Nathan Ellington
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| Nathan Ellington | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nathan Robert Ellington | |
| Date of birth | 2 July 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Bradford, England | |
| Height | 5'10 (178cm) | |
| Nickname | The Duke | |
| Position | Forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | West Bromwich Albion | |
| Number | 9 | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 1999-2002 2002-2005 2005- |
Bristol Rovers Wigan Athletic West Bromwich Albion |
116 (35) 134 (59) 49 (9) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Nathan Robert Ellington (born 2 July 1981 in Bradford, West Yorkshire) is an English professional footballer. 'The Duke'(nicknamed after legendary jazz artiste Duke Ellington), a striker, currently plays for West Bromwich Albion.
He began his career with non-league Walton & Hersham before moving to Bristol Rovers. In February 2003 he was transferred to Paul Jewell's Wigan Athletic for £1.2 million. After the 2004-05 season, in which he led the Football League Championship in goal scoring while helping Wigan earn promotion to England's top flight for the first time in their history, Ellington became one of the more desirable properties in English football. He joined West Bromwich Albion on 16 August 2005 for £3,000,001. Wigan and Ellington were unable to agree a new contract and West Bromwich Albion used a clause in his existing contract that allowed him to leave Wigan for any fee over £3m.
He couldn't quite make the grade in his first ever season in the Premiership as his season was damaged by a series of niggling injuries and a shoulder problem, but he still managed to bag 8 goals for the Baggies.Hi s first goals for West Brom came against old club Bradfor in the F.A. Cup, Ellingtons first Premiership goals came in the 4 - 0 win against Everton, he scored a goal either half by a penalty and a long ranger. He became quite unpopular with the West Brom fans towards the end of the same season because of his complaint of a "bruised toe", and his refusal to have painkilling injections to help him through such a minor complaint. He almost redeemed himself near the end of the season though, he scored for Albion in the 1 - 1 draw with Birmingham and almost went on to score the winner as a substitute, unfortunately he hit bar. In this current season Ellington has 5 goals with the Albion.
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| West Bromwich Albion F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Zuberbühler | 2 Watson | 3 Robinson | 4 Perry | 5 Clement | 6 Davies | 7 Quashie | 8 Greening | 9 Ellington | 10 Hartson | 11 Gera | 12 Chaplow | 13 Steele | 14 Albrechtsen | 15 Kamara | 17 Carter | 18 Gaardsøe | 19 Koumas | 20 McShane | 21 Phillips | 23 Forsyth | 25 Hoult | 27 Elvins | 28 Hodgkiss | 30 Daniels | 33 Nardiello | Manager: Mowbray |
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