Zat Knight
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| Personal information |
| Full name |
Zatyiah Knight |
| Date of birth |
2 May 1980 (1980-05-02) (age 29) |
| Place of birth |
Solihull, England |
| Height |
6 ft 6 in (2.0 m) |
| Playing position |
Centre Back |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Aston Villa |
| Number |
16 |
| Youth career |
| 1999 |
Rushall Olympic |
| Senior career1 |
| Years |
Club |
Apps (Gls)2 |
|
| 1999–2007 |
Fulham |
150 (3) |
|
| 2000 |
→ Peterborough United (loan) |
008 (0) |
|
| 2007– |
Aston Villa |
040 (2) |
|
| National team3 |
|
England U21 |
004 (0) |
|
| 2005 |
England |
002 (0) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:09, 12 May 2009 (UTC).
2 Appearances (Goals)
3 National team caps and goals correct as of 22:39, 30 November 2007 (UTC).
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Zatyiah "Zat" Knight (born 2 May 1980 in Solihull, West Midlands) is an English footballer currently playing for Aston Villa. He is the tallest defender in the Premier League, standing 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m).
[edit] Club career
Zat Knight in action for Aston Villa
[edit] Fulham
Fulham signed Knight from Rushall Olympic on a free transfer in 1999. As Knight was not a professionally contracted player to Olympic, Fulham were not obliged to pay a fee for him and sent the club some tracksuits as a gesture of thanks.
Knight scored four goals for Fulham, two in the 2004–05 season and two in the 2006–07 season. The first in a FA Cup match against Watford in a 1–1 draw, his second a Premier League goal against Norwich City in a 6–0 win. His last goal for Fulham came against Bolton Wanderers in a 2–1 loss. He was arguably Fulham's most consistent player in the 2006–07 season, a reward for this being given temporary captaincy of the club while regular skipper Luís Boa Morte was out injured. Such form and Knight's imposing stature led to him being nicknamed affectionately "The Black Knight" by his Australian fans as quoted by David Kelly because "He always saves the day".
Before the game against West Ham United it was announced that he had broken his jaw in two places after messing around with his brother. Chris Coleman has been quoted as saying that it takes more than horseplay to break one's jaw in two places, but Knight insists there was "nothing sinister" about the incident.[1].
[edit] Aston Villa
On 29 August 2007, Knight signed a four year contract deal with the club he supported as a boy, Aston Villa, in a £3.5 million deal. [2] Ironically his last Fulham match was the 2–1 defeat against Villa, in which he played a part in Villa's equaliser when an Ashley Young shot deflected off him into the net, although this was later given as Young's goal. In the early hours of the day of his transfer (29 August), Knight, along with his brother Carlos, were arrested in a drugs raid on the family home[3]. Knight was released on police bail while Carlos was remanded in custody. Police said that a quantity of drugs were seized at the home. Knight feared that he may miss the press conference announcing his signing but his agent bailed him out and no mention of the incident was made at the press conference.[4] Knight scored a headed goal on his Villa debut in a 2–0 win against Chelsea on 2 September 2007.[5][6] Knight's next goal for Villa wouldn't come until the following season, on 26 December 2008 when Villa were trailing 2–1 against Arsenal at Villa Park. Knight scored the equaliser in the 91st minute of the game in front of the Holte End to make it 2–2.
[edit] Trivia
[edit] Career statistics
[7]
[edit] International career
He made his England debut on 28 May 2005 as a substitute against the United States in a friendly match. He gained his second cap in a friendly against Colombia on 31 May.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ "Knight plays down injury incident". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/6207423.stm. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
- ^ "Knight moves to Villa". AVFC. http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/HeadlinesDetail/0,,10265~1100769,00.html. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
- ^ "News: Footie star nicked in heroin raid". The Sun. http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007400416,00.html. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
- ^ Ducker, James (2007-08-30). "Knight's arrival at Villa tainted". The Times. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/article2355012.ece. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
- ^ McKenzie, Andrew (2007-09-02). "Aston Villa 2-0 Chelsea". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6963719.stm. Retrieved on 2007-09-02.
- ^ Self, Janine (2007-09-03). "Aston Villa 2 Chelsea 0". The Sun. http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2002390000-2007400967,00.html. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
- ^ Zat Knight profile at Aston Villa
- ^ "Zat Knight England stats". EnglandStats.com. http://www.englandstats.com/playerreport.php?pid=1138. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
[edit] External links
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