Collins John
| Collins John | ||
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| Personnel | ||
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| birthday | 17th October 1985 | |
| place of birth | Zwedru , Liberia | |
| size | 185 cm | |
| position | Storm | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| -2002 | DES Nijverdal | |
| 2002-2004 | FC Twente Enschede | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 2002-2004 | FC Twente Enschede | 35 (11) |
| 2004-2009 | Fulham FC | 95 (21) |
| 2007 | → Leicester City (loan) | 11 (2) |
| 2008 | → Watford FC (loan) | 5 (0) |
| 2008-2009 | → NEC Nijmegen (loan) | 5 (0) |
| 2009 | KSV Roeselare | 11 (0) |
| 2010 | Chicago Fire | 17 (3) |
| 2011 | FK Qəbələ | 3 (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Mes Sarcheshmeh | 4 (0) |
| 2012-2013 | Barnet FC | 1 (0) |
| 2013 | Piast Gliwice | 2 (0) |
| 2014 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 12 (4) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 2006 | Netherlands U-21 | 9 (4) |
| 2004 | Netherlands | 2 (0) |
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1 Only league games are given. As of December 21, 2015 |
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Collins John (born October 17, 1985 in Zwedru , Liberia ) is a Dutch football player .
Club career
Collins John was born in Zwandru, Liberia, and came to the Netherlands because of the civil war in Liberia . He began his career in the DES Nijverdal team. In 2002, at the age of 17, John was brought to the Twente Enschede first team . There he scored eleven goals.
In January 2004 John left his native Netherlands for England for Fulham FC for £ 600,000. There he made his debut on March 20, 2004 against Chelsea . In the 2005/2006 season he was one of the team's top scorers. In the following season he lost his regular place and was only a substitute on the field. In September 2007 he was loaned to Leicester City for three months . He was then loaned to Watford FC. At Leicester he still had a regular place, but at Watford John was not as fit and only appeared in five games.
After Watford did not want to tie him long-term, John was loaned to the NEC Nijmegen . Here, too, he had to struggle with physical fitness problems.
For the 2009/10 season he signed a two-year contract with the Belgian first division club KSV Roeselare , which was dissolved on December 14, 2009 "for family reasons". Previously, Collins was transferred to the club's reserve for disciplinary reasons.
On January 29, 2010, John auditioned for the North American MLS franchise Chicago Fire . On March 11th, he signed a contract.
In 2011, Collins played for FK Qəbələ in the Premyer Liqası in Azerbaijan . In January 2012 he moved to the Iranian association Mes Sarcheshmeh .
National team
So far, John has played for the Dutch national football team twice .
Private
His two brothers Paddy John and Ola John are also professional footballers. Paddy John has played for VfL Osnabrück since 2011 and Ola John currently plays for Benfica Lisbon .
successes
- Participation in the U-21 European Championship 2006 in Portugal
Web links
- Collins John in the soccerbase.com database
References and comments
- ^ Collins John weer zonder club , De Telegraaf, December 15, 2009
- ↑ http://www.fulham.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=186500
- ↑ http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2010/03/thursday_kickaround_43.html
- ↑ Collins John is listed by the KNVB on its website in the list of the 500 players with the most wagers ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. led with just one game. According to other information, such as weltfussball.de or voetbalstats.nl ( memento of the original from April 7, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In addition to the game against Sweden mentioned there, he was also substituted on September 3, 2004 against Liechtenstein.
- ↑ Interview Ola John, website Ons Oranje.nl (8 October 2009)
- ↑ Leo Spall: John Collins or Collins John? (No longer available online.) In: This is London ( Evening Standard ). February 20, 2004, archived from the original on June 6, 2011 ; accessed on October 22, 2011 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Official: Benfica Lisbon signed Ola John on May 24, 2012
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | John, Collins |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th October 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zwedru , Liberia |