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Paul Konchesky
Personal information
Full name Paul Martyn Konchesky[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 3
Youth career
West Ham United
Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2005 Charlton Athletic 149 (5)
2003 → Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 12 (0)
2005–2007 West Ham United 59 (2)
2007–2010 Fulham 97 (2)
2010– Liverpool 10 (0)
International career
2002–2003 England U21 15 (0)
2003–2005 England 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:58, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

Paul Martyn Konchesky (born 15 May 1981) is an English footballer who plays for Liverpool in the left-back position in the Premier League. He is renowned both for his ability to cut out crosses from the wing and his formidable attacking capabilities, particularly delivering accurate crosses into the box, and has been compared to Barcelona and Brazil defender Daniel Alves.


Background

Born in Barking, Greater London, Konchesky studied at Eastbrook Comprehensive School in Dagenham, London and played for Great Danes YFC amateur club as well as being a product of the Senrab F.C. academy who have produced a whole string of players such as John Terry and Jermaine Defoe. He signed for West Ham United as a boy at the Academy. He owes his surname to his Polish great-grandfather.[2]

He has got a new nickname at Liverpool, "PFK" Paul Fucking Koncheskey...

Club career

Charlton Athletic

Konchesky joined Charlton Athletic as a trainee in August 1997.[3] He became the youngest player to appear in the first team for Charlton (a record broken recently by Jonjo Shelvey) when he played against Oxford United in August 1997 at the age of 16 years and 93 days[3][4] but it was not until the 2000–01 season when he made 27 appearances,[3] that he became a regular in the first team. In June 2003, frustrated by a lack of first-team opportunities at his preferred position of leftback, Konchesky made a written request for a transfer, which was accepted by Charlton.[5] However, firm offers were not forthcoming. Instead Konchesky joined Tottenham Hotspur on loan. A spate of injuries at Charlton led to Konchesky being recalled from Spurs in December 2003,[6] when he also came off the transfer list.[7]

In July 2005, Konchesky signed for West Ham United,[8] having made a total of 169 appearances for Charlton in all competitions, scoring six goals, and 15 appearances for Tottenham.[3]

Tottenham Hotspur

In September 2003, Konchesky joined Tottenham Hotspur on one-month loan.[9] The loan was extended for a further month[10] and then until January 2004.[11] Although Konchesky was keen on a permanent move to Tottenham,[12] no move materialised.

West Ham United

Koncheskey in 2006

Konchesky joined West Ham United in July 2005[8] for a fee of £1.5 million.[3] He made 45 league and cup appearances in the 2005–06 season,[3] helping West Ham to ninth place in the Premier League and to the 2006 FA Cup Final, where he scored when his cross went straight into the net but later had a spot kick saved as West Ham went down to Liverpool on penalties after drawing 3–3 after extra time.[13] He lost his place in the first team during the 2006–07 season, making only 25 appearances,[3] as West Ham slipped into the relegation places and only secured their place in the Premier League on the final day of the season. He left the club in July 2007 having made a total of 70 league and cup appearances for West Ham, scoring two goals.[3] After leaving West Ham, Konchesky criticised manager Alan Curbishley, claiming that he made the players unhappy.[14]

Fulham

Konchesky signed a four-year contract with Fulham in July 2007 for a fee of up to £3.25 million.[15] Konchesky played the first game of the 2008-09 season for Fulham against new Premier League team Hull City but his mistake greatly helped the opposing team score a winner after he stumbled over the ball. He missed the next game against Arsenal due to injury but returned to action the following league game against Bolton Wanderers. He scored his first goal for the club, a 35 yard thunderbolt into the top left hand corner of the net in January 2009 at Upton Park, in a 3–1 defeat against his former side West Ham United,[16] which later won the January 2009 Goal of the Month competition and was included in the running for Goal of the Season. In September 2009 Konchesky continued his goalscoring by putting Fulham level with Everton in a 2–1 win, scoring with the aid of a deflection off Everton defender Sylvain Distin.[17] Konchesky played for Fulham in the 2009-10 Europa League final against Atletico Madrid in which Fulham were defeated after losing 2-1 from two Diego Forlan strikes.

On 27 August it was reported that Konchesky was set for a medical at Liverpool ahead of an expected move thought to be worth £3-£4 million.[18]

Liverpool

On 31 August 2010, Konchesky signed a four-year contract with Liverpool.[19] He made his league debut on the 12th of September vs Birmingham City, though in the 77th minute he was injured and was substituted. He made his UEFA Europa League debut 4 days later in a group stage tie against Steaua Bucuresti at Anfield, with Liverpool comprehensively winning 4-1. He assisted Maxi Rodriguez with a pinpoint cross against West Ham United at Anfield.

International career

Konchesky made 15 appearances for the England national under-21 football team,[20] and has two caps for the senior England team.[21] He made his England first team debut in a half-time substitution in the friendly against Australia in February 2003[22] and made a second appearance for England again in a half-time substitution in the friendly against Argentina in November 2005.[23]

Honours

West Ham United

Fulham

References

  1. ^ Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 354. ISBN 1852916656.
  2. ^ "Back in favour". London: Times Online. 4 December 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2009.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Paul Konchesky". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
  4. ^ Harlow, Phil (9 August 2002). "Konchesky's ready for the top". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
  5. ^ "Konchesky seeks move". BBC Sport. 18 June 2003. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
  6. ^ "Curbishley calms Konchesky". BBC Sport. 24 December 2003. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
  7. ^ "Konchesky off the transfer list". BBC Sport. 14 February 2005. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
  8. ^ a b "Hammers swoop for defensive trio". BBC Sport. 5 July 2005. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
  9. ^ "Spurs land Konchesky". BBC Sport. 1 September 2003. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
  10. ^ "Spurs extend Konchesky loan". BBC Sport. 6 October 2003. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
  11. ^ "Konchesky stays at Spurs". BBC Sport. 16 December 2003. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
  12. ^ "Konchesky keen on Spurs move". BBC Sport. 14 November 2003. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
  13. ^ Mawhinney, Stuart (13 May 2006). "Reds in seventh heaven". TheFA.com. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
  14. ^ Silver, Neil (12 August 2007). "Curbs is useless". The People. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
  15. ^ "Fulham snap up defender Konchesky". BBC Sport. 13 July 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
  16. ^ "West Ham 3–1 Fulham". BBC. 18 January 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
  17. ^ "Fulham 2 – 1 Everton". BBC. 13 September 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
  18. ^ http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11681_6342686,00.html
  19. ^ "Liverpool complete Paul Konchesky signing from Fulham". BBC Sport. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
  20. ^ "England U21 Caps, 1976–present". TheFA.com. Retrieved 15 July 2007. [dead link]
  21. ^ "Profile:Paul Konchesky". TheFA.com. Retrieved 15 July 2007. [dead link]
  22. ^ "Match Statistics: England 1–3 Australia". TheFA.com. Retrieved 15 July 2007. [dead link]
  23. ^ "Match Statistics: England 3–2 Argentina". TheFA.com. Retrieved 15 July 2007. [dead link]

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