Zat Knight
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| Zat Knight | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zatyiah Knight | |
| Date of birth | May 21, 1980 (age 26) | |
| Place of birth | Solihull, Birmingham, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | |
| Nickname | Giraffe | |
| Playing position | Centre Back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Fulham | |
| Number | 6 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1999 | Rushall Olympic | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1999- 2000 |
Fulham → Peterborough United (loan) |
138 (4) 8 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2005 | England | 2 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Zatyiah "Zat" Knight (born May 2, 1980 in Solihull, West Midlands) is an English footballer currently playing for Fulham Football Club in London, England. He is a very imposing figure, standing at 6 ft 6 in and was signed from Rushall Olympic in exchange for 30 tracksuits. [1] As Knight was not a professionally contracted player to Olympic, Fulham were not obliged to pay a fee for him and sent the clothing as a gesture of thanks.
Many fans feel Knight's main downfall is his inconsistency. When on form, he can be a good defender but regularly makes mistakes which costs the team goals, and there is much debate between Fulham fans as to his worth in the team.
Zat has scored three goals for Fulham, two in the 2004-05 in English football season and one in the 2006-07 season. The first in a FA Cup match against Watford in a 1-1 draw, his second an FA Premiership goal against Norwich City in a 6-0 win. His latest goal came against Portsmouth in a 1-1 draw. He made his England debut on May 28, 2005 as a substitute against the United States in a friendly match.
He has since improved and has become a more consistent performer. He has arguably been Fulham's most consistent player in the 2006-07 season, a reward for this being given temporary captaincy of the club while regular skipper Luís Boa Morte was out injured.
Before the game against West Ham United it was announced that he had broken his jaw in two places after messing around with his brother. Chris Coleman has been quoted as saying that it takes more than horseplay to break one's jaw in two places, but Knight insists there is "nothing sinister" about the incident.[2] Michael Brown has taken over the role of temporary captain while Knight is injured.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Source: Sunday Mirror (English) (The specifics of the story vary, some sources say "the price of some balls and tracksuits").
- ^ Source: BBC Sport (English)
[edit] External links
- Profile from FulhamFC.com
- Zat Knight career stats at Soccerbase
- Proifle from the BBC
| Fulham F.C. - Current Squad |
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2 Volz | 3 Bocanegra | 4 Queudrue | 5 Christanval | 6 Knight | 7 Rosenior | 8 Brown | 9 Helguson | 11 Montella | 12 Laštůvka | 13 Radzinski | 14 Bouba Diop | 15 John | 16 Jensen | 17 Elliott | 19 Pearce | 20 McBride | 21 Bullard | 22 Routledge | 23 Dempsey | 24 Pembridge | 25 Davies | 26 Collins | 27 Elrich | 28 Milsom | 29 Niemi | 32 Omozusi | 37 Smertin | Manager: Coleman |
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