Carlos Vela

Profile: Name: Carlos Vela Born: March 01, 1989 Cancun, Mexico Position: Striker Squad Number: 11 Previous Club(s): Guadalajara, Osasuna, Celta Vigo Joined Arsenal: January 01, 2008 A succession of superb performances at the FIFA U17 World Cup in 2005 convinced Arsenal to pay £125,000 for the Mexican forward, and although he has shown flashes of genius, the onus is very much on Vela to demonstrate he is a valuable first-team member after inheriting Robin van Persie's No. 11 shirt at Emirates Stadium ahead of the 2010-11 season. Vela was playing for Guadalajara when, at the age of 16, he won the Golden Boot at the youth tournament in...

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Theo Walcott

Profile Name: Theo Walcott Born: March 16, 1989 Middlesex, England Position: Striker Squad Number: 14 Previous Club(s): Southampton Joined Arsenal: January 20, 2006 “This year I’m just going to get out there and show people what I can do,” said Theo Walcott in pre-season. “It’s all I can do really.” It was an admirable attitude from a player who will be motivated by his World Cup omission last summer. Ironically, it was his selection for Germany 2006 that catapulted Theo into the limelight. Since then, his quick feet have slowly built his reputation as a top-level performer. And he has chosen some big Champions League games in which...

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Ibrahim Afellay

Profile: Date of birth 2/4/1986  Place of Birth Utrecht, Nederland  Height 1.80 m.  Weight 76 kg.  Nationality Nederland  Marital status Single  Debutmatch February 4th 2004, PSV - NAC Breda (0-1)  Favorite sportsman Johan Cruijff  Favorite stadium Philips Stadion, Eindhoven  Drive Volkswagen Touareg&nbs...

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Gregory van der Wiel

Profile: First name:  Gregory Last name:  van der Wiel Nationality:  Netherlands Date of birth:  3 February 1988 Age:  22 Country of birth:  Netherlands Place of birth:  Amsterdam Position:  Defender Height:  181 cm Weight:  68 kg Foot:  Right International caps:  ...

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Felipe Melo

Profile: Felipe Melo Midfielder 26 June 1983 Volta Redonda (Brasil) Brasilian 183 cm 80 kg 31/08/2008 Fiorentina-Juventus 1-1 Having moved to Turin a year ago, following his experience with Fiorentina, he is ready to contribute towards the Juventus midfield by means of his characteristics which made him a strong point in the Brazilian national team in the last two yea...

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Amauri

Profile: Amauri Carvalho de Oliveira Forward 3 June 1980 Carapiquiba Brasilian/Italian 1.86 83 14/04/01 Bari-Napoli 0-1 In his 3rd season with Juventus, the first as an Italian citizen after having obtained citizenship in the past few months, he starts-off with a great will to contribute with his goals and assists for his mates in atta...

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Cesc Fabregas

Profile: Name:  Cesc Fabregas Born:  May 04, 1987 Vilassar de Mar, Casal de Curacion, Spain Position:  Midfielder  Squad Number:  4 Previous Club(s):  Barcelona Joined Arsenal:  September 11, 2003 Along with Lionel Messi and Gerard Pique, Fabregas emerged from the Barcelona cantera but it is under the guidance of Arsene Wenger at Arsenal that he has become one of world football's most sought-after players. Barcelona, and his former colleagues, have mounted a relentless campaign to convince him to return to Camp Nou but Fabregas remains one of the Premier League's leading players at present. Unlike the...

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