Sentences with phrase «first international appearance»

Jermain Defoe scored in his first international appearance in over three years as England beat Lithuania 2 - 0 at Wembley to make it four wins out of five in Group F.

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The France international has made a decent start to life in the Premier League, scoring six goals in his first 11 league appearances for the Gunners.

Wilshere has 28 caps for England and scored his first international goals — both crackers — in June's 3 - 2 win in Slovenia — his last appearance for either club or country.

We are talking a Cardiff player at age 22 has already amassed 200 plus first team appearances as well as 29 international caps.

Should they do so, then it will only be their second appearance at a major international tournament, and the first came at the 1958 World Cup.

Like the former Chelsea ace, Donsah is also a Ghana international, and with sixteen appearances in the first team already, he is also relatively experienced for his young age.

The Spain international has overcome a back injury and is set to make his first appearance in Chelsea pre-season tour.

The England international started well as he made a key save to keep Atalanta out in the first half, with a clean sheet very much on the cards in his first Serie A appearance.

The England international is back in full training, although manager Brendan Rodgers has refused to reveal when the 26 - year - old will make his first appearance of the new season.

Things, however, have not really worked out yet for Sanchez at United, with the Chile international scoring just one goal in his first six appearances for the club, not including today's first half.

It will be up to the England international to win them over, but given he has yet to make a single appearance so far this season, he'll have to get back to full fitness first, break into the side and then prove that he's worthy of the show of faith from the club.

Both players recently received their first caps (international appearance with a national team) with the USA National Teams.

22 year old Costa Rican international Campbell spent the past three seasons out on loan but was ushered into the Arsenal first team set - up after a good World Cup showing but has struggled to force his way into Arsene Wenger's first team set - up, the forward making just four sub appearances in the Premier League.

Both Amos and Johnstone are England youth internationals who are highly rated but have struggled for first team appearances at their parent club, largely making their first steps in the game in loan spells at Football League clubs where they have consistently impressed.

The England international was tipped for great things by Sir Alex Ferguson, but injuries and a lack of regular first - team football — he made only 13 appearances last season — have stalled his development.

The French international was supposed to be our saviour in the goalscoring department, but that mantle has now been passed on to Aubameyang, who had scored in his first Arsenal appearance against Everton but couldn't get a look in against Tottenham.

The Dutch international has struggled in his first year in England, scoring just six goals in 35 appearances in all competitions, while he only recently ended his wait for a goal from open play in the Premier League.

He has started this season in even better form, and has an impressive 14 goals from his first 22 club and international appearances this season.

Following the Gabonese international's strike, Gunners supporters took to social media to laud the player's goal on his first appearance at the Emirates.

His goal was not enough to seal victory however, as the away side managed to get back on terms thanks to a penalty, and Dimitri Payet had to pull out an amazing strike with his left boot, to cap off his first ever appearance in an international tournament.

Despite not earning his first cap for the national side until the age of 25 last year, the attacking midfielder is now firmly established on the international stage and has 10 appearances to date — and is likely to make Italy's 2014 World Cup squad.

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.

Before that happens, though, Arsenal fans will be able to welcome back Jack's international team mate Danny Welbeck, with the Arsenal boss suggesting that the England striker could be in line to make his first appearance of the season when the Gunners take in Hull City in the 5th round of the FA cup next weekend.

The Arsenal and France international striker Olivier Giroud may have made 14 appearances for the Gunners already this season, with eight of those coming in the Premier League, but the 31 - year old is still waiting for his first league start of the current campaign.

In his first season at Riazor — the 2006/07 campaign — Fili served as an understudy to legendary Spanish international Joan Capdevila, making 26 appearances.

He earned his first international cap at the tender age of twenty and kept a clean sheet as East Germany beat Sweden 1 - 0 and would go on to play 94 times for his country in an international career spanning fourteen years, keeping another clean sheet in his last appearance at the age of 34 against Cuba.

The England U20 international, who has been handed the No. 4 shirt, spent the latter part of last season and the first half of the 2015/16 campaign on loan at Barnsley, racking up 50 appearances for the Tykes.

Michy Batshuayi has scored on his first two international appearances for Belgium after earning his full call - up following a prolific first season at Marseille.

Nimble and fleet - footed, the England U16 international made a fine start to life at the Club with three goals in his first two appearances.

In 1920 he was a member for the first ever Spanish international squad and helped his country win silver at the 1920 Olympic games and went on to become Spain's most capped footballer, making 46 appearances in total that including the 1934 World Cup Finals.

«At the moment, given my age, it could be my last international appearance,» added Iniesta, who scored Spain's winner in the 2010 final to deliver their first World Cup.

And that resilience will take them a long way in an unfamiliar fixture, their first Europa League final appearance — and a rare chance to complete a full set of European and International trophies.

With clean sheets from half of his first six Premier League appearances, the Slovakia international, 29, has made a good start since arriving in January.

United have lost their first major derby this season, losing 2 - 1 to Manchester City after the last international break, this derby needs to end in a victory with Mourinho getting one over Klopp, which does not seem to be something he has done that often, winning one, drawing one and losing three of five appearances head to head with the German manager.

The Gunners had a # 29.3 m bid for the France international rejected earlier in the summer, but five goals in his first two Ligue 1 appearances of the season have served as a reminder of his qualities.

The Croatia international joined the Spanish champions from Sevilla in 2014 and has since established himself as a vital player of the first team at Camp Nou, scoring 23 goals in 145 appearances.

The England international suffered an ankle injury during the 2 - 1 defeat against Manchester United back in November, but made his first appearance since then on Monday evening against Hull, when he came on in the 67th minute at the KC Stadium.

The DR Congo international has been a mainstay of the First Team side, making 24 appearances in the league this season.

The Holland international will be making his first appearance for the club against the Old Trafford club and says he «can't wait for it to start» ahead of the match which could go a long way to deciding who finishes second behind Manchester City this season.

Age: 24 Appearances: 5 Goals: 0 Assists: 1 Fresh Arsenal Season Rating: 7.5 Moment of the Season: The moment he can thank the Arsenal for, as Gabriel got his first international call - up to the Brazil team on 21st March.

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.

The Brazil international was sensational at Italian League, scoring nine goals in 18 appearances in his first season at San Siro.

The Brazilian youth international, who can play on either wing, has made a total of 24 first team appearances for Vasco, scoring on five occasions and assisting three times also.

The DR Congo international made his long - awaited return to the first team in the 0 - 0 draw at West Bromwich Albion on Boxing Day and has gone on to make a further 11 appearances for the Toffees — starting the past three matches.

After recently garnering unwanted attention following a nightclub incident during the international break, Wilshere will hope to put this behind him as he gears up for a potential return to first - team action this week, almost a year since his last appearance in the Premier League.

Omeruo will leave Chelsea without a first team appearance to his name, as the Nigeria international has only made two appearances for the team in unofficial games both for the U23s of the Premier League champions.

The United States under - 23 international, who spent last season at Scottish club Rangers, made two substitute appearances for Arsenal in the EFL Cup this season but has yet to make his way into Arsene Wenger's first - team plans.

But the Italy international failed to establish himself in Dortmund's first team last season, scoring just three goals in 24 Bundesliga appearances, and has now been handed the opportunity to resurrect his career in Spain.

Spain international Morata scored seven goals in his first seven appearances for the club, but his form tailed off badly from October until mid-January, with a return of five goals in 22 matches.

The Italy international has lost his first - team place this season to Kevin Trapp this season, making just one Ligue 1 appearance so far.