Tom Cleverley
Tom Cleverley (2010)
Thomas William Cleverley ( born August 12, 1989 in Basingstoke, England) is an English football player who is under contract the pro squad of the English football club Manchester United since 2008.
Career
Association
Tom Cleverley has already played in the Youth for Manchester United. In 2008 he was appointed to the senior squad.
The top club loaned him in January 2009 to the second division Leicester City. At his pro debut he came on February 17, 2009, when he was a substitute in a 2-2 draw with Hartlepool United in the 60th minute for Lloyd Dyer on 24th matchday. At his first goal for the club, which was also the first hit of his active professional career, Tom Cleverley came on March 3, 2009, when he on 30 matchday in a 4-1 win against FC Walsall, in the 47th minute goal to make it 3-0 scored. Within half a year Cleverley came to 15 appearances, where he scored two goals.
In August 2009, Manchester United Cleverley gave back to the second English League, the Football League Championship. This time, however, at the Watford FC. There Cleverley was first-team regular and marked 33 appearances in eleven matches. In the following season, he was awarded. Now, however, within the Premier League. Cleverley was now playing for Wigan Athletic. On September 11, 2010 Cleverley came to his Premier League debut. On matchday, against Sunderland, Cleverley was substituted in the 75th minute for Mauro Boselli. By the end of the season he came in 25 games for use. For Wigan Athletic, he scored four goals. At the end of the lending agreement, he returned to Manchester United, where he first came in the Community Shield in 2011 by a Substitutes in the 46th minute in the 2011-12 season to use a day later he was called to the English national team by Fabio Capello after Frank Lampard injured precipitated.
On 26 September 2012 Cleverly was able to achieve in the game against Newcastle United his first goal for Manchester United, which was crucial to the 2-1 victory over Newcastle United and Manchester United continue to put a round in the third round of the Capital One Cup.
National
For the English U-20 national football team Cleverley played once. He succeeded in attaining this two goals. In the English U-21 national team, he came to 16 international appearances. With this, he qualified for the 2010 U-21 European Football Championships 2011. At this he also took part. In the U-21 European Championship, the English selection was eliminated after the group stage. On August 15, Cleverley made under Roy Hodgson in a 2-1 victory over Italy his international debut.
Title / Awards
- English Champion: 2013
- FA Community Shield: 2011