Nathaniel Clyne

Nathaniel Clyne

Clyne playing for Southampton in 2012
Personal information
Full nameNathaniel Edwin Clyne[1]
Date of birth5 April 1991[1]
Place of birthStockwell, England
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Playing positionRight-back
Club information
Current team
Southampton
Number2
Youth career
Afewee Academy[3]
1999–2008Crystal Palace
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2012Crystal Palace122(1)
2012–Southampton89(3)
National team
2009–2010England U199(0)
2011–2013England U218(0)
2014–England4(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:51, 25 April 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:46, 31 March 2015 (UTC)

Nathaniel Edwin Clyne (born 5 April 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a right-back for Southampton and the England national football team.

Club career

Crystal Palace

Clyne made his debut for Crystal Palace in a league fixture on 18 October 2008 against Barnsley.[4] He signed a three-year contract with Palace on 20 October 2008,[5] and Neil Warnock stated Clyne "has a bright future in the game".[6] His first career goal came in a 4–2 win at Reading on 8 December 2009.[7] In February 2010 he was offered a move to Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers, but rejected it without even entering talks with manager Mick McCarthy.[8]

In the 2010–11 season, Clyne was the youngest player in the Football League to play every single game of that campaign,[9] and won Crystal Palace's Player of the Year award.[10]

Southampton

On 19 July 2012, Clyne signed a 4-year deal with newly promoted Premier League side Southampton.[11][12] He made his debut on 19 August 2012, in a 3–2 defeat against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.[13] He made his home debut on 25 August in a 2–0 defeat to Wigan Athletic.[14] He scored his first goal for the club on 22 September 2012, in a 4–1 win at home against Aston Villa.[15] His second goal for the club came in the FA Cup against Burnley on 4 January 2014.[16]

Clyne scored in Southampton's first game of the 2014–15 season, a 2–1 defeat against Liverpool at Anfield on 17 August.[17] He scored his second goal of the 2014–15 season on 23 September, with a long-range effort which gave Southampton a 2–1 victory at Arsenal in the League Cup third round.[18][19]

International career

On 2 October 2014, Clyne was named in the England squad for Euro 2016 qualifiers against San Marino and Estonia later that month.[20] He was an unused substitute in both matches. On 15 November 2014, Clyne made his full debut for England in a home qualifier against Slovenia, playing the full 90 minutes of a 3–1 victory.[21]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 April 2015.
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crystal Palace
2008–09[22]
Championship 2603000290
2009–10[23]
Championship 2215010281
2010–11[24]
Championship 4601020490
2011–12[25]
Championship 2800030310
Total 122190601371
Southampton
2012–13[26]
Premier League 3410000341
2013–14[27]
Premier League 2503110291
2014–15[28]
Premier League 3022041363
Total 8935151995
Career total 21141411112366

International

As of match played 31 March 2015.
England national team
YearAppsGoals
201420
201520
Total40

Honours

Individual

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  2. "Premier League Player Profile Nathaniel Clyne". Premier League. Barclays Premier League. 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  3. Fifield, Dominic (7 October 2014). "The Brixton volunteers who made Nathaniel Clyne an England player". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  4. "BBC report on match v Barnsley". bbc. 18 October 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
  5. "3-year deal for defender". Croydon advertiser.
  6. "Neil Warnock Statement". Croydon advertiser.
  7. "Reading 2–4 Crystal Palace" BBC Sport. 8 December 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  8. "Clyne snubs Wolves move". Sky Sports. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  9. "First Team Profiles: Nathaniel Clyne". Southampton FC. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  10. "CPFC Player of the Year – The History". Crystal Palace FC. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  11. "Saints Secure Clyne Deal". Southampton FC. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  12. "Crystal Palace's Nathaniel Clyne seals Southampton move". BBC Sport. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  13. Bevan, Chris (19 August 2012). "Man City 3–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  14. Monaghan, Matt (25 August 2012). "Southampton 0–2 Wigan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  15. Lewis, Aimee (22 September 2012). "Southampton 4–1 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  16. Cryer, Andy (4 January 2014). "Southampton 4–3 Burnley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  17. Ornstein, David (17 August 2014). "Liverpool 2–1 Southampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  18. "Arsenal 1–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  19. "Nathaniel Clyne's goal allows Southampton to see off Arsenal". ESPN. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  20. "England squad: Nathaniel Clyne and Jonjo Shelvey called up". BBC Sport. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  21. McNulty, Phil (15 November 2014). "England 3–1 Slovenia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  22. "Games played by Nathaniel Clyne in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  23. "Games played by Nathaniel Clyne in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  24. "Games played by Nathaniel Clyne in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  25. "Games played by Nathaniel Clyne in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  26. "Games played by Nathaniel Clyne in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  27. "Games played by Nathaniel Clyne in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  28. "Games played by Nathaniel Clyne in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  29. "Championship team". Spurs defender Kyle Walker wins PFA Young Player award. BBC Sport. 22 April 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2012.

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