Theo Wharton

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Theo Wharton
Personal information
Wharton playing for the Cardiff City development team in 2013
Full name	Theo Jay Wharton^[1]
Date of birth	(1994-11-15) 15 November 1994
Place of birth	Cwmbran, Wales
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Cardiff City
Number	45
Youth career
2008–2012	Cardiff City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2012–	Cardiff City	0	(0)
National team
2010	Wales U17	2	(0)
2012–	Wales U19	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:44, 8 January 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Theo Jay Wharton (born 15 November 1994) is a Welsh footballer who plays for Premier League side Cardiff City as a Midfielder.

Club career

Wharton played for Pontypool-based side Race Juniors and helped the side to Tesco Cup final at the City of Manchester Stadium.

Cardiff City

Wharton started his career at Cardiff City playing for their under-18 side during the 2011-12 season, his impressive form for the youth team resulted in a first-team call up by manager Malky Mackay for the FA Cup game against West Bromwich Albion, in which he came on as a substitute.^[2] Following his debut Mackay admitted that Wharton would train with first team and had a "big future ahead of him".^[3] On 29 March 2012, Wharton signed his first professional contract which will keep at Cardiff till at least 2014.^[4] His next appearance didn't come until 5 January 2013 in an FA Cup against Macclesfield Town, which the Bluebirds lost 2-1.

International career

Wharton was first selected for the Wales Under-17 squad for 2011 Euro qualifiers where he start 2 games against Belgium and Denmark. Wharton was called up to the Wales Under-21 squad versus Moldova on 22 March 2013.^[5]

Personal life

Wharton is the son of former Cwmbrân Town player Sean Wharton and godson of former Bluebirds favourite Nathan Blake.^[2]

Career Statistics

As of 5 January 2013

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
England			League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
2011-12	Cardiff City	Championship	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2012-13	Cardiff City	Championship	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Total	England		0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
Career total			0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0

References

↑ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "West Brom 4-2 Cardiff". BBC Sport. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
↑ "Theo Wharton to spend more time with Cardiff City first team after debut". South Wales Echo. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
↑ Andrew Penman (29 March 2012). "Gwent teenager signs for Bluebirds". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
↑ Wales Under-21

External links

"Theo Wharton's profile at Soccerway".

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Persondata
Name	Wharton, Theo
Alternative names	Wharton, Theo Jay
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	15 November 1994
Place of birth	Cwmbran, Wales
Date of death
Place of death

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