Paul Konchesky
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Paul Martyn Konchesky is an English footballer who plays as a left back. Currently signed to Leicester City
, he has previously played for Charlton
, Tottenham
, West Ham
, Fulham
, Liverpool
and Nottingham Forest
, joining his present club in July 2011. Konchesky made fifteen appearances for the England Under-21 team, and he has since been capped twice for the senior England team.
, Greater London, Konchesky studied at Eastbrook Comprehensive School in Dagenham
, London, and played for Great Danes YFC amateur club, as well as being a product of the Senrab F.C.
academy, which has produced a number of notable players such as John Terry
and Jermain Defoe
. He signed for West Ham as a boy at the Academy
. He owes his surname to his Polish great-grandfather. He is a life-long supporter of West Ham United and once held a season-ticket for the Bobby Moore Stand, his idol being Julian Dicks
.
) when he played against Oxford United
in August 1997 at the age of 16 years and 93 days but it was not until the 2000–01 season when he made 27 appearances, that he became a regular in the first team. In June 2003, frustrated by a lack of first-team opportunities at his preferred position of left back, Konchesky made a written request for a transfer, which was accepted by Charlton. However, firm offers were not forthcoming. Instead Konchesky joined Tottenham on loan. A spate of injuries at Charlton led to Konchesky being recalled from Spurs in December 2003, when he also came off the transfer list.
on one-month loan. The loan was extended for a further month and then until January 2004. Although Konchesky was keen on a permanent move to Tottenham, no move materialised.
Konchesky joined West Ham United in July 2005 for a fee of £1.5 million, having made a total of 169 appearances for Charlton in all competitions, scoring six goals, and 15 appearances for Tottenham. He made 45 league and cup appearances in the 2005–06 season, helping West Ham to ninth place in the Premier League and to the 2006 FA Cup Final, where he scored when his cross went straight into the net but later had a spot kick saved as West Ham went down to Liverpool on penalties after drawing 3–3 after extra time. He lost his place in the first team during the 2006–07 season, making only 25 appearances, as West Ham slipped into the relegation places and only secured their place in the Premier League on the final day of the season. He left the club in July 2007 having made a total of 70 league and cup appearances for West Ham, scoring two goals. After leaving West Ham, Konchesky criticised manager Alan Curbishley
, claiming that he made the players unhappy.
in July 2007 for a fee of up to £3.25m. Konchesky played the first game of the 2008-09 season for Fulham against new Premier League team Hull City
but his mistake greatly helped the opposing team score a winner after he stumbled over the ball. He missed the next game against Arsenal
due to injury but returned to action the following league game against Bolton Wanderers
. He scored his first goal for the club, a 35 yard piledriver into the top left hand corner of the net in January 2009 at the Boleyn Ground
, in a 3–1 defeat against his former side West Ham, which later won the January 2009 Goal of the Month
competition and was included in the running for Goal of the Season
.
In September 2009 Konchesky continued his goalscoring by putting Fulham level with Everton
in a 2–1 win, scoring with the aid of a deflection off Everton defender Sylvain Distin
. Konchesky played for Fulham in the 2009-10 Europa League final against Atletico Madrid in which Fulham were defeated after losing 2-1 from two Diego Forlan
strikes.
On 27 August 2010 it was reported that Konchesky was set for a medical at Liverpool
ahead of an expected move thought to be worth £3-£4 million.
, though in the 77th minute he was injured and was substituted. He made his UEFA Europa League debut four days later in a group stage tie against Steaua Bucuresti
at Anfield
, with Liverpool comprehensively winning 4-1.
, in his second stint as Liverpool boss, and on 31 January he joined Nottingham Forest
on a 93-day emergency loan deal. He immediately made his debut for Forest on 1 February in a 2-1 away win against Coventry City
. On 22 February 2011 Konchesky scored an equalising goal at home to Preston North End
. He played his final game for Forest on 30 April 2011 in a 5-1 win over Scunthorpe United
.
on 13 July 2011, on a three year contract for an undisclosed fee. He made his full Leicester City debut against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground
and played the full 90 minutes, the game ended 2-2. He scored his first Leicester City goal against Burnley
.
, and has two caps for the senior England team. He made his England
first team debut in a half-time substitution in the friendly against Australia in February 2003 and made a second appearance for England again in a half-time substitution in the friendly against Argentina
in November 2005.
Fulham
Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
, he has previously played for Charlton
Charlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
, Tottenham
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
, West Ham
West Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
, Fulham
Fulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
, Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
and Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest F.C.
Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...
, joining his present club in July 2011. Konchesky made fifteen appearances for the England Under-21 team, and he has since been capped twice for the senior England team.
Background
Born in BarkingBarking
Barking is a suburban town in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, in East London, England. A retail and commercial centre situated in the west of the borough, it lies east of Charing Cross. Barking was in the historic county of Essex until it was absorbed by Greater London. The area is...
, Greater London, Konchesky studied at Eastbrook Comprehensive School in Dagenham
Dagenham
Dagenham is a large suburb in East London, forming the eastern part of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and located east of Charing Cross. It was historically an agrarian village in the county of Essex and remained mostly undeveloped until 1921 when the London County Council began...
, London, and played for Great Danes YFC amateur club, as well as being a product of the Senrab F.C.
Senrab F.C.
Senrab F.C. is a Sunday League football team, based at Wanstead Flats in the Forest Gate district of London, England.- Operation :Senrab operates fifteen teams for age groups ranging from 5 to 17 years old, and the club has produced a great number of players who have gone on to have successful...
academy, which has produced a number of notable players such as John Terry
John Terry
John George Terry is an English professional footballer. Terry plays in a centre back position and is the captain of Chelsea in the Premier League...
and Jermain Defoe
Jermain Defoe
Jermain Colin Defoe is an English footballer who plays as a striker for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, and the England national football team....
. He signed for West Ham as a boy at the Academy
The Academy of Football
The Academy of Football, or just The Academy, is a nickname of the English football club West Ham United.The title pays homage to the success of the club in coaching talented young players...
. He owes his surname to his Polish great-grandfather. He is a life-long supporter of West Ham United and once held a season-ticket for the Bobby Moore Stand, his idol being Julian Dicks
Julian Dicks
Julian Andrew Dicks , is a retired football player and manager, last attached to Isthmian League Division One North club Grays Athletic.-Playing career:...
.
Charlton Athletic
Konchesky signed for Charlton as a trainee in August 1997. He became the youngest player to appear in the first team for Charlton (a record broken recently by Jonjo ShelveyJonjo Shelvey
Jonjo Shelvey is an English footballer who plays for Liverpool. A midfielder, he has represented and also captained England at U19 level. Previously he played for , for whom he was the youngest-ever first-team player, appearing at the age of 16 years and 59 days...
) when he played against Oxford United
Oxford United F.C.
Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The...
in August 1997 at the age of 16 years and 93 days but it was not until the 2000–01 season when he made 27 appearances, that he became a regular in the first team. In June 2003, frustrated by a lack of first-team opportunities at his preferred position of left back, Konchesky made a written request for a transfer, which was accepted by Charlton. However, firm offers were not forthcoming. Instead Konchesky joined Tottenham on loan. A spate of injuries at Charlton led to Konchesky being recalled from Spurs in December 2003, when he also came off the transfer list.
Tottenham Hotspur (loan)
In September 2003, Konchesky joined Tottenham HotspurTottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
on one-month loan. The loan was extended for a further month and then until January 2004. Although Konchesky was keen on a permanent move to Tottenham, no move materialised.
West Ham United
Alan Curbishley
Llewellyn Charles "Alan" Curbishley is an English football manager and former professional player....
, claiming that he made the players unhappy.
Fulham
Konchesky signed a four-year contract with FulhamFulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
in July 2007 for a fee of up to £3.25m. Konchesky played the first game of the 2008-09 season for Fulham against new Premier League team Hull City
Hull City A.F.C.
Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...
but his mistake greatly helped the opposing team score a winner after he stumbled over the ball. He missed the next game against Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
due to injury but returned to action the following league game against Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
. He scored his first goal for the club, a 35 yard piledriver into the top left hand corner of the net in January 2009 at the Boleyn Ground
Boleyn Ground
The Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
, in a 3–1 defeat against his former side West Ham, which later won the January 2009 Goal of the Month
Goal of the Month (England)
The Goal of the Month is a monthly segment on BBC's Match of the Day television programme, in honour of the best goal scored each month. The segment has been featured on the programme since the 1970–71 season...
competition and was included in the running for Goal of the Season
Goal of the Season
In English football, the Goal of the Season is an annual competition and award given on BBC's Match of the Day, in honour of the most spectacular goal scored that season...
.
In September 2009 Konchesky continued his goalscoring by putting Fulham level with Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
in a 2–1 win, scoring with the aid of a deflection off Everton defender Sylvain Distin
Sylvain Distin
Sylvain Distin is a French footballer who plays for English Premier League side Everton.-Early career:Born in Bagnolet, Distin started his career at French non-league side Joue-les-Tours before moving to Tours a year later, where he played 26 times and scored three goals. He then transferred to...
. Konchesky played for Fulham in the 2009-10 Europa League final against Atletico Madrid in which Fulham were defeated after losing 2-1 from two Diego Forlan
Diego Forlán
Diego Forlán Corazo is an Uruguayan footballer who plays as a striker for Internazionale and the Uruguayan national team. He is a two-time winner of both the Pichichi Trophy and the European Golden Shoe, and also received the Golden Ball as the best player at the 2010 World Cup.Forlán was born...
strikes.
On 27 August 2010 it was reported that Konchesky was set for a medical at Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
ahead of an expected move thought to be worth £3-£4 million.
Liverpool
On 31 August 2010 Konchesky signed a four-year contract with Liverpool. He made his league debut on 12 September against Birmingham CityBirmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
, though in the 77th minute he was injured and was substituted. He made his UEFA Europa League debut four days later in a group stage tie against Steaua Bucuresti
Steaua Bucuresti
Fotbal Club Steaua București is a Romanian professional football club based in Bucharest. They are the most successful Romanian football team in European competitions as well in the Romanian Liga I . They became the first East European team to win the UEFA Champions League being victorious in the...
at Anfield
Anfield
Anfield is an association football stadium in the district of Anfield, Liverpool, England, with a seating capacity of 45,522. It has been the home of Liverpool F.C. since their formation in 1892 and was originally the home of Everton F.C. from 1884 to 1892, before they moved to Goodison Park...
, with Liverpool comprehensively winning 4-1.
Nottingham Forest (loan)
In January 2011 Konchesky fell out of favour after the arrival of new manager Kenny DalglishKenny Dalglish
Kenneth Mathieson "Kenny" Dalglish MBE is a Scottish former footballer and the current manager of Liverpool F.C.. In a 22-year playing career, he played for two club teams, Celtic and Liverpool, winning numerous honours with both. He is the most capped Scottish player, with 102 appearances, and...
, in his second stint as Liverpool boss, and on 31 January he joined Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest F.C.
Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...
on a 93-day emergency loan deal. He immediately made his debut for Forest on 1 February in a 2-1 away win against Coventry City
Coventry City F.C.
Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...
. On 22 February 2011 Konchesky scored an equalising goal at home to Preston North End
Preston North End F.C.
Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...
. He played his final game for Forest on 30 April 2011 in a 5-1 win over Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United F.C.
Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One....
.
Leicester City
Konchesky signed for Leicester CityLeicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
on 13 July 2011, on a three year contract for an undisclosed fee. He made his full Leicester City debut against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground
City Ground
The City Ground is a football stadium in the West Bridgford area of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, on the banks of the River Trent. It has been home to Nottingham Forest Football Club since 1898, and has a capacity of 30,602 ....
and played the full 90 minutes, the game ended 2-2. He scored his first Leicester City goal against Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
.
International career
Konchesky made 15 appearances for the England national under-21 football teamEngland national under-21 football team
England's national Under-21 football team, also known as England Under-21s or England U21, is considered to be the feeder team for the England national football team....
, and has two caps for the senior England team. He made his England
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
first team debut in a half-time substitution in the friendly against Australia in February 2003 and made a second appearance for England again in a half-time substitution in the friendly against Argentina
Argentina national football team
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
in November 2005.
Honours
West Ham United- FA CupFA CupThe Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
runner-up: 2006
Fulham
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2010
External links
- Paul Konchesky profile at bbc.co.ukBbc.co.ukBBC Online is the brand name and home for the BBC's UK online service. It is a large network of websites including such high profile sites as BBC News and Sport, the on-demand video and radio services co-branded BBC iPlayer, the pre-school site Cbeebies, and learning services such as Bitesize...
- Paul Konchesky at FootballDatabase
- Paul Konchesky at 4thegame.com
- LFC History Profile
- ESPN Profile