Nathaniel Clyne

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Nathaniel Clyne
Nathaniel Clyne (cropped).jpg
Clyne playing for Southampton in 2012
Personal information
Full name Nathaniel Edwin Clyne[1]
Date of birth (1991-04-05) 5 April 1991
Place of birth Stockwell, London, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Southampton
Number 2
Youth career
Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2008–2012 Crystal Palace 123 (1)
2012– Southampton 34 (1)
National team‡
2009–2010 England U-19 9 (0)
2011– England U-21 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 May 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2013

Nathaniel Edwin Clyne (born 5 April 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Southampton.

Contents

Club career

Crystal Palace

Clyne made his debut for Crystal Palace in a league fixture on 18 October 2008 against Barnsley.[2] He signed a three-year contract with Palace on 20 October 2008,[3] and Neil Warnock stated Clyne "has a bright future in the game".[4] Clyne is known to be a very silent person and a man of few words on the training pitch. However Neil Warnock is sure he will develop into a well-rounded and commanding player.[5] 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.[6]

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

Southampton

On 19 July 2012, Clyne signed a 4-year deal with newly-promoted Premier League side Southampton.[7][8] He made his debut on 19 August 2012, in a 3-2 defeat against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.[9] He made his home debut on 25 August in a 2-0 defeat to Wigan Athletic.[10] He scored his first goal for the club on 22 September 2012, in a 4-1 win at home against Aston Villa.[11]

Career statistics

As of 19 May 2013.[12]
Club Season League[A] FA Cup League Cup Other[B] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Crystal Palace
2008–09
 26 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 29 0
2009–10
 22 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 28 1
2010–11
 46 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 49 0
2011–12
 28 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 31 0
Total 122 1 9 0 6 0 0 0 137 1
Southampton
2012–13
 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 1
Career totals 156 2 9 0 6 0 0 0 171 2
A. ^ The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League.
B. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the play-offs.

Honours

References

  1. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 89. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0. 
  2. ^ "BBC report on match v Barnsley". bbc. 18 October 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2010. 
  3. ^ "3 year deal for defender". Croydon advertiser. 
  4. ^ "Neil Warnock Statement". Croydon advertiser. 
  5. ^ "Neil Warnock: Apologies for the missing gags, but there's nothing funny about the flu". The Independent (London). 27 December 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2010. 
  6. ^ "Clyne snubs Wolves move". Sky Sports. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2012. 
  7. ^ "Saints Secure Clyne Deal". Southampton FC. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012. 
  8. ^ "Crystal Palace's Nathaniel Clyne seals Southampton move". BBC Sport. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012. 
  9. ^ "Man City 3-2 Southampton" BBC Sport. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  10. ^ "Southampton 0-2 Wigan" BBC Sport. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  11. ^ "Southampton 4-1 Aston Villa" BBC Sport. 22 September 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  12. ^ Nathaniel Clyne career stats at Soccerbase
  13. ^ "Championship team". Spurs defender Kyle Walker wins PFA Young Player award. BBC Sport. 22 April 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2012. 

External links

England squad – 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
England
Southampton F.C. – current squad