Scott Sinclair
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| Scott Sinclair | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Scott Andrew Sinclair | |
| Date of birth | March 25, 1989 | |
| Place of birth | Bath, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
| Playing position | Striker, Winger | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Chelsea | |
| Number | 17 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1998–2005 | Bristol Rovers | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004–2005 2005– 2007 2007 2008 2008 |
Bristol Rovers Chelsea → Plymouth Argyle (loan) → Queens Park Rangers (loan) → Charlton Athletic (loan) → Crystal Palace (loan) |
2 (0) 3 (1) 15 (4) 9 (3) 3 (0) 6 (2) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–2008 |
England U17 England U18 England U19 |
5 (3) 4 (3) 5 (2) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Scott Andrew Sinclair (born March 25, 1989 in Bath, Somerset) is an English footballer, currently playing for FA Premier League team Chelsea. He made his league debut for the Blues on 6 May 2007, when he came off the bench to replace Shaun Wright-Phillips for the final ten minutes of the game against Arsenal.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Chelsea
A product of the Bristol Rovers youth system since the age of 9, striker Scott Sinclair made his first team debut for Bristol Rovers at the age of 15 against Leyton Orient as a substitute for Junior Agogo.
Controversially, Chelsea signed the player in July 2005 without asking Bristol Rovers for permission to speak to him, let alone agreeing a fee. In November 2005 Chelsea were set an initial fee of £200,000 by a tribunal to pay Bristol Rovers,[1] and up to an extra £750,000 may become due depending on how successful he is at his new club. Chelsea will also have to pay Bristol Rovers 15% of any profit they make if they sell him.
Sinclair was called up for Chelsea's squad to play Macclesfield Town in the FA Cup on 6th January 2007, however he stayed on the bench. His debut came just four days later, coming on as a substitute in a League Cup game against Wycombe Wanderers.
[edit] Loan spell at Plymouth
During the January transfer window Sinclair was signed on a month's loan by Plymouth Argyle, whose manager Ian Holloway had noticed him as a 10-year old prospect at former club Bristol Rovers. He made his debut as a substitute in the 3-2 victory over Coventry City at Home Park. In his second game, the FA Cup 4th round tie against Barnet, he scored a fine individual goal to seal a 2-0 victory, taking the ball half the length of the pitch before beating the goalkeeper and scoring a smashing goal.
Sinclair also scored against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux to put Plymouth 1-0 up in the game, which they eventually drew 2-2.
On 17th February 2007 Sinclair scored the second goal, with a looping header from a David Norris cross, as Argyle defeated Derby County 2-0 in their FA Cup 5th round tie. This result put the club through to the last eight for the first time since 1984. He played well in the quarter final, but Plymouth eventually went down 1-0 to Watford and he was substituted in the second half of the game due to injury.
On 17th March, Sinclair scored another fine individual goal, again taking the ball down the pitch before lobbing the goalkeeper, to seal victory in a 1-0 home win over Crystal Palace.
[edit] Return to Chelsea
On 6 May 2007 he was named in the Chelsea squad to face Arsenal, which was one of Chelsea's most crucial matches of the season as anything but a win would have handed Manchester United the Premiership title. Sinclair came on as a substitute for Shaun Wright-Phillips but was unable to stop Chelsea drawing 1-1. He made his first start for Chelsea in the following Premiership game against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge. Sinclair suffered a broken metatarsal after a challenge from Wes Brown.[2] For the season 07/08 Sinclair was awarded the number 17 shirt, a change from the number 49 that he had worn previously. The club have indicated that he will not be sent out on loan again (even though Chelsea have not followed up on that indication) and so will be challenging for a first-team place during the coming season. He came on as a second half substitute for Joe Cole during Chelsea's FA Community Shield game against Manchester United.
Sinclair was rewarded with a new four year deal on 15 August 2007.[3] Later that year, on September 25 he scored his first senior goal for the club in a 4-0 win against Hull City in the Carling Cup.[4] He was picked in the starting eleven against Leicester City in the 4th round of the Carling Cup. Sinclair assisted Frank Lampard with the equaliser to make the score 1-1, and then later on in the match was denied only by the post with one of his shots.
Sinclair played his first game back with Chelsea shortly after his loan with QPR ended. Sinclair started for the Blues and was later subbed off by Joe Cole in a 2-0 win over Liverpool at Stamford Bridge.
[edit] Loan spell at QPR
On 6 November, it was confirmed that Queens Park Rangers had won the battle to sign Scott on loan with eight other Championship clubs also looking to get him. Sinclair's last goal for Plymouth was against Crystal Palace, and he followed this up by scoring his first for QPR against the Eagles
Leicester City manager Ian Holloway revealed on 5 February 2008 that he wants to sign Sinclair on a loan deal, having previously signed him while managing at Plymouth Argyle. However, Chelsea rejected the loan offer because they want Sinclair to sign for a club which is near the top of the Championship table.[5]
[edit] Loan at Charlton
On 28 February 2008, Sinclair joined Charlton Athletic on loan. Finding his first team opportunities limited at Charlton, Sinclair made just three appearances off the bench. [6]
[edit] Loan at Crystal Palace
Sinclair's loan spell at The Valley was terminated on 27 March in order for Sinclair to move across south London to Crystal Palace until the end of the 2007-08 season. He impressed on his debut in a 0-0 draw against Blackpool. He continued in this form against Stoke City in Palace's 1-2 win, setting up Tom Soares for the first goal and making several direct, pacey runs at the Stoke defence on the way to collecting the man of the match award. He went on to score his first Palace goal at Hull (having already scored at the KC Stadium in a League Cup win for Chelsea) in a 2-1 defeat, before netting after a superb 40-yard charge through the away defence in the Eagles' 5-0 demolition of Burnley at Selhurst Park to send Palace into the play-offs.
[edit] International career
He was selected for the England U19s team for their matches during October 2007. Sinclair, along with Andy Carroll and Ryan Bertrand, was sent home after breaking a team curfew.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ The Players
- ^ 49 Scott Sinclair - Forward. ESPNsoccernet. Retrieved on 2007-10-04.
- ^ Chelsea tie Sinclair to new deal. BBC Sport (2007-08-15). Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
- ^ Hull 0-4 Chelsea. BBC Sport (2007-09-26). Retrieved on 2007-10-04.
- ^ "Foxes miss out on winger Sinclair", BBC Sport, 2008-02-15. Retrieved on 2008-02-16.
- ^ "Sinclair Joins Charlton On Loan", BBC Sport, 2008-2-29. Retrieved on 2008-02-28.
- ^ England axe Scott Sinclair. The Mirror (2007-10-15). Retrieved on 2007-10-19.
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| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Sinclair, Scott |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sinclair, Scott |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1989-3-26 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bath, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
