Profile Aaron Lennon

Personal information

Full name : Aaron Justin Lennon
Date of birth : 16 April 1987
Place of birth : Chapeltown, Leeds, England
Height : 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position : Winger
Current club : Tottenham Hotspur
Number : 7
Youth career :
2001–2003 Leeds United
Senior career :
2003–2005 Leeds United
2005– Tottenham Hotspur
National team :
2005–2008 England U-21
2006–2007 England B
2006– England

Club career

Leeds United

Born within Chapeltown, Leeds, Lennon began his businesswoman career at Leeds United, whereas he became the youngest musician towards appear within the Premier League at the age of 16 years and 129 days, arriving off the bench at White Hart Lane against Tottenham Hotspur within a 2–1 loss within August 2003. Initially a reader at City of Leeds High School, he otherwise persisted his learns at Leeds' partner institute, Boston Spa School. Lennon benefited an aid against Arsenal whereas Alan Smith got a deft touch onto Lennon's cross shot. He had been a member of the Leeds United Academy for a long moment ahead of contravening into the former team setup.

In 2001, he predetermined a file as the youngest musician ever towards possess his shoes sponsored when he contracted with Adidas at the age of just 14. Lennon scored his alone goal for Leeds against Sunderland onto Boxing Day 2004 during a 3–2 win. Lennon had been a frequent onto the bench up until that degree, but when John Oster was sacked Lennon took his site and never glanced back and became a frequent starter as soon as that point. His pace and ability onto the wing excited Leeds fans, and he was one of the star performers within Leeds' former season within the Championship below the management of Kevin Blackwell with his dramas incurring rave reviews.
His last involvement at Leeds was performing and scoring within Lucas Radebe's testimonial. His ageing brother Anthony was also at the Leeds Academy, but never made it into the former team as he was embroiled within a car accident. With Leeds' financial complications Lennon was sold towards Spurs for a heavily decimated fee, with a sell onto clause inserted into the deal.

Tottenham Hotspur

With Leeds distress financial troubles, Lennon made a £1 million move towards Tottenham Hotspur within morning June 2005. His Spurs debut arrived dating of months afterwards within an August defeat against Chelsea. On 18 March 2006, Lennon scored his former Premier League goal within Tottenham's 2–0 victory again Birmingham City at St. Andrew's, morning within the second half.
He was tabled via fellow Premiership musicians for the PFA Young Player of the Year for the 2005–06 season, and subsequently again within the 2006–07 season. The honors eventually went towards Wayne Rooney, and towards Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United.

Lennon signed a novel 5 ½ year import quality £20,000 a week with Tottenham onto eight January 2007, which shall keep him at the club until 2012. He signed an sweetened import within March 2009 which contracts him towards Spurs until 2014. For the third successive year, within the 2008–09 season, he was tabled for the PFA Young Player of the Year. The honor was eventually honored towards Aston Villa's Ashley Young. Lennon also won both the Tottenham Hotspur 'Player of the Season' and the 'Young Player of the Season' honor within the 2008–09 season.

The winger was named the supporters' Player of the Season for 2008–09. He terrorised left-backs up and down the nation during his 47 toys within everybody contests, incurring a novel five-year contract at the Club within March 2009 as well as a recall towards the England senior squad the equivalent week. Aaron also scored five goals during the campaign, incorporating a memorable last minute equaliser during a 4–4 draw with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium within October 2008.
His goals morning within the 2009–10 season – against West Ham at Boleyn Ground, and Birmingham City – kept Tottenham at the top of the league list, with four successive victories, their greatest activate towards a league season since the 1960–61 season.

On 24 October 2009, Lennon was stung within a match against Stoke; Tottenham were therefore decimated towards ten men as executive Harry Redknapp had consumed everybody three available substitutes. However he replaced onto November 22 within a 9–1 victory against Wigan Athletic. He provided three assists and scored one goal. He was substituted within the 79th minute for David Bentley obtaining a standing ovation from the fans at White Hart Lane.
The Tottenham winger suffered a groin sting within December 2009, against West Ham United, which kept him out of the team during the former months of 2010 and within the operate up towards the 2010 World Cup. He made his replace from the groin sting within a 3–1 defeat against Manchester United at Old Trafford onto 24 April.

On 28 November 2010, he scored a last minute winner within a 2–1 victory against Liverpool at White Hart Lane as soon as a Peter Crouch lay-off.

International career

Lennon was branded up towards the England U-21 team team for the former moment within October 2005 and onto eight May 2006, he was chosen within England's 2006 FIFA World Cup squad, despite being alone 19 years of age and uncapped at senior level.
He was named Man of the match within the England B match with Belarus onto 25 May 2006 within England's World Cup warm-up match at the Madejski Stadium within Reading, Berkshire, which eventually England B forgotten 2–1. He made his full England debut as a second-half spare within the 6–0 victory again Jamaica onto two June.

Lennon arrived onto as a spare for England within their second category level toy of World Cup 2006 (his former World Cup finals appearance) against Trinidad and Tobago. England scored twice consecutive his and Wayne Rooney's arrival onto the field, successful the toy 2–0. There were a number of advice amongst fans for him towards replace David Beckham onto the right side of midfield. Lennon otherwise performed within the quarter-final match against Portugal, arriving onto as a spare for the stung David Beckham. Lennon was otherwise himself substituted for Jamie Carragher immediately prior towards a disadvantage shootout, within which England lost.

Lennon also arrived onto as a spare against Andorra during a UEFA Euro qualifier and made an instant impact via controlling Peter Crouch's second goal as soon as obtaining the ball for the former time.

Lennon made his former activate for England against Israel within a UEFA Euro qualifier onto 24 March 2007 and four days afterwards, he was again appointed within the former XI against Andorra. This proved towards be Lennon's last impression for precisely two years as it wasn't until 28 March 2009 that he was appointed again via England, activating within a friendly match with Slovakia at Wembley Stadium. Lennon activated again for England when they performed Ukraine onto 1 April 2009 at Wembley Stadium, although Lennon was substituted within both toys for Beckham.

He was branded up for the friendly against Slovenia and the World Cup qualifier versus Croatia, consecutive his fine form for Tottenham, and was named Nationwide Man of the Match for the 5–1 victory again Croatia.

Lennon made it into the final 23-man squad with England for the World Cup. Lennon activated for England within the gate two fixtures within Englands World Cup campaign; within the 1-1 between the USA and within the 0-0 draw with Algeria.