Vela made three Premier
League appearances as a teenager and following a loan spell at Notts County, was given a chance in the Bolton first team in the Championship.
While he gained valuable experience in arguably the top league in the world, the striker failed to establish himself and left after just six
league appearances as a substitute.
But since then the Belgian has made just seven
league appearances as injuries have prevented him from settling in.
Top 50 best players in Europe 2014/15 Top ten most Premier
League appearances as Liverpool's Steven Gerrard reaches 500
Last season Begovic kept seven clean sheets in 35
league appearances as City claimed a respectable ninth placed finish.
Last season, the midfielder shone for Nice, as he bagged seven goals and 10 assists in 34
league appearances as the French side secured a top four finish.
The 22 - year - old enjoyed a breakthrough year in Ligue 1 last season as he scored 13 goals and registered nine assists in 34
league appearances as Lyon ran eventual champions Paris Saint - Germain close for the title.
Should Arsene Wenger rest leading talisman Robin van Persie, Park will get a chance to impress in his first Champions
League appearance as Marouane Chamakh is out with a knee injury.
Aarons has made an instant impact since breaking into the Newcastle United first team set - up this term, scoring in his second Premier
League appearance as well as netting against Man City during his side's superb Capital One Cup win away at Man City.
Not exact matches
As for shaving one's head, that is not much different from styling one's hair — not quite in the same league as a surgical procedure, but, yes, wanting to improve one's appearance, as long as it does not become an obsession [I am thinking of the heart - wrenching tragedy of Michael Jackson], is no more culpable than wanting to improve one's mind or any other natural attribut
As for shaving one's head, that is not much different from styling one's hair — not quite in the same
league as a surgical procedure, but, yes, wanting to improve one's appearance, as long as it does not become an obsession [I am thinking of the heart - wrenching tragedy of Michael Jackson], is no more culpable than wanting to improve one's mind or any other natural attribut
as a surgical procedure, but, yes, wanting to improve one's
appearance,
as long as it does not become an obsession [I am thinking of the heart - wrenching tragedy of Michael Jackson], is no more culpable than wanting to improve one's mind or any other natural attribut
as long
as it does not become an obsession [I am thinking of the heart - wrenching tragedy of Michael Jackson], is no more culpable than wanting to improve one's mind or any other natural attribut
as it does not become an obsession [I am thinking of the heart - wrenching tragedy of Michael Jackson], is no more culpable than wanting to improve one's mind or any other natural attribute.
Twenty - nine - year - old Folau has made 62
appearances for Australia, having initially started out
as a rugby
league player.
In 2011, he made his 500th English
League appearance against Barnsley and in doing so cemented his unarguable status
as a Premier
League classic.
Liverpool,
as per the report, rejected a bid of close to # 11M for Moreno last week from Napoli, with Roma now reportedly interested in the Spanish defender, who only managed to make 11
appearances in the
league last season.
Perez, who joined the north London club for # 17M last summer
as per the Independent, scored once in 11
league appearances for Arsene Wenger's side last season as the Gunners missed out on Champions League football for the first time under W
league appearances for Arsene Wenger's side last season
as the Gunners missed out on Champions
League football for the first time under W
League football for the first time under Wenger.
Last campaign, Kompany was only capable of making 13
appearances in all competitions
as Man City finished fourth in the Premier
League in Guardiola's first season in England.
There could be hope of making an
appearance in the FA Cup fourth round, but should Southampton overcome Norwich to take us on, we may look to play a near - full strength side (especially
as the Saints knocked us out of the
League Cup this term).
Kompany hasn't been able to make more than 14
league appearances in a season since the 2014/15 campaign, where he made 25
as his side finished 2nd behind Chelsea.
Still, just 18, the Blackburn player has proved himself a capable performer in both central defence and
as a holding midfielder — and has kept the likes of Didier Drogba quiet in his eighteen Premier
League appearances.
He moved to Leicester in the January transfer window, and proceeded to make five
appearances — of which only one was a start —
as the Foxes clinched an unlikely Premier
League title.
The Gunners bought the Spaniard at the end of the transfer window with a lot of fanfare, but the Spaniard made just 11
appearances in the
League, with most of them coming from the bench, and now the Spaniard is desperate to return to his hometown
as we revealed yesterday...
Umtiti made 35
league appearances for Lyon last season, scoring once and assisting twice
as they ran eventual champions Paris Saint - Germain close for the title.
Since arriving in Turin, Bonucci has gone on to make almost 200 Serie A
appearances for the Bianconeri, winning five Scudetti, two Coppa Italia titles, and he finished
as a runner - up in the Champions
League in 2015.
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
league appearances,
as he helped his side win their fifth Premier
League League title.
So far, the defender has been able to make a total of 32
appearances for the former Premier
League champions, scoring two and assisting three in that time period
as well.
The 22 - year - old made 25
appearances for Villarreal this season, and also featured seven times in the Europa
League as the Liga BBVA side reached the semi-finals.
Martial scored nine goals in 35
league appearances for Monaco last season as they ended the campaign in third place and secured Champions League football once
league appearances for Monaco last season
as they ended the campaign in third place and secured Champions
League football once
League football once again.
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.
Zouma only managed to make nine
league appearances for Antonio Conte's Chelsea last season as the Blues won their fifth Premier League title ahead of rivals Tott
league appearances for Antonio Conte's Chelsea last season
as the Blues won their fifth Premier
League title ahead of rivals Tott
League title ahead of rivals Tottenham.
They have 2 Men's
League Championships
as well
as a 2nd Place and another Final Four
appearance.
The 22 - year - old has struggled with a series of injury setbacks and poor form since moving to Old Trafford in 2014, and those struggles have continued this season
as he's managed just two brief
appearances in the
League Cup.
So far this campaign, Goretzka has got off to a flying start,
as the midfielder has managed to clock up four goals in just 10
league appearances for Die Königsblauen.
The 20 year old has scored five goals in nine
league appearances this term and the fact the young Hamburg forward can be used in a number of roles may well appeal to Wenger
as looks at ways to beef up his squad.
A fun - loving midfielder who made 119
appearances for the club and later served briefly
as the club's manager, winning the Champions
League and the FA Cup in a 42 - game stint.
Aaron now has more than 300
appearances for the club, but in his 7 years
as a first team regular he has only averaged around 27
League games per season due to ongoing injury problems.
Despite going into their Champions
League Last - 16 clash with Shakhtar Donetsk
as clear favourites Bayern Munich could only manage a 0 - 0 draw
as Xabi Alonso was sent off on his 100th
appearance in the competition.
As Özil has been at the Emirates for a season longer and has made 15 more
league appearances (100 to 85), our analysis in a number of areas has been made on a per game basis.
So it may come
as a surprise to learn that the 20 - year - old brought up 50
appearances for the Gunners in their 1 - 0 Premier
League victory over Newcastle United yesterday.
Having now scored 50 goals in just over 100
league appearances for Dortmund, the German international's valuation will have increased significantly since his $ 17.5 m switch from Borussia Monchengladbach in 2012,
as per Sky Sports, and so Arsenal must be prepared to splash out.
The 30 - year - old has featured 24 times for the La Liga outfit in
league competition so far this term — of which 23
appearances have come from the start — but he has managed only four goals, although eight assists mark him out
as a much more productive operator than he ever was in North London, where he scored only seven goals and contributed six assists over two miserable
league campaigns.
Van Rhijn, 23, played in 32 Eredivisie games last term,
as well
as making six
appearances in the Champions
League and two in the Europa
League.
In 29 Premier
League appearances, he made 95 tackles, 65 interceptions and 138 clearances,
as well
as blocking 12 shots.
The 21 - year - old was one of the star performers for Monaco last season, scoring 14 goals and providing 17 assists in 55
appearances in all competitions to help them secure the Ligue 1 title
as well
as enjoy a thrilling run to the last four of the Champions
League.
Chalobah, who made 10
league appearances for Antonio Conte's side last season as Chelsea secured their fifth Premier League title, contributing one assist, has signed a five - year deal with the Hornets after struggling to break into the first team at Stamford Bridge, as per the Ex
league appearances for Antonio Conte's side last season
as Chelsea secured their fifth Premier
League title, contributing one assist, has signed a five - year deal with the Hornets after struggling to break into the first team at Stamford Bridge, as per the Ex
League title, contributing one assist, has signed a five - year deal with the Hornets after struggling to break into the first team at Stamford Bridge,
as per the Express.
All the more impressive for the number of goals and games, Barcelona star Lionel Messi is top of another list
as he holds a record of 0.81 goals per game in the Champions
League, having scored 74 in just 91
appearances, including two in finals.
Injury troubles have been a major issue this season
as they've limited Zlatan Ibrahimovic to just seven
appearances, and that followed on from 28 goals in 46
appearances last year
as he picked up the Europa
League,
League Cup and Community Shield in his first campaign in England.
The 21 - year - old has been in scintillating form in the Eredivisie this season
as he has scored 22 goals in only 29
appearances as PSV clinched their first
league title in seven years.
Benzema's 15 goals and 10 assists 29 La Liga
appearances last season mark him out
as the class of player Wenger needs if he is going to mount a Premier
League title challenge.
Lukaku, who has scored three goals in his first three
league appearances for the Red Devils this season, was signed by Mourinho from Everton for a fee of # 90M in the summer
as per the Daily Mail.
As reported by the Guardian, Dortmund are unwilling to sell Dembele, who scored six and assisted 13 in 32 league appearances last season, as they feel they would struggle to find a suitable replacement for Dembele with such little time left in the window, with Dortmund's staggeringly - high asking price set to leave Barcelona looking elsewher
As reported by the Guardian, Dortmund are unwilling to sell Dembele, who scored six and assisted 13 in 32
league appearances last season,
as they feel they would struggle to find a suitable replacement for Dembele with such little time left in the window, with Dortmund's staggeringly - high asking price set to leave Barcelona looking elsewher
as they feel they would struggle to find a suitable replacement for Dembele with such little time left in the window, with Dortmund's staggeringly - high asking price set to leave Barcelona looking elsewhere.
Cristiano Ronaldo netted his 257 goal for the Spanish giants on Tuesday night
as they waltzed past FC Basel in their Champions
League opener, an astonishing goal tally to show from his 252
appearances for the club.