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2010 HKFC International Soccer Sevens
2010 HKFC International Soccer Sevens, officially known as IP Global HKFC International Soccer 7s due to sponsorship reason, is the 11th staging of this competition. It was held on 14–16 May 2010. Notable players Masters Tournament * Andy Cole Jura All Stars: Andy Cole, David May, Lee Martin, Clayton Blackmore, Andy Ritchie, Michael Thomas, Ugo Ehiogu, Ian Walker, Frank Sinclair * Southampton Lloyds TSB All Stars: Ian Baird Main Tournament * Ajax: Nathaniël Will, Vlatko Lazić * Aston Villa: Benjamin Siegrist, Ciaran Clark, James Collins, Harry Forrester, Marc Albrighton, Andreas Weimann, Nathan Delfouneso, Durrell Berry * Birmingham City: Jack Butland, Fraser Kerr, Dan Preston, Luke Rowe, Luke Hubbins, Ashley Sammons, Jake Jervis, Jordon Mutch, Brice Ntambwe * Eastleigh FC: Brett Williams * Celtic F.C.: Danielle Giordano, Richie Towell, Matty Hughes, Declan Gallagher, Jason Lowdon, James Keatings, Sean Fitzharris, Paul Slane, Callum McGregor * Rangers F.C.: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HKFC International Soccer Sevens
The HKFC Soccer Sevens, formerly known as the International Soccer Sevens, is an annual invitational seven-a-side football tournament which is organised and hosted by Hong Kong Football Club. Held since 1999, many young professional players have made a name for themselves in the tournament including Premier League players Gabriel Agbonlahor, Andreas Weimann, Jack Grealish, Barry Bannan, Rolando Aarons, Hamza Choudhury, Glen Johnson, Anton Ferdinand, David Bentley, Marc Albrighton, Ben Johnson, Jaden Philogene-Bidace, Indiana Vassilev, Cameron Archer, Jeremy Ngakia, Harrison Ashby, Cody Drameh, Sidnei Tavares, Steven Alzate, Kelland Watts, Matty Longstaff, Oskar Buur, Luke Thomas and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall as well as Scotland internationals Shaun Maloney, Craig Beattie and Chris Burke. The competition ran from 1999-2019, with a break due to the SARS outbreak in Hong Kong in 2003. In 2020, the organisers confirmed that the competition would not be happening that year due to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Siegrist
Benjamin Kevin Siegrist (born 31 January 1992) is a Swiss professional association football, footballer, who plays in the Scottish Premiership for Celtic F.C., Celtic as a goalkeeper. He was a member of the Switzerland national under-23 football team, Switzerland squad at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 Olympic Games in London and went on to represent the Switzerland national under-21 football team, Swiss Under-21s. In 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup, 2009, Siegrist was part of his nation's FIFA U-17 World Cup winning side, during which he also received the competition's inaugural FIFA U-17 World Cup#Awards, Golden Glove award for best goalkeeper. During seven years in the Aston Villa F.C. Reserves and Academy, Aston Villa Academy Siegrist undertook a series of short-term loans to English Football League and Football Conference, Conference sides. After a spell in the Swiss Super League with FC Vaduz, Vaduz, Siegrist signed for Scottish club Dundee United in 2018. Club career Aston Villa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Hubbins
Luke Anthony Hubbins (born 11 September 1991) is a retired English footballer. He began his career with Birmingham City, but made his professional debut in August 2010 in the Football League Cup while on loan to Notts County, and also spent a brief spell on loan to Conference National club Tamworth. He never played for Birmingham's first team, and was released at the end of the 2011–12 season, when he signed for AFC Telford United of the Conference. He plays either as a winger or at right back. Playing career Early career Hubbins, from the Weoley Castle district of Birmingham, played for junior club Cadbury Athletic from under-9s to under-13s before joining Birmingham City's Academy in 2003. As a 16-year-old he appeared for the club's reserve team, and in 2009 he scored the late goal which took the academy team through to the semi-final of the FA Youth Cup for the first time since 1985. According to the '' Birmingham Mail'', he "won a 50–50 and broke down the inside-ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Rowe (footballer)
Luke Jonathan Rowe (born 16 September 1991) is a New Zealand footballer who plays in England for the side Bedworth United, where he plays as a defender. Playing career Wellington Phoenix In June 2012 Rowe was named as one of eight inaugural players to join the Wellington Phoenix academy dubbed the 'Football School of Excellence'. Due to seven Phoenix players being away on international duty Rowe and fellow FSE player Tom Biss where called on to make their debuts in a round 2 away fixture against Melbourne Heart. Despite four players making their debut the Phoenix managed come away with a 1–1 draw. Rowe played a full 90 minutes at left back. Eastwood Town Luke Rowe joined Northern Premier League Division One South side Eastwood Town in October 2013, he only went on to make four appearances for the club (two league appearances), before departing in December 2013. International career Rowe represented New Zealand at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia Colombia (, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Preston
Daniel Sean Preston (born 26 September 1991) is an English people, English association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for club Bedworth United F.C., Bedworth United. Playing career Birmingham City Preston joined Birmingham City F.C., Birmingham City's Birmingham City F.C. Reserves and Academy, youth academy in 2002. He played in the club's under-18 team which reached the semi-final of the 2008–09 FA Youth Cup, in which they lost 6–1 two-legged tie, on aggregate to their Liverpool F.C., Liverpool counterparts. Included in the squads for first team (association football)#F, first-team pre-season exhibition game, friendlies, Preston injured a Medial collateral ligament, medial knee ligament playing for a reserve team, reserve XI against Tamworth F.C., Tamworth. Following an injury crisis, Preston, still in the second year of his academy scholarship, was given a squad number and made his first-team debut on 22 September 2009 as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fraser Kerr
Fraser Kerr (born 17 January 1993) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a centre back for club AFC Telford United. Kerr has represented his country at levels from under-16 to under-21. Kerr began his professional career at Premier League side Birmingham City in 2011, having progressed through the club's youth ranks. He never made an appearance for the club, and spent the 2012–13 season on loan to Scottish Premier League side Motherwell, where he made 19 appearances. He was released by Birmingham City in July 2013, having returned from his loan spell. Kerr then moved to Motherwell on a permanent basis, making 40 league appearances in two seasons. He spent a season with Cowdenbeath before moving to Stenhousemuir in June 2016. The following year, he returned to England, where he played non-league football for Gateshead, Hartlepool United, Torquay United, Chesterfield and York City. In July 2023 Kerr signed for club AFC Telford United. Club career Birmingham City Kerr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Butland
Jack Butland (born 10 March 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Manchester United, on loan from Crystal Palace. Butland began his career with Birmingham City, and made his debut in the Football League in September 2011 while on loan to League Two club Cheltenham Town. Butland established himself as first choice keeper at St Andrew's in 2012–13 and was transferred to Premier League club Stoke City in January 2013 for a fee of £3.3 million. He was loaned back to Birmingham and went on to play in every league match in 2012–13. Butland then spent time out on loan at Barnsley before making his Premier League debut in January 2014. He had loan spells with Leeds United and Derby County in 2014 before he became Stoke's number one in 2015–16. Butland spent seven seasons at Stoke, winning their player of the year award twice. He joined Crystal Palace in October 2020. At international level, he represented England at all age-group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birmingham City
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. Since 2011, the first team have competed in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. As Small Heath, they played in the Football Alliance before becoming founder members and first champions of the Football League Second Division. The most successful period in their history was in the 1950s and early 1960s. They achieved their highest finishing position of sixth in the First Division in the 1955–56 season and reached the 1956 FA Cup Final. Birmingham played in two Inter-Cities Fairs Cup finals, in 1960, as the first English club side to reach a major European final, and again the following year. They won the League Cup in 1963 and again in 2011. Birmingham have played in the top tier of English football for around half of their history: t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durrell Berry
Durrell Joel Berry (born 27 May 1992) is an English footballer who last played for Mickleover Sports in 2019. He began his career with Notts County's centre of excellence and progressed through Aston Villa's academy to sign his first professional contract in 2010. Having joined Plymouth Argyle the following year, Berry made his debut in the Football League in August 2011. On 20 July 2017 Berry signed for Kettering Town, following his departure from Truro City. Early life Berry was born in Derby. He was a student at Saint Benedict Catholic School and made the news in July 2007 after being sent home for having a short haircut, which was against school policy. "They sent me home because they said my hair's too short and it represents a hooligan look," said Berry, who had his head shaved with grade one blades every few weeks. "I just feel like it's my human right really to have my hair at a grade one if I want to." The rule, introduced in 1986 to prevent white pupils from gettin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan Delfouneso
Nathan Abayomi Delfouneso (born 2 February 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for League One club Accrington Stanley. Having graduated from Aston Villa's academy Delfouneso broke into their first team in 2008, mainly being an impact substitute over the next few years, he scored 9 goals in 52 appearances, including two goals in the club's 2008-09 UEFA Cup campaign. Delfouneso had a series of loan moves to Football League Championship sides while at Aston Villa, followed by permanent spells at Blackpool, Blackburn Rovers and Swindon Town. He signed for Blackpool for a fourth time in 2017. Delfouneso was a regular England youth international, playing a total of 54 matches and scoring 19 goals at U16, U17, U19 and U21 levels. Club career Aston Villa Born in Tyseley, Birmingham, Delfouneso, a product of the Aston Villa Academy, became a regular for both the club's reserve and academy teams in the 2006–07 season. He made his debut for the rese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Weimann
Andreas Weimann (; born 5 August 1991) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for club Bristol City and the Austria national team. Weimann was signed by Aston Villa as a sixteen-year-old from Rapid Vienna and went on to make over 100 appearances in the Premier League before his transfer to Derby County. He joined Wolves on loan in January 2017 before joining Bristol City in July 2018. Club career Rapid Wien Born in Vienna, Weimann began his career at hometown club FC Stadlau before joining Rapid Wien as a thirteen-year-old. He remained there for three years, before being signed by Premier League club Aston Villa, joining the club alongside fellow Austrian Dominik Hofbauer. He has since mentioned that he still supports Rapid. Aston Villa Early career Weimann represented the club during the 2009 Peace Cup against Juventus, Atlante and Porto. The striker was an important figure in Aston Villa's Reserves, particularly in the 2009–10 season fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Albrighton
Marc Kevin Albrighton (born 18 November 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or wing-back for Championship side West Bromwich Albion, on loan from Premier League club Leicester City. Albrighton joined Aston Villa at the age of eight, and made his professional debut for them in 2009. he totalled nine goals in 101 professional appearances for Villa, also spending a loan spell at Wigan Athletic in 2013. After being released in 2014, he signed for Leicester City where he won the Premier League in 2015–16, playing in every league match of the season, and the FA Cup in 2020–21. Albrighton represented the England U21 and U20 sides. Club career Aston Villa Early career Born in Tamworth, Staffordshire, Albrighton started his career at hometown club Mile Oak Monarchs, before he was offered a trial at Villa's local rivals West Bromwich Albion. He was rejected by Albion, then subsequently signed for Villa at the age of eight. After impressing in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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