Jump to content

Kevin Nolan: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
Line 60: Line 60:


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Nolan has been in a relationship for the last nine years. He became engaged in 2005, and married in the summer of 2008. He and his fiancee Hayley welcomed a daughter, Jasmine Elizabeth, in November 2006.
Nolan has been in a relationship for the last nine years. He became engaged in 2005, and married in the summer of 2008. He and his fiancee Hayley welcomed a daughter, Jasmine Darth Vader Nolan, in November 2006.


Nolan grew up in Toxteth, Liverpool and was educated at the [[Liverpool Blue Coat School]]
Nolan grew up in Toxteth, Liverpool and was educated at the [[Liverpool Blue Coat School]]

Revision as of 15:04, 6 February 2010

For the Gaelic footballer, see Kevin Nolan (Gaelic footballer). For the comic book artist, see Kevin Nowlan.
Kevin Nolan
File:Kevin Nolan.png
Personal information
Full name Kevin Anthony Jance Nolan
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Newcastle United
Number 4
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:06, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

Kevin Anthony Jance Nolan (born 24 June 1982 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer who currently plays for Newcastle United of the Football League Championship, and has also represented England at under-21 level. He is a midfielder who can operate in the center or behind the striker.

Career

Bolton Wanderers

Nolan was brought up in a football playing family, and wanted to be a footballer from a young age. By the age of 14, he was playing for the City of Liverpool's schoolboys team. As a child, he supported Liverpool[1], although, conversely, his favourite players were Eric Cantona and Lee Sharpe of Manchester United.

He was asked to come to a Bolton youth team session by a friend, and was soon signed up to the club's books. At the age of 16 he was handed a year-to-year contract, co-inciding with the opening of Bolton's academy. At the age of 17 he signed professional terms and made his first team debut.

In his first season in the Premiership (2001-02), Nolan scored 8 goals in the league including 2 at Leicester City on the opening day of the season. He also scored Bolton's first goal as they beat Manchester United 2-1 at Old Trafford.[2] The following season he scored at Old Trafford again, Nolan's only goal of the season was the winner at Old Trafford in the game which Bolton recorded their second shock win at the ground in as many seasons, this time winning 1-0.[3] Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has been seen scouting Nolan.[4] In his third season he amassed a total of 12 goals as Bolton had their best season for 45 years.

Newcastle United

On 29 January 2009 it was revealed that Newcastle had agreed a £4 million fee with Bolton[5], which was confirmed the next day with Nolan travelling to Tyneside to discuss terms and have a medical.[6] Nolan completed his move on the same day, describing it as impossible to turn down, signing a four and a half year contract.[7] On 22 February, Nolan received his first red card playing for Newcastle United in a home match against Everton for a foul on Victor Anichebe. At the end of the season, Newcastle were relegated. Nolan would be one of the more vocal Newcastle players over the summer, demanding an end to the off the field distractions at the club, and suggesting the club should be looking to acquire players for an immediate return to the Premier League.[8]

Nolan scored his first league goal for Newcastle on 22 August against Crystal Palace.[9]

Due to his manager's defensive tactics away from home, Nolan has been used on many occasions in the 2009-10 as a second striker instead of his preferred position of central midfield. He scored the first hat trick of his career as part of a 4–0 away win against Ipswich Town on 26 September, describing his third goal as his favourite goal yet.

International career

Nolan has previously been called-up to the England Under-18s[10] and Under-21s and some commentators have acknowledged that he could be a future candidate for the England squad.[11]. Reports have claimed that Nolan could be called up to the Republic of Ireland[10] or Dutch squads due to his ancestry.

Personal life

Nolan has been in a relationship for the last nine years. He became engaged in 2005, and married in the summer of 2008. He and his fiancee Hayley welcomed a daughter, Jasmine Darth Vader Nolan, in November 2006.

Nolan grew up in Toxteth, Liverpool and was educated at the Liverpool Blue Coat School

Career statistics

Club[12][13]

Template:Football player statistics 1 Template:Football player statistics 2 |- |1999-00||rowspan="10"|Bolton Wanderers||rowspan="2"|First Division||4||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||4||0 |- |2000-01||31||1||4||2||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||35||3 |- |2001-02||rowspan="8"|Premier League||35||8||2||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||39||8 |- |2002-03||33||1||2||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||36||1 |- |2003-04||37||9||2||1||5||2||colspan="2"|-||44||12 |- |2004-05||36||4||4||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||42||4 |- |2005-06||36||9||3||0||2||0||7||2||48||11 |- |2006-07||31||3||2||1||1||1||colspan="2"|-||34||5 |- |2007-08||33||5||colspan="2"|-||1||0||5||0||39||5 |- |2008-09||20||0||1||0||1||1||colspan="2"|-||22||1 |- |2008-09||rowspan="2"|Newcastle United||rowspan="1"|Premier League||11||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||11||0 |- |2009-10||rowspan="1"|Championship||27||10||2||0||2||1||colspan="2"|-||31||11 Template:Football player statistics 3334||50||22||4||17||5||12||2||385||61 Template:Football player statistics 5334||50||22||4||17||5||12||2||385||61 |}

  • Stats accurate as at 20:08, 5 February 2010.

Club Playing Honours

Bolton Wanderers

References

  1. ^ "Kevin Nolan column". BBC. 23 August 2006. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Ricketts snatches Bolton win". BBC. 20 October 2001. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
  3. ^ "Bolton haunt Man Utd". BBC. 11 September 2002. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
  4. ^ "Fergie watches Nolan". Manchester Evening News. 16/ 2/2006. Retrieved 6 May 2007. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ "Magpies set for Nolan swoop - Sky Sports". 2009-01-29. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
  6. ^ "Megson confirms Nolan deal - Sky Sports". 2009-01-30. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
  7. ^ "Nolan seals Magpies switch - Sky Sports". 2009-01-30. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
  8. ^ "Nolan calls for fresh faces - Sky Sports". 2009-08-05. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  9. ^ "Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Newcastle". BBC. 22 August 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
  10. ^ a b "Republic lose out on Nolan - The Independent". 2002-01-17. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
  11. ^ "Alan Hansen's column". BBC Sport. 27 February 2006. Retrieved 6 May 2007.
  12. ^ Kevin Nolan | Bolton Wanderers | Team | Profiles
  13. ^ "Kevin Nolan Career Stats". Soccerbase. 28 December 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Bolton Wanderers F.C. captain
2005–2009 		Succeeded by
Retrieved from "https://wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?title=Kevin_Nolan&oldid=342297953"