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Chris Herd
Personal information
Full name Christopher Herd
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Central Midfielder
Right Back
Team information
Current team
 Aston Villa
Number 31
Youth career
ECU Joondalup SC[2]
Bayswater City
2005–2008 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008– Aston Villa 9 (0)
2008 → Port Vale (loan) 11 (2)
2008 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 4 (0)
2009–2010 → Lincoln City (loan) 20 (4)
International career
2009 Australia U-20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

Christopher "Chris" Herd (born 4 April 1989 in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian footballer who plays for Premier League club Aston Villa. He has also represented his country at under-20 level.

A graduate of the Aston Villa Academy, he was loaned out to Port Vale and Wycombe Wanderers in 2008, before spending the 2009–10 campaign on loan at Lincoln City. He made his Premier League debut in November 2010.

Club career

Aston Villa

2005–2008: Early career

Herd signed for Aston Villa from Australian club Bayswater City SC in February 2005, along with fellow Australian Shane Lowry, initially in a deal that was made up of a two-year Youth Training Scheme followed by him signing a one-year professional contract with the club.

He made 19 appearances and scored twice for Aston Villa Reserves during his YTS campaign, as well as 21 appearances and 1 goal for the Academy. Herd was also part of the squad that won the HKFC Philips Lighting International Soccer Sevens in May 2007, and was rewarded with a two year contract following the success. He played in a variety of positions in his early career, most notably in central-midfield and on the right-wing, although in the 2007–08 Reserve season, he was heavily deployed at right-back. In July 2008, Herd was awarded with a new two-year deal. On 17 December 2008, he was selected on the bench for Villa's UEFA Cup match against Hamburger SV in Germany.

2008–2010: Loan moves

Port Vale

In January 2008, Herd signed on a one month loan deal (subsequently extended) for Port Vale,[3] and made his debut in the following match against Millwall. Herd received the first red card of his career in early February 2008, as Vale lost to Bristol Rovers. On his return to the team after suspension he scored two early goals in the 3–2 defeat to Hartlepool United on 12 February.[4]

Wycombe Wanderers

After returning from Vale Park, Herd then signed a one month loan deal with Wycombe Wanderers in March 2008, with Wycombe needing to strengthen their midfield numbers following injuries and a suspension.[5] Herd started three matches and made a substitute appearance in another, to play a total of four games during his spell. He returned to Villa after he was left on the bench for the match against Grimsby Town on 15 April.

Herd featured for Villa's first team during Villa's pre-season for the 2009–10 season, and despite missing a penalty in the shoot-out with Juventus in the Peace Cup final, he still finished on the winning side in 2009.

Lincoln City

On 27 November 2009, Villa allowed Herd to join League Two side Lincoln City on loan until the new year. Villa granted him permission to play in the FA Cup, clearing the way for him to make his Lincoln City debut against Northwich Victoria two days after joining. Herd scored his first Lincoln goal in a 3–1 defeat to Rochdale on 12 December. Having established himself in the first eleven, Herd extended his loan with the "Imps" until the end of the season.

Through the previous season's loan stint, Herd had become a very popular player among "Imps" fans and he almost rejoined the club in August 2010, although the season-long loan fell through at the last minute.[6][7]

2010–present: Aston Villa first team

This allowed him to make his Aston Villa Premier League debut against Manchester United on 13 November 2010, when he came on as a late substitute in the 2–2 draw at Villa Park. On 21 November, he made a substitute appearance by coming on in the 81st minute for midfielder Jonathan Hogg in a 2–0 defeat to Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park.[8] A week later, he came off the bench late into a 4–2 loss to Arsenal at Villa Park. On 10 January 2011, Herd scored a hat-trick as the Aston Villa reserves recorded a 10–1 victory over Arsenal reserves.[9] In January 2011 he signed a contract extension with Villa, tying him to the club until 2014.[10] Herd made his first start for the "Villans" in a 3–0 defeat to Manchester City in the FA Cup Fifth Round.[11] Due to the injuries and suspensions of a few senior defenders at Villa, Herd then followed this making his first Premier League start for Villa, lining up in an unfamiliar role at centre back, in the match against local rivals, Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux on 19 March. At the end of the 2010–11 season, Herd made 7 appearances in all competitions.[12]

He played as a right-back against Wolves in his first Premier League game of the 2011–12; his performance earned him the man of the match award and special praise from boss Alex McLeish.[13]

He came back in to the side for the home game against West Bromwich Albion on 22 October, playing in a defensive midfield role. However, he was controversially sent off by referee Phil Dowd for an alleged stamp on Jonas Olsson in the 36th minute.[14][15] Villa manager Alex McLeish defended the young defender, maintaining that he had "done nothing wrong". However, Jonas Olsson insisted that Herd kicked out and deserved his dismissal. It was confirmed two days later on 24 October that Aston Villa had appealed against the decision.[16][17] The appeal was successful, and the suspension quashed.[18]

International career

Herd was selected in Australia's final Under-20 Squad for the 2009 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Egypt.[19]

As both of his parents are Scottish, and he has not yet played in a competitive match for Australia, Herd is also eligible to represent the Scotland national football team. In September 2011, his current agent Darren Jackson and former agent Phil Williams confirmed that Scotland manager Craig Levein was aware of this and has been following the player's development. His father Willie said he had encouraged his son to play for Scotland, but that he was likely to reject any approaches in favour of continuing to represent Australia.[20][21]

Statistics

Club level

As of 23 October 2011.

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Honours

with Aston Villa

References

  1. ^ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 11March 2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ "Herd, Chris". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  3. ^ "Vale sign Villa youngster on loan". BBC Sport. 9 January 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  4. ^ "Hartlepool 3–2 Port Vale". BBC. 12 February 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
  5. ^ "Blues Swoop for Villa starlet". wycombewanderers.co.uk. 16 Mar 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  6. ^ "Villa Midfielder Joins On Loan". www.redimps.co.uk. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "Lincoln extend loans of Chris Herd and Delroy Facey". BBC Sport. 4 January 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ "Aston Villa 2 - 2 Manchester United". soccernet.espn.go.com/. 13 November 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
  9. ^ "Match report: Villa Res 10-1 Arsenal Res". Aston Villa Football Club Official Website. 10 January 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  10. ^ "Herd ends dream week by penning three-and-a-half year deal". Aston Villa FC Official Website. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  11. ^ "Man City 3 - 0 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  12. ^ "Houllier gives Herd Villa debut". www.BreakingNews.ie. 19 March 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  13. ^ "Alex McLeish credits man-of-the-match Chris Herd". BBC Sport. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  14. ^ Sheringham, Sam (22 October 2011). "Aston Villa 1 - 2 West Brom". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  15. ^ Harris, Nick (22 October 2011). [en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chris_Herd&action=edit&editintro=Template:BLP_editintro# "Aston Villa 1 West Brom 2: Scharner and Olsson punish hosts after Herd sees red"]. Daily Mail. Retrieved 23 October 2011. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  16. ^ "Olsson - Villa man kicked out". Sky Sports. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  17. ^ "Villa confirm appeal against Herd red card in West Brom game". Aston Villa F.C. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  18. ^ "Aston Villa defender Chris Herd wins red card appeal". BBC Sport. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  19. ^ "Danning headlines Young Roos". SBS' The World Game. 8 September 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
  20. ^ "Agent: Scotland could call up Herd". The Press Association. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  21. ^ "Herd unlikely to choose Scotland over Socceroos, says dad". The West Australian. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  22. ^ a b c "Games played by Chris Herd in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  23. ^ a b "Games played by Chris Herd in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  24. ^ "Games played by Chris Herd in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  25. ^ "Games played by Chris Herd in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 September 2011.

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