Sol Campbell Professional Footballer Plays

Sol Campbell Professional Footballer Plays

Sulzeer Jeremiah "Sol" Campbell (born 18 September 1974) is an English professional footballer who plays for Premier League side Arsenal.[2] A central defender, Campbell has also played for Tottenham Hotspur and Portsmouth, as well as the English national team. Born in East London to Jamaican parents, Campbell's professional debut was at age 18 for FA Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur in December 1992. Campbell spent nine years at Tottenham, scoring 10 goals in 255 appearances, and captaining the team to victory in the 1999 Football League Cup Final against Premier League side Leicester City. In 2001 he controversially joined Tottenham's North London derby rivals Arsenal, the first high profile free transfer within the Premier League under the Bosman ruling. In his five years and 135 appearances at Arsenal he won two Premier League winners medals and three FA Cup winners medals, encompassing the 2001-02 League and FA Cup double, and being part of the team that became known as The Invincibles for their undefeated 2003-04 Premier League campaign. Campbell was also part of the side that lost 2-1 to Barcelona in the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final, in which he scored the only goal for Arsenal. In August 2006 he joined Premier League side Portsmouth on a free transfer; his three years with the club included captaining them to success in the 2008 FA Cup Final against Championship side Cardiff City. In 2006 Campbell become the only player to have represented England in six consecutive major tournaments, playing in the 1996, 2000 and 2004 European Championships, and the 1998, 2002 and 2006 World Cups, and he has a career total of 73 England caps. He was named in the official Teams of the Tournament for the 2002 World Cup and 2004 European Championship. Campbell's other honours in the game include being in the Professional Footballers' Association Team of the Year three times, in 1999, 2003 and 2004.

Personal information Full name Sulzeer Jeremiah Campbell[1] Date of birth 18 September 1974 (1974-09-18) (age 35) Place of birth Plaistow, England Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Playing position Centre back Club information Current club Arsenal Number 31 Youth career 1989–1992 Tottenham Hotspur Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1992–2001 Tottenham Hotspur 255 (10) 2001–2006 Arsenal 135 (8) 2006–2009 Portsmouth 91 (2) 2009 Notts County 1 (0) 2010– Arsenal 4 (0) National team‡ 1994–1996 England U21 11 (2) 1994–2006 England B 2 (0) 1996–2007 England 73 (1)