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Robert Lester "Bobby" Zamora (born 16 January 1981 in Barking, Greater London) is a professional footballer who plays for English Premier League club Fulham. Zamora played for the England national under-21 football team in his youth; he was called up to represent Trinidad at full international level in 2009, but did not appear due to injury.
[edit] BackgroundZamora attended Little Ilford School before moving onto Barking Abbey Secondary School. As a boy, he played for the Senrab football club in east London, alongside John Terry, Ledley King, Paul Konchesky and Jlloyd Samuel.[1][2] A life-long West Ham fan, he started his footballing career as an apprentice at the club's famed "Academy of Football" but was released from the East London club on the same day as Jlloyd Samuel, Fitz Hall and Paul Konchesky,[3] the latter of whom also returned to the Hammers. He is the second player to have scored eight goals against Arsenal: altogether in his career he has scored six for West Ham, one for Brighton and one for Tottenham in the Cup. [edit] Club career[edit] Bristol RoversZamora joined Bristol Rovers as a trainee in August 1999, making a total of six substitute appearances for Bristol Rovers in all competitions,[4] before joining Bath City on a one-month loan in early 2000,[4] where he scored eight goals in six games,[5] and then Brighton & Hove Albion on loan in February 2000. [edit] Brighton & Hove AlbionZamora joined Brighton in February 2000 on a three-month loan until the end of the 1999-00 season, scoring six goals in six games.[4] In August 2000, he made a permanent move to Brighton for £100,000.[6] During his tenure he quickly established himself as a prolific goalscorer, breaking into the England under-21 team[7] and attracting interest from several higher-division clubs.[8][9] He scored 83 times for the club in 136 appearances,[4] helping Brighton win two successive championships as the team won promotion into what became the Championship.[10] The Brighton fans had a chant they used to sing in his honour, to the tune of Dean Martin's That's Amore: "When the ball hits the goal it's not Shearer or Cole, it's Zamora."[11] [edit] Tottenham HotspurHaving been watched for much of the previous two seasons by the then manager Glenn Hoddle,[12] Zamora moved to Tottenham Hotspur for £1.5 million in July 2003.[5] However, he struggled to gain a consistent first-team place at White Hart Lane, making only 18 cup and league appearances, eleven as substitute,[4] and scoring a single goal, knocking West Ham out of the Carling Cup in October 2003.[13] [edit] West Ham UnitedIn January 2004, Zamora joined West Ham in a deal which saw Jermain Defoe go the other way to Tottenham.[14] He quickly made his mark, scoring on his debut as West Ham came from behind to beat Bradford City[15] and also on his home debut, when he scored the winning goal against Cardiff City[16] In the 2004-05 season, Zamora scored 13 goals, including one in the first leg[17] and two in the second leg[18] of the Championship play-off semi-final against Ipswich Town and the only goal in West Ham's 1-0 victory over Preston North End in the Championship play-off final sending West Ham into the Premiership.[19] In the 2005-06 season, he made 42 league and cup appearances and scored ten goals[4] as West Ham finished in the top half of the Premier League and reached the FA Cup final,[20] for which he received an FA Cup runners-up medal, missing a penalty in the shootout against Liverpool. He was rewarded for his contribution to the team with a new four year contract in January 2006,[21] and extended it to 2011 in October 2006, saying, "I'm delighted to have extended my contract and I'm now looking forward to spending my long-term future at Upton Park. I've been here for almost three years now, and there is really no other place I would rather be. This is my club and wearing a claret and blue shirt is all I have ever wanted to do."[22] He started the 2006-07 season well, scoring five of the Hammers' six goal in the first four games of the season[23] but, as West Ham hit a bad patch that saw them struggling in the relegation places, he did not score again until January 2007.[23] However, he ended the season with eleven goals,[23] including a controversial goal against Blackburn Rovers in March 2007[24] and being the first player to score a winning goal against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in April 2007,[25] as West Ham pulled off an unexpected escape from relegation.[26] He made only 14 appearances for West Ham in the 2007–08 season after missing five months of the season with tendinitis suffered in August 2007 but scored against Derby in the Hammers' 2–1 win.[27][28] By the end of the 2007–08 season, Zamora had made 152 appearances in all competitions for West Ham, scoring 40 goals.[4] [edit] FulhamIn July 2008, Zamora and team mate John Paintsil were signed by Fulham for a joint fee of £6.3 million. [29] Since his move to Fulham, he has struggled to find the net, scoring just twice in the 2008/2009 season, despite generally playing well and playing a fairly important part in the teams success in his debut season. On the 15th July, Fulham and Hull City agreed a fee, which would see Zamora move to Hull for £5 million.[30] But even though he had the chance to go to Hull and earn double his wages,[citation needed] he decided to stay with Fulham in order to attempt to prove his critics wrong. Shortly after he snubbed Hull City, he played in a friendly against Peterbrough and scored 2 goals. Then 4 days later he made his Europa League debut and scored once and set up two goals to give Fulham a 3-0 away advantage going into the next leg. He opened his 09/10 Premier League account on the opening day of the season when a Clint Dempsey shot hit him on the back and beat the David James in the Portsmouth goal.He scored his Second goal of the season against Hull City A.F.C. on 19th October 2009 by heading in a rebound in the 43rd minute. Fulham won the game 2-0.[31] On 31st October 2009, Zamora scored the first goal of the game to put Fulham ahead against Liverpool. Fulham won the game 3-1. [edit] International careerZamora was called up for the England Under-21 squad for a friendly with Portugal in April 2002[7]. Zamora was named in the England Under-21 squad for the 2002 European Under-21 Championship with David Platt, the then England Under-21 team manager, saying of him, "My mistake was not going to have a look at him earlier than I did. He's been in one squad, did very well in training and came on for 25 minutes and did great. If I need a goal and look at my bench and see a player who has scored 30 for the past two seasons, there is a chance he could come on. He warrants his place. [...]"[32] Zamora was capped six times for the England Under-21 team.[33] Zamora was watched by the Trinidad and Tobago coach, Leo Beenhakker, who also spoke to Pardew. However, Zamora turned down the chance of playing in the World Cup finals with Trinidad and Tobago, saying in August 2005, "Trinidad is my dad's country and to play in the finals would be a dream but West Ham are more important. I am only thinking about the club at the moment and do not want to be distracted from that.[34] On August 7, 2009, it was revealed that Zamora and Bolton defender Jlloyd Samuel had received their Trinidadian passports, and would play for the Soca Warriors in their World Cup Qualifier against El Salvador on August 12.[35], but Zamora did not get his first cap due to an injury he picked up while training. [36] [edit] Club Statistics
Stats accurate as of 19:58, 8 November 2009. [edit] SponsorshipZamora has been sponsored by Under Armour, the US sportswear company, since 2006. He wears Under Armour's Dominate Boots.[37] [edit] HonoursFootball League Division 3 Winner (00-01) Brighton & Hove Albion Football League Division 2 Winner (01-02) Brighton & Hove Albion The Championship Play Off's Winner (04-05) West Ham United [edit] West Ham United
[edit] Individual HonoursFootball League Division 3 Golden Boot (28 goals) 00-01 PFA Fan's Player of the Year (3rd Division) 2001 Football League Division 2 Golden Boot (28 goals) 01-02 PFA Fan's Player of the Year (2nd Division) 2002 West Ham United: Hammer of the Year 06-07 (Runner-up) [edit] References
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