Zat Knight
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| Zat Knight | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Zatyiah Knight | |
| Date of birth | May 2, 1980 | |
| Place of birth | Solihull, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | |
| Playing position | Centre Back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Aston Villa | |
| Number | 16 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1999 | Rushall Olympic | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1999–2007 2000 2007– |
Fulham → Peterborough United (loan) Aston Villa |
150 (3) 8 (0) 27 (1) |
| National team2 | ||
2005 |
England U21 England |
4 (0) 2 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Zatyiah "Zat" Knight (born May 2, 1980 in Solihull, West Midlands) is an English footballer currently playing for Aston Villa. He is the tallest defender in Premier League, standing 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m).
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[edit] Club Career
[edit] Fulham
Fulham signed Knight from Rushall Olympic in exchange for 30 tracksuits.[1] As Knight was not a professionally contracted player to Olympic, Fulham were not obliged to pay a fee for him and sent the clothing as a gesture of thanks.
Zat scored four goals for Fulham, two in the 2004-05 in English football season and two in the 2006-07 season. The first in a FA Cup match against Watford in a 1–1 draw, his second an FA Premiership goal against Norwich City in a 6–0 win. His last goal for Fulham came against Bolton Wanderers in a 2–1 loss. He was arguably Fulham's most consistent player in the 2006-07 season, a reward for this being given temporary captaincy of the club while regular skipper Luís Boa Morte was out injured.
Before the game against West Ham United it was announced that he had broken his jaw in two places after messing around with his brother. Chris Coleman has been quoted as saying that it takes more than horseplay to break one's jaw in two places, but Knight insists there was "nothing sinister" about the incident.[2]
[edit] Aston Villa
On August 29, 2007, Knight signed a four year contract deal with the club he supported as a boy, Aston Villa in a £3.5 million deal. [3] Ironically his last Fulham match was the 2-1 defeat against Villa, in which he played a part in Villa's equaliser when an Ashley Young shot deflected off him into the net, although this was later given as Young's goal. In the early hours of the day of his transfer (29 August), Knight, along with his brother Carlos, were arrested in a drugs raid on the family home[4]. Knight was released on police bail while Carlos was remanded in custody. Police said that a quantity of drugs were seized at the home. Knight feared that he may miss the press conference announcing his signing but his agent bailed him out and no mention of the incident was made at the press conference.[5] Knight scored a headed goal on his Villa debut in a 2–0 win against Chelsea on 2 September, 2007.[6][7]
[edit] International career
He made his England debut on May 28, 2005 as a substitute against the United States in a friendly match. He gained his second cap in a friendly against Colombia on May 31.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ Sunday Mirror (English) (The specifics of the story vary, some sources say "the price of some balls and tracksuits").
- ^ "Knight plays down injury incident", BBC Sport. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
- ^ Knight moves to Villa. AVFC. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
- ^ "News: Footie star nicked in heroin raid", The Sun. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
- ^ Ducker, James. "Knight's arrival at Villa tainted", The Times, 2007-08-30. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
- ^ McKenzie, Andrew. "Aston Villa 2-0 Chelsea", BBC Sport, 2007-09-02. Retrieved on 2007-09-02.
- ^ Self, Janine. "Aston Villa 2 Chelsea 0", The Sun, 2007-09-03. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
- ^ Zat Knight England stats. EnglandStats.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
[edit] External links
- Zat Knight career stats at Soccerbase
- Profile from FulhamFC.com
- Profile from the BBC
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