Tom Huddlestone
Huddlestone (2007)
Thomas Andrew " Tom" Huddlestone ( born December 28, 1986 in Nottingham ) is an English footballer. He mostly plays in central midfield or occasionally on the center-back position. Since 2009 he is also English A-National player.
Sports career
At the age of just 16 years Huddlestone made his debut in the second English league on the opening day of the season 2003/04. In the 0-3 defeat of his club Derby County against Stoke City the cost was indeed a total success, but the performance of young professionals was rewarded with the award as the best player ( "Man of the Match" ). Was that such a young player on his 18th birthday on 1 ½ years as a regular in the second-rate Football League Championship look back, remained the bigger clubs in the Premier League not hidden and then Tottenham Hotspur secured in January 2005 for a transfer fee of ( media reports According to ) three million pounds Huddlestones services from the summer of 2005 in the old 2005, he still remained in the " Spurs " without their own use. ; Instead, he played in the period between October 2005 and January 2006 a total of 13 championship games for the second division club Wolverhampton Wanderers - where he scored on 18 November 2005 and his first goal, ironically against his former club Derby County. After his return, he also debuted in Tottenham, had as a substitute against city rivals FC Fulham but suffered a 0-1 defeat.
On 14 September 2006 Huddlestone played in the UEFA Cup against Slavia Prague ( 1-0) his first game for the Spurs from the beginning and just two months later in the League Cup against Port Vale followed not only the first goal, but scored his second goal he in the game and for the decision. Towards the end of the 2006 / 07 season, he established himself more and more in the central mid- field and was traded to one of the most promising English talents - the former coach Martin Jol compared the playmaker skills, shooting technique and versatility with those of Michael Carrick and Franz Beckenbauer. This also included the occasional batches at the central defender position both at Tottenham as well as for the English U-21 national team.
On 25 December 2006, he signed a new contract in London about 4 ½ years, he 1 ½ years later extended until the end of the 2012/13 season. In this very year, 2008, he won the League Cup his first major title - in the final, which was won 2-1 after extra time against Chelsea, he came on after about an hour for Pascal Chimbonda.
For the 2013/14 season Huddlestone moved to Hull City. He signed a three-year contract until 30 June 2016.
England national team
Huddlestone had already played for the English U -17 and U-19 selection, before he became a regular in the U-21 national team. He was also in the squad for the 2007 European Championships in the Netherlands and played two games there; a red card made but for his early tournament concludes. In October 2008, he received a free kick succeeded in shedding return match against Wales, and by the 2-2 draw which qualified the team for the 2009 European Championships in Sweden. However, was in contrast to Huddlestones renewed dismissal for a rude entrances against Darcy Blake and the tournament itself Huddlestone missed due to own knee injury.
After he had been nominated by Fabio Capello for the matches against the United States and Trinidad and Tobago, Huddlestone completed on 14 November 2009 in the 0-1 defeat against Brazil with a ten -minute short using his first international match for the English national team.
Achievements
- English League Cup: 2008