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Peter Whittingham
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Whittingham playing for Cardiff City
Personal information
Full name Peter Michael Whittingham[1]
Date of birth 8 September 1984 (1984-09-08) (age 27)
Place of birth Nuneaton, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Cardiff City
Number 9
Youth career
2001–2003 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2003–2007 Aston Villa 56 (1)
2005 → Burnley (loan) 7 (0)
2005 → Derby County (loan) 11 (0)
2007–2012 Cardiff City 206 (50)
National team‡
2004–2007 England U21 17 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 January 2012.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2011

Peter Michael Whittingham (born 8 September 1984) is an English footballer who plays for Cardiff City. His primary position is as a central midfielder, although he can operate as a winger on both the left and right, as well as a second-striker.

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[edit] Early life

Whittingham was born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire in 1984 and attended King Henry VIII School, Coventry. The school favoured Rugby and Cricket, and did not offer football as an option. Despite this, Whittingham played during break and lunch times with an Air Flow Ball on the school playground. During this time he was notable as being a capable batsmen in cricket during the summer months.

[edit] Club career

[edit] Aston Villa

Whittingham was part of the FA Youth Cup winning side of 2002.

He made his first team debut on 21 April 2003 against Newcastle United, a second-half substitution for Gareth Barry.[3] He went on to make 32 appearances in his first full season at the club, season 2003/04,[4] scoring his first goal against Wycombe Wanderers in the League Cup on 23 September 2003.[5] and signed a contract that would have lasted until 2007 in November [6]

He failed to hold down a regular first team place in the Villa side over the next three years despite gaining a reputation as a skillful winger with a fierce shot. He was loaned out to both Derby County[7] and Burnley[8] to get some first team games, and scored his first league goal for Villa against Portsmouth in November 2004.[9]

[edit] Cardiff City

In January 2007 after making just 4 appearances for Villa since the start of the season, Whittingham was transferred to Cardiff City for a reported fee of £350,000 as he had become surplus to requirements at Villa Park and was out of contract in the summer.[10] He quickly established himself in the side and was a first team member until the end of the year with midfield competition Joe Ledley moved to left-back due to a small squad.

The arrival of Tony Capaldi for the 2007-08 season meant that Ledley was no longer needed to cover in defence and went back to his normal position of left midfield, meaning Whittingham started the season on the bench. By mid-November Cardiff found themselves just above the relegation zone which prompted a minor reshuffle from boss Dave Jones involving Chris Gunter and Whittingham returning to the starting line-up. His return to the side saw him moved to an unfamiliar role on the right side of midfield but he soon settled into the role and started the majority of the remaining matches of the season, as well as being the Cardiff's top scorer with three goals during their FA Cup run, which saw Whittingham score in matches against Chasetown, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Middlesbrough, before Cardiff eventually losing 1–0 to Portsmouth in the final.

The start of the 2008–09 season saw Whittingham continue playing on the right side of midfield, scoring his first goal of the season on 26 August in a 2–1 victory over Milton Keynes Dons in the Carling Cup.[11] By November, Whittingham was one of only two players who had featured in every game of the season so far for Cardiff, along with centre-back Roger Johnson, when he ruptured ankle ligaments during a 2–1 win over Crystal Palace on 15 November which was expected to keep him out for up to three months.[12] However he returned to the side ahead of schedule, coming on as a late substitute during a 1–1 draw with Reading on 26 December,.[13]

In the first game of the 2009–10 season, Whittingham converted a penalty during a 4–0 win over Scunthorpe United in the first ever competitive match at the Cardiff City Stadium[14] and scored in consecutive rounds of the League Cup in wins over Dagenham & Redbridge[15] and Bristol Rovers.[16] Having been appointed the first choice penalty taker for the club,[17] he took his league goal tally to three with goals in consecutive matches in a 3–1 defeat to against Sheffield Wednesday[18] followed by a 6–1 win over Derby County, He continued his scoring form with a brace against Watford[19] and goals against Crystal Palace[20] and Coventry City[21] followed by a hat-trick against Sheffield United.[22] On 14 November 2009 Whittingham earned the October Player of the Month award.[23] On 24 April, Whittingham scored a free-kick during a 3–2 win over Sheffield Wednesday,[24] and the following day was named in the 2009–10 Championship Team of the Year.[25]

Following the loan arrival of Craig Bellamy, Whittingham started the 2010–11 season in a new central midfield role. His performances were praised by manager Dave Jones.[26] After scoring eight penalties in the previous campaign, Whittingham saw his first two penalties saved in this campaign, causing Jones to announce that Whittingham had been taken off penalty duty.[27] However he did take and score Cardiff's next penalty against Coventry City in a 2–1 win[28] which added to his first two goals of the season scored from a brace of free kicks scored against Bristol City three days previously.[29] At the end of the season, Cardiff failed to gain promotion for a second year running and Whittingham was heavily linked with a move away from Cardiff City Stadium, being linked with newly promoted Norwich City and Portsmouth.[30]

However despite the links with a move away from the Welsh capital, new Cardiff boss, Malky Mackay insisted "Whittingham was central to his plans".[31] Whittingham started the first game against West Ham United, and scored his first goal of the season against Oxford United after coming on for Solomon Taiwo. Whittingham made his 300th league appearance in a 1-1 draw with Burnley. On 26th August, Whittingham signed a contract extension which will keep him at the club until at least the summer of 2014.[32] Whittingham played a massive role in Cardiff's centre midfield, producing many impressive performances and scoring several trademark wondergoals, including direct freekicks against Peterborough and Crystal Palace as well as a sublime chip from 35 yards away to Reading. His 50th league goal for Cardiff came on 22 November against Coventry City. His four goals in five games lead to Whittingham being nominated for the November Football League Championship Player of the Month.[33] On 30 December 2011, Mackay revealed that the club had rejected a bid, thought to be around £3 million, from West Ham United for the player.[34]

[edit] Style of play

Though originally a left-winger, Whittingham plays as a central midfielder, most effectively on the left of a midfield three in a 4-3-3 formation. Whittingham's importance is due to his composure on the ball and his ability to exploit space on the football pitch. He possesses excellent vision, agility, neat passing and excellent ball control, all of which allow him to dictate the flow of play whilst rarely relinquishing possession. His ability to control the tempo of matches is widely recognised as one of his most impressive traits. He is also known to be a set-piece specialist, regularly taking charge of corner, free-kick and penalty duties when on the field of play.

[edit] International career

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Whittingham is a full England under-21 international and was part of the squad that competed in the 2007 UEFA Under-21 Championship held in Holland. He made one substitute appearance in the tournament coming on late in a 2–2 draw with Italy.

Whittingham has three goals for the under-21 side. He scored his first two in a match against Wales before scoring his last goal in a match against Norway in February 2007.

[edit] Career statistics

As of 24 January 2012.
Club Performance
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Aston Villa 2002–03 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2003–04 32 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 39 1
2004–05 13 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 15 1
2005–06 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2006–07 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Subtotal 56 1 1 0 9 1 0 0 66 2
Burnley (loan) 2004–05 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Derby County (loan) 2005–06 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Cardiff City 2006–07 19 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 4
2007–08 41 5 6 3 4 1 0 0 51 9
2008–09 33 3 2 0 3 1 0 0 38 4
2009–10 41 20 4 1 3 2 3 2 51 25
2010–11 45 11 1 0 2 0 2 0 50 11
2011–12 27 7 0 0 6 1 0 0 33 8
Subtotal 206 50 13 4 18 5 5 2 242 61
Total 279 51 16 4 27 6 8 4 329 65

[edit] Honours

Aston Villa
Cardiff City

[edit] Individual

  • PFA Championship team of the year: 1
2009–10
October 2009
2009-10

[edit] References

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[edit] External links
2004-05: Ellington | 2005-06: King | 2006-07: Cureton | 2007-08: Ebanks-Blake | 2008-09: Ebanks-Blake | 2009-10:Whittingham | 2010-11: Graham
England squad – 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
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Cardiff City F.C. – current squad
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