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'''Rowan Vine''' (born [[September 21]], [[1982]] in [[Basingstoke]]) is an [[England|English]] [[football (soccer)|football]] player. He currently plays for [[ |
'''Rowan Vine''' (born [[September 21]], [[1982]] in [[Basingstoke]]) is an [[England|English]] [[football (soccer)|football]] player. He currently plays for [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]].[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/birmingham_city/6251755.stm] Vine is a promising young striker who made his way up through the [[Portsmouth F.C.]] youth scheme and broke into the Portsmouth first team in December 2000, making his debut in a goalless draw with [[Sheffield United F.C.]] aged 19. However, he struggled to breakthrough into the side on a regular basis and was loaned out to [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] side [[Brentford F.C.]] for the 2002/03 season. |
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Vine enjoyed a good campaign at Griffin Park, netting his first ever goal on his debut in a 2-0 win at [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]], and going on to score 13 goals in 41 starts for the Bees. Despite his impressive season, he was again loaned out, this time to [[Colchester United F.C.]] for the 2003/04 campaign. This time he scored 10 league goals in 36 starts. |
Vine enjoyed a good campaign at Griffin Park, netting his first ever goal on his debut in a 2-0 win at [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]], and going on to score 13 goals in 41 starts for the Bees. Despite his impressive season, he was again loaned out, this time to [[Colchester United F.C.]] for the 2003/04 campaign. This time he scored 10 league goals in 36 starts. |
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| Full name | Rowan Vine | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
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Current team | Luton Town | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
Rowan Vine (born September 21, 1982 in Basingstoke) is an English football player. He currently plays for Luton Town.[1] Vine is a promising young striker who made his way up through the Portsmouth F.C. youth scheme and broke into the Portsmouth first team in December 2000, making his debut in a goalless draw with Sheffield United F.C. aged 19. However, he struggled to breakthrough into the side on a regular basis and was loaned out to Second Division side Brentford F.C. for the 2002/03 season.
Vine enjoyed a good campaign at Griffin Park, netting his first ever goal on his debut in a 2-0 win at Huddersfield Town, and going on to score 13 goals in 41 starts for the Bees. Despite his impressive season, he was again loaned out, this time to Colchester United F.C. for the 2003/04 campaign. This time he scored 10 league goals in 36 starts.
For the third season running, Vine spent the entire 2004/05 season away from Portsmouth on loan, this time at Luton Town.
Vine's nine goals helped the Hatters clinch the League One title.
Despite his lack of goals during the season, a section in the "Luton News" newspaper showed that Vine was the "King of Assists" - the main reason for the Hatters' success.
Vine signed for Luton for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around £250,000, on July 21st 2005.
His squad number is 9 and he is in competition for places with Warren Feeney, Adam Boyd and Sam Parkin.
In his first season after his permanent move to the club, Vine scored 10 goals in 30 games for the club (21 starts, 10 sub appearances) after missing the start of the season with a back injury. Again, he was near the top of the assist charts, proving his worth further to Luton Town.
On January 11, 2007, a £2.5m deal with Birmingham City saw the striker leave the club. It is proposed that if Birmingham City gain promotion in the 2006/07 season that Luton Town will receive a further £500,000.[2]
External links
- Rowan Vine at Soccerbase