Sentences with phrase «first competitive appearance»

It is the same injury which forced him to miss a large part of last season and the left - back only made his first competitive appearance since November in this month's EFL Cup first - round victory over Grimsby.

Messi arrived at Barcelona from Newell's Old Boys as a teenager in 2000 and made his first competitive appearance against Espanyol as a 17 - year - old.

Playing the waiting game to make his first competitive appearance for his new club was frustrating for the 17 - year - old.

Not exact matches

Butland had largely been expected to challenge Asmir Begovic for a first team spot this season, but he has yet to make a competitive appearance for Mark Hughes» men and has been sent to Oakwell in order to gain some valuable first team experience in order to prepare himself for the Premier League.

Although Toral is often a part of the Arsenal pre-season tours and has made appearances, he is still yet to feature for the first team on a competitive basis and he'll be hoping to be a part of the Arsenal squad, alongside his close friend Hector Bellerin, rather than be shipped out on loan again.

With 722 appearances in the first time he holds the record for most competitive matches for Arsenal.

Chalobah is yet to make a competitive appearance for Chelsea and was not in Jose Mourinho's first - team plans this season.

Many wondered why such a large fee had been paid for a relatively unknown player, but as it does most of the time, the players made his critics eat their words after his first few competitive appearances saw him win Man of the Match award twice.

Griezmann scored 26 times in 53 competitive appearances for Atletico last season, but managed only seven goal in the first half of this season.

In his first five competitive appearances, four of which have been starts, the 25 - year - old has scored three times, helping the Reds reach the Champions League group stage and batter Arsenal in the space of four days.

Valencia has become a key player at the club since he moved from Wigan in 2009 and is established as their first - choice right back after 271 competitive appearances.

The Central Florida International Auto Show shifts into high gear this year with a lineup that includes several vehicles that are making their some of their first show appearances in America.Volkswagen is scheduled to pull the covers off it's all - new EuroVan, which replaces the trusty rear - engined model.Powered by a water - cooled, front - mounted, five - cylinder engine, theEuroVan is said to offer better performance, handling and gas mileage than the old model.No prices have been announced yet, and the van won't roll into showrooms until spring, but it should be competitive with such vans as the Mazda MPV, Toyota Previa and the Chrysler and GM minivans.