Fraizer Campbell

Fraizer Lee Campbell (born 13 September 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker, most recently for Huddersfield Town.

[5] As a child, Campbell had a short spell at Huddersfield Town's Centre of Excellence, but he was scouted by Manchester United at the age of 10.

[6] He signed his first professional contract with Manchester United on 22 March 2006,[6] and he was named as a substitute for Roy Keane's testimonial match at Old Trafford on 9 May 2006, in which he was a 75th minute replacement for Kieran Richardson.

[15] Following his match-winning display against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Boxing Day 2007, in which he scored one goal and assisted another,[16] Hull expressed their interest in extending Campbell's loan until the end of the season.

Campbell provided the assist for Dean Windass' goal in a 1–0 win over Bristol City in the Championship play-off final at Wembley Stadium.

[20] Following his successes leading to their promotion, Hull were hoping to secure either a permanent move or another season-long loan, depending on Manchester United's willingness to let him go.

[24] After the match, United manager Alex Ferguson indicated that Campbell would remain at the club for the duration of the season, stating "Fraizer's future is here".

[25] Campbell earned his first winner's medal when he came on as a substitute in United's penalty shoot-out win over Portsmouth in the 2008 FA Community Shield.

[26] On 17 August 2008, Campbell started alongside Wayne Rooney for the opening match of the season in a 1–1 draw against Newcastle United.

[27] On 1 September 2008, transfer deadline day, Hull City bid a club record fee of £7 million for Campbell.

[28] However, he instead signed for Tottenham Hotspur on a season-long loan, as part of the transfer of Dimitar Berbatov to Manchester United for £30.75 million.

"[31] He made his Tottenham debut on 18 September 2008, coming on as a 56th-minute substitute for Aaron Lennon in a UEFA Cup first-round first-leg match against Wisła Kraków.

[48] Having forced his way into manager Steve Bruce's plans, he started the opening match of the new Premier League season, playing the full 90 minutes against Birmingham at the Stadium of Light in a 2–2 draw.

[50] However, he sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury in Sunderland's 1–0 win against Manchester City on 29 August 2010, which sidelined him for an expected six months.

[57] Campbell made his Premier League return on 1 February 2012 against Norwich City, opening the scoring and providing an assist in a 3–0 home win.

[60] On 16 February, Campbell scored two goals on his home debut against Bristol City in the Severnside derby, which was then followed by another two against Wolverhampton Wanderers the following week.

[citation needed] In the second match of the 2013–14 season on 25 August 2013, Campbell scored twice in a famous 3–2 victory at Cardiff against Manchester City, with both goals coming from headers off corner kicks.

[64] On 24 July 2014, Crystal Palace completed the signing of Campbell on a three-year deal after matching the release clause in his contract, believed to be in the region of £900,000.

[76] During his loan spell at Hull City, Campbell received his first call-up to the England under-21 team, coming on as a substitute in a match against Poland on 25 March 2008.

"[82] On 23 February 2012, despite only scoring six league goals in four years, Campbell received his first call-up to the England squad for the friendly versus the Netherlands.

Interim England manager Stuart Pearce had stated his ambitions to select untried young players for the friendly which would take place on 29 February.

[83] Campbell made his debut as a substitute for Danny Welbeck in the 80th minute, as England lost 3–2 due to an injury-time game-winning goal by Arjen Robben.

Campbell with Manchester United reserves in 2007
Fraizer Campbell playing for Hull City in 2008
Campbell (left) playing for Hull City in 2008
Campbell playing for Tottenham Hotspur in 2008
Campbell playing for Cardiff City in 2013