Sentences with phrase «last international appearance»
«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.
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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.
That's a major void to fill for Arsene Wenger as the Chilean international was a talismanic figure up front for the Gunners last season, scoring 30 goals and providing 19 assists in 51 appearances.
The Toffees are closing in on a # 5.3 m deal for the Belgium international, who scored 20 goals in 25 appearances last season for the Greek Champions.
The forward endured the most successful season of his career last year, as the Brazil international scored eight goals and assisted twice in 34 league appearances, as he helped his side win their fifth Premier League title.
The French international has managed to score just nine goals in 29 appearances so far this season, and coupled with the January arrival of Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang, the pressure really is on his shoulders having been benched for the last two games since the former Borussia Dortmund striker arrived.
It's been another wonderful year for the Portuguese international as he won the La Liga title and Champions League last season with Madrid, while scoring 42 goals and providing 12 assists in 46 appearances in all competitions.
The Belgian international's last Premier League appearance came back on October 28, and so from a personal perspective too, he'll be delighted to be back involved and will be hopeful of playing a key role in helping Tottenham enjoy a successful end to the campaign on all remaining fronts.
While the Chilean international has now registered 14 goals and 12 assists in 23 appearances in all competitions, his teammates has come under heavy criticism over the last week or so with abject performances against Everton and Manchester City.
He managed 19 in 33 appearances in all competitions last season, but combine that with the fact that The Mirror claim that Everton are willing to splash out # 30m on the England international, and surely that's more than enough to let him go.
The Argentina international would certainly be a fine addition to either, having scored 53 goals in 102 appearances for Napoli over the last two campaigns.
Lucas Perez, was born September 1988, in the city of A Coruna, he is a Spanish international who was bought during the last summer transfer window from Deportivo La Coruna, where he scored 17 goals in 36 appearances, for the sum of 17.1 million pounds.
The France international was arguably played too often last term as he made 51 appearances in all competitions despite not having a proper pre-season.
Goretzka is also really establishing himself at international level at the moment, with an incredible six goals in his last four appearances for Germany.
Should Chelsea end up getting a deal for Dortmund star Aubameyang over the line, it'll be interesting to see whether the Gabon international can replicate the form we see him achieve for the Bundesliga side last season, which saw the striker bag in impressive 31 goals in 32 league appearances.
Dembele netted an impressive 17 goals for Fulham last term, as well as impressing for France's Under - 19 side, scoring four goals in his seven appearances for the international side.
In the last four years, the former France international has made just 16 Premier League starts and recorded only one appearance in the 2014 - 15 season in the League Cup.
The Gabon international scored 24 goals in 48 appearances last season, his second with the German side.
The ex-England international has a great record for the Gunners, scoring 108 goals in 397 appearances, including 20 last season, but he fallen out of favour with boss Arsene Wenger and is hoping that regular football up in the North - West may give him a springboard to impress Gareth Southgate and regain his place in the Three Lions team that will be going to Russia in the summer.
The 24 - year - old goalkeeper, who has already made 40 appearances at international level, attracted admiring glances following his performances for CSKA Moscow in last season's UEFA Champions League.
With just two appearances, neither of them in the Premier League, in the last two years and just 22 in the last four years, Arsenal are just not getting any use out of the French international midfielder.
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 Nigeria international made 26 appearances last time round, but only 13 of them were in the starting XI.
The Ghana international made just two league cup appearances for Bournemouth last term.
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.
The Belgium international failed to score or assist a single goal in 18 Premier League appearances last time round, with his development appearing to stall under new manager Louis van Gaal.
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.
The Moroccan international scored five goals in 30 league appearances last season, and while Roma are keen on keeping one of their prize assets ahead of their return to Champions League football, they are willing to sell him at the right price.
This weekend saw an inordinate number of debut appearances in the Premier League thanks to the international break last week.
Bamford has netted 31 goals in 71 appearances during those temporary moves and made his England Under 21 international debut last November.
Last season, Ilori's Liverpool teammate Sebastian Coates spent the campaign at the Stadium of Light — making 10 appearances as the north - east giants evaded relegation — and Dick Advocaat's side are believed to be keen on bringing the Uruguay international back to the club permanently according to the Echo.
Icardi, who has one senior international cap for Argentina, scored 16 goals and provided four assists in 33 Serie A appearances last season.
The England international is yet to make an appearance this season after sustaining yet another ankle injury in the build up to the Community Shield clash against Chelsea at the start of last month.
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.
Wilshere made more interceptions against Slovenia than in his previous four England games in the role, while his passing accuracy has topped 90 per cent in each of his last two international appearances after starting at a more worrying 81.8 per cent against Switzerland.
The 23 - year - old scored seven goals and provided seven assists in 22 appearances last season, and has continued to establish himself as a key figure at international level too.
The England international moved to Goodison Park last month in a # 20million deal, having found opportunities limited this season under Arsene Wenger, making just six substitute appearances in the Premier League.
The Brazil international, 29, has made 26 appearances for the Blues since joining from Atletico Madrid for # 15.8 m last summer but the two clubs have been in talks about a return move.
Kane has scored seven goals in his last six international appearances, but without the Spurs striker England lacked a cutting edge to kill the game off.
The Germany international has established himself as one of Bayern's key men in the recent months, has scored eight goals in 38 appearances in all competitions last season.
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 Serbian international joined Napoli from Torino at the beginning of last season but has found playing time quite limited at the Stadio San Paolo, making just 9 league appearances since his $ 25m transfer — including only one so far this season.
The Brazil international - who joined the Spanish champions from Santos in 2013 - has scored 70 goals in 109 appearances for the Blaugrana over the past three season, also won the treble last season.
The German international has picked up 17 goals during his 113 appearances with Schalke, but has been riddled with injuries over the last few seasons.
The Uruguay international has been named as a key Arsenal target by the French press and after scoring 31 goals in 53 appearances for PSG last season, would be an exciting addition to the Premier League.
Joining from Southampton for a fee of # 12.5 million, the England international has become a regular feature in Jurgen Klopp's side, registering a total of 52 appearances last season.
The Wales international endured a tough spell last term shrouded by injuries, but he still managed nine goals in 27 appearances.
Xavi was also a star on the international stage, winning the European Championship in 2008 and 2012, while lifting the World Cup in 2010 with Spain, for whom he made 133 appearances — a record for an outfield player - before retiring after last year's World Cup in Brazil.
The Chile international has netted thrice in the last two Premier League appearances, but all of his goals have come in small periods of excellence.