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Jack Wilshere
Personal information
Full name Jack Andrew Wilshere
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Arsenal
Number 19
Youth career
2001–2008 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008– Arsenal 2 (0)
International career‡
2006–2007 England U16 3 (0)
2007–2009 England U17 8 (2)
2009– England U19 1 (0)
2009– England U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:14, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:11, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

Jack Andrew Wilshere (born 1 January 1992 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire) is an English footballer who plays for Arsenal. He usually plays as an attacking midfielder and is left-footed.

== Club career == Jack Wilshere is sooo shit!!! Wilshere also known as shit joined the shitty Arsenal Academy in October 2001 as a nine year old, after spending 2 months with Luton Town soccer school.[1] He rose through the ranks, and at the age of 15 was named the captain of the Under-16s; he also made a few appearances for the Under-18s. In the summer of 2007, Wilshere featured in the Champions Youth Cup and upon his return to England, Arsenal Academy coach Steve Bould gave him a start for the Under-18s first game against the Chelsea Under-18 team.[2] He scored his first goal against Aston Villa Under-18s in a 4-1 win.[3] He then scored a hat-trick against Watford Under-18s, helping his side to an Academy Group A title.[4]

In February 2008, he made his debut for Arsenal Reserves against Reading, and scored Arsenal's only goal of the match.[5] He played in the Under-16s victory in the Atalanta Cup, being named as player of the tournament.[6] He played an important role in Arsenal's 2009 FA Youth Cup win, scoring goals in the semi final[7] and producing a man-of-the-match display in the first leg of the final against Liverpool, assisting 2 goals and scoring himself.[8]

In July 2008, Wilshere was selected in the first team for the pre-season friendlies. He made his first team debut against Barnet as a half-time substitute for Henri Lansbury, setting up a goal for Jay Simpson.[9] Wilshere scored his first two goals for Arsenal in a 10–2 win against a Burgenland XI, and again two days later in a friendly against Stuttgart.

Wilshere warming up before a game against West Bromwich Albion

Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger gave Wilshere a place in Arsenal's first team squad for the 2008-09 season,[10] and he was given the number 19 shirt. He made his competitive debut in a Premier League match against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park in September 2008, as an 84th-minute substitute for Robin van Persie.[11] At the age of 16 years and 256 days, he was Arsenal's youngest-ever league débutant, a record previously held by Cesc Fàbregas.[12] Ten days later, on 23 September, Wilshere scored his first Arsenal goal in a 6-0 victory against Sheffield United in the Football League Cup.[13]

Wilshere in pre-season training

On 25 November 2008, Wilshere came on as a substitute in a UEFA Champions League match against Dynamo Kyiv, becoming the fifth sixteen-year-old to ever play in the Champions League. [14] In January 2009 Wilshere signed his first professional contract, [15] extending it in July the same year.[16]

In the preparation for the 2009–10 season, Wilshere scored twice and was twice awarded Man of the Match as Arsenal regained the friendly tournament, the Emirates Cup.[17]

International career

Since 2006, the England national football team have decided to play Jack in an age group above his age. He was only 15, but he played for the England national under-17 football team. Wilshere was also 14 when he played for the England national under-16 football team in 2006. He was then named in the squad for the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in May, starting the first two games, particularly impressing in the 2nd game against Germany before going off with an injury which kept him out of the final game.[18][19]

He has also been praised by England manager Fabio Capello, who indicated that there is a chance that the young Arsenal midfielder could be included in the 2010 World Cup squad[20] and he came on as substitute for his England U-21 debut against the Netherlands.[21]

Personal life

Jack was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire and currently lives in Hitchin, Hertfordshire with his parents. He grew up in Hitchin, attending Whitehill Primary School and The Priory School.[22] He captained The Priory School Year 9 Football team to County Cup, District Cup and semi-finals of the National Cup, racking up 38 goals on the way.[citation needed]

Career statistics

(correct as of 20 October 2009)[23]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Arsenal 2008–09 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 8 1 1
2009–10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0
Career total 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 1 1 4 0 0 12 1 1

Honours

Arsenal

International

Individual

References

  1. ^ http://www.football-league.co.uk/latestnews/sowing-the-seeds-20081126_2245681_1467413
  2. ^ "Academy League: Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea". Arsenal.com. 2007-08-20. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
  3. ^ "Academy: Arsenal 4-1 Aston Villa". Arseanl.com. 2007-09-03. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
  4. ^ "Academy: Watford 1-7 Arsenal — Report". Arsenal.com. 2007-09-18. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
  5. ^ "Match Report". Arsenal.com. 2008-02-21. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
  6. ^ "Arsenal Under 16's Beat Juventus To Win Atalanta Cup". 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
  7. ^ "Youth Cup: Arsenal 4-1 Man City — Report | Fixtures & Reports | Fixtures". Arsenal.com. 2009-04-22. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
  8. ^ "FA Youth Cup final, first leg: Jack Wilshere orchestrates young Gunners' thrashing of Liverpool | Football | guardian.co.uk". Guardian. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
  9. ^ "Match Report". Arsenal.com. 2008-07-19. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
  10. ^ "Wilshere named in Arsenal's first-team squad". 2008-08-03. Retrieved 2008-08-05. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |provider= ignored (help)
  11. ^ "Blackburn 0-4 Arsenal". BBC. 13 September 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
  12. ^ Castles, Duncan (2008-09-14). "Walcott sets up another rout". Retrieved 2008-09-14. {{cite web}}: Text "The Guardian" ignored (help)
  13. ^ "Arsenal 6-0 Sheffield United Match Report". Arsenal.com. Retrieved 2008-09-23.
  14. ^ Minute-by-minute, uefa.com. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
  15. ^ - Arsenal's Wilshere signs pro deal, BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
  16. ^ "Wilshere extends Arsenal contract". BBC News. 2009-07-02. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
  17. ^ "Arsenal teenager Jack Wilshere impresses in pre-season play". peoplestar.co.uk. 2009-08-03.
  18. ^ Pezzaiuli: We could have won by more, uefa.com. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  19. ^ "Euro U17 Championships: Germany 4-0 England". mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
  20. ^ "Jack Wilshere: a prodigious talent". timesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
  21. ^ "New-look Under-21s draw comfort in Holland". thefa.com. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
  22. ^ Wyett, Charlie (2008-11-13). "Hero Jack still has time for his pals | The Sun |Sport|Football". The Sun. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
  23. ^ "Statistics". Soccernet. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
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