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David Wheater
English association footballer player

David Wheater

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English association footballer player
A.K.A.
David James Peter Wheater
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Redcar, United Kingdom
Age
37 years
Stats
Height:
196 cm
Weight:
93 kg
Sports Teams
Middlesbrough F.C.
Darlington F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Doncaster Rovers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
England national under-16 football team
England national under-17 football team
England national under-18 football team
England national under-19 football team
England national under-21 football team
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Biography

David James Wheater (born 14 February 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays for Oldham Athletic as a defender. He is a centre back, although he is capable of playing at right back as well.

Wheater started his professional career at Middlesbrough in 2004, having graduated through the club's youth teams. He had three loan spells away from Middlesbrough during the 2006–07 season; at Doncaster Rovers, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Darlington (loan). An injury to Jonathan Woodgate at the start of the following season saw Wheater become a regular player for Middlesbrough, and he would make a total of 140 league appearances for the club before switching to Bolton Wanderers in January 2011.

Wheater has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels.

Club career

Middlesbrough

Born in Redcar, North Yorkshire, England, Wheater is a product of the Middlesbrough youth system, and was promoted to the first team at the age of 17 for the 2004–05 season, after tasting success in the FA Youth Cup. He and teammates Andrew Taylor, Matthew Bates and Adam Johnson were part of the team that won the 2004 FA Youth Cup, and also played the previous season's final with Bates and Taylor, but lost out to Manchester United.

Wheater in Middlesbrough colours

He joined Wolverhampton Wanderers on a three-month loan in September 2006. However, he returned to Middlesbrough on 15 November, after making just one first team appearance. He also had loan spells at Doncaster Rovers, scoring once against Gillingham and Darlington. During the 2007–08 pre-season, Jonathan Woodgate suffered an injury, that allowed Wheater to start in his place during pre-season. Wheater's form in pre-season, earned him a starting XI place for the opening day Premier League fixture – his form then continued, which triggered the transfer of Woodgate to Tottenham Hotspur, as Wheater became the first name on the 'Boro team sheet. Wheater was named in an understrength Middlesbrough side away to Bristol City in the FA Cup third round, when he saved his team with a goal as he burst forward from the back and scored the winner in a 2–1 at Ashton Gate Stadium. He signed a three-and-a-half-year contract extension in February 2008, which tied him to Middlesbrough until June 2011.

Wheater experienced his best season of football during the 2007–08 season, starting as a regular for Gareth Southgate's side and becoming an imposing force at the back. Wheater scored four goals in all competitions during his 2007–08 breakthrough season. At the end of the year, he won the North East Football Writers' Association Young Player of the Year and Player of the Year awards for his exploits. Unfortunately, Middlesbrough were relegated at the end of the 2008–09 season, but Wheater decided to stay to try to help the club regain promotion.

Despite being only 22, Wheater was appointed captain for the 2009–10 season. He experienced his first taste of league captaincy against Bristol City in a 2–1 loss, but when new manager Gordon Strachan was appointed, Strachan decided to hand the captain's armband to the more experienced Gary O'Neil, to let Wheater concentrate more on developing his game. He scored his first league goal in 18 months on 6 February against Ipswich Town to rescue a draw.

He scored his first goal of the 2010–11 season against Reading, to make the scoreline 3–1, and help Middlesbrough secure back to back home wins in the same week. He made his last appearance against Bristol City on 15 January 2011, where he played the full 90 minutes. Middlesbrough won 4–0. His last goal in a Boro shirt was on New Year's Day against Leeds United, which ended in a 1–1 draw.

Bolton Wanderers

On 20 January 2011, Wheater completed a move to Bolton Wanderers on a three-and-a-half-year contract following a few weeks of negotiations for an undisclosed fee, and made his debut on 29 January in the FA Cup game at home to Wigan Athletic. He made his league debut when coming on as a first-half substitute for the injured Zat Knight in the 2–0 home win over Everton on 13 February. On 24 September, in his first league start of the 2011–12 season replacing the ill Gary Cahill, Wheater received a red card for holding back Theo Walcott during Bolton's game at Arsenal. Two months later on 26 November, while playing in the right-back position, he received his second dismissal of the season when challenging Everton winger Diniyar Bilyaletdinov in a challenge which was deemed a red card by the referee Michael Oliver, which resulted in a four-game ban.

Wheater scored his first goal for Bolton in a 2–2 away draw at Macclesfield Town in the third round of the FA Cup on 7 January 2012. His first league goals for Bolton came when he netted both goals in a 2–1 win against local rivals Blackburn Rovers on 24 March.

On 7 May 2012, he was ruled out of action for up to nine months after rupturing an anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in Bolton's 2–2 draw with West Bromwich Albion the previous day. His return to the first team came ten months later as he came on as a late substitute in Bolton's 4–1 win against Hull City. Wheater signed a contract extension on 21 July 2013, extending his contract until summer 2016. At the end of the 2015–16 season, the club confirmed that he would be leaving when the contract expired. Despite this, Wheater still trained with the club and played in most of their pre season friendlies for the 2016–17 season, as a trialist player. He then re-signed for the club on a one-year contract on severely reduced wages. Bolton finished the season in second place, earning promotion back to the Championship at the first attempt. Wheater was named as Bolton player of the season for the 2016–17 season. Wheater, alongside defensive partner Mark Beevers, was also named in the League One Team of the Season and Wheater was also voted PFA Fans' Sky Bet League One Player of the Season.

On 1 June 2017, Wheater signed a new one-year deal with the club with a contract extension option. Wheater's only goal of the 2017-2018 season came on the final day, scoring the second goal in a 3-2 win against Nottingham Forest, which kept Bolton in the Championship at the expense of Barnsley and Burton Albion. Bolton took up the contract extension option on 7 June 2018, extending his contract for another yearFor the 2018-2019 season, Wheater started the season as captain.On 1 August 2019 Wheater signed for local rivals Oldham Athletic on a one-year deal with a further option.

International career

Wheater has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and most recently under-21 level. He played at the 2004 U17 European Championships and earned his debut under-21 call-up in August 2007 along with the uncapped Adam Johnson after impressing while on loan at Darlington. He was a regular in the 2009 U21 European Championship qualifying. In October 2008 he scored the equaliser against Wales in the first leg of the play-offs and England went on to win 3–2 and 5–4 on aggregate to qualify. He was supposed to be in the squad for the tournament but withdrew after sustaining an injury.

On 20 March 2008, Wheater was called up to the England squad by boss Fabio Capello, however he was not included in Capello's final 23.

On 15 October 2008, Wheater was called up into the England senior team as a replacement for John Terry when the England captain withdrew due to an injury picked up playing for Chelsea. Wheater's first real taste of senior international football came when he was named as a substitute for the games against France and Trinidad and Tobago in 2008 but did not leave the bench on both occasions.

Career statistics

As of match played 6 May 2018
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Middlesbrough2004–05Premier League0000001010
2005–06Premier League6000000060
2006–07Premier League2100000021
2007–08Premier League343412000404
2008–09Premier League321511000382
2009–10Championship421101000441
2010–11Championship243002000263
Total1409102601015711
Doncaster Rovers (loan)2005–06League One7100000071
Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan)2006–07Championship1000000010
Darlington (loan)2006–07League One152000010162
Bolton Wanderers2010–11Premier League70400000110
2011–12Premier League242412000303
2012–13Championship4000000040
2013–14Championship231000000231
2014–15Championship171301000211
2015–16Championship281100000291
2016–17League One439400020499
2017–18Championship331101000351
2018–19Championship330100000341
Total21215181402023616
Career total342282731004038331

Honours

Bolton Wanderers

  • EFL League One runner-up: 2016–17

Individual

  • PFA Team of the Year: 2016–17 League One
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