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Dan Gosling

Gosling playing for Everton
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Gosling
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, defender
Team information
Current team	Unattached
Youth career
000?–2006	Plymouth Argyle
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2008	Plymouth Argyle	22	(2)
2008–2010	Everton	22	(4)
International career
2006–2007	England U17	12	(1)
2008	England U18	1	(0)
2008–2009	England U19	9	(1)
2009–	England U21	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:39, 1 April 2010 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:39, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

Daniel "Dan" Gosling (born 2 February 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a centre midfielder, right midfielder or right fullback. He is currently a free agent having left Everton in the Summer of 2010. Gosling is a versatile player, having operated as a box-to-box midfielder for Everton on several occasions and occasionally deputised at right back to accommodate substitutions.

Career

Plymouth Argyle

Born in Brixham, Devon, Gosling was spotted by Plymouth Argyle scouts when he was playing in the under-12 side of hometown club Brixham United. On 9 December 2006, at age 16 years and 310 days, he made his professional debut against Hull City, coming on as a first-half substitute for injured Captain Paul Wotton and became the fourth youngest debutant. His full debut came on New Year's Day 2007 against Southampton at Home Park. He proved his versatility in a solid performance, by moving from right-midfield to right-back after an early injury to defender Mathias Kouo-Doumbe.

Gosling established himself as a regular in the reserve team, and his impressive performances were noticed by manager Ian Holloway. At the beginning of March 2007 he trained for a week with Premiership club Chelsea along with team-mates Luke Summerfield and Scott Sinclair. That same year he was named The Herald's Young Sports Personality of the Year in 2007.

Everton

On 3 January 2008 it was announced that Gosling was to sign a two and a half year contract for Premier League team Everton from Plymouth, days after Everton's Lukas Jutkiewicz was loaned to the Pilgrims. Gosling's signing for Everton was finalised on January 14, 2008, and he was assigned the squad number 32. He was sent to the Reserves and did not make a first team appearance for the rest of the season. His first-team debut came in a 1–0 away victory against Middlesbrough, and his first goal for the club came two days later in a 3–0 victory over Sunderland at Goodison Park. After match, he was given a standing ovation by his own teammates in the dressing room.

On 4 February 2009, Gosling came on as a substitute and scored the only goal in the FA Cup fourth round replay at Goodison Park against crosstown rivals Liverpool in the 118th minute. An error by live broadcasters ITV during the match meant the goal was missed by millions of TV viewers, including Gosling's mother Hilary. The goal scored against Liverpool was then voted Evertons 'Goal of the Season' – voted by the fans of Everton. He went on to play in the 2009 FA Cup Final, coming on as a second half substitute. Moyes praised the nineteen-year-old and stated his desire to protect him from over-exposure to the media.

For the 2009–10 season, Gosling was given the number 19 when Portuguese left back Nuno Valente was released. On the 23 September Carling Cup match against Hull City, he started the match and played all 90 minutes as Everton thrashed the Tigers 4–0, scoring a goal. This season has seen him turn out for the reserve team on several occasions. He scored against the Burnley reserves on 26 August. Though mostly on the bench for league games, he was in the starting eleven for most of the League Cup and Europa League matches. He was handed his second league start of the season on 8 November away at West Ham United and scored the winning goal in a 2–1 win. On 2 December away at AEK Athens, he was stretchered off early in the first half with a hamstring injury.On the 20th of February he scored against Manchester United when they won 3–1. On 31 March 2010, Gosling was ruled out for nine months after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee after a collision with Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann. Gosling had been on the pitch for only a few minutes and it was a disappointing way to end a season which had seen him make 17 Premier League appearances for Everton, score three goals and be described in some quarters as the "New Leon Osman".

Gosling, when offered an extension to his contract in May 2009 declared "there's no other club I'd rather be at" however no extension was agreed and his contract with Everton expired in June 2010. On 6 July 2010 the Daily Mirror reported that the PFCC tribunal's decision allowed Gosling to leave Everton with no compensation being paid to the club, as an extension to his current contract was only ever offered verbally and not in writing. Had Everton's contract offer been in writing the Merseyside club would have been entitled to compensation should Gosling have moved to another English club (but not to a non-English club). The tribunal's decision also meant that Plymouth Argyle F.C. would receive no monetary payment despite a sell-on clause in Gosling's Everton contract. The Daily Mail reported that the player had rejected a verbal offer of a £15,000 a week contract from Everton

International career

Gosling earned himself a call-up to the England Under-17s squad for the UEFA European U17 Championship Qualifying Round in Bosnia at the end of March 2007 after displaying good form for the Pilgrims, and was also included in the England U17 squad for the 2007 European Championships in Belgium. England finished twenty-third in that tournament, qualifying for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup, with Gosling also making the tournament squad. He was promoted to the under-19 squad for the 2008 European Championships.

In the summer of 2009, Gosling was called up for the final squad to participate in the U19 European Championship and started in every game. He scored a goal against Ukraine in the group stage match to give England the lead but Ukraine equalised to draw 2–2. England ended the tournament as runners-up to Ukraine.

Gosling was called up to the England U21 squad for the first time as a replacement for injured clubmate Jack Rodwell. He was named as a substitute in Stuart Pearce's 18-man squad for the double qualifier against Portugal on 14 November and Lithuania three days later. He made his debut in the match when he came on as an extra time substitute for Fabian Delph against Portugal.

Career statistics

_{Last updated 19 April 2010}

References

1. "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
2. "Gosling ready for FA Cup final". Western Morning News. 30 May 2009.
3. "Chelsea look at Argyle teenagers". BBC Sport. 1 March 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
4. "James hoping to see Gosling star in FA Cup". Cornish Guardian. 29 May 2009.
5. "Blues confirm Gosling deal". Evertpm F.C. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
6. Gamble, Matthew. "Gosling deal finalised". Everton F.C. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
7. McNulty, Phil (2008-12-26). "Middlesbrough 0–1 Everton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
8. McNulty, Phil (2008-12-28). "Everton 3–0 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
9. "Dan Gosling earns standing ovation from team-mates after debut Everton goal". Liverpool Echo. 29 December 2008.
10. McNulty, Phil (4 February 2009). "Everton 1–0 Liverpool (aet)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
11. Scott, Matt (2009-02-05). "ITV apologises after cameras miss only goal in Merseyside derby". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
12. "Dan Gosling's mother missed Everton goal due to ITV advertising blunder". The Daily Telegraph. 6 February 2009. {{cite news}}: Text "http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/4534229/Dan-Goslings-mother-missed-Everton-goal-due-to-ITV-advertising-blunder.html" ignored (help)
13. "Moyes vows to protect Rodwell and Gosling from over-exposure". The Guardian. 19 February 2009.
14. Hull City vs Everton
15. Everton Reserves 3 Burnley Reserves 0
16. "West Ham United 1–2 Everton". Premier League. 8 November 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
17. "Gosling out for nine months". Premier League. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
18. "Gosling set for new deal". Sky Sports. 27 May 2009.
19. "Everton lose England U21 starlet for nothing after admin error". Daily Mirror. 6 July 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
20. "Dan Gosling quits Everton". Daily Mail. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
21. "Peacock calls on Gosling". The Football Association. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
22. "UEFA European U-17 C'ship – Teams – England". UEFA. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
23. TheFA.com – Peacock names squad
24. "Trouble in Gosling's nest". FIFA. 17 August 2007.
25. Gosling nets for England
26. "England Under-19 0–2 Ukraine Under-19". The Guardian. 2 August 2009.
27. "England's starting eleven v Portugal". The Football Association. 14 November 2009.
28. "Dan Gosling hoping to grab second England U21 cap". The Herald. 17 November 2009.
29. "Everton FC's Dan Gosling caps perfect week with his first England Under-21 call-up". Liverpool Echo. 11 November 2009.
30. "Former coach praises star Gosling". BBC Sport. 11 November 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2010.

External links

• Dan Gosling at Soccerbase

• 1990 births
• People from Brixham
• Living people
• Association football midfielders
• English footballers
• Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
• Everton F.C. players
• The Football League players
• Premier League players