Kevin Nolan

Kevin Nolan Personal information Full name Kevin Anthony Nolan Date of birth June 24, 1982(1982-06-24) (age 25) Place of birth Liverpool, EnglandHeight 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Playing position MidfielderClub information Current club Bolton WanderersNumber 4 Youth clubs 1997–1999 Bolton WanderersSenior clubs1 Years Club App (Gls)* 1999– Bolton Wanderers276 (40) National team2 2002–2004 England U21002 0(0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 15:52, 23 May 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 27 May 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Kevin Nolan (born June 24, 1982 in Liverpool) is a former England Under-21 international footballer who currently captains Bolton Wanderers of the FA Premier League.

1 Career
2 Personal life
3 Statistics
4 Trivia
5 References
6 External links

Career

Nolan was brought up in a football playing family, and wanted to be a footballer from a young age. By the age of 14, he was playing for the City of Liverpool's schoolboys team. As a child, he supported Liverpool, although, conversely, his favourite players were Eric Cantona and Lee Sharpe of Liverpool's rivals, Manchester United.

He was asked to come to a Bolton youth team session by a friend, and was soon signed up to the club's books. At the age of 16 he was handed a year-to-year contract, co-inciding with the opening of Bolton's academy. At the age of 17 he signed professional terms and made his first team debut.

In his first season in the Premiership (2001-02), Nolan scored 8 goals in the league including 2 at Leicester City on the opening day of the season. The following season Nolan's only goal was the winner at Old Trafford in the game which Bolton recorded their second shock win at the ground. Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has been seen scouting Nolan.[1] In his third season he amassed a total of 12 goals as Bolton had their best season for 45 years.

Kevin Nolan has previously been called-up to the England Under-21s, but also has Irish ancestry, so could also play for the Republic of Ireland at the full international level[citation needed]. Some commentators have acknowledged that Nolan could be a future candidate for the England squad.[2] There were reports in a local paper, The Bolton Evening News, that he could play for Holland, due to distant Dutch ancestry.[citation needed]

Personal life

Nolan has been in a relationship for the last nine years. He became engaged in 2005. He and his fiancee welcomed a daughter, Jasmine Elizabeth, in November 2006.

Nolan grew up in Toxteth, Liverpool and was educated at the Liverpool Blue Coat School.

Statistics

Club Performance Club Season League FA Cup League Cup EuropeOthers Total App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals Bolton Wanderers F.C.1999- 214 32 17 3 12 2 7 2 0 0 243 39 Total 214 32 17 3 12 2 7 2 0 0 250 39

Trivia

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Nolan is the assistant manager of a Sunday League team in Liverpool called Nicosia, for whom a lot of his family play.[3]
He has a column on the BBC Sport website for the 2006-07 English Premier League season.
Nolan admits that Bolton have been accused of playing a dull and negative style of football but feels that this description, by opposition managers, is part of the mind games that precede a game and the only effect it has on the Bolton team is to feel good about themselves.[4].
Kevin Nolan's trademark goal celebration is his distinctive hand gesture.