Fabrice Muamba

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Fabrice Muamba
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Muamba with Birmingham City in 2007
Personal information
Full name Fabrice Ndala Muamba[1]
Date of birth 6 April 1988 (1988-04-06) (age 23)
Place of birth Kinshasa, Zaire
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Playing position Centre midfielder
Club information
Current club Bolton Wanderers
Number 6
Youth career
2002–2005 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2005–2007 Arsenal 0 (0)
2006–2007 → Birmingham City (loan) 34 (0)
2007–2008 Birmingham City 37 (2)
2008– Bolton Wanderers 126 (3)
National team‡
2002–2003 England U16 7 (0)
2004–2005 England U17 7 (0)
2005–2006 England U18 2 (0)
2006–2007 England U19 8 (0)
2007–2011 England U21 33 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:00, 1 February 2012 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 June 2011

Fabrice Ndala Muamba (born 6 April 1988) is a footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers as a midfielder in the Premier League. He previously played for Arsenal and Birmingham City. At international level, he has represented England at under-21 level.

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[edit] Early life

Muamba was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). His father fled the country in 1994 because of his political views and arrived in England seeking asylum. In 1999 he was granted indefinite leave to remain, at which time he was joined by the rest of the family.[3] They settled in east London, where Muamba attended Kelmscott School in Walthamstow.[4] Despite having arrived in England aged 11 unable to speak English,[5] he went on to take A-levels,[6] and excelled in football at school.

[edit] Club career

[edit] Arsenal

Muamba was associated with Arsenal's youth system as a schoolboy from 2002, joining their Academy as a first-year scholar in August 2004. He signed his first professional contract in October 2005 and made his first team debut on 25 October in a League Cup tie against Sunderland, in front of a 47,000 crowd at the Stadium of Light.[7]

[edit] Birmingham City

In August 2006, Muamba joined Birmingham City on a season-long loan.[8] After a slow start, his energetic style of play, which has been likened to that of his hero Patrick Vieira,[7] established him as a regular starter in central midfield. The fans were equally impressed, voting him their Young Player of the Season.[9]

On 11 May 2007 Muamba made his move to Birmingham City permanent,[10] signing a three-year contract for a fee reported by the club of £4 million.[11] He scored his first goal for the club, a close-range volley from a corner, on 12 March 2008 in a 4–2 defeat at Portsmouth.[12] He made 37 appearances as Birmingham were relegated from the Premiership after one season back in the top tier.

[edit] Bolton Wanderers

On 16 June 2008 Muamba joined Premier League Bolton Wanderers for a fee of £5 million, with add-ons worth a further £750,000, on a four-year contract.[13] He scored his first goal for the club against Wigan Athletic on 13 March 2010.[14]

In May 2010 he was named as The Bolton News player of the season, thus recognising his fine contribution to the Bolton team throughout the 2009–10 season.[15]

On 7 August 2010, Muamba signed a new four-year contract with Bolton Wanderers, after an impressive 2009–10 league campaign at the Reebok Stadium.[16]

[edit] Club career statistics

As of match played 04 January 2011.
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2005–06[17] Arsenal Premier League 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
2006–07[18] Birmingham City Championship 34 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 41 0
2007–08[19] Birmingham City Premier League 37 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 38 2
2008–09[20] Bolton Wanderers 38 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 40 0
2009–10[21] 36 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 43 1
2010–11[22] 36 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 39 1
2011–12[23] 13 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 15 2
Career total 194 5 14 0 12 1 0 0 220 6

[edit] International career

As a naturalised British citizen, Muamba is eligible to play for any of the Home Nations in which he has received three years of full time education before the age of 18 or lived in for five years, which, in Muamba's case, is currently just England, who he has represented at all under-age levels,[24] and captained the U-19 team.[5] He received his first call-up for England U-21 for the friendly against Romania U-21 on 21 August 2007 at Ashton Gate, Bristol,[25] and made his debut as a second-half substitute.[26] Muamba was an integral part of England's U-21 European Championships side.[citation needed]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Statistics" (PDF). Premier League. http://www.premierleague.com/staticFiles/c2/3b/0,,12306~146370,00.pdf. Retrieved 2010-07-01. 
  2. ^ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. http://www.premierleague.com/page/PlayerProfile/0,,12306~35640,00.html. Retrieved 16 March 2011. 
  3. ^ Rob Shepherd (2005-02-28). "Muamba handed Highbury haven". The Times (London). http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article416364.ece. Retrieved 2007-05-12. 
  4. ^ Paul Chronnell (2005–12–07). "Muamba: Can he really be the new Vieira?". Islington Gazette. http://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/content/islington/gazette/sport/story.aspx?brand=ISLGOnline&category=sportfootball&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=sportislg&itemid=WeED07%20Dec%202005%2012%3A33%3A56%3A830. Retrieved 2008-07-28. 
  5. ^ a b Matt Dickinson (2006-11-21). "Muamba may be answer to England's prayers". The Times (London). http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article643858.ece. Retrieved 2007-05-12. 
  6. ^ Andy Walker (2007-04-22). "University challenged". Sunday Mercury. http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/sundaymercury/sport/tm_method=full%26objectid=18950600%26siteid=50002-name_page.html. Retrieved 2007-05-12. 
  7. ^ a b Lambros Lambrou (2005-11-02). "Young Guns – Fabrice Muamba". Arsenal F.C.. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. http://web.archive.org/web/20070930181342/http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=&article=354665. Retrieved 2007-05-12. 
  8. ^ "Arsenal pair to join Birmingham". BBC Sport. 2006-07-27. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/birmingham_city/5221880.stm. Retrieved 2007-05-12. 
  9. ^ Colin Tattum (2007-05-03). "Clemence scoops top award at Blues". Birmingham Mail. http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/mail/blues/news/tm_method=full%26objectid=19037550%26siteid=50002-name_page.html. Retrieved 2007-05-12. 
  10. ^ "Muamba signs deal with Birmingham". BBC Sport. 2007-05-11. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/birmingham_city/6647977.stm. Retrieved 2007-05-12. 
  11. ^ "Blues snap up Muamba". Birmingham City F.C.. 2007-05-11. http://www.blues.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~1024011,00.html. Retrieved 2007-05-12. 
  12. ^ Nabil Hassan (2008-03-12). "Portsmouth 4–2 Birmingham". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7284942.stm. Retrieved 2008-03-13. 
  13. ^ "Muamba joins Bolton". Birmingham City F.C.. 2008-06-16. http://www.blues.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~1329192,00.html. Retrieved 2008-06-16. 
  14. ^ "Bolton 4 – 0 Wigan". BBC Sport. 13 March 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8559619.stm. Retrieved 13 March 2010. 
  15. ^ "Reebok's Korean ace is simp-Lee the best". The Bolton News. 2010-05-10. http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/wanderers/wanderersnews/8155878.Reebok_s_Korean_ace_is_simp_Lee_the_best/. Retrieved 2010-05-10. 
  16. ^ "Muamba signs new Bolton deal". Ontheminute.com. 2010-08-07. http://www.ontheminute.com/news/news.php?news=24621. Retrieved 2010-08-07. 
  17. ^ "Games played by Fabrice Muamba in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=41528&season_id=135. Retrieved 2011-11-02. 
  18. ^ "Games played by Fabrice Muamba in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=41528&season_id=136. Retrieved 2011-11-02. 
  19. ^ "Games played by Fabrice Muamba in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=41528&season_id=137. Retrieved 2011-11-02. 
  20. ^ "Games played by Fabrice Muamba in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=41528&season_id=138. Retrieved 2011-11-02. 
  21. ^ "Games played by Fabrice Muamba in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=41528&season_id=139. Retrieved 2011-11-02. 
  22. ^ "Games played by Fabrice Muamba in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=41528&season_id=140. Retrieved 2011-11-02. 
  23. ^ "Games played by Fabrice Muamba in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=41528&season_id=141. Retrieved 2011-11-02. 
  24. ^ "Fabrice Muamba". The Football Association. http://www.thefa.com/England/All-Teams/Players/M/Fabrice-Muamba. Retrieved 2010-08-12. 
  25. ^ "Agbonlahor in England U21 squad". BBC Sport. 2007-08-16. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6949403.stm. Retrieved 2010-10-04. 
  26. ^ "England U21 1–1 Romania U21". BBC Sport. 2007-08-21. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6956354.stm. Retrieved 2007-08-22. 

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