James Harper (footballer)

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James Harper
Personal information
Full name	James Alan John Harper
Date of birth	9 November 1980 (1980-11-09) (age 27)
Place of birth	Chelmsford, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Reading
Number	15
Youth clubs
	Arsenal
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000–2001 2000–2001 2001–	Arsenal → Cardiff City (loan) Reading	000 0(0) 003 0(0) 275 (24)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:12, 11 May 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

James Alan John Harper (born 9 November 1980 in Chelmsford, Essex, England) is a professional footballer playing in central midfield for Reading in the Premier League.

Contents 1 Football 1.1 Club career 1.2 International career 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Football

[edit] Club career

Harper started his career as a trainee with Arsenal, but as his first team opportunities were limited, he first went on loan to Cardiff City, before signing permanently for Reading for an undisclosed fee, said to be "a substantial six-figure fee" on 28 February 2001.^[1] After helping Reading to win the 2005–06 Championship, and thus win promotion to the Premier League, he scored his first Premiership goals for Reading in a clash with Newcastle United at St James' Park, scoring twice despite losing 3-2.^[2]

On 4 July 2007, Harper signed an improved three year contract to keep him at Reading until the end of the 2009-10 season.^[3]

[edit] International career

Harper rejected the chance to go to the 2006 FIFA World Cup with Ghana, saying: "I've never even been to Ghana." He would have qualified to play for Ghana because his mother was born there.^[4]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• James Harper profile at readingfc.co.uk
• James Harper career stats at Soccerbase

http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1290710,00.html

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Persondata
NAME	Harper, James Alan John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	9 November 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH	Chelmsford
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH