Nyron Nosworthy

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Nyron Nosworthy
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Personal information
Full name Nyron Paul Nosworthy
Date of birth October 11, 1980 (1980-10-11) (age 27)
Place of birth    London, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Sunderland
Number 5
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1998–2005
2005–		 Gillingham
Sunderland		 174 (5)
088 (0)   
National team
2007– Jamaica 000 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 18:26, 9 June 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Nyron Paul Nosworthy (born 11 October 1980 in Brixton, South London) is a Jamaican footballer born in England. He was educated at St. Thomas the Apostle College. He is currently playing as a defender for Sunderland in the Premier League.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Gillingham

Nosworthy, also known as "Nuggsy", began his career as a trainee at Gillingham.[1] His first-team debut, on 28 November 1998 against Fulham, was unusual in that he came on as a first-half substitute but was himself substituted later in the game. The following season, 1999-2000, he appeared regularly for the club, and was a regular member of the starting eleven for the rest of his Gillingham career.

His primary position was right back, though sometimes played centre half, and was occasionally used as an emergency striker with some success,[2] scoring twice in one game against Crystal Palace.

Nosworthy's contract expired at the end of the 2004-05 season, which saw Gillingham relegated to League One. Keen to play at a higher level, and aware of interest from other clubs,[3] he chose not to accept a new deal with the club so left as a free agent.

[edit] Sunderland

On 13 June 2005 Nosworthy signed for Sunderland, then managed by Mick McCarthy, on a free transfer.

Expecting to start as backup to regular right back Stephen Wright, he was introduced to the Premier League rather sooner than anticipated when Wright sustained a serious knee injury after only one game.[4] He took full advantage of the opportunity, starting the majority of Sunderland's games.[5][6]

In January 2007, new manager Roy Keane moved Nosworthy to play at centre half instead of at full back. The player believes that the additional concentration and organisation skills required to play in central defence have improved his game.[5] This improvement, which has been publicly acknowledged by his manager,[6] combined with consistency of performance in his new role, has led the club to extend his contract until 2010.[7] He was voted Sunderland's Player of the Season for 2006-07 despite facing stiff competition and mainly due to his improved performances this term.

Nosworthy is the club's "Kick It Out" anti-racism campaign ambassador.[3][8]

Nyron Nosworthy has stated his ambitions to play international football for Jamaica, [1] and is also a strong supporter of Arsenal.[9]

Nosworthy has become a cult figure among Sunderland fans who have created a song in his honour which goes to the tune of Amy Winehouse's 'Rehab' "They try to take the ball past Nyron, he says no, no, no."

Nosworthy began his 2nd stint in the Premiership with Roy Keane's Sunderland, astounding critics with a superb defensive display with new centre back partner Paul McShane. However his best from has been playing alongside Jonny Evans who has twice had stints on loan at Sunderland, the defensive partnership works brilliantly with the two complementing each others style of play.

[edit] International career

On October 4, 2007 his ambition came true. Nyron received his first call-up to the full Jamaica squad for their games against Ghana and Honduras.[10]

[edit] Honours and Awards

[edit] Individual

  • North-East Football Writers' player of the year (joint winner): 2007
  • SAFC Fans Player of the Year 2006-2007

[edit] Club Honours

[edit] Sunderland (2004-present)

  • Football League Championship - Champion (1): 2006—07


[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Nyron Nosworthy webchat - a transcript. Sunderland A.F.C. (2007-04-10). Retrieved on 2007-04-24.
  2. ^ "Gills consider loan signing", BBC Sport, 2003-08-18. Retrieved on 2007-04-24. 
  3. ^ a b McFadden, Martyn (November 2005). Nyron interview. A Love Supreme. Retrieved on 2007-04-24.
  4. ^ "McCarthy hopes to have a fit Paully back for new year", The Northern Echo, 2005-08-19. Retrieved on 2007-04-24. 
  5. ^ a b Taylor, Louise. "Nosworthy Keane to stress manager's role in rebirth", The Guardian, 2007-04-21. Retrieved on 2007-04-24. 
  6. ^ a b Caulkin, George. "Sunderland dig heels in as past comes back to haunt McCarthy", The Times, 2007-04-21. Retrieved on 2007-04-24. 
  7. ^ Alexander, Nick (2007-04-05). Nosworthy signs new deal. Sunderland A.F.C.. Retrieved on 2007-04-24.
  8. ^ Black Cats back anti-racism week. Sunderland A.F.C. (2006-10-20). Retrieved on 2007-04-24.
  9. ^ Nyron Nosworthy webchat. Sunderland A.F.C. (2006-02-10). Retrieved on 2007-04-24.
  10. ^ Nyron gets Jamaica call

[edit] External links

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Sunderland A.F.C. – current squad

1 Gordon • 2 Halford • 4 Etuhu • 5 Nosworthy • 6 McShane • 7 Edwards • 8 Whitehead • 9 Stokes • 10 K. Richardson • 11 Murphy • 12 Miller • 13 Ward • 14 Higginbotham • 15 Collins • 16 Chopra • 17 Jones • 18 Leadbitter • 19 Yorke • 20 Reid • 21 Anderson • 23 O'Donovan • 24 Carson • 25 Mvoto • 26 Bardsley • 28 Kavanagh • 29 Hartley • 31 Connolly • 32 Fülöp • 33 Wallace • 39 Waghorn • 40 Dowson • 44 Evans • 45 Prica • –– Arnau •

Manager: Keane



Persondata
NAME Nyron Norman Nosworthy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nuggsy
SHORT DESCRIPTION Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH October 11, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Brixton, South London
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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