Sentences with phrase «appearances for the first team despite»

Josh McEachran broke into the scene at Chelsea as a fresh faced teenager back in 2010 and having managed to make as many as 17 appearances for the first team despite being only 17, many felt that the midfielder would go on to become a world star.

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Despite his big reputation he largely failed to live up to expectations in his first spell in the Spanish capital, making just 26 appearances for the first team.

Butland received a call - up to Roy Hodgson's England Euro 2012 squad despite at that time having not even made a first team appearance for Birmingham City.

Johnstone is a product of Man United's illustrious academy, and despite being shipped out on loan nine times by his boyhood club, he has never made an appearance for the club's first - team.

Willock had featured a few times for the Gunners during pre-season and despite only the few cameo appearances, he seemed lively and energetic alongside the more regular first team players.

Despite racking up 344 first - team appearances for Liverpool, it was a different story for Lucas last season as he made just 12 league starts, while also being used as a makeshift central defender in the event of absentees in the backline.

17 - year - old Foden is one of the brightest stars at Man City right now, with the player grabbing big attention despite only making one first team appearance for Guardiola's side.

Despite his young age, the Ghana international made 31 appearances for Augsburg in the Bundesliga during the last campaign, giving him the experience that Mourinho tends to gravitate towards in his first team.

Since Jack broke into the Arsenal first team in 2010/11 he has managed just 100 League appearances (including as sub) so the reasoning behind his new contract is a bit of a mystery, but then again, Abou Diaby managed to stay at the club for nine years despite averaging only 10 appearances a season!

Despite being highly rated, Toral has yet to make a first team appearance for Arsenal, and is now gaining experience with Brentford in the Championship.

The youngster failed to make a single first - team appearance for the Bundesliga club, despite appearing on the bench in all six league games this season.

Despite a limited number of appearances for the starlet, he has managed to score 7 goals in 29 first team games.

Despite not being on the official team sheet, Batshuayi came on as a second - half substitute for Diego Costa and almost immediately marked his first appearance with a goal, racing clear of the RZ Pellets defence before unleashing a fierce shot that was deflected over by a recovering defender.

Despite capitalising on injuries to break into the first team in recent weeks, the Costa Rica international has struggled for appearances since being recalled from a number of loan spells.

Despite going on to make 94 appearances for Madrid Jese's career at the Bernabeu never recovered as he lived in the shadow of Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale and was ultimately usurped by the likes of Lucas Vazquez for first - team opportunities.

Barkley was loaned out to Sheffield Wednesday in 2012/13 season for gaining more first - team experience but his loan - term, in which he scored 4 goals in 13 appearances, was cut short, despite being awarded Sheffield Wednesday's Player of the Month award for October.