Lee Cattermole

Infobox Football biography
playername = Lee Cattermole


fullname = Lee Barry Cattermole
height = height|ft=5|in=10
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1988|3|21|df=y
cityofbirth = Stockton-on-Tees
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Wigan Athletic
clubnumber = 4
position = Defensive midfielder
youthyears = 1998–2005
youthclubs = Middlesbrough
years = 2005–2008
2008–
clubs = Middlesbrough
Wigan Athletic
caps(goals) = 69 (3)
05 (1)
nationalyears = 2007–
nationalteam = England U21
nationalcaps(goals) = 06 (0)
pcupdate = 11:01, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 19:43, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

Lee Barry Cattermole (born 21 March 1988 in Stockton-on-Tees, Teesside) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Wigan Athletic as a midfielder.

Early life

Cattermole is the cousin of English musician Paul Cattermole who was previously a member of the pop group S Club 7. He was educated at the Ian Ramsey Church of England School. [cite news |title=Lee Cattermole |url=http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/boro-fc/boro-fc-news/tm_headline=boro-s-homegrown-heroes--lee-cattermole&method=full&objectid=17987895&siteid=109975-name_page.html |work=Evening Gazette |date=25 October 2006 |accessdate=2008-08-19]

Club career

Middlesbrough

Cattermole made his debut in the Tyne-Tees derby against Newcastle United on 2 January, 2006, playing the full 90 minutes in a match that finished 2–2 in which the England youth international received man of the match. Former manager Steve McClaren later hailed his performance stating, "When we needed people to stand up and be counted, it took a seventeen-year-old to bring everyone together."

After a 0–4 home defeat to Aston Villa he was captured on camera in tears. However, after this game the team went on to win 7 out of their next 8 games, advancing to the quarter-finals of both the FA and UEFA cups and defeating Premier League champions Chelsea 3–0, only their second league defeat of the season.

Cattermole scored his first league goal for Middlesbrough on 2 April, in a 1–0 victory away at Manchester City. [cite web | title=Man City 0-1 Middlesbrough | work=BBC Sport | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4853690.stm | accessdate=February 6 | accessyear=2007 ]

Cattermole became Middlesbrough's youngest ever captain when he skippered the side in their 1–0 defeat away against Fulham on 7 May. During the game, Middlesbrough's oldest ever player, Colin Cooper, came on as a substitute and Cattermole sportingly gave up the captain`s role, without instruction, to Cooper, who was playing his last ever game before retirement.

On Friday 20 October, Cattermole signed a new four-year deal to keep him at Middlesbrough until 2010. [cite web | title=Boro prodigy Cattermole pens four-year deal | work=ESPN Soccernet | url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=386532&cc=3436 | accessdate=February 6 | accessyear=2007 ]

Wigan Athletic

On 29 July 2008, Cattermole signed for Wigan Athletic on a three year deal in a transfer worth £3.5 million. He made his debut for Wigan Athletic against West Ham United in a 2-1 loss, where England national football team manager Fabio Capello was present for the game. Dean Ashton scored both goals for West Ham while fellow debutant Amr Zaki got the goal for Wigan Athletic.

International career

Cattermole received his first call-up to the England U21 squad for the October 2006 playoffs against Germany. Cattermole now appears to be first choice in the U21 midfield.

References

External links

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