Sentences with phrase «appearances for the club before»

Mason came through the ranks at White Hart Lane, joining the club's youth set - up in 1999, and went on to make 53 Premier League appearances for the club before joining Hull last summer.

The Italian forward endured a nightmare spell at Anfield, scoring just four times in 28 appearances for the club before being shipped out on loan to AC Milan last season.

Ozil was part of the Bundesliga side academy as a youth player and registered 39 appearances for the club before leaving for Werder Bremen.

Cafu made 205 appearances for the club before leaving for AC Milan in 2003 (where he played 166 times).

The Frenchman made over 150 appearances for the club before moving to Valencia in 2011.

Mangala was playing regular Champions League football before his 19th birthday and scored in Standard's Belgian Cup final victory over Westerlo in 2011 on what proved to be his farewell appearance for the club before joining Portuguese giants FC Porto.

His performances with second division Estrela de Amadora in the 2009 - 10 season had attracted the attention of Vitória de Guimarães who signed him on a free transfer, but he didn't make a single appearance for the club before joining United.

Chelsea initially signed Matić in 2009 but he only made two Premier League appearances for the club before being used as a makeweight in the 2011 deal which brought David Luiz to Stamford Bridge from Benfica.

Fàbregas went on to make 303 appearances for the club before his 24th birthday.

Reports in Germany have suggested that Saturday's Bundesliga clash with Schalke will be the dynamic midfielder's final appearance for the club before he heads for Merseyside.

Not exact matches

A club Manager looks at multiple factors before buying a player, except if he manages clubs awash with cash who can afford to buy a player for 30 million pounds who will make 5 substitutes appearances before being moved on.

Ba scored 18 goals in 29 Super Lig appearances for Besiktas in his one and only term in Turkey, before the club cashed - in and sold him on to Shanghai Shenua.

Ex-Djurgardens powerhouse Amartey made 15 league appearances for the Danish champions before leaving the club.

Reporters from both coasts convened at Enz's office, and Douglas chatted for three hours before leaving for a photo session and an appearance, with a standing ovation, at the normally staid Columbus Touchdown Club.

Southampton would probably be the best chance for him since he knows the club well and I doubt there would be any concerns over a lack of playing time since he was making regular appearances for the club, before his big money move to the Gunners.

The 28 - year - old began his career at Yokohama F Marinos before going on to make 155 appearances for Kawasaki Frontale since joining the club in 2011.

The 26 - year - old scored 34 goals in 43 appearances for the club, and looks like another great piece of business by the Portuguese side, who have a recent habit of finding talent before selling it on for big money.

The 25 - year - old goal machine, who has netted 35 times in 41 club appearances so far this season, should be confirmed as a Chelsea player before the World Cup, where he is expected to add to his solitary senior international cap for Spain.

Having been a virtual ever present in his first four seasons at the west London club, making 195 appearances before the current camapain got under way, Ramires has started just two of Chelsea's first seven Premier League fixtures with Serbian battler Nemanja Matic getting the nod for a central midfield berth.

Jody Morris came through the ranks at Stamford Bridge before going on to make 173 appearances for his boyhood club, and in the latest edition of Chelsea he looks back on his playing career with the Blues.

Las Palmas president Miguel Angel Ramirez said they did not prefer to sell the 28 - year - old, who was a youth product of the club and had made 60 appearances for the team before being sold to Valencia in May 2012.

Abelardo Fernandez: Still a fans» favourite in Barcelona, Abelardo, who joined from Sporting Gijon, made over 200 appearances for the Catalan club between 1994 and 2002 before joining Alaves, where he retired a year later.

Just the five goals in 29 appearances for Pierre - Alain Frau but his contribution still helped the side greatly and he went on to score 29 times overall before leaving the club in after the title - winning year.

He mustered only 19 more Serie A appearances for the Ducali over the next two years before resuming his travelling: by the time he retired in 2010, Falsini had played for 11 clubs.

But the crop of modern - era starlets haven't exactly become club stalwarts like Mr Pelé, though, who made in excess of 600 appearances for Santos before moving to the New York Cosmos in 1975.

Bastian Schweinsteiger scored a brilliant goal nine minutes from time with an acrobatic finish in his first start for the club in a year, his penultimate of four appearances this season, before being released to sign for MLS side Chicago Fire.

But before we get to it, it's worth explaining that to be eligible for inclusion in this list players must have been in Manchester United's academy at some point and must have made their first senior United appearance during Van Gaal's time at the club.

He managed 23 goals for Standard Liege in the 2013/14 season to help the club finish as runners - up in the Belgian league, before moving to Marseille where he found the net 33 times in 78 appearances.

Abdi, 29, made his name with FC Zurich before moving to Udinese via Le Mans, and after 54 appearances in two seasons for the Italian side, he was farmed out to sister club Watford in 2012.

He was honored for his work in marine archaeology last week at a sold - out appearance before The Explorers Club in New York City.

However, the breeders and breed clubs for those breeds may need to think long and hard about a return to historic standards of breed appearance dating to the time before high - quality veterinary surgery and professional dog groomers were available to maintain those breeds in their current state.

Although the Kennel Club breed standards, which are a description of the appearance, characteristics and temperament of pedigree dogs, make clear that health must come before looks, some breeders continue to breed for looks and fashion.