Phil Jagielka/import

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Phil Jagielka is one of the most under rated England defenders, he is as talented as John Terry, despite this he has only won 8 England caps with 0 goals to his name, he plays for Everton Football Club, his former club is Sheffield United he signed there as a youngester in 1999 and stayed untill 2007 where he got a great chance to go and play for Everton. Phil was born 17th of August 1982 making him 28 years of age. Phil made his first England cap for Englan U21 in 2002 he would go on to make 6 U21 matches with 2 goals in 2003 he dropped out of Englands eye, untill 2007 where he made 1 cap for England B, then in 2008 he got the call to play for his country leading to his 8 caps.

Phil ran through the Youth team at Sheffield, then on May 5th 2000 he made his first team debut against Swindon Town in the alst league match of the 1999-2000 seson, even though he was was still a Trainee. he was rewarded with a professinal contract then next day (must have been a great game), and havin progressed well at the start of the following season, he sugned a three year deal at Sheffield United in January 2001.

He established himself in the Sheffield United first-team in the 2002–03 season and started to attract the attention of other clubs, including Leeds United, who were linked with a £6m joint bid for Jagielka and United team mate Michael Brown, but Sheffield United said they would resist any attempts to sign the players.[6]

Jagielka stated in April 2005 he was happy to stay at United, despite several Premier League clubs being interested in signing him.[7] United manager Neil Warnock told West Ham United in June 2005 that Jagielka would not be sold,[8] and in July Wigan Athletic made a £4m bid for Jagielka, after which United upped their valuation of him.[9] By November, Jagielka had been linked with a £4m move to Bolton Wanderers, but United manager Neil Warnock said there had been no contact from Bolton.

Jagielka signed a new three-year deal with United in August 2006. He played as team captain in Chris Morgan's absence. Jagielka gave United their first Premiership victory since April 1994 when he hit a 91st minute half-volley against Middlesbrough for a 2–1 win in September 2006.[12] Despite being recognised as one of United's key players, chairman Kevin McCabe admitted that Jagielka could be sold if the price was high enough.[13] In a home match against Arsenal on 30 December 2006, due to a thigh injury to starting goalkeeper Paddy Kenny and with his side 1–0 up, Jagielka was forced to play in goal for the remainder of the match. Arsenal were kept at bay for the remaining thirty-four minutes and Jagielka's late save from Robin van Persie secured the 1–0 victory.[14] His ability to deputise in goal meant that Neil Warnock was able to – and usually did – do without a substitute goalkeeper on the bench in order to give himself more tactical options (League rules then limited the number of substitutes to 5).

By the end of the 2006–07 season, he had made 133 consecutive league appearances for United,[15] including every league match in the 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons and every minute of the 2006–07 season.[16] When Sheffield United were relegated from the Premier League at the end of the 2006–07 season, Jagielka was linked with moves away from United and goalkeeper Paddy Kenny said he believed it was time Jagielka moved on.[17] New United boss Bryan Robson urged Jagielka to wait for the outcome of the club's relegation arbitration hearing before deciding to leave the club.[18]