Josh McEachran
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joshua Mark McEachran | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chelsea | ||
| Number | 46 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2010 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010– | Chelsea | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | England U-17 | 12 | (1) |
| 2010– | England U-19 | 4 | (1) |
| 2010– | England U-21 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 January 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 February 2011 | |||
Joshua Mark "Josh" McEachran (born 1 March 1993 in Oxford, England) is an English footballer who currently plays as a Central Midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea.
Early life
McEachran was born in Oxford.[1] He began playing football for Garden City F.C. in the Oxford Mail Boys League, where he was spotted by a Chelsea scout.[2] He then joined the Blues as an academy player at the age of 8 and rose through the ranks while juggling his academic responsibilities at Marlborough School in Woodstock.[3]
Club career
Chelsea
McEachran made his competitive first team debut for Chelsea against MŠK Žilina on 15 September 2010 as a substitute.[4] He became the first player to be born after the UEFA Champions League started on 25 November 1992 to take part in the competition.[4][5] McEachran made his home debut in a League Cup tie against Newcastle United, where he again came on as a substitute.[6] He made his Premier League debut on 25 September in a 1-0 defeat to Manchester City.[7] On 23 November 2010 manager Carlo Ancelotti announced that McEachran would make his first start against MŠK Žilina in the UEFA Champions League, which he did.
International career
McEachran represented England at U-16 level and was part of the England U17 side to win the 2010 European Under-17 Football Championship. He quickly progressed through the ranks and has since gone on to become a regular in the England U19 side and was further rewarded for his good early season form with Chelsea's first team with a call up to the England U21 side to face Germany on 16 November 2010 in which he made his debut.[8]
Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Chelsea | 2010–11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Career Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | |
- As of 25 January 2011[9]
Honours
Club
International
References
- ^ Hannah, Roger (5 October 2010). "Levein eyes Chelsea kid". The Scottish Sun. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- ^ Knox, Mike (17 September 2010). "Josh is Champions League record-breaker". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- ^ "McEachran to star as standard bearer for Chelsea's young lions". The Independent. 22 September 2010.
- ^ a b Sanghera, Mandeep (15 September 2010). "MSK Zilina 1 - 4 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
- ^ Bevan, Chris (15 September 2010). "Wednesday football as it happened". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
- ^ Oxtoby, Tom (23 September 2010). "Chelsea Analysis - Blues' young guns steal the show despite League Cup defeat". A Different League. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ Ballard, Ed (25 September 2010). "Manchester City v Chelsea: live". Telegraph. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ "McEachran in Under 21 Squad". Chelsea FC. 11 November 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ^ "Joshua McEachran - Statistics". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 14 Novemmber 2010.
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External links
- Josh McEachran at Soccerbase