Calum Davenport

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Calum Davenport
Personal information
Full name Calum Raymond Paul Davenport
Date of birth 1 January 1983 (1983-01-01) (age 25)
Place of birth    Bedford, England
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Playing position Centre Back
Club information
Current club West Ham United
Number 27
Youth clubs
2000–2001 Coventry City
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2001–2004
2004–2007
2004
2005
2005
2007–
2008		 Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
→ West Ham United (loan)
→ Southampton (loan)
→ Norwich City (loan)
West Ham United
→ Watford (loan)		 75 (3)
15 (1)
10 (0)
07 (0)
15 (1)
06 (0)
01 (0)   
National team2
England U21 08 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 12:15, 20 January 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 11:55, 20 January 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Calum Raymond Paul Davenport (born 1 January 1983 in Bedford) is an English football player who currently plays for West Ham United. He plays as a centre back.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Coventry City

Davenport joined Coventry City as a trainee in August 2000.[1] He made his debut, in the final game of the 2000–01, a 0-0 draw against Bradford City,[1] the season which saw the club relegated from the Premiership.[2] It was not until the 2002–03 season that he became a regular first team player, earning the accolade of Young Player of the Year.[3] During the 2003–04 season he gained another accolade, winning the Player of the Year award.[4] He made 84 appearances for Coventry City in all competitions, scoring three goals.[1]

[edit] Tottenham Hotspur

He moved to Tottenham in August 2004 for a fee of £1,300,000.[4] While at Spurs, Davenport had short loan spells at West Ham,[5] Southampton[6] and Norwich City.[7] After returning to Tottenham in January 2006, Davenport made his Premiership debut in the 2–1 home defeat to Manchester United in April 2006.[8] He was the subject of transfer talk during the 2006 close season but remained at Spurs following a series of injuries to other defenders in pre-season. Davenport scored his first league goal in a Tottenham Hotspur shirt in December 2006, being the first goal in a 2–1 victory away to Manchester City, scored from a Tom Huddlestone freekick.[9] However, since joining Tottenham in 2004, he had struggled to establish himself in the Tottenham first team and in January 2007, transferred to West Ham.[10]

Davenport made twenty appearances for Tottenham in all competitions, scoring one goal.[1] While on loan, he made ten appearances for West Ham, twelve appearances for Southampton and 16 appearances for Norwich.[1]

[edit] West Ham United

Davenport joined West Ham United for an undislosed fee, reported to be £3,000,000, [1] on 18 January 2007. He signed a three and a half year contract.[10] He made his first start in his second spell for the club two days later in a 2–2 draw against Newcastle United. He had a goal disallowed during this match by referee Uriah Rennie.

On 18 January 2008 he joined Championship side Watford on a month's loan, with a view to a permanent deal.[11] Watford manager Aidy Boothroyd had previously been interested in signing Davenport when he was at Tottenham,[12] and he was to provide cover for Danny Shittu whilst he was at the African Cup of Nations.[11] Davenport made his debut against Charlton Athletic on 19 January 2008, but had to be substituted before half-time after a collision with team-mate Darius Henderson.[13] He was stretched off and taken to hospital, where he spent a number of days and was diagnosed with a fracture to a bone in his neck. His injury meant the loan deal was cancelled.[14][15]

[edit] International career

Davenport played for the English national team at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Soccerbase:Calum Davenport, Racing Post. Retrieved 20 June 2007.
  2. ^ "Sky Blues and Bantams in bore draw", BBC Sport, 19 May 2001. Retrieved 20 June 2007
  3. ^ "Davenport sets sights high", BBC Sport, 29 July 2003. Retrieved 20 June 2007.
  4. ^ a b "Spurs seal Davenport deal", BBC Sport, 30 August 2004. Retrieved 20 June 2007.
  5. ^ "Davenport in Hammers loan", BBC Sport, 9 September 2004. Retrieved 20 June 2007.
  6. ^ "Davenport joins Saints on loan", BBC Sport, 3 January 2005. Retrieved 20 June 2007.
  7. ^ "Davenport makes Norwich loan move", BBC Sport, 13 September 2005. Retrieved 20 June 2007.
  8. ^ "Tottenham 1-2 Man Utd", BBC Sport, 17 April 2006. Retrieved 20 June 2007.
  9. ^ "Man City 1-2 Tottenham", BBC Sport, 17 December 2006. Retrieved 20 June 2007.
  10. ^ a b "West Ham secure Davenport switch", BBC Sport, 18 January 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2007.
  11. ^ a b Davenport joins. watfordfc.com. Retrieved on 21 January 2008.
  12. ^ I can't wait!. watfordfc.com. Retrieved on 21 January 2008.
  13. ^ Watford 1 Charlton Athletic 1. watfordfc.com. Retrieved on 21 January 2008.
  14. ^ Return defender. watfordfc.com. Retrieved on 21 January 2008.
  15. ^ Davenport suffers neck fracture. BBC. Retrieved on 21 January 2008.

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Persondata
NAME Calum Davenport
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 1 January 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH Bedford, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH