|
|
|
Theo
Walcott |
Arsenal
FC
47 appearances,
8 goals
P 47 W
34 D
11 L 3 F
112:
A 35
*(actual F 63: A
24)
84% successful
2006-2016
disciplined:
2
captain:
none
minutes played: 2417 |
|
 |
|
Timeline |
| |
Theo James Walcott |
(*Actual
for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.) |
|
Birth |
16 March 1989
in RAF Stanmore Park, Harrow, Greater London [registered in Harrow, March 1989]. Spent
his first three years in Belgium, then grew up in
Compton, Newbury, Berkshire;
Attended Compton C.of E. Primary School and
The Downs School in Compton. |
|
Source |
Barry J. Hugman's PFA
Yearbook [2005] &
 |
|
Biographies |
Theo: Growing Up Fast - Theo Walcott (Bantam Press,
London, August 2011) |
|
Playing Career |
Club(s) |
Began his prolific football career by scoring over 100 goals with Newbury
AFC in just one season. He signed for Swindon Town FC in 2000, before
turning down Chelsea FC and signing
for Southampton FC as a youth just six months later. Walcott signed for Arsenal FC
on 20 January 2006 for an initial £5m fee, risen to £9.1m. Then, despite interest
from his former club, Walcott signed for Everton FC on 17 January 2018 for
a £20m transfer fee. On Transfer Deadine Day, 5 October 2020,
Walcott rejoined Southampton on a season-long loan deal, and following a
successful season, Walcott signed a two year deal on 18 May 2021,
effective at the end of his Everton FC contract. He was released on 28 May
2023 and he announced his retirement from playing on 18 August 2023. |
League honours
275+143 appearances, 84 goals
MOST SUBBED
PL PLAYER 168 |
Southampton FC 2005-06 thirteen+eight
appearances, four goals
debut (c'ship): (sub) 6 August 2005 Southampton
FC 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0.
Arsenal FC 2006-18
170+one hundred appearances, 65 goals
debut: (sub) 14 August 2006
Arsenal FC 1 Aston Villa FC 1.
Everton FC 2018-20
54+23 appearances, 10 goals
debut: 20 January 2018 Everton FC 1 West
Bromwich Albion FC 1.
Southampton FC 2020-21 loan
twenty+one appearances, three goals
2021-23 permanent eighteen+eleven
appearances, two goals
debut: 17 October 2020 Chelsea FC 3 Southampton FC 3.
last: 28 May 2023 Southampton FC 4 Liverpool FC 4. |
|
Club honours |
FA
Youth Cup runners-up 2004-05;
Football League Cup runners-up 2006-07,
2010-11;
Premier League fourth place 2006-07 (16ᵃ), 2008-09 (22), 2010-11 (28), 2012-13 (32), 2013-14 (13), third place
2007-08 (25), 2009-10 (23), 2011-12 (35), 2014-15 (14), runners-up 2015-16
(28);
FA Cup winners 2013-14 (1, injured for final), 2014-15
(5), 2016-17 (3);
FA Community Shield winners 2014, 2015, 2017; |
|
Individual honours |
BBC
Young Sports Personality of the Year finalist 2005, winner
2006;
BBC Match of the Day Goal of the Month 29
December 2012 vs. Newcastle United FC. |
|
Distinctions |
Youngest player to ever play for Southampton FC first team, at 16 years
and 143 days. He had already played for the reserves,
aged only 15 years and 175 days. |
|
Height/Weight |
5' 8", 10st
5lb. [2008] |
|
Source |
Barry J. Hugman's PFA
Yearbook [2008] & ENFA. |
|
England Career |
|
Player number |
1142nd player to
appear for England. |
|
BME number |
The 52nd and youngest BME player at Senior
level. |
|
Position(s) |
Attacking midfielder |
|
First match |
No. 836, 30 May
2006, England 3 Hungary 1, a friendly match at Old Trafford, Stretford, Manchester, substituted (65), aged 17 years 75 days. |
|
Last match |
No. 964, 15
November 2016, England 2 Spain 2, a
friendly match at
The National Stadium, Wembley, London,
substitute (25:29), aged 27 years 244 days; |
|
Major tournaments |
World Cup Finals 2006, 2010 (Provisional Squad);
European Championship Finals
2012; |
|
Team honours |
UEFA U21
Championship runners-up 2009; |
|
Individual honours |
England
B (one appearance, youngest appearance, 2006), England U21 (21 appearances, six goals,
2006-09),
England U19 (one appearance, 2006), England U17 (fourteen
appearances), England U16 (four appearances). |
|
Distinctions |
Became the youngest ever England player at 17 years and 75 days when he
came on as a 65th minute substitute against Hungary, 30 May 2006;
Became the youngest ever England player to score a hat-tick, aged 19
years, 177 days, against Croatia on 10 September 2008;
Became the
youngest ever England player and goalscorer at U21 level.
His first
fourteen matches were all victorious. |
|
The Numbers |
|
Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
starts |
sub |
unused |
minutes |
 |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
|
39 |
47 |
26 |
30 |
▲17
▼26 |
16 |
2417 |
8 |
302
min |
7 |
none |
2 |
|
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
47 |
33 |
11 |
3 |
112 |
35 |
+77 |
3 |
23 |
2.383 |
0.745 |
81.9 |
+30 |
Venue Record
|
Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
Home |
23 |
17 |
3 |
3 |
60 |
20 |
+40 |
0 |
10 |
2.609 |
0.87 |
80.4 |
+14 |
|
Away |
20 |
14 |
6 |
0 |
46 |
11 |
+35 |
3 |
12 |
2.30 |
0.55 |
85.0 |
+14 |
|
Neutral |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1.50 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+2 |
Shirt Record
|
Colour |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
White |
34 |
24 |
6 |
3 |
83 |
25 |
+58 |
1 |
16 |
2.441 |
0.735 |
79.4 |
+21 |
|
Red |
9 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
20 |
6 |
+14 |
2 |
5 |
2.222 |
0.667 |
83.3 |
+6 |
|
Blue |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
4 |
+5 |
0 |
2 |
2.25 |
1.00 |
87.5 |
+3 |
Competition Record
|
Competition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCP
|
13 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
41 |
3 |
+38 |
2 |
10 |
3.154 |
0.231 |
92.3 |
+11 |
|
WCF |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
00.0 |
=0 |
| World Cup |
13 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
41 |
3 |
+38 |
2 |
10 |
3.154 |
0.231 |
92.3 |
+11 |
|
ECP
|
9 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
29 |
7 |
+22 |
0 |
5 |
3.222 |
0.778 |
88.9 |
+7 |
|
ECF |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
+2 |
1 |
2 |
1.25 |
0.75 |
75.0 |
+2 |
| European
Championship |
13 |
9 |
4 |
0 |
34 |
10 |
+24 |
0 |
7 |
2.615 |
0.769 |
84.6 |
+9 |
| Friendly |
21 |
13 |
5 |
3 |
37 |
22 |
+15 |
1 |
6 |
1.762 |
1.048 |
73.8 |
+10 |
| All |
47 |
33 |
11 |
3 |
112 |
35 |
+77 |
3 |
23 |
2.383 |
0.745 |
81.9 |
+30 |
Tournament Record
|
World Cup Preliminary Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCP 2008-10 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
3 |
+21 |
0 |
3 |
4.00 |
0.50 |
100.0 |
+6 |
|
WCP 2012-14 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
+14 |
1 |
4 |
3.50 |
0.00 |
87.5 |
+3 |
|
WCP 2016-18 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
1 |
3 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
83.3 |
+2 |
| WCP All |
13 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
41 |
3 |
+38 |
2 |
10 |
3.154 |
0.231 |
92.3 |
+11 |
|
World Cup Final Tournaments |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCF 2006 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
00.0 |
=0 |
|
WCF All |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
00.0 |
=0 |
|
World Cup |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WC 2004-06 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
00.0 |
=0 |
|
WC 2008-10 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
3 |
+21 |
0 |
3 |
4.00 |
0.50 |
100.0 |
+6 |
|
WC 2012-14 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
+14 |
1 |
4 |
3.50 |
0.00 |
87.5 |
+3 |
|
WC 2016-18 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
1 |
3 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
83.3 |
+2 |
| WC All |
13 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
41 |
3 |
+38 |
2 |
10 |
3.154 |
0.231 |
92.3 |
+11 |
|
European Championship Preliminary
Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| ECP
2010-12 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
14 |
5 |
+9 |
0 |
2 |
2.80 |
1.00 |
80.0 |
+3 |
|
ECP 2014-16 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
2 |
+13 |
0 |
3 |
3.75 |
0.50 |
100.0 |
+4 |
|
ECP All |
9 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
29 |
7 |
+22 |
0 |
5 |
3.222 |
0.778 |
88.9 |
+7 |
|
European Championship Final Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
ECF 2012 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
+2 |
1 |
2 |
1.25 |
0.75 |
75.0 |
+2 |
|
ECF
All |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
+2 |
1 |
2 |
1.25 |
0.75 |
75.0 |
+2 |
|
European Championship |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
EC 2010-12 |
9 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
19 |
8 |
+11 |
0 |
4 |
2.111 |
0.889 |
77.8 |
+5 |
|
EC 2014-16 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
2 |
+13 |
0 |
3 |
3.75 |
0.50 |
100.0 |
+4 |
|
EC
All |
13 |
9 |
4 |
0 |
34 |
10 |
+24 |
0 |
7 |
2.615 |
0.769 |
84.6 |
+9 |
|
All Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WC |
13 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
41 |
3 |
+38 |
2 |
10 |
3.154 |
0.231 |
92.3 |
+11 |
|
EC |
13 |
9 |
4 |
0 |
34 |
10 |
+24 |
0 |
7 |
2.615 |
0.769 |
84.6 |
+9 |
|
26 |
20 |
6 |
0 |
75 |
13 |
+62 |
2 |
17 |
2.885 |
0.50 |
88.5 |
+20 |
Match History
|
838 |
10 June 2006 - England 1
Paraguay 0, Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt |
WCF |
NW |
unused sub |
23 |
|
839 |
15 June 2006 - England 2
Trinidad & Tobago 0, Frankenstadion, Nürnberg |
NW |
|
840 |
20 June 2006 - Sweden 2 England 2, Rhein Energy Stadion, Köln |
ND |
|
841 |
25 June 2006 - England 1 Ecuador 0, Gottlieb Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart |
NW |
|
842 |
1
July 2006 - England 0 Portugal 0ᴭᵀ, Veltins Arena, Gelsenkirchen |
ND |
|
|
manager:
Fabio Capello
- twenty full appearances (1264 min), three goalsx |
|
Age 19 |
|
862 |
26 March 2008
- France 1 England 0,
Stade de France, Saint-Denis |
Fr |
AL |
unused sub |
20 |
|
863 |
28 May 2008
- England 2 United States 0,
The National Stadium, Wembley, |
Fr |
HW |
unused sub |
27 |
|
2 |
864 |
1 June 2008 - Trinidad & Tobago 0 England 3,
Hasely Crawford
Stadium, Port of Spain (⮀0-3) |
AW |
▲sub 69 |
20 |
|
865 |
20 August 2008
- England 2 Czech Republic 2,
The National Stadium, Wembley |
Fr |
HD |
unused sub |
22 |
|
3 |
866 |
6 September 2008 - Andorra 0 England 2,
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona |
WCP |
AW |
Start |
7 |
|
4 |
867 |
10 September 2008 - Croatia 1 England 4,
Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
(⮀1-4) |
AW |
Start
26,59,82▼85 |
7 |
|
5 |
868 |
11 October 2008 - England 5 Kazakhstan 1, The National Stadium, Wembley
(⮀3-1) |
WCP |
HW |
Start
▼79 |
7 |
|
6 |
869 |
15 October 2008 - Belarus 1 England 3,
Dinamo Stadion, Minsk (⮀1-2) |
AW |
Start
▼68 |
7 |
|
870 |
19 November 2008
- Germany 1 England 2, Olympiastadion, Berlin |
Fr |
AW |
injured
squad member |
|
|
|
Fabio
Capello named a squad of thirty players on 11 May 2010 - for two warm-up
games, against Mexico and Japan. With the squad preparing to fly out to
South Africa for the tournament, seven players were removed from the
list on June 1 including Theo Walcott. |
|
|
|
12 |
889 |
11 August 2010 - England 2 Hungary 1,
The
National Stadium, Wembley (⮀0-0) |
Fr |
HW |
Start
▼ht |
7 |
|
13 |
890 |
3 September 2010 - England 4 Bulgaria 0,
The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀2-0) |
ECP |
HW |
Start
▼74 |
7 |
|
14 |
891 |
7 September 2010 - Switzerland 1 England 3, Sankt-Jakob Park, Basel
(⮀0-1) |
AW |
Start
▼13 |
7 |
|
|
|
15 |
893 |
17 November 2010 - England 1 France 2,
The
National Stadium, Wembley (⮀0-1) |
Fr |
HL |
Start
▼ht |
7 |
|
16 |
894 |
9 February 2011 - Denmark 1 England 2,
Parken Stadion,
København
(⮀1-2) |
Fr |
AW |
Start ▼68 |
7 |
|
|
|
Age 22 |
|
17 |
897 |
4 June 2011 - England 2 Switzerland 2,
The National Stadium,
Wembley (⮀2-2) |
ECP |
HD |
Start ▼78 |
7 |
|
18 |
898 |
2 September 2011 - Bulgaria 0 England 3,
Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofija
(⮀0-3) |
ECP |
AW |
Start ▼83 |
7 |
|
899 |
6 September 2011 - England 1 Wales 0, The National Stadium,
Wembley |
HW |
injured
squad member |
|
19 |
900 |
7 October 2011 - Montenegro 2 England 2,
Stadion Pod Goricom, Podgorica
(⮀1-2) |
ECP |
AD |
Start ▼76 |
7 |
|
20 |
901 |
12 November 2011 - England 1 Spain 0, The National
Stadium, Wembley
(⮀0-0) |
Fr |
HW |
Start ▼ht |
7 |
|
21 |
902 |
15 November 2011 - England 1 Sweden 0, The National
Stadium, Wembley
(⮀1-0) |
HW |
Start ▼58 |
7 |
|
|
manager:
Roy Hodgson
- 21 full appearance (946 min), five goalsx |
|
910 |
15 August 2012 - Italy 1 England 2,
Stade
de Suisse, Bern |
Fr |
NW |
injured
squad member |
|
29 |
911 |
7 September 2012 - Moldova 0 England 5,
Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău
(⮀0-3) |
WCP |
AW |
▲sub 58 |
18 |
|
912 |
11 September 2012 - England 1 Ukraine 1,
The
National Stadium, Wembley |
HD |
poorly |
|
30 |
913 |
12 October
2012 - England 5 San Marino 0,
The
National Stadium, Wembley (⮀0-0) |
WCP |
HW |
Start ▼7 |
7 |
|
-914 |
16 October 2012 - Poland 1 England 1,
Stadion Narodowy,
Warszawa |
AD |
injured
squad member |
|
915 |
14 November 2012 - Sweden 4 England 2,
Nationalarenan Friends Arena, Solna |
Fr |
AL |
withdrawn
squad member |
|
31 |
916 |
6 February 2013 - England 2 Brazil 1,
The
National Stadium, Wembley (⮀2-1) |
Fr |
HW |
Start ▼76 |
7 |
|
Age 24 |
|
917 |
22 March 2013 - San Marino 0 England 8,
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle |
WCP |
AW |
injured squad member |
|
918 |
26 March 2013 - Montenegro 1 England 1,
Stadion Pod Goricom, Podgorica |
AD |
|
32 |
919 |
29 May 2013 - England 1 Republic of Ireland 1,
The National Stadium, Wembley |
tour |
HD |
Start |
7 |
|
33 |
920 |
2 June 2013 - Brazil 2 England 2,
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio de Janeiro
(⮀2-2) |
AD |
Start ▼84 |
9 |
|
34 |
921 |
14 August 2013 - England 3 Scotland 2,
The
National Stadium, Wembley
(⮀3-2) |
Fr |
HW |
Start 29
58
▼75 |
7 |
|
35 |
922 |
6 September 2013 - England 4 Moldova 0,
The National
Stadium, Wembley |
WCP |
HW |
Start |
7 |
|
36 |
923 |
10 September 2013 - Ukraine 0 England 0,
Natsional'nyî Sportyvnyî Kompleks, Kyiv
(⮀0-0) |
AD |
Start ▼87 |
7 |
|
|
|
Age 26 |
|
37 |
941 |
27 March 2015 - England 4 Lithuania 0, The
National Stadium, Wembley
(⮀4-0) |
ECP |
HW |
▲sub 77 |
14 |
|
38 |
942 |
31 March 2015 - Italy 1 England 1, Juventus
Stadium, Torino
(⮀1-0) |
Fr |
AD |
Start ▼55 |
7 |
|
39 |
943 |
7 June 2015 - Republic of Ireland 0 England 0, The
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
(⮀0-0) |
Fr |
AD |
▲sub 82 |
14 |
|
40 |
944 |
14 June 2015 - Slovenia 2 England 3,
Stadion Stožice,
Ljubljana
(⮀1-2) |
ECP |
AW |
▲sub 74 |
14 |
|
41 |
945 |
5 September 2015 - San Marino 0 England 6, San
Marino Stadium, Serravalle
(⮀0-3) |
ECP |
AW |
▲sub 67
68,78 |
14 |
|
946 |
8 September 2015 - England 2 Switzerland 0, The
National Stadium, Wembley |
HW |
unused sub |
14 |
|
42 |
947 |
9 October 2015 - England 2 Estonia 0,
The
National Stadium, Wembley
(⮀1-0) |
ECP |
HW |
Start
45
▼83 |
7 |
|
948 |
12 October 2015 - Lithuania 0 England 3,
LFF stadionas, Vilnius |
AW |
unused sub |
14 |
|
|
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