Nathaniel Mendez-Laing

Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
Personal information
Full name Nathaniel Otis Mendez-Laing[1]
Date of birth 15 April 1992 (1992-04-15) (age 19)
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current club Wolverhampton Wanderers
Number 44
Youth career
000?–2009 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2009– Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
2010–2011 → Peterborough United (loan) 33 (7)
2011–2012 → Sheffield United (loan) 8 (1)
National team‡
2008 England U16 2 (0)
2008 England U17 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:01, 24 September 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:47, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

Nathaniel Otis Mendez-Laing (born 15 April 1992) is an English footballer who plays as a winger. He plays for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Career

Mendez-Laing is a product of the Wolverhampton Wanderers academy. Having represented England at under-16 and under-17 level, he made his senior début on 25 August 2009 in a League Cup victory over Swindon Town.[2] He subsequently signed his first professional contract with the club in March 2010.[3]

The winger joined League One side Peterborough United on loan for the 2010–11 season on 1 July 2010.[4] He made forty appearances in total, scoring five times, during the season as Peterborough made the play-offs, where they won promotion back to the Championship.

During the close season it was confirmed that a fee had been reached to permanently transfer Mendez-Laing to Peterborough, around £250,000.[5] However, the move collapsed when personal terms could not be agreed.[6] Instead, he moved on loan to League One side Sheffield United until 3 January 2012.[7]

Mendez-Laing made his début for The Blades a few days later, in the first found of the League Cup against Hartlepool United.[8] He played regularly until picking up an injury at the end of September which sidelined him for a number of weeks.[9] Having returned to his parent club for rehabilitation he then sustained another injury whilst warming up for his first game back at Bramall Lane which was to keep him out for the remainder of his loan spell, thus he returned to the Midlands having made only eleven appearances and scoring one goal in his time at United.[10]

Mendez-Laing is contracted to Wolves until summer 2013.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. 1 July 2010. http://www.findmypast.com/post84BMDSearchStart.action?redef=0&searchType=B. 
  2. ^ "McCarthy impressed by Mendez-Laing in Wolves début against Swindon". Birmingham Mail. 2009-08-26. http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/wolves-fc-news/2009/08/26/mccarthy-impressed-by-mendez-laing-in-wolves-debut-against-swindon-97319-24535480/. Retrieved 2009-08-26. 
  3. ^ "Three Academy scholars to turn professional". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 2010-03-27. http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~2006860,00.html. Retrieved 2010-03-27. 
  4. ^ "Peterborough United sign Wolves' Mendez-Laing on loan". bbc.co.uk. 2010-07-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/peterborough_united/8779362.stm. Retrieved 2010-07-01. 
  5. ^ "Peterborough United's Mendez-Laing bid accepted". BBC Sport. 2011-07-29. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14339653.stm. Retrieved 2011-07-29. 
  6. ^ "Mendez-Laing Posh move off". Sky Sports. 2011-08-02. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_7077005,00.html. Retrieved 2011-08-02. 
  7. ^ "Sheffield United sign Nathaniel Mendez-Laing on loan". bbc.co.uk. 2011-08-05. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14427517.stm. Retrieved 2011-08-05. 
  8. ^ "Blades late penalties steal the show". thestar.co.uk. 2011-08-10. http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-united/blades_late_penalties_steal_the_show_1_3662946. Retrieved 2011-08-10. 
  9. ^ "Sheffield Utd forced to send Nathaniel Mendez-Laing back to Wolves". tribalfootball.com. 2011-10-10. http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/sheffield-utd-forced-send-nathaniel-mendez-laing-back-wolves-1931621. Retrieved 2012-01-03. 
  10. ^ "Further blow for Mendez-Laing". eurosport.yahoo.com. 2011-11-22. http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/22112011/63/further-blow-mendez-laing.html. Retrieved 2012-01-03. 
  11. ^ "Contracts finalised for young quintet". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 24 March 2011. http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~2323035,00.html. 

External links

Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. – current squad