Dan Gosling
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Gosling | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Everton | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of Jan 14 2008 | |||
Daniel Gosling (born 2 February 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Everton.
Plymouth Argyle
Gosling came through the Plymouth Argyle youth ranks becoming a full squad member. He made his professional debut, (aged 16 years and 310 days) on December 9 2006 against Hull City, coming on as a first-half substitute for injured Captain Paul Wotton. Gosling's full debut came on New Year's Day 2007 against Southampton at Home Park. He proved his versatility in a solid performance, by moving from right-midfield to right-back after an early injury to defender Mathias Kouo-Doumbe.
Gosling had been a regular in the reserve team, and his impressive performances were noticed by manager Ian Holloway. At the beginning of March 2007 he trained for a week with Premiership club Chelsea[1] along with team-mates Luke Summerfield and Scott Sinclair, although Holloway has said that the experience is "not about selling him"[2]. The same form earned him a call-up to the England Under-17s squad for the UEFA European U17 Championship Qualifying Round in Bosnia at the end of March 2007[3]. Gosling was also included in the England U17 squad for the 2007 European Championships in Belgium[4]. England finished second in that tournament, qualifying for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup, with Gosling also making the squad for that tournament [5].
Everton
On 3rd January 2008 it was announced that Gosling was to sign for Premier League team Everton.[6] Days previously, Everton's Lukas Jutkiewicz was loaned to the Pilgrims. Gosling's signing for Everton was finalised on January 14 2008, and he was assigned the squad number 32. Everton FC mangager David Moyes has recently spoken off his belief that Gosling will be soon a first team regular soon whether it will be in the Right Back Position or the Holding Midfield it is unknown yet . .[7]
References
- ^ "Chelsea look at Argyle teenagers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
- ^ "Holloway denies Gosling claims". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
- ^ "Peacock calls on Gosling". The FA. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
- ^ "UEFA European U-17 C'ship - Teams - England". UEFA. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
- ^ TheFA.com - Peacock names squad
- ^ "Blues confirm Gosling deal". www.evertonfc.com. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
- ^ Gamble, Matthew. "Gosling deal finalised". www.evertonfc.com. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
External links
- Dan Gosling at Soccerbase