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Professional Club Career 1996-2013
NORWICH CITY
August 1996-August 2000
COVENTRY CITY
August 2000-June 2001
NEWCASTLE UNITED
June 2001-July 2005
CELTIC
Loan
January 2005-May 2005
BLACKBURN ROVERS
July 2005-June 2006
LIVERPOOL
June 2006-July 2007
WEST HAM UNITED
July 2007-January 2009
MANCHESTER CITY
January 2009-August 2011
CARDIFF CITY
Loan
August 2010-May 2011
LIVERPOOL
August 2011-August 2012
CARDIFF CITY
August 2012-
Club Season by Season (appearances/goals)
1996-97 – NORWICH CITY
3 Appearances, 0 Goals
1997-98 – NORWICH CITY
37 Appearances, 13 Goals
1998-99 – NORWICH CITY
45 Appearances, 19 Goals
1999-00 – NORWICH CITY
4 Appearances, 2 Goals
2000-01 – NORWICH CITY
1 Appearances, 0 Goals
2000-01 – COVENTRY CITY
39 Appearances, 8 Goals
2001-02 – NEWCASTLE UNITED
36 Appearances, 14 Goals
2002-03 – NEWCASTLE UNITED
36 Appearances, 9 Goals
2003-04 – NEWCASTLE UNITED
24 Appearances, 9 Goals
2004-05 – NEWCASTLE UNITED
29 Appearances, 10 Goals
2004-05 – CELTIC
15 Appearances, 9 Goals
2005-06 – BLACKBURN ROVERS
32 Appearances, 17 Goals
2006-07 – LIVERPOOL
42 Appearances, 9 Goals
2007-08 – WEST HAM UNITED
9 Appearances, 4 Goals
2008-09 – WEST HAM UNITED
17 Appearances, 5 Goals
2008-09 – MANCHESTER CITY
11 Appearances, 4 Goals
2009-10 – MANCHESTER CITY
40 Appearances, 11 Goals
2010-11 – CARDIFF CITY
36 Appearances, 11 Goals
2011-12 – LIVERPOOL
37 Appearances, 9 Goals
2012-13 – CARDIFF CITY
33 Appearances, 4 Goals
Wales Season by Season (Appearances/goals)
1997-98
3 Appearances, 1 Goal
1998-99
4 Appearances, 1 Goal
1999-00
2 Appearances, 0 Goals
2000-01
3 Appearances, 0 Goals
2001-02
4 Appearances, 2 Goals
2002-03
4 Appearances, 2 Goals
2003-04
5 Appearances, 0 Goals
2004-05
8 Appearances, 3 Goals
2005-06
2 Appearances, 0 Goals
2006-07
11 Appearances, 4 Goals
2007-08
5 Appearances, 2 Goals
2008-09
5 Appearances, 1 Goal
2009-10
2 Appearances, 1 Goal
2010-11
4 Appearances, 1 Goal
2011-12
7 Appearances, 1 Goal
2012-13
4 Appearances, 0 Goals
Wales Under-21s
8 Appearances, 1 Goals
Wales Under-18s
9 Appearances, 6 Goals
Team GB 2012 Olympics (Appearances/goals)
20/07/12
GB & NI 0-2 Brazil (Olympics warm-up)
26/07/12
GB & NI 1-1 Senegal (1 goal)
29/07/12
GB & NI 3-1 UAE
01/08/12
GB & NI 1-0 Uruguay
04/08/12
GB & NI 1-1 South Korea, aet (4-5 pens)
TOTAL:
5 caps, 1 goal
Individual Honours
2001/02
PFA Young Player of the Year
2004/05
Scottish Cup Winner
2005/06
Player of the Year (Blackburn Rovers)
2006
FA Community Shield
2006/07
Champions League runner-up
2007
Welsh Player of the Year
2011/12
League Cup
2011/12
FA Cup runner-up
2012/13
Championship winner
Personal Landmarks
15/03/97
FIRST-TEAM DEBUT:
Crystal Palace 2-0 Norwich City
12/08/97:
LEAGUE CUP DEBUT:
Norwich City 2-1 Barnet
01/11/97
FIRST GOAL:
Norwich City 2-2 Bury
03/01/98
FA CUP DEBUT:
Grimsby Town 3-0 Norwich City
25/03/98
WALES DEBUT:
Wales 0-0 Jamaica
04/06/98
FIRST WALES GOAL:
Malta 0-3 Wales
11/08/98
FIRST LEAGUE CUP GOAL:
Swansea City 1-1 Norwich City
22/08/98
FIRST HAT-TRICK:
Norwich City 4-2 QPR
19/08/00
PREMIER LEAGUE DEBUT:
Coventry City 1-3 Middlesbrough
23/08/00
FIRST PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL:
Southampton 1-2 Coventry City
06/01/01
FIRST FA CUP GOAL:
Swindon Town 0-2 Coventry
14/07/01
EUROPEAN DEBUT:
Lokeren 0-4 Newcastle United
21/07/01:
FIRST NEWCASTLE GOAL:
Newcastle United 1-0 Lokeren
18/09/02:
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DEBUT:
Dynamo Kiev 2-0 Newcastle United
20/02/05:
SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE DEBUT:
Celtic 0-2 Rangers
27/02/05:
FIRST CELTIC GOAL:
Clyde 0-5 Celtic (Scottish Cup)
19/03/05:
FIRST CELTIC HAT-TRICK:
Dundee United 2-3 Celtic
28/05/05:
FIRST CUP FINAL:
Celtic 1-0 Dundee United (Scottish Cup final)
21/09/05:
FIRST BLACKBURN ROVERS GOAL:
Blackburn Rovers 3-1 Huddersfield Town (2 goals)
09/08/06
FIRST LIVERPOOL GOAL:
Liverpool 2-1 Maccabi Haifa – on debut
28/08/07
FIRST WEST HAM UNITED GOAL:
Bristol Rovers 1-2 West Ham United (2 goals)
28/01/09:
FIRST MANCHESTER CITY GOAL:
Manchester City 2-1 Newcastle United – on debut.
Becomes only the fifth player in Premier League
history to score for six different top-flight clubs
21/08/10:
FIRST CARDIFF CITY GOAL:
Cardiff City 4-0 Doncaster Rovers – on debut, as captain
26/02/12:
MAN OF THE MATCH:
LC final, Liverpool 2-2 Cardiff City, aet (won 3-2 on pens)