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Mark "Gamechanger" Noble
Noble at West Ham in April 2010
Personal information
Full name Mark James Noble
Date of birth (1987-05-08) 8 May 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Canning Town, London, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
West Ham United
Number 16
Youth career
2000–2004 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004– West Ham United 223 (27)
2006Hull City (loan) 5 (0)
2006Ipswich Town (loan) 13 (1)
International career
2002 England U16 7 (0)
2003–2004 England U17 12 (0)
2004 England U18 1 (0)
2005 England U19 7 (0)
2007–2009 England U21 20 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:59, 27 October 2013 (UTC)

Mark James Noble (born 8 May 1987) is an English footballer who plays for West Ham United. He has played almost all his youth and first team football for West Ham and made 20 appearances, scoring three goals, for the England under-21 team which he captained.

Noble is the longest serving player in the Hammers' current squad, having been in the first team since 2004.

Club career

Early career

Born in Canning Town, East London, Noble played for Barking Colts and then moved to Heath Park juniors where he went on to win the league and cup double under the manager Gary Nott, a youth team Arsenal scout and coach, who took him to Arsenal's academy. He then moved on to West Ham United - the club he supported - and became the youngest player ever to appear in their reserve team, aged 15.[2] He became a trainee in July 2003[3] and made his debut in the senior team at the age of just 17 in the League Cup in August 2004 in a 2–0 win against Southend.[3] He made his league debut in the Championship in January 2005, in a 4–2 defeat away at Wolves.[3]

Former Manager Alan Pardew had described Noble as possibly the best prospect at the club. He won the Young Hammer of the Year[4] and the runner-up to the Hammer of the Year awards despite making his debut only four months previously.[2] Upon West Ham's return to the Premiership, he featured in games against Tottenham and Manchester United among others but found regular playing time harder to come by.[3]

Loan Periods

Noble was subsequently loaned to Hull City[5] where he made five appearances[3] but was sent back after suffering an injury to his lower back.[6]

Mark Noble takes a corner at the Emirates Stadium.

Noble signed a three month loan with Ipswich Town in August 2006[7] in the hope of gaining necessary first team experience. Whilst there he played 13 games in the Championship, and scored his first professional goal on 12 September in a 2–1 home win over Coventry City.[8]

Return to West Ham

Noble scored his first goal for West Ham, a 3–0 win at home against Brighton & Hove Albion in January 2007 in the 3rd round of the FA Cup[9] in which he was also awarded the Man of the Match award.

On 4 March, he scored his first Premiership goal against Tottenham Hotspur at Upton Park in a game West Ham eventually lost 4–3 in the final seconds.[10] On 17 March 2007, he started the Premier League game with Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park and was substituted at half-time for Hayden Mullins in the 2–1 victory for the Hammers.[11]

West Ham United

Noble established his place in Alan Curbishley's side during the 2007/08 season, starting nearly all games when fit. He was out for several weeks in November when it was discovered that he had played through an injury for the last several months without letting the medical staff know.[12] In January, Noble scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Liverpool from the penalty spot, after Reds defender Jamie Carragher had brought down Fredrik Ljungberg in the last few seconds of 2nd half stoppage time.

The 2008–09 season did not start well for Noble as he was sent off for two bookable offences in a 3–0 loss away at Manchester City, the first away game of the season.[13] After serving his suspension he came back to score an equaliser against West Bromwich after West Ham went a goal down but unfortunately West Brom still managed a 3–2 win. After Curbishley left in September, he remained first choice under new coach Gianfranco Zola. He celebrated his 100th appearance for the Hammers by scoring against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park, on 21 March 2009 to secure a 1–1 draw.[14] In April, he signed a contract extension tying him to the club until 2013.[15]

Noble began the 2009–10 season well, scoring West Ham's first goal of the new season. In the first game of the season on 15 August, he scored the opening goal, a 16-yard strike, in a 2–0 win over Premier League newcomers Wolverhampton Wanderers.[16] He is currently the first-choice free kick taker for penalties and corners.[17] Under Zola, Noble made the central midfield slot his own in a midfield diamond that included Scott Parker as his partner and Jack Collison and Valon Behrami on the wings.[18] On 12 December, away at Birmingham City, he made his 100th league appearance for the Hammers after missing several matches through injury and illness but his return was marred by his late sending-off for two bookable offences. During the 2011–12 season. Noble scored eight goals, seven of which were penalties. Having twice previously been runner-up, in April 2012, Noble was named Hammer of the Year for the 2011–12 season.[19] In September 2012, Noble signed a new three-year contract with an option for a further two years.[20]

International career

Noble captained the England U-18 team.[2] He was a member of the England U-19 team that beat Serbia and Montenegro 3–1 in the 2005 European Championship semi-finals, although they subsequently lost the final to France.[21]

Noble made his debut for the England U-21 team on 11 June 2007, coming on as substitute in the 82nd minute for Tom Huddlestone in England's 0–0 draw with the Czech Republic during the European under-21 Championships in Holland.[22] He established himself in the starting eleven for the remaining matches[23] and scored twice in a dramatic semifinal penalty shootout against the Netherlands where they lost 13–12.[24]

On 11 September 2007, Noble scored his first international goal, for the Under-21 team, against Bulgaria, in a 2–0 victory,[25] followed by two more against the Republic of Ireland on 16 October.[26]

Noble captained the U-21s at the 2009 European Championships as regular captain Steven Taylor had to withdraw due to injury.[27] The Young Lions ended the tournament as runners-up, losing 4–0 to Germany, with Noble playing his last match for the U21's.

Noble is also eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland national side.[28]

Statistics

Club League Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
West Ham United Championship 2004–05 16 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 - - - 21 0 1
Premier League 2005–06 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - - - 6 0 0
Hull City (Loan) Championship 2005–06 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 5 0 0
Ipswich Town (Loan) 2006–07 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 13 1 2
West Ham United Premier League 2006–07 10 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3 0
2007–08 31 3 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 - - - 36 3 4
2008–09 29 3 5 4 2 2 1 0 0 - - - 34 5 7
2009–10 28 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 - - - 29 2 5
2010–11 26 4 3 4 0 3 5 1 2 - - - 35 5 8
Championship 2011–12 46 8 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 46 8 9
Premier League 2012-13 28 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 - - - 30 4 4
2013-14 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 5 1 1
West Ham Total 224 27 31 15 3 5 14 1 2 0 0 0 253 31 39
Career Total 242 28 33 15 3 5 14 1 2 0 0 0 271 32 41

As of 18:08 8 June 2013 (UTC)

Honours

Club

West Ham United
Individual

References

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Mark Noble". Premier League. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Mark Noble Profile". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e Soccerbase: Mark Noble, Racing Post. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
  4. ^ "Mark's Big Finish". whufc.com. 5 May 2005.
  5. ^ "Noble joins Hull for three months", BBC Sport, 6 February 2006. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
  6. ^ "Mark Noble: Claret and blue, through and through", The Independent on Sunday, 17 June 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
  7. ^ "Noble and Walton sign for Ipswich", BBC Sport, 18 August 2006. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
  8. ^ "Ipswich 2–1 Coventry". BBC. 12 September 2006. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  9. ^ "West Ham 3–0 Brighton", BBC Sport, 6 January 2007.Retrieved 17 June 2007.
  10. ^ "West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur, 04 March 2007". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  11. ^ "Blackburn Rovers v West Ham United, 17 March 2007". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  12. ^ ""Naive" Noble out for two weeks". Waltham Forest Guardian. 9 November 2007.
  13. ^ "Report: Manchester City vs West Ham United". espn.com. 24 August 2008.
  14. ^ Ton-up Noble earns draw www.whufc.com
  15. ^ "Duo hammer out new deals". PremierLeague.com. 7 April 2009.
  16. ^ Premier League: Wolves 0–2 West Ham United
  17. ^ Doyle, Paul (25 April 2009). "West Ham's England Under-21 captain Mark Noble puts the importance of football into perspective". London: guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
  18. ^ Jack's a part of the precious diamond
  19. ^ "Noble voted Hammer of the Year". whufc.com. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  20. ^ "MARK NOBLE SIGNS NEW WEST HAM DEAL". www.dailstar.co.uk. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  21. ^ "Noble cause", The Sunday Times, 7 June 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
  22. ^ "England held in Arnhem", TheFA.com match report, 11 June 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2007.
  23. ^ "Graft not craft the art for Noble". uefa.com. 16 June 2009.
  24. ^ "Unlucky 13 for England", TheFA.com, 20 June 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2007.
  25. ^ Bulgaria U21 0–2 England U21 , BBC.co.uk, 11 September 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2007.
  26. ^ Republic of Ireland U21 0–3 England U21 , sportinglife.com, 16 October 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2007.
  27. ^ "Pearce considers Noble for captain's role". Waltham Forest Guardian. 9 June 2009.
  28. ^ "Lonergan could play for Republic". lep.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  29. ^ "Championship team". Spurs defender Kyle Walker wins PFA Young Player award. BBC Sport. 22 April 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2012.

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