Mark Noble

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Mark Noble
Personal information
Full name Mark James Noble
Date of birth May 8, 1987 (1987-05-08) (age 21)
Place of birth    Canning Town, London, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club West Ham United
Number 16
Youth clubs
West Ham United
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2003–
2006
2006		 West Ham United
→ Hull City (loan)
→ Ipswich Town (loan)		 59 (5)
05 (0)
13 (1)   
National team2
2007– England U21 10 (3)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 23:41, 27 May 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 21:44, 5 February 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Mark James Noble (born May 8, 1987 in Canning Town, London) is a professional football player who currently plays for West Ham United. His nickname is "Nobes".

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[edit] Club career

Noble joined West Ham United as a schoolboy and became the youngest player ever to appear in the reserve team, aged 15.[1] He became a trainee in July 2003[2] and made his debut in the senior team at the age of just 17 in the League Cup in August 2004 in a 2-0 win against Southend.[2] He made his league debut in the Championship in January 2005, in a 4-2 defeat away at Wolves.[2]

Upon West Ham's return to the Premiership, he featured in games against Tottenham and Manchester United among others.[3] He was subsequently loaned to Hull City[4] where he made five appearances[3] but was sent back after suffering an injury to his lower back.[5]

Mark Noble takes a corner at the Emirates Stadium.
Mark Noble takes a corner at the Emirates Stadium.

Former Manager Alan Pardew had described Noble as possibly the best prospect at the club. Noble has featured predominantly as a central midfielder so far in his first team career. He won the Hammer Young Player of the Year in the 2004–05 season.[1]

Noble signed a three month loan with Ipswich Town in August 2006[6] in the hope of gaining necessary first team experience. Whilst there he played 12(1) games in the Championship, and scored his first professional goal on September 12, 2006 in a 2-1 home win over Coventry City.

Noble scored his first goal for West Ham, a 3-0 win at home against Brighton & Hove Albion in January 2007 in the 3rd round of the FA Cup[7] in which he was also awarded the Man of the Match award.

On March 4, 2007, he scored his first Premiership goal against Tottenham Hotspur at Upton Park in a game West Ham eventually lost 4-3 in the final seconds, prompting tears from the young player.

In May 2007, Noble won two Knees Up Mother Brown awards for the 2006–07 season voted by the fanzine website users. Noble was their overwhelming choice for Young Player of the Year. He also won this award in the 2004–05 season. Noble won this with 99% of the votes. He also took the Goal of the Season award for his thunderous volley in the 3-1 win against Bolton in April 2007[8].

He established his place in Alan Curbishley`s side during the 2007/08 season, starting nearly all games when fit.

[edit] International career

Noble captained the England U-18 team.[1] He was a member of the England team that beat Serbia and Montenegro 3-1 in the 2005 UEFA European Under-19 Championship semi-finals, although they subsequently lost the final to France.[9] Noble made his debut for the England U-21 team on June 11, 2007, coming on as substitute in the 82th minute for Tom Huddlestone in England's 0-0 draw with the Czech Republic during the European under-21 Championships in Holland.[10]

Noble also played a full game for the England U21's in the semi-finals in which they lost 13-12 to Holland on penalties.[11] He scored his first international goal, for the Under-21 team, against Bulgaria, in a 2-0 victory, on September 11, 2007 ,[12] followed by two more against the Republic of Ireland on 16 October.[13]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Players Profiles: Mark Noble, West Ham United Official Site. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
  2. ^ a b c Soccerbase: Mark Noble, Racing Post. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
  3. ^ a b Soccerbase: Mark Noble, Racing Post. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
  4. ^ "Noble joins Hull for three months", BBC Sport, 6 February 2006. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
  5. ^ "Mark Noble: Claret and blue, through and through", The Independent on Sunday, 17 June 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
  6. ^ "Noble and Walton sign for Ipswich", BBC Sport, 18 August 2006. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
  7. ^ "West Ham 3-0 Brighton", BBC Sport, 6 January 2007.Retrieved 17 June 2007.
  8. ^ "KUMB Awards 06/07 Season", KUMB.com, 9 May 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2007
  9. ^ "Noble cause", The Sunday Times, 7 June 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
  10. ^ "England held in Arnhem", TheFA.com match report, 11 June 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2007.
  11. ^ "Unlucky 13 for England", TheFA.com, 20 June 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2007.
  12. ^ Bulgaria U21 0-2 England U21 , BBC.co.uk, 11 September 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2007.
  13. ^ Republic of Ireland U21 0-3 England U21 , sportinglife.com, 16 October 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2007.

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