Chris Eagles 1491853 225070657 2008-07-11T19:11:21Z PeeJay2K3 492929 [[WP:UNDO|Undid]] revision 224790832 by [[Special:Contributions/91.110.31.217|91.110.31.217]] ([[User talk:91.110.31.217|talk]]) cleanup infobox {{Infobox Football biography | playername = Chris Eagles | image = | fullname = Christopher Mark Eagles | dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1985|11|19|df=y}} | cityofbirth = [[Hemel Hempstead]] | countryofbirth = [[England]] | height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}} | nickname = | position = [[Midfielder#Winger|Right winger]] | currentclub = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] | clubnumber = 33 | youthyears = 1998&ndash;2000<br>2000&ndash;2003 | youthclubs = [[Watford F.C.|Watford]]<br>[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] | years = 2003&ndash;<br>2005<br>2005<br>2006<br>2006&ndash;2007 | clubs = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]<br>→ [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] (loan)<br>→ [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] (loan)<br>→ [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] (loan)<br>→ [[NEC (football club)|NEC Nijmegen]] (loan) | caps(goals) = {{0}}6 (1)<br>13 (1)<br>25 (3)<br>17 (3)<br>15 (1) | nationalyears = | nationalteam = | nationalcaps(goals) = | pcupdate = 10:02, 17 December 2007 (UTC) | ntupdate = }} '''Christopher Mark Eagles''' (born [[19 November]] [[1985]] in [[Hemel Hempstead]], [[Hertfordshire]]) is an [[England|English]] [[Association football|football]]er whose most favoured position is as an attacking right-sided [[midfielder]]. He has been on [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]'s books throughout his career, but he has not yet broken into the first team a regular basis, and most of his professional appearances have been for various loan clubs. His nickname at [[Old Trafford]] is The [[Hairdresser]]. Originally coming through the youth system at [[Watford F.C.|Watford]], he left when he was 14 to join the Manchester United academy. The compensation owed to Watford for this move would later form part of the package which took [[Danny Webber]] in the opposite direction.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/watford/3044714.stm| title=Webber poised for Watford| date=2004-07-04| accessdate=2008-04-20| publisher=[[BBC Sport]]}}</ref> Eagles made his first-team debut for United on [[28 October]] [[2003]] as a second-half substitute for [[Kieran Richardson]] in an extra-time win away to [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]] in the [[Football League Cup|League Cup]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/3204813.stm| title=Leeds 2-3 Man Utd| date=2003-10-28| accessdate=2008-04-20| publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> He played once more that season, this time as a substitute for [[Cristiano Ronaldo]] as United lost 2-0 away to [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] in a 4th round League Cup tie.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/3246994.stm| title=Baggies bounce United out| date=2003-12-03| accessdate=2008-04-20| publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> Eagles was loaned to Watford on [[21 January]] [[2005]],<ref>{{cite web| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/watford/4195069.stm| title=Eagles moves to Watford on loan| date=2005-01-21| accessdate=2008-04-20| publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> for whom he made 13 appearances and scored one goal (against [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]]<ref>{{cite web| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/4218217.stm| title=Watford 2-0 Gillingham| date=2005-02-05| accessdate=2008-04-20| publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>). He was also loaned to [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] for the first half of the [[2005-06 in English football|2005-06]] season.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_wed/4718237.stm| title=Owls swoop to take Eagles on loan| date=2005-06-20| accessdate=2008-04-20| publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> He scored his first goal for Sheffield Wednesday in their derby match against Leeds.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/4232350.stm| title=Sheff Wed 1-0 Leeds| date=2005-09-13| accessdate=2008-04-20| publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> He ended his loan spell with a total of three goals for Wednesday. On [[6 January]] [[2006]], Eagles was again loaned to Watford,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/watford/4587924.stm| title=Eagles returns to Hornets on loan| date=2006-01-06| accessdate=2008-04-20| publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> making his debut against [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] in the [[FA Cup]], with the Hornets going down 3-0. In his first league appearance for Watford against [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]], he scored the only goal of the match for Watford.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/4590236.stm| title=Watford 1-0 Stoke| date=2006-01-14| accessdate=2008-04-20| publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> His winning goal in the 1-0 away win at [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] on [[18 February]] from 50 yards (almost the halfway line)<ref>{{cite web| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/4703632.stm| title=Brighton 0-1 Watford| date=2006-02-18| accessdate=2008-04-20| publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> - reminiscent of [[David Beckham]]'s goal for Manchester United vs [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]] a decade earlier - won him the club's prestigious goal of the season award. Despite an obvious shortage in central midfielders at the club, on [[31 August]] [[2006]], the day after fellow United team mate [[Giuseppe Rossi]] agreed to go out on loan to [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]], Eagles agreed to spend four months on loan at Dutch outfit [[NEC (football club)|NEC Nijmegen]], in order to gain more experience.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/5235160.stm| title=Deadline deals as they happened| date=2006-09-01| accessdate=2008-04-20| publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> On [[21 December]] [[2006]], Eagles decided to take the option of returning to [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] after struggling at [[NEC Nijmegen]] to get many games.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/6184803.stm| title=Man Utd gain work permit for Dong| date=2006-12-06| accessdate=2008-04-20| publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> He only made 11 appearances for NEC, with the majority coming as a substitute. On [[13 March]] [[2007]], Eagles featured in the second half for United in an exhibition match at [[Old Trafford (football ground)|Old Trafford]] against [[Marcello Lippi]]'s [[Marcello Lippi#Europe XI|Europe XI]]. On [[28 April]] [[2007]], Eagles scored his first senior goal (in the 93rd minute) for United in a 4-2 [[Premier League]] win over [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] after coming on as a second half substitute, putting Manchester United five points clear in their race for the Premiership title.On [[20 July]] [[2007]] during Manchester United's Asian Tour, he scored for United in the friendly match against [[FC Seoul]]. He also scored a spectacular 35 yard volley in a friendly match against [[Shenzhen Shangqingyin|Shenzhen FC]] 4 days later, bringing his total in the Asia Tour to 3 goals in 5 games. ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== *{{soccerbase|36690|Chris Eagles}} *[http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={FE60904B-C2A8-4E60-9B05-700DBBC29BBC}&section=playerProfile&teamid=458&bioid=91999 Official Manchester United profile] {{Manchester United F.C. squad}} <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]] --> {{Persondata |NAME= Eagles, Christopher |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= |SHORT DESCRIPTION=Footballer |DATE OF BIRTH=[[1985-11-19]] |PLACE OF BIRTH=[[Hemel Hempstead]], [[England]] |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH= }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Eagles, Chris}} [[Category:English footballers]] [[Category:Football (soccer) wingers]] [[Category:Manchester United F.C. players]] [[Category:Watford F.C. players]] [[Category:Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players]] [[Category:NEC Nijmegen players]] [[Category:Premier League players]] [[Category:The Football League players]] [[Category:Eredivisie players]] [[Category:People from Hemel Hempstead]] [[Category:1985 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[ar:كريس إيغلز]] [[bn:ক্রিস ইগলস]] [[da:Chris Eagles]] [[de:Chris Eagles]] [[es:Chris Eagles]] [[fr:Chris Eagles]] [[ko:크리스 이글스]] [[id:Chris Eagles]] [[it:Chris Eagles]] [[hu:Chris Eagles]] [[mt:Chris Eagles]] [[nl:Chris Eagles]] [[ja:クリス・イーグルス]] [[no:Chris Eagles]] [[pl:Chris Eagles]] [[ru:Иглз, Крис]] [[sl:Christopher Eagles]] [[fi:Chris Eagles]] [[sv:Chris Eagles]] [[zh:克里斯·伊格尔斯]]