Theo Walcott | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Theo James Walcott | |
Date of birth | 16 March 1989 | |
Place of birth | Stanmore, London, England | |
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |
Playing position | Forward / Winger | |
Club information | ||
Current club | Arsenal | |
Number | 14 | |
Youth clubs | ||
1999–2000 2000 2000–2005 |
Newbury Swindon Town Southampton | |
Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
2005–2006 2006– |
Southampton Arsenal |
21 241 (57) | (4)
National team | ||
2006–2010 2006– |
England U-21 England |
21 44 (8) | (6)
Theo James Walcott (born 16 March 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Arsenal and the England national team. Walcott won the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year award in 2006.
Walcott is a product of the Southampton Academy and started his career with Southampton before joining Arsenal for £5 million in 2006. His speedy pace and ball crossing led his manager Arsène Wenger to deploy him on the wing for most of his career. Walcott has been played as a Striker as in firstly the 2012–13 season where he was the Gooner's topscorer.
On 30 May 2006, Walcott became England's youngest ever senior football player aged 17 years and 75 days. On 6 September 2008, he made his first competitive start in a World Cup qualifier against Andorra, and in the following match against Croatia on 10 September he opened his senior international goals tally and became the youngest player in history to score a hat-trick for England. He has represented England at the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2012 and has 42 caps, scoring eight goals.
Honours
Club
Runner-up:
- FA Youth Cup: 2005
Winner:
Runner-up:
International
Runner-up:
- UEFA U-21 Championship 2009
Individual
- BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year Award: 2006
External links
- Theo Walcott profile at the official Arsenal F.C. website
- Theo Walcott profile at the official Football Association website
- Theo Walcott profile at Soccerbase
Arsenal F.C. squad - 2023–24 |
1 Ramsdale • 2 Saliba • 4 White • 5 Partey • 6 Gabriel • 7 Saka • 8 Ødegaard (c) • 9 Gabriel Jesus • 10 Smith Rowe • 11 Martinelli • 12 Timber • 14 Nketiah • 15 Kiwior • 17 Cédric • 18 Tomiyasu • 19 Trossard • 20 Jorginho • 21 Vieira • 22 Raya • 24 Nelson • 25 Elneny • 27 Marquinhos • 29 Havertz • 31 Hein • 35 Zinchenko • 41 Rice • Manager: Mikel Arteta |
England |
England – 2006 FIFA World Cup - Quarter-finals |
1. Robinson 2. Neville 3. A. Cole 4. Gerrard 5. Ferdinand 6. Terry 7. Beckham 8. Lampard 9. Rooney 10. Owen 11. J. Cole 12. Campbell 13. James 14. Bridge 15. Carragher 16. Hargreaves 17. Jenas 18. Carrick 19. Lennon 20. Downing 21. Crouch 22. Carson 23. Walcott Manager: Sven-Göran Eriksson |
England – UEFA Euro 2012 |
1. Hart 2. Johnson 3. Cole 4. Gerrard (c) 5. Kelly 6. Terry 7. Walcott 8. Henderson 9. Carroll 10. Rooney 11. Young 12. Baines 13. Green 14. Jones 15. Lescott 16. Milner 17. Parker 18. Jagielka 19. Downing 20. Chamberlain 21. Defoe 22. Welbeck 23. Butland Manager: Hodgson |