Frank Fielding

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Frank Fielding
Personal information
Full name Francis David Fielding[1]
Date of birth 4 April 1988 (1988-04-04) (age 23)[2]
Place of birth Blackburn, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Derby County
Number 1
Youth career
2004–2007 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2007–2011 Blackburn Rovers 0 (0)
2007 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 15 (0)
2008 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 23 (0)
2008 → Northampton Town (loan) 12 (0)
2009 → Rochdale (loan) 25 (0)
2009 → Leeds United (loan) 0 (0)
2010 → Rochdale (loan) 18 (0)
2010 → Derby County (loan) 10 (0)
2011 → Derby County (loan) 6 (0)
2011– Derby County 26 (0)
National team‡
2006–2008 England U19 2 (0)
2008–2011 England U21 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:08, 21 January 2012 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:00, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

Francis David "Frank" Fielding (born 4 April 1988) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Derby County.

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[edit] Club career

Born in Blackburn Lancashire, Fielding is a product of Blackburn Rovers Academy. He joined League Two side Wycombe Wanderers on 28 September 2007 on a three-month loan deal alongside Bolton Wanderers' Polish goalkeeper Przemyslaw Kazimierczak. The deal was made due to Wycombe having injury problems with both first team goalkeepers Scott Shearer and Jamie Young. Fielding made his debut a day after signing on loan, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 win at Bradford City. His loan was extended until the end of the season on 10 January 2008 and he managed to keep his place after the return to fitness of Young.[3]

He then joined Northampton Town on loan for three months on 9 September[4] where he made 12 appearances before returning to Blackburn.

Fielding moved out on loan again, this time to Rochdale on 6 January 2009, where he starred before eventually featuring in an unsuccessful playoff attempt, losing to Gillingham in the semi-finals.[5] On 2 February, Fielding extended his stay with Rochdale until the end of the 2008–09 season.[6]

On 29 September 2009, Fielding joined Leeds United on a one-month emergency loan to cover for the injured Shane Higgs.[7] He was named as an unused substitute in Leeds' game against Carlisle. He was unavailable for Leeds' Football League Trophy game against Darlington as he was called up to England under-21 team. Fielding played his first game for Leeds the reserve team against Hartlepool United on 13 October. After being unable to displace Casper Ankergren, On 26 October, Leeds announced they would not be renewing his loan and he returned to Blackburn. On 1 February 2010, Fielding returned to Rochdale on loan until the end of the 2009–10 season and made his debut in the 1–0 defeat at Bury, eventually helping Rochdale to a third place finish and promotion to Football League One.

Fielding again started the 2010–11 season out of the first team picture as Paul Robinson's understudy. He was linked with a move to Championship side Derby County.[8] The interest caused Fielding to issue a "come-and-get-me" plea, stating "It is the worst feeling when you are training all week and not playing - so if anyone wants me on loan, I'm available!"[9] He joined Derby on a four-week emergency loan on 15 October 2010 and went straight into the squad for the home match against Preston North End the next day,[10] keeping a cleansheet on his debut as the team ran out 3–0 winners. The loan was extended for an additional month on 13 November, after his seven appearances had reaped three clean sheets and 15 points from a possible 21 as Derby moved to fourth in the table.[11] After Stephen Bywater returned from his wrist injury, Fielding returned to Blackburn in December.[12] He was then named on the subs bench for Blackburn to cover from Mark Bunn when Paul Robinson picked up an injury.[13][14][15] In February 2011, after Bywater and Saul Deeney picked up injuries, Fielding returned to Derby on loan.[16] Though the deal was initially announced as being until the end of the 2010-11 season, Fielding's two month emergency loan deal with the club in October and November meant that he could only remain at the club for an additional month, with his second stay ending after the away fixture at Crystal Palace on March 19, 2011,[17] though Fielding would train with the Derby squad for the remainder of the season.

Having left Derby 7th in the table, Fielding returned to the club in 19th after it had claimed only six points from the thirteen fixtures since his departure. In his first five games back at Derby, Fielding kept two clean sheets helping The Rams to an important wins against Sheffield United and Swansea City and draws with Barnsley and Crystal Palace. The 8 points from six games played in Fielding's second loan spell, came in stark contrast to the mere six point return from the 12 games since Fielding's previous loan spell finished.

[edit] Derby County

On 9 May 2011, it was announced that Fielding had signed a three-year deal subject to the FA and Premier League's approval,[18] for a fee of £400,000.[19] On 17 September 2011, Fielding was sent off after 67 seconds in the East Midlands derby match against Nottingham Forest, despite this Derby still won the match 2-1.[20] After his ban Fielding was restored to Derby's starting line up and has since been impressive, especially as Derby played out a one-all draw with Southampton and during a run of games in January 2012 where he recorded a clean sheet in 4 straight games.

[edit] International career

He made his England under-21 debut on 18 November 2008, replacing the injured Joe Lewis in the 33rd minute at Bramall Lane against the Czech Republic.

Fielding received his first England call-up on 10 August 2010 for the friendly against Hungary, after Ben Foster withdrew from the squad.[21] The decision to call up a keeper whose highest level of domestic experience was in the third tier of English football drew criticism.[22]

Fielding was called up to the under-21 squad for the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. Although Fielding was 23 at the time of his call up, he was under 21 when the qualification phase began, making him eligible for the tournament.[23] Fielding played the full 90 minutes of a pre-tournament friendly against the Norway under-21s on 5 June, keeping a clean sheet as England won 2-0.[24]

[edit] Career statistics

As of 28 January 2012
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Blackburn Rovers 2007-08 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2007-08 38 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 39 0
Northampton Town (loan) 2008-09 12 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 15 0
Rochdale (loan) 2008-09 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0
Leeds United (loan) 2009-10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rochdale (loan) 2009-10 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
Derby County (loan) 2010-11 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
Derby County 2011-12 26 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 29 0
Career Total 135 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 142 0

[edit] References

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[edit] External links

England squad – 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
England
Derby County F.C. – current squad
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