Nickname:
Midget Gem
Eye/Hair: Brown/Brownish-Blond
School attended: Idsall HS
Favorite food: Chinese
Other hobbies besides soccer: golf, table tennis, snooker
First Junior Team: Mold Alexandra
League Debut: VS. Wimbledon (May 6, 1997)
First goal scored: VS. Wimbledon (May 6, 1997)
First full cap: February 1998 VS. Chile
First full international goal: VS. Morocco, 1998
Childhood heroes: Gary Lineker and Ian Rush
Honors: Voted P.F.A. Young Player of the Year in 1998; Youngest
player to gain a full cap this century, when capped for England against
Chile at the age of 18; Joint leading scorer in Premiership season
1997/1998 with 18 goals
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