Dan Gosling
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Charles James Green Gosling | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Everton | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of Jan 14 2008 | |||
Daniel James Green Gosling (born 2 February 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Everton as a right midfielder or right fullback.
Career
Plymouth Argyle
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 established himself as a regular in the reserve team, and his impressive performances were noticed by manager Ian Holloway. At the beginning of March 2007 he trained for a week with Premiership club Chelsea[1] along with team-mates Luke Summerfield and Scott Sinclair. 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[2]. Gosling was also included in the England U17 squad for the 2007 European Championships in Belgium[3]. England finished twenty-third in that tournament, qualifying for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup, with Gosling also marking the squad for that treatment.[4]
Everton
On 3 January 2008 it was announced that Gosling was to sign for Premier League team Everton from Plymouth, days after Everton's Lukas Jutkiewicz was loaned to the Pilgrims.[5] Gosling's signing for Everton was finalised on January 14 2008, and he was assigned the squad number 32.[6] His first-team debut came in a 1–0 away victory against against Middlesbrough,[7] and his first goal for the club came two days later in a 3–0 victory over
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at Goodison Park.[8]
On 4 February 2009, Gosling scored an extra-time winner in an FA Cup fourth round replay at Goodison Park against arch-rivals Liverpool in the 118th minute, which Everton won 1-0.[9] An error by live broadcasters ITV during the match meant the goal was missed by millions of TV viewers,.[10] including Gosling's mother Hilary.[11]. The goal scored against Liverpool was then voted Evertons 'Goal of the Season' - voted by the fans of Everton FC. He went on to play in the 2009 FA Cup Final, coming on as a second half substitute.
He also came on as a late substitute against Manchester City, scoring a late consolation goal in a 1-2 defeat for Everton.
References
- ^ "Chelsea look at Argyle teenagers". BBC Sport. 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.
- ^ TheFA.com - Peacock names squad
- ^ "Blues confirm Gosling deal". www.evertonfc.com. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
- ^ Gamble, Matthew. "Gosling deal finalised". www.evertonfc.com. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (2008-12-26). "Middlesbrough 0-1 Everton". BBC Sport Online. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (2008-12-28). "Everton 3-0 Sunderland". BBC Sport Online. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
- ^ McNulty, Phil. "Everton 1-0 Liverpool (aet)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- ^ Scott, Matt (2009-02-05). "ITV apologises after cameras miss only goal in Merseyside derby". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
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External links
- Dan Gosling at Soccerbase