David Wheater
| David Wheater | ||
 David Wheater in the shirt of Middlesbrough FC (2008)
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| Personnel | ||
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| Surname | David James Wheater | |
| birthday | February 14, 1987 | |
| place of birth | Redcar , England | |
| position | Central defender | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 2004-2011 | Middlesbrough FC | 140 (9) |
| 2006 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 7 (1) |
| 2006 | → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 1 (0) |
| 2007 | → Darlington FC (loan) | 15 (2) |
| 2011-2019 | Bolton Wanderers | 112 (15) |
| 2019– | Oldham Athletic | 31 (4) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 2007-2009 | England U21 | 11 (1) |
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1 Only league games are given. Status: February 16, 2020 |
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David James Wheater (born February 14, 1987 in Redcar ) is an English football player . The central defender , who can alternatively be used on the flank , is currently under contract with Oldham Athletic .
Athletic career
David Wheater, who had grown tall at a young age, attracted attention early on due to his talent as a central defender . He went through the youth teams of Middlesbrough FC , demonstrated above-average leadership qualities and was also dangerous for goals when switching on the offensive. In 2004 he won the FA Youth Cup with the offspring of “Boro” , scored three goals in eight games and defeated the Manchester United youth team in the final .
After his first experiences in the reserve team, the senior team was not long in coming and after an initial nomination for a UEFA Cup away game against Baník Ostrava , he played a few minutes for the first time in the second leg of the second leg of the same competition against Sporting Lisbon - The 1-0 defeat on March 17th, 2005 meant the elimination. Wheater gained further experience in the 2005/06 season, when coach Steve McClaren tried out more often young players in the closing stages and tried to incorporate them into the team. Previously, the central defender had played seven league games for third division Doncaster Rovers during a two-month loan deal in the spring of 2006 .
At the beginning of the 2006/07 season he moved again briefly on loan to Wolverhampton Wanderers , but came there only once until his return to Middlesbrough on November 15, 2006. After the turn of the year he made 15 appearances in the fourth division for Darlington FC before he made his breakthrough at his home club in the Premier League under the then coach Gareth Southgate . His good form in preparation for the 2007/08 season and the injury of Jonathan Woodgate promoted him to the regular formation and above all his decisive goal to the 2-1 third round win in the FA Cup against Bristol City for an injury-weakened Boro team brought him recognition a. In February 2008 he extended his contract until the end of the 2010/11 season.
Following the sale of Luke Young to Aston Villa held Wheater at the beginning of the 2008/09 season the unfamiliar position of right full-back , but then returned to the middle after there Robert Huth had hurt. However, the performance decreased as well as that of his teammates and so Wheater had to start the second division at the end of the 2008/09 season.
On January 20, 2011 David Wheater moved after seven years in Middlesbrough to the Bolton Wanderers in the Premier League 2010/11 and signed there for 3½ years.
English national team
Wheater represented the English youth teams in several age groups and played eleven competitive games for the U-21s . On March 20, 2008, he received his first provisional nomination for the English senior team from Fabio Capello , but was left out when naming the final 23-man squad. After the injury of John Terry , he was part of the English squad for the first time on October 15, 2008 and was a substitute in the games against France and Trinidad and Tobago .
successes
- FA Youth Cup : 2004
Web links
- David Wheater in the database of weltfussball.de
- David Wheater in the database of transfermarkt.de
- David Wheater in the soccerbase.com database
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Wolves snap up Middlesbrough ace" (BBC Sport)
- ^ "Wheater returns to Middlesbrough" (BBC Sport)
- ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who . Mainstream Publishing, 2009, ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0 , pp. 435 .
- ↑ David Wheater moves to the Bolton Wanderers
- ^ "Beckham recalled to England squad" (BBC Sport)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Wheater, David |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wheater, David James (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 14, 1987 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Redcar , England |