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Jonjo Shelvey
Personal information
Full name Jonjo Shelvey
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 33
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Charlton Athletic 42 (7)
2010– Liverpool 0 (0)
International career‡
2007–2008 England U16 7 (3)
2008–2010 England U17 3 (1)
2010- England U19 3 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:51, 27 July 2010 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:10, 10 October 2010 (UTC)

Jonjo Shelvey (born 27 February 1992)[2] is an English footballer who plays for Liverpool as a midfielder and has represented England at U19 level, where he has captained the team[3]. Previously he played for Charlton Athletic where he was the club's youngest ever first team player, appearing at the age of 16 years and 59 days.[2]

Club career

Charlton Athletic

Born in Romford, Essex, Shelvey was in the youth setups of Arsenal and West Ham before moving on to Charlton.[4] Shelvey made his breakthrough in the 2007–08 season after scoring 14 goals in 23 appearances for Charlton's Under 18s. He made a promising home debut against Coventry City.[5] When making his first-team debut in April 2008 against Barnsley, he became Charlton's youngest ever player at the age of 16 years and 59 days, beating the previous holder Paul Konchesky,[6] and, despite Charlton being beaten 3–0, Shelvey made a very encouraging debut.[7] On 3 January 2009, Shelvey became Charlton's youngest-ever goal-scorer, with a strike against Norwich City in the FA Cup, 55 days before his 17th birthday,[2] breaking the previous record held by Peter Reeves who was aged 17 years and 100 days when he scored – also against Norwich – in May 1966. Despite interest from several Premier League clubs, on the morning of 27 February, his 17th birthday, Shelvey signed his first professional contract with Charlton. On 9 September he signed a one-year contract extension until 2012. He scored his first league goal in the 3–2 win against Southampton on 4 April 2009.[8][9]

Liverpool

Shelvey signed for Liverpool in April 2010, for an initial fee of £1.7 million, joining the Premier League club the following month.[10] He made his debut for the club as an extra-time substitute on 22 September 2010 in the shock 3rd round League Cup defeat against League Two side Northampton Town, Liverpool losing 4-2 on penalties (with Shelvey scoring in the shootout) after a 2-2 draw.[11]

International career

Shelvey captained the England Under 16s to glory in the 2007 Victory Shield scoring three goals in three games.[12] He also played a key role in the Montaigu Tournament, which England won for the first time in seven years, playing in all four games and scoring a free kick in the final against France.[13] In October 2008 he made his debut for the England Under 17s and scored in a 7–0 win over Estonia.[14]

On his debut for the England Under 19s, in September 2010, he captained and scored a free-kick in a 2-0 win over Slovakia. He followed this up with a second goal in his second appearance in a 6-1 victory over Albania on 8 October 2010, and a third goal in his third appearance, this time in a 4-0 win against Cyprus on 10 October 2010.[15]

Career stats

All-Time Club Performance
Club Season League Cups Total
Games Goals Assists Games Goals Assists Games Goals Assists
Charlton Athletic 07-08 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
08-09 16 3 1 4 1 0 20 4 1
09-10 24 4 5 3 0 0 27 4 5
Liverpool 2010–11 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Club Total 42 9 7 15 4 4 50 8 7
Correct as of 22 September 2010

References

  1. ^ "Charlton Athletic Playing Squad". Charlton Athletic F.C. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
  2. ^ a b c Who is Jonjo Shelvey? Top five things to know about Liverpool's new signing www.metro.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
  3. ^ "Six of the best". The Football Association. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  4. ^ "Shelvey hopes to copy pal Jack". Liverpoolfc.tv. 13-09-2010. Retrieved 13-09-2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  5. ^ "The Future's Bright". Charlton Athletic F.C. 25 April 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2008.
  6. ^ "Record-breaker Shelvey starts at Oakwell". Charlton Athletic F.C. 26 April 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
  7. ^ "Shelvey impresses in Oakwell reverse". Charlton Athletic F.C. 26 April 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
  8. ^ "Southampton v Charlton". Sky Sports. 4 April 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  9. ^ "Southampton 2–3 Charlton". BBC Sport. 4 April 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  10. ^ "Liverpool sign Charlton's Jonjo Shelvey". BBC Sport. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  11. ^ "Liverpool 1- 2 Northampton". BBC Sport. 22 September 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  12. ^ "Seventh Heaven for Lions". The Football Association. 26 November 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2008. [dead link]
  13. ^ "Lions win French tournament". The Football Association. 26 March 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2010. [dead link]
  14. ^ "Lions Hit Seven". The Football Association. 24 April 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2008. [dead link]
  15. ^ "Shelvey on target for England". Liverpool FC. 10 October 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
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