Fraizer Campbell

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Fraizer Campbell
Personal information
Full name Fraizer Campbell
Date of birth September 13, 1987 (1987-09-13) (age 20)
Place of birth    Huddersfield, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Hull City
(on loan from Manchester United)
Number 25
Youth clubs
2004-2006 Manchester United
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2006-
2006-2007
2007-2008		 Manchester United
→ Royal Antwerp (loan)
→ Hull City (loan)		 01 0(0)
33 (21)
34 (15)   
National team2
2008- England U21 01 0(0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 23:00, 11 May 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 20:36, 25 March 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Fraizer Campbell (born 13 September 1987) is an English footballer. He is a striker, and currently plays for Hull City on loan from Manchester United.

Campbell signed for the Manchester United Academy on 1 July 2004, and made an immediate impact, scoring 14 goals in 22 starts for the Under-18s. His performances for the youth team also led to him playing five times for the Reserves, for whom he scored once. The following season, he made a further 13 appearances for the Under-18s, scoring nine goals, but his major impact came for the Reserves. Campbell was the Reserve team's joint second-top scorer with nine goals (behind Giuseppe Rossi, who scored 26 goals in 25 games), helping the team on their way to a Reserve Treble of Premier Reserve League, North/South Play-off Shield and Manchester Senior Cup.

In November 2005, Campbell was handed the number 51 shirt at Manchester United, and was named in the matchday squad for the FA Cup Third Round match against Burton Albion in January 2006. Campbell signed his first professional contract with the club on 22 March 2006, and on 9 May, he was named as a substitute for Roy Keane's testimonial match at Old Trafford, coming on as a 75th-minute replacement for Kieran Richardson. Later that summer, he scored his first goal for the club after he had come on as a substitute for Wayne Rooney in a friendly against Macclesfield Town. He joined Manchester United's Belgian affiliate club, Royal Antwerp, for the duration of the 2006–07 season, where his goal-scoring success resulted in the fans giving him the nickname "Super Campbell".

On 8 August 2007, Campbell scored a clever volley against Glentoran in a pre-season friendly, and on 19 August 2007, he was named on the bench for the Manchester derby against Manchester City. He came on in the 73rd minute for Michael Carrick to make his senior debut.[1]

He joined Hull City in October 2007 on loan until mid-January 2008,[2] and scored twice on his home debut for the Championship side in their 3-0 victory over Barnsley.[3] Following his match-winning display against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Boxing Day 2007, in which he scored one goal and set up another, Hull expressed their interest in extending Campbell's loan until the end of the season. The loan extension was completed on 28 December 2007.[4]

On 24 May 2008, Campbell played in the Hull City team that achieved promotion to the top flight for the first time in their history, providing the assist for Dean Windass' goal in a 1–0 win over Bristol City in the 2008 Football League Championship playoff final at Wembley Stadium.

Hull City have expressed a strong desire to retain Campbell's services next year. Prior to their promotion this looked unlikely, as Hull chairman Paul Duffen described Campbell as "too good for the Championship",[5] "I have said all along that Fraizer should not start next season in the Championship, a player with his ability has to be in the top flight". With promotion, Hull are hoping to secure either a permanent move or another season-long loan, depending on Manchester United's willingness to let him go.[6]

Campbell himself admits he has no idea where he will be playing his football next season, though he has expressed the desire to return to Old Trafford and try to break into the first team. Should he be deemed surplus to requirements however, the signs are promising for Hull, as he described the loan move as "the best move of my career", saying "This is exactly why I came out on loan", "It's like a fairytale really. You come away on loan and you never really know what to expect but we've done really well, both as a team and on a personal level".[7]

During this loan spell, Campbell received his first call-up to the England Under-21 team, coming on as a substitute in a match against Poland on 25 March 2008.[8]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Bevan, Chris. "Man City 1-0 Man Utd", BBC Sport, 2007-08-19. Retrieved on 2007-08-19. 
  2. ^ "Campbell Joins On Loan", Hull City AFC, 2007-10-18. Retrieved on 2007-10-22. 
  3. ^ "Brown has praise for United starlet", Teamtalk.com, 2007-10-22. Retrieved on 2007-10-23. 
  4. ^ "Campbell to stay with Tigers", Yahoo, 2007-12-28. Retrieved on 2008-02-17. 
  5. ^ PLAYER PROFILE. Manchester United OWS. Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
  6. ^ "Hull improve chances of holding on to Campbell", Yorkshire Post, 2008-05-26. Retrieved on 2008-05-28. 
  7. ^ "Campbell unsure of future", Sky Sports, 2008-05-26. Retrieved on 2008-05-28. 
  8. ^ "Campbell called up by England", Hull Daily Mail, 2008-04-30. Retrieved on 2008-05-28. 

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NAME Campbell, Fraizer
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Association footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 1987-09-13
PLACE OF BIRTH Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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