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Aaron Lennon
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| Aaron Lennon | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Justin Aaron Lennon | |
| Date of birth | April 16, 1987 (age 19) | |
| Place of birth | Leeds, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in / 1.70 m | |
| Nickname | Lenny, Roadrunner | |
| Playing position | Winger | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Tottenham | |
| Number | 25 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2003 - 2005 2005 - |
Leeds United Tottenham Hotspur |
38 (1) 46 (5) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2006 - | England | 9 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Justin Aaron Lennon (born April 16, 1987 in Chapeltown, Leeds) is an English footballer currently playing for Tottenham Hotspur.
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A winger, Lennon began his professional career at Leeds United, where he became the youngest player ever to appear in the FA Premier League at the age of 16 years and 129 days - coming off the bench at Elland Road in a 2-1 defeat in August, 2003. He had been a member of the Leeds United Academy for a long time before breaking into the first team setup.
With Leeds suffering financial difficulties, he made a £1m move to Spurs in early June 2005 and his Spurs debut came a couple of months later in an August defeat against Chelsea. On 18 March 2006 Lennon scored his first Premiership goal in Tottenham's 2-0 victory over Birmingham City at St Andrews, early in the second half.
His ability to go past players, seemingly with ease, has made him popular amongst Tottenham's supporters. Pace and control are generally regarded as his best assets. On 28 March 2006 he signed a contract extension with Spurs lasting until 2010.
He was nominated by fellow Premiership players for the PFA Young Player of the Year for the 2005-06 season. The award was ultimately awarded to Manchester United's Wayne Rooney.
Lennon was one of ten Spurs squad members to be struck down by an alleged outbreak of food poisoning on the evening of 6 May 2006, before their crucial final game of the season against West Ham United.
Aaron Lennon signed a new 5 and a half year deal worth £40,000 a week with Tottenham Hotspur on Monday 8 January 2007, which will keep him at the club until 2012.
Lennon was called up to the England under-21 team for the first time in October 2005 and on 8 May 2006 was picked in England's 2006 World Cup squad. His inclusion in the squad, ahead of Chelsea's Shaun Wright-Phillips was regarded as a surprise to some, but others claim it as a justified decision.
He was named Man of the match in the England B match with Belarus on 25 May 2006 in England's World Cup warm-up match at the Madejski Stadium in Reading, Berkshire, which England B lost 2-1. He made his full England debut as a second-half substitute in the 6-0 win over Jamaica on 2 June.
Lennon came on as a substitute for England in their second group stage game of World Cup 2006 (his first World Cup finals appearance) against Trinidad & Tobago. England scored twice following his and Wayne Rooney's arrival on the field, winning the game 2-0. There were some suggestions amongst fans for him to replace David Beckham on the right side of midfield.[1] Lennon then played in the quarter final clash against Portugal when Beckham came off injured. He had a penalty claim turned down and was a constant menace, but was then substituted for Jamie Carragher immediately prior to a penalty shoot out, which England lost 3-1.
Lennon came on as a substitute against Andorra during a European Championship qualifier and made an instant impact by assisting Peter Crouch's second goal after receiving the ball for the first time.
Lennon made his first start for England against Israel in a European Championship Qualifier on 24th March 2007. This meant he relinquished an odd England record as the player who had made the most substitute appearances without ever starting a game.
- ^ Birchall from the Daily Mail, retrieved 21st June 2006
- Aaron Lennon unofficial fansite
- Aaron Lennon career stats at Soccerbase
- Profile at 4thegame.com
- Photos and stats at sporting-heroes.net
- Profile at premierleague.com
- Aaron Lennon unofficial website
- Aaron Lennon profile at Yahoo! Sports UK
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England squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finalists | |
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1 Robinson | 2 Neville | 3 A. Cole | 4 Gerrard | 5 Ferdinand | 6 Terry | 7 Beckham | 8 Lampard | 9 Rooney | 10 Owen | 11 J. Cole | 12 Campbell | 13 James | 14 Bridge | 15 Carragher | 16 Hargreaves | 17 Jenas | 18 Carrick | 19 Lennon | 20 Downing | 21 Crouch | 22 Carson | 23 Walcott | Coach: Eriksson |
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| Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Robinson | 2 Chimbonda | 3 Lee Y.P. | 4 Zokora | 6 Tainio | 7 Stalteri | 8 Jenas | 9 Berbatov | 10 Keane | 11 Mido | 12 Černý | 13 Murphy | 14 Ghaly | 15 Malbranque | 17 Alnwick | 18 Defoe | 19 Taarabt | 20 Dawson | 22 Huddlestone | 24 O'Hara | 25 Lennon | 26 King | 28 Barnard | 29 Ifil | 30 Gardner | 32 Assou-Ekotto | 33 Rocha | 35 Dervite | 38 C. Lee | 39 Barcham | Manager: Jol |
Categories: 1987 births | Living people | England under-21 international footballers | England international footballers | English footballers | Leeds United AFC players | Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players | FA Premier League players | Football (soccer) wingers | FIFA World Cup 2006 players | People from Leeds