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Chris Smalling
Personal information
Full name Christopher Lloyd Smalling[1]
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Manchester United
Number 12
Youth career
Millwall
Maidstone United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Maidstone United 11 (1)
2008–2010 Fulham 13 (0)
2010– Manchester United 12 (0)
International career‡
2008 England Schools U-18 5 (1)
2009 England U-20 1 (0)
2009– England U-21 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:15, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:10, 25 March 2011 (UTC)

Christopher Lloyd "Chris" Smalling (born 22 November 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Manchester United as a defender.

Career

Maidstone United

Born in Greenwich, London, Smalling started playing football at the age of nine for Walderslade Boys. After failing to settle at any football league academy, Smalling joined Maidstone United's youth set-up and continued his education at Chatham Grammar School for Boys.

After appearing in Maidstone's 2007 pre season fixtures,[3] it on October 3 2007 that he made his competitive debut for 'The Stones', starting against Canvey Island in the Isthmian League Cup, a game his team won 5-2.[4] After making two appearances in the FA Trophy, December 2007 saw Smalling make his league debut playing the full 90 minutes in a 1-1 draw against Harlow Town.[5] Smalling impressed and quickly established himself as a vital part of Maidstone's backline, however injury and international duty restricted him to making only 11 more appearances for the Kent club,[6] the last of which came in a 4–2 win at East Thurrock United on 24 March 2008, a game in which he scored his only senior goal for the club.[7]

Fulham

In May 2008 Smalling joined Middlesbrough on a two year deal.[8]However soon after his contract with Boro was cancelled with Smalling concerned about homesickness,[9] and in June 2008 he signed for Premier League side Fulham.[10] Smalling was not on a contract at Maidstone (as it would have prohibited him from playing for England Schoolboys), and as such the Ryman League club were not entitled to a fee for the player, however Fulham struck a deal which saw Maidstone given £10,000 upon the transfer and £10,000 for every ten league games he played.[11] He was made captain of the club's Development Squad by manager Billy McKinlay.[12] On 24 May 2009, Smalling made his Premier League debut for Fulham, replacing Aaron Hughes in the 77th minute in the final game of the 2008–09 season, a 2–0 home loss to Everton.[13] Smalling made his first start for Fulham in on 17 September, in an away tie with CSKA Sofia in the UEFA Europa League with the match ending 1–1.[14] On 28 December, Smalling made his first league start for Fulham, in a 2–1 loss against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in Fulham's final game of 2009 and scored a decisive own goal in the 75th minute of the match.[15]

Manchester United

On 27 January 2010, Manchester United announced that they had signed Smalling, for an undisclosed fee, with the player staying at Fulham for the remainder of the 2009–10 season before joining United for 2010–11.[16] The transfer officially went through on 1 July.[17] He made his Manchester United debut in a 3–1 friendly win over Celtic at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada, on 16 July, conceding the penalty that led to Celtic's goal.[18] He scored his first Manchester United goal in a 3–2 friendly defeat against Chivas Guadalajara on 30 July, heading in a corner from Darron Gibson.[19] Smalling made his Premier League debut for United in their 3–0 home win over West Ham United on 28 August, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for Jonny Evans.[20] On 15 September, he made his Champions League debut, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0-0 draw at home against Rangers.[21] Eight days later Smalling scored his first goal for Manchester United, which was also his first senior career goal, in a 5–2 away win over Scunthorpe in the third round of the League Cup.[22] Smalling then made his full Premier League debut for United on 4 January 2011, partnering Nemanja Vidić for the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 home win against Stoke City.[23]

International career

England youth teams

Schoolboys

At the age of 17 and studying for his A Levels, Smalling was selected to represent his county (Kent), and the Kent Schools' Football Association then nominated him for trials for the England Schoolboy international squad.[24] His trial was successful, and Smalling was selected to represent England Schools against Australia in January 2008.[25] England won 2-0,[26] and Smalling went on to play for England in the Centenary Shield, playing all four matches which including 1-0 victory against Wales Schools in which he scored the only goal.[27]

Under-20 and Under-21 squads

Chris Smalling also had multiple trials with many County Cricket teams, but was considered too good to play for them, and opted to play football instead. Smalling made his debut for the England under-20 team 31 March 2009, playing 45 minutes in a 1-1 draw against Italy at Loftus Road.[28] On 11 August, four months after his under-20 debut, he made his Under-21 debut in a friendly fixture against the Netherlands, coming on as a substitute in the 58th minute of a 0–0 away draw.[29] On 14 November, Smalling made first start for the Under-21s in a 2011 U21 European Championship qualifier against Portugal at Wembley Stadium in a 1–0 win.[30]

Smalling scored his first goal for the under-21s on 8 October 2010 against Romania in England's 2011 U21 European Championship playoff first leg, converting from inside the area after an assist from Danny Sturridge. The goal, scored in the 83rd minute, proved to be the winner as England won 2-1.[31]

England senior team

On 13 November 2010, Smalling was called up to the England senior squad for the first time for their friendly against France on 17 November,[32] however, he was an unused substitute in the 1-2 loss.[33]

Career statistics

Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other[34] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Maidstone United 2007–08 11 1 0 0 1 0 – 2 0 14 1
Total 11 1 0 0 1 0 – 2 0 14 0
Fulham 2008–09 1 0 0 0 0 0 – – 1 0
2009–10 12 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 – 18 0
Total 13 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 – 19 0
Manchester United 2010–11 12 0 4 0 3 1 7 0 1 0 27 1
Total 12 0 4 0 3 1 7 0 1 0 27 1
Career total 36 1 5 0 5 1 11 0 3 0 60 2

Statistics accurate as of match played 2 April 2011[35]

Honours

Club

Manchester United

References

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  7. ^ Tunnell, Ruth (24 March 2008). "East Thurrock United 2-4 Maidstone United". MaidstoneUnited.co.uk. Maidstone United. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
  8. ^ Young, Colin (6 May 2008). "Boro boost their ranks as young England defender Smalling signs on at The Riverside". DailyMail.co.uk. Daily Mail Online. Retrieved 6 May 2008.
  9. ^ Howard, Tim (30 May 2008). "Craven Cottage switch for Boro signing Smalling". KentNews.co.uk. Kent News. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
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  26. ^ "England 2-0 Australia". esfa.co.uk. England Schools Football Association. 29 January 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2008. {{cite news}}: Text "England Schools Football Association" ignored (help)
  27. ^ "ESFA International Fixtures 2007-2008". esfa.co.uk. England Schools Football Association. 13 November 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
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  34. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the FA Trophy and the FA Community Shield
  35. ^ Endlar, Andrew. "Chris Smalling". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2010.

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