Erik Nevland – Fulham’s Forward
Erik Nevland (born 10 November 1977 in Stavanger) is a Norwegian football forward who currently plays for Fulham in the Premier League. He has eight caps for Norway, and 22 caps at U-21 level.
Nevland started his career at Viking FK, but in 1997 he was sold to Manchester United at the age of 19, before he had played a single first team match for the Norwegian side. What prompted Manchester United to sign him was a succession of hat-tricks in three games when he was on trial with them.[1] His only goal for the United first team was in a Worthington Cup match against Bury in October 1998. He never managed to establish himself in the United team, with a successful loan spell at Viking and an unsuccessful one at IFK Göteborg. He only ever made one league appearance for United, as a substitute against Southampton on 19 January 1998.
He returned to Viking on a permanent contract in January 2000, winning the Norwegian cup final in 2001 and scoring the two deciding goals in their famous UEFA Cup victory over Chelsea in 2002. He joined FC Groningen on a free transfer in November 2004, and since became a cult hero. In his first half-season for his new club he scored 16 times in 20 matches. Nevland also scored the first ever goal in FC Groningen’s new Euroborg stadium.
On April 27, 2007, Nevland signed a new three-year contract with FC Groningen. In December 2007, Nevland was voted ‘Groninger of the Year’ by television viewers in the province of Groningen, in spite of him not being born in Groningen or The Netherlands.
On January 28, 2008, he signed with struggling Premier League side Fulham[2] for a fee of €2.5 million (£1.85 million), plus a further €0.5 million (£370k) if Fulham retained Premier League status, which they did. On February 3, he made only his second ever Premier League appearance when Fulham played Aston Villa at Craven Cottage. His eye for goal and deadly finishing has drawn comparisons to former Manchester United team mate and fellow Norweigan Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erik Nevland | ||
| Date of birth | 10 November 1977 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Stavanger, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1?2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Fulham | ||
Source: Erik Nevland, Fulham Forwards, Fulham English Premier League news at wikipedia.org
Bobby Zamora – Fulham’s Forward
Bobby Zamora – Fulham F.C. Forward – English Premier League Football Club
Robert Lester “Bobby” Zamora (born 16 January 1981 in Barking, Greater London) is a professional footballer who plays for English Premier League club Fulham.
Zamora played for the England national under-21 football team in his youth; he was called up to represent Trinidad at full international level in 2009, but did not appear due to injury.
Zamora’s Personal information
Full name : Robert Lester Zamora
Date of birth : 16 January 1981 (1981-01-16) (age 28)
Place of birth : Barking, England
Height : 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position : Forward
Club information : Fulham
Zamora’s Background
Zamora attended Little Ilford School before moving onto Barking Abbey Secondary School. As a boy, he played for the Senrab football club in east London, alongside John Terry, Ledley King, Paul Konchesky and Jlloyd Samuel. A life-long West Ham fan, he started his footballing career as an apprentice at the club’s famed “Academy of Football” but was released from the East London club on the same day as Jlloyd Samuel, Fitz Hall and Paul Konchesky, the latter of whom also returned to the Hammers. He is the second player to have scored eight goals against Arsenal: altogether in his career he has scored six for West Ham, one for Brighton and one for Tottenham in the Cup.
At Fulham F.C.
In July 2008, Zamora and team mate John Paintsil were signed by Fulham for a joint fee of £6.3 million. Since his move to Fulham, he has struggled to find the net, scoring just twice in the 2008/2009 season, despite generally playing well and playing a fairly important part in the teams success in his debut season. On the 15th July, Fulham and Hull City agreed a fee, which would see Zamora move to Hull for £5 million. But even though he had the chance to go to Hull and earn double his wages,[citation needed] he decided to stay with Fulham in order to attempt to prove his critics wrong. Shortly after he snubbed Hull City, he played in a friendly against Peterbrough and scored 2 goals. Then 4 days later he made his Europa League debut and scored once and set up two goals to give Fulham a 3-0 away advantage going into the next leg. He scored his first goal of the 2009-2010 campaign against Hull City A.F.C. on 19th October 2009 by heading in a rebound in the 43rd minute. Fulham won the game 2-0. On 31st October 2009, Zamora scored the first goal of the game to put Fulham ahead against Liverpool.
Source: English Premier League Football Club, Fulham F.C., Bobby Zamora, Fulham’s Forward information at wikipedia.org
Robbie Keane – Tottenham’s Captain
Robbie Keane – Captain / Forward / Striker of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. – English Premier League Football Club
Robert David “Robbie” Keane (born 8 July 1980 in Tallaght, Dublin) is the current captain of the Republic of Ireland national football team, and a first-team striker for Tottenham Hotspur F.C. He is the all-time record goalscorer for the Irish national side, as well as the 10th highest goalscorer in Premier League history.
He began his professional career at Wolverhampton Wanderers, scoring twice in his first team debut aged 17. The following season he was the club’s leading goalscorer and scored his first international goal with Republic of Ireland. He changed club frequently between 1999 and 2002, breaking transfer fee records, but his brief spells at Inter Milan and Leeds United were unexceptional. He joined Tottenham Hotspur in 2002 and played there for six years. The 2007–08 season was the most fruitful of his career as he set a career record of 23 goals in a season, scored a landmark 100th competitive goal for Tottenham and won his first senior honour, the Football League Cup. He moved to Liverpool in July 2008 but he spent only six months at the club and soon returned to Tottenham, where he was made first team captain.
Keane is best known for his performances at Tottenham, where he gained repute as a consistent goalscorer and often finished the season having scored the most goals on his team. Keane’s pedigree was reinforced when he became Ireland’s record goalscorer in 2004 and Steve Staunton appointed him national team captain in 2006.
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert David Keane | |
| Date of birth | 8 July 1980 (1980-07-08) (age 29) | |
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| Number | 10 | |
| Youth career | ||
| 1995–1997 | Crumlin United Wolverhampton Wanderers |
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| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1997–1999 1999–2000 2000–2001 2001 2001–2002 2002–2008 2008–2009 2009– |
Wolverhampton Wanderers Coventry City Internazionale ? Leeds United (loan) Leeds United Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool Tottenham Hotspur |
73 (24) 31 (12) 6 (0) 18 (9) 28 (4) 197 (80) 19 (5) 23 (10) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1998– | Republic of Ireland | 93 (40) |
Return to Tottenham
Keane rejoined Tottenham on 2 February 2009, signing for a basic fee of £12 million, potentially rising to £19 million with add-ons.[42] The deal meant that the cumulative transfer fees paid for Keane over his career amounted to around £75 million.[43] He signed a four-year contract with the north London club.[44] Keane was one of three players to make returns to Tottenham during the transfer window, along with Jermain Defoe and Pascal Chimbonda.[28] He was also made Tottenham vice-captain a week later,>[45] after often deputising for Ledley King during his first spell there.[46][47][48][49][50] Keane scored his first goal since his return to the club on 4 March,[51] opening the scoring in the crucial 4–0 home victory against Middlesbrough.[52][53] He followed this up by scoring another vital goal, this time a last-minute equaliser, away to Sunderland in a 1–1 draw on 7 March.[54][55]
Soon after Keane’s return to White Hart Lane, railway service Virgin Trains ran an advertisement with the slogan “A Liverpool to London return faster than Robbie Keane.”[56] On his return to Liverpool on the final day of the season, he scored in a 3–1 defeat.[57] He received a generally warm reception from the fans despite scoring against them.
On 31 July 2009, Robbie captained Tottenham to winning the Premier League Asia Trophy in a pre-season competition in China. He scored twice in the 3-0 win over Hull City inside Beijing National Stadium. On 26 September 2009, Keane scored four goals in a 5-0 win over Burnley.[58] During Tottenham’s Carling Cup Fourth Round match, Keane scored one of two goals against Everton on 27 October 2009 at White Hart Lane
Source: English Premier League Football Club, Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Robbie Keane, Captains information at wikipedia.org
For other Captains of English Premier League Clubs, visit Captains
Andrew Johnson – Forward of Fulham F.C.
Andrew Johnson – Forward of Fulham F.C. – English Premier League Football Club
Andrew Johnson (born 10 February 1981) is a professional English footballer who plays for Fulham in the Premier League as a striker. His previous clubs are Birmingham City, Crystal Palace and Everton. He has won eight full caps for England.
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Johnson | |
| Date of birth | 10 February 1981 (1981-02-10) (age 28) | |
| Place of birth | Bedford, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Fulham | |
| Number | 8 | |
| Youth career | ||
| Luton Town Birmingham City |
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| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1997–2002 2002–2006 2006–2008 2008– |
Birmingham City Crystal Palace Everton Fulham |
83 (8) 140 (74) 61 (17) 31 (7) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2005–2007 | England | 8 (0) |
Fulham
In July 2008, Everton accepted an offer of “an eight figure sum” from Fulham for Johnson.[5] It was reported that problems had arisen from his medical, prompting a possible renegotiation of the fee,[6] but the move was completed on 7 August 2008, the player signing a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee, thought to be in the region of £10.5 million,[7] making him one of the most expensive players ever to sign for Fulham.[citation needed] He made his debut for the club in a 2–1 win over Bolton Wanderers at Craven Cottage on 13 September.[8] He was sent off against West Ham on 27 September 2008 for two bookable offences. He scored his first (and second) Fulham goals against Wigan Athletic F.C. on the 29 October, 2008.
On 1 November 2008 Fulham played Everton at Goodison Park, Johnson received an ovation for home fans before and after the game.
Johnson continued his impressive form by notching his 4th goal in as many games as Fulham beat Tottenham at home 2-1
Johnson finished the 08/09 season with 10 goals helping Fulham to finish in 7th place and qualify for the Europa League.
Source: English Premier League Football Club, Fulham F.C., Andrew Johnson, Forward of Fulham F.C. information at wikipedia.org http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Johnson_(English_footballer)