Blair Turgott
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Blair Sebastian Turgott[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 May 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Bromley, England | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Rotherham United (on loan from West Ham United) | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| West Ham United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2012– | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Bradford City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Colchester United (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2014– | → Rotherham United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | England U16 | 6 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | England U17 | 16 | (4) |
| 2011 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012– | England U19 | 6 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:17, 18 January 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Blair Sebastian Turgott (born 22 May 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Rotherham United on loan from West Ham United.
Career
West Ham United
Turgott joined West Ham United aged 8 becoming a youth and development squad player.[3] He made his West Ham debut on 5 January 2014 in a 5-0 FA Cup defeat by Nottingham Forest.[4]
Bradford City
He moved on loan from West Ham United to Bradford City in November 2012,[5] and made his professional debut in the FA Cup in a 1–1 draw against Brentford on 30 November 2012.[6] Turgott stated in December 2012 that he hoped the loan move would toughen him up.[7] On 4 March 2013, he returned to West Ham after his loan spell ended, having made 11 appearances for the club.[8]
Colchester United
Turgott signed an initial one month loan deal with Colchester United on 28 November 2013.[9] Turgott made his Colchester United debut on 14 December 2013, coming on as a half time substitute in a 4–0 home defeat by Notts County.[10] He scored his first club career goal on 26 December 2013, the opener in a 4-0 home win over Stevenage.[11] Turgott returned to West Ham at the end of his loan having played four times and scoring once for Colchester.[12]
Rotherham United
On 17 January 2014, Turgott joined Rotherham United on an initial one-month loan.[13] He made his Rotherham debut a day later in a 3-0 away win against Shrewsbury Town coming on as an 88th minute substitute for Ben Pringle.[14]
International career
He has represented England up to under-19 level.[15] He scored in the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup against Canada and helped England to top their group.[16] He scored his first goal at under-19 level during 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualification in a 3–0 win against Estonia.[17] He also scored twice in the 6–0 win against Faroe Islands,[18] helping England finish top of their qualification group which also contained Ukraine.[19]
Personal life
In 2005, aged only eleven years old, he was selected to play himself as a West Ham United Academy player on Lexi Alexander's film Green Street.[20]
Honours
Bradford City
- League Cup: Runners-up 2012–13
Career statistics
- As of 18 January 2014.[21]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| West Ham United | 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradford City (loan) | 2012–13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Colchester United (loan) | 2013–14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| West Ham United | 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rotherham United (loan) | 2013–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
References
- ↑ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists". Premier League. 4 December 2012.
- ↑ "Search 1761 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ↑ "Blair the scholar". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ↑ "Nottingham Forest Rout West Ham In FA Cup". News.sky.com. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ↑ "Bradford City sign West Ham midfielder Blair Turgott". BBC Sport. 22 November 2012.
- ↑ "Bradford 1 – 1 Brentford". BBC Sport. 30 November 2012.
- ↑ Simon Parker (3 December 2012). "Blair Turgott admits Bradford City loan will help him ‘man up’". Telegraph & Argus.
- ↑ "Turgott back with Hammers" Sky Sports. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- ↑ "West Ham United youngsters Blair Turgott and Pelly Ruddock have joined Colchester United and Luton Town on loan". Epping Forest Guardian. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ↑ "Colchester 0-4 Notts County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ↑ "Colchester 4-0 Stevenage". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ↑ "Turgott up for the cup". www.whufc.com. 4 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ↑ "Blair Turgott signs for the Millers". Rotherham United FC. 17 January 2014.
- ↑ "Shrewsbury 0-3 Rotherham". BBC Sport. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ↑ "Profile". Football Association.
- ↑ "Canada vs England" The FA.com. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ↑ "England 3–0 Estonia" The FA.com. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ↑ "Faroe Islands 0–6 England" The FA.com. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ↑ "Blake back in Tallinn" The FA.com. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ↑ Blair Turgott on the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Blair Turgott career stats at Soccerbase
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