Dan Gosling
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Gosling | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Everton F.C. | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of Sep 4 2007 | |||
Daniel Gosling (born 2 February 1990) is an English footballer who has recently signed for Everton F.C.
Everton FC
Daniel signed for Everton on 3rd January 2008. He is expected to bolster the ranks in the reserves and eventually stake a claim for the right back spot.
Plymouth Argyle
He is the first ever player born in the 1990s to represent the first team, and the fourth youngest player to represent the club..
Gosling came through the Plymouth Argyle youth ranks and is now a full squad member. He made his professional debut, (aged 16 years and 310 days) on December 9 2006 against Hull City, coming on as a first-half substitute for injured Captain Paul Wotton. Gosling's full debut came on New Year's Day 2007 against Southampton at Home Park. He proved his versatility in a solid performance, by moving from right-midfield to right-back after an early injury to defender Mathias Kouo-Doumbe.
Gosling had been a regular in the reserve team, and his impressive performances were noticed by manager Ian Holloway. At the beginning of March he trained for a week with Premiership club Chelsea[1] along with team-mates Luke Summerfield and Scott Sinclair, although Holloway has said that the experience is "not about selling him"[2]. The same form earned him a call-up to the England Under-17s squad for the UEFA European U17 Championship Qualifying Round in Bosnia at the end of March 2007[3]. Gosling was also included in the England U17 squad for the 2007 European Championships in Belgium[4]. England finished second in that tournament, qualifying for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup, with Dan also making the squad for that tournament [5].
On 3rd January 2008 it was reported that Gosling was set to sign for Premiership giant Everton FC for a fee in the region of £1.5m [6] , potentially rising to £3m with clauses. Everton's teenage reserve forward Lukas Jutkiewicz joined Argyle on a short term loan deal which is believed to have been a 'sweetner' to the Gosling transfer.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Plymouth Argyle | 2006-07 | 8 (4) | 2 | 2 (0) | — | — | — | 10 (4) | 2 |
| 2007–08 | 5 (5) | — | — | — | — | — | 5 (5) | — | |
| Career Total | 13 (9) | 2 | — | — | — | — | 15 (9) | 2 | |
References
- ^ "Chelsea look at Argyle teenagers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
- ^ "Holloway denies Gosling claims". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
- ^ "Peacock calls on Gosling". The FA. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
- ^ "UEFA European U-17 C'ship - Teams - England". UEFA. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
- ^ http://www.thefa.com/England/U17WorldCup/NewsFeatures/Postings/2007/08/WorldCupsquadannounced.htm
- ^ http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_3019435,00.html
External links
- Dan Gosling at Soccerbase