
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Personal information
Full name Dean Whitehead
Date of birth 12 January 1982 (1982-01-12) (age 29)
Place of birth Abingdon, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing position Centre midfield, Right back
Club information
Current club Stoke City
Number 18
Youth career
1998 Abingdon Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1999–2004 Oxford United 122 (9)
2004–2009 Sunderland 185 (13)
2009– Stoke City 84 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:59, 19 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Dean Whitehead (born 12 January 1982) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Stoke City.

Whitehead joined his local non-league club Abingdon Town before he signed for Football League side Oxford United in 1999. He impressed in the lower divisions and was signed by Championship side Sunderland in 2004. He won promotion in his first season with the Black Cats however, Sunderland were relegated from the Premier League with a record low points tally of 15. For The 2006/2007 Season, he was made captain by new Sunderland manager Roy Keane, as Sunderland claimed an instant return to the top flight. After two more seasons in the north east, Whitehead was bought by Stoke City for a fee of £5 million in August 2009.

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Club career

Oxford United

Whitehead started his career with Abingdon Town's youth team, before joining the youth scheme of his local league club, Oxford United. He progressed through the ranks there making his professional debut in a 2–0 win over Luton Town in the Football League Trophy. He developed a reputation as a tough-tackling midfielder with a good workrate, becoming a favourite amongst the fans.

He scored his first goal in The Football League against Rushden & Diamonds in August 2001.[2] After playing for the club for five seasons, making 136 appearances for the Us, his contract expired and he turned down the offer of a new one from the club.[3]

Sunderland

In June 2004 he signed for Sunderland on a free transfer.[4] Sunderland were ordered to pay £150,000 to Oxford at an FA tribunal, to compensate for the time and money put into his development. Oxford would also receive 25% of any fee should Sunderland sell Whitehead. Whitehead quickly became a key member of the first team as Sunderland won the Championship in 2004–05, and was chosen as Players' Player of the Year by his team-mates at the end of the season.

Whitehead was given a new three-year contract during the 2005–06 season,[5] in which he scored a swerving 30-yard free kick past then England goalkeeper Paul Robinson in a 3–2 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. During the 2005–06 campaign he had resigned the captaincy to concentrate on his football but he deputised for the frequently injured Steven Caldwell and was appointed on a permanent basis after Caldwell was sold to Burnley. Sunderland were relegated to the Championship for the 2006–07 season, during which Whitehead was given the captain's armband for the second time.[6] Reading made a bid of £1.2m for Whitehead which was rejected by Sunderland.[7]

Whitehead and team-mate Liam Lawrence both signed new contracts in August 2006.[8] Sunderland finished first in the Championship in 2006–07 thus gaining an instant return to the Premier League. Whitehead had a good season and was included in the PFA Team of the Year.[9] He also came second in the club's player of the year vote.[10] Whitehead was injured early on in their 2007–08 Premiership campaign. He sustained a cruciate knee ligament injury in a match against Wigan Athletic, which kept him out for six months.[11] He made his comeback from injury in November 2007.[12]

Whitehead in training for Stoke

After Sunderland returned to the Premiership Whitehead found himself playing as a right back, although this was ended when manager Roy Keane signed right backs Phil Bardsley and Pascal Chimbonda for Sunderland, allowing Whitehead to move back into central midfield. He left Sunderland in August 2009 after making 200 appearances for the Black Cats.

Stoke City

Whitehead signed a four-year deal for Stoke City on 24 July 2009 for £5 million.[13][14] Whitehead stated that Stoke's team spirit was the main reason for his move to the Britannia Stadium.[15] He made his Stoke City debut on 15 August 2009 in a 2–0 win over Burnley.[16] Whitehead made a slow start to his Stoke career with a number of anonymous performances; however, following a 0–0 draw with Blackburn Rovers he has since become an influential player for City and has earned praise from manager Tony Pulis.[17] Whitehead scored his first goal for Stoke City when he converted winger Matthew Etherington's cross in the 86th minute in a 3–1 FA Cup 4th-round win over Arsenal on 24 January 2010.[18] Whitehead was controversially sent off by Mike Dean against Tottenham Hotspur in March 2010 a decision which drew heavy criticism from Tony Pulis[19] and Matthew Etherington.[20]

His first Premier League goal for Stoke came against Birmingham City on 9 November 2010 with Whitehead scoring the winning goal in a 3–2 win.[21] He scored his second league goal for Stoke away at Manchester United on 4 January 2010, becoming the first Stoke player to score at Old Trafford since 1980.[22] Towards the end of the 2010–11 season Whitehead lost his place in the starting eleven to a resurgent Glenn Whelan, making a number of cameo appearances from the bench.[23]

Whitehead made his 100th appearance for Stoke on 3 November 2011 in a UEFA Europa League match against Maccabi Tev Aviv, Whitehead scoring the first goal in a 2–1 victory.[24][25]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other[A] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Oxford United 1999–2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 0 1 0
2000–01 20 0 1 0 2 0 – 0 0 23 0
2001–02 40 1 1 0 1 0 – 1 0 43 1
2002–03 18 1 2 0 1 0 – 1 0 22 1
2003–04 44 7 1 0 2 0 – 0 0 47 7
Total 122 9 5 0 6 0 0 0 3 0 136 9
Sunderland 2004–05 42 5 2 0 2 0 – – 46 5
2005–06 37 3 2 1 2 0 – – 41 4
2006–07 45 4 1 0 1 0 – – 47 4
2007–08 27 1 1 0 0 0 – – 29 1
2008–09 34 0 1 0 3 0 – – 38 0
Total 185 13 7 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 200 14
Stoke City 2009–10 36 0 4 1 0 0 – – 40 1
2010–11 37 2 4 0 2 0 – – 43 2
2011–12 11 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 – 19 1
Total 84 2 8 1 2 0 8 1 0 0 102 4
Career total 391 24 20 2 16 0 8 1 3 0 438 27

Footnotes

A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League play-offs and Football League Trophy.

Honours

Club

Sunderland
Stoke City

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Premier League Player Profile Dean Whitehead". Premier League. http://www.premierleague.com/page/PlayerProfile/0,,12306~9234,00.html. Retrieved 25 April 2011. 
  2. ^ "Oxford 3–2 Rushden". BBC Sport. 17 June 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/1518418.stm. 
  3. ^ "Whitehead to leave Oxford". BBC Sport. 7 April 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/3813233.stm. 
  4. ^ Whitehead joins Sunderland. BBC Sport. 21 June 2004
  5. ^ New Sunderland deal for Whitehead. BBC Sport 7 March 2005
  6. ^ Bevan, Chris (17 June 2011). "What went wrong for Sunderland?". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/4778608.stm. 
  7. ^ "Black Cats reject Whitehead offer". BBC Sport. 17 June 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/5154224.stm. 
  8. ^ "Sunderland duo sign new contracts". BBC Sport. 17 June 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/5242100.stm. 
  9. ^ "Ronaldo secures PFA awards double". BBC Sport. 17 June 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6582201.stm. 
  10. ^ "Nosworthy wins Sunderland award". BBC Sport. 17 June 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/6596465.stm. 
  11. ^ Whitehead injury rocks Sunderland. BBC Sport.
  12. ^ "Whitehead belief in full recovery". BBC Sport. 7 April 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/7230321.stm. 
  13. ^ "Stoke confirm Whitehead transfer". BBC Sport. 24 July 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/8167640.stm. Retrieved 8 November 2010. 
  14. ^ "Dean Deal Done". Stoke City FC. 24 July 2009. http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1732063,00.html. Retrieved 24 July 2009. 
  15. ^ "Stoke spirit persuaded Whitehead". BBC Sport. 27 July 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/8170572.stm. Retrieved 8 November 2010. 
  16. ^ "Stoke City 2–0 Burnley". Stoke City FC (Stoke City). 15 August 2009. http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~49150,00.html. Retrieved 15 August 2009. 
  17. ^ "Pulis hails midfielder Whitehead". BBC (BBC Sport). 26 January 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/8384924.stm. Retrieved 26 January 2010. 
  18. ^ "Dean Whitehead thrilled with first goal for Stoke City". BBC (BBC Sport). 26 January 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/8480767.stm. Retrieved 26 January 2010. 
  19. ^ "Stoke manager Tony Pulis unhappy with referee Mike Dean". BBC Sport. 8 November 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/8578227.stm. 
  20. ^ "Matthew Etherington disappointed with referee decisions". BBC Sport. 8 November 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/8578729.stm. 
  21. ^ "Stoke 3 – 2 Birmingham". BBC Sport. 9 November 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9163117.stm. 
  22. ^ "Man Utd 2 – 1 Stoke". BBC Sport. 9 November 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9334445.stm. 
  23. ^ "Whelan's back ... and he's playing for keeps". thisisstaffordshire.co.uk. 28 April 2011. http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/city/stokecitynews/Stoke-City-Whelan-s-s-playing-keeps/article-3528225-detail/article.html. 
  24. ^ "Maccabi Tel-Av vs Stoke City". Stoke City F.C.. http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~61083,00.html. Retrieved 4 November 2011. 
  25. ^ "Macc Tel-Aviv 1 - 2 Stoke". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15472966.stm. Retrieved 4 November 2011. 

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Preceded by
Gary Breen		 Sunderland captain
2006–2009		 Succeeded by
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