- Garath McCleary
Football player infobox
playername = Garath McCleary
fullname = Garath James McCleary
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1987|5|15
cityofbirth =Oxford
countryofbirth =England
currentclub = Nottingham Forest
clubnumber = 12
position = Winger
youthyears =
youthclubs = Oxford United
years = 2007-08
2008-
clubs = Bromley
Nottingham Forest
caps(goals) = 18 0(8)
09 0(1)
pcupdate =April 6 ,2008 Garath James McCleary (born 15 May, 1987) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Nottingham Forest in the
Football League Championship . He is a right winger but can play on the left and as a supporting striker, he has squad number 12.Early Playing Career
McCleary's football career began with Oxford City then he moved onto Oxford United but was unable to break into their first team and was released. He joined Slough Town and then moved to Bromley in January 2007. In total McCleary made over 40 appearances for Bromley scoring 11 goals. Nottingham Forest manager
Colin Calderwood offered him a trial at theCity Ground where he did well enough to secure a contract on 31 January 2008.Nottingham Forest
McCleary made his first team debut as an 87th minute substitute, in a 1-0 home defeat againstCarlisle United, on 3 March 2008. He scored his first goal for the club on 1 April 2008 in injury time, in a 2-0 win at Carlisle. On 5 April he was handed his first start where he was voted man of the match as Forest beat Cheltenham 3-1 at the City Ground. He played a total of eight games for the Reds that season helping them gain promotion to the Football League Championship.
In the 2008 campaign, McCleary was handed a few opportunities to impress in the starting eleven due to some injury trouble that other first team members were having. Known for his dribbling and crossing skills Fact|date=September 2008
Honours
*League One runner-up with Nottingham Forest, 2008
External links
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* http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2008-2009/flcham/nottmf.htmhttp://www.nottinghamforest.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10308~43199,00.html
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