First Team Player Profiles
Jonathan Woodgate
The England international defender secured 'hero' status just five games into his Spurs career when he headed home our winning goal in the League Cup Final at Wembley in February, 2008.
'Woody' soon established himself at the heart of our back-line following his move from Middlesbrough in January 2008, developing a solid partnership with Ledley King.
In 2008-09, his first full season in N17, was the definition of consistency during a season in which we conceded only 10 goals at home in the league.
He played 44 games in all competitions as one of the Club's vice-captains, once again scoring one of the key goals of the campaign - a late winner in a 2-1 win at Hull City in February 2009 that sparked an incredible run of form, taking us to 8th in the Premier League by the end of the season.
However, groin trouble caused 'Woody' to miss the entire pre-season campaign in preparation for the current season.
He did not return to action until late October, 2009, but after just three games was back on the sidelines over the turn of the year thanks to further groin trouble.
Earlier on in his career, Jonathan had shot to prominence as a young defender in the Leeds United side that reached the semi-finals of the Champions League in 2001, prompting Newcastle United to snap him up in January, 2003.
He moved to La Liga giants Real Madrid in the summer of 2004, but injury his number of appearances in Spain to just 12 over the next two seasons.
He made the switch back to England and the Premier League with his home-town club Middlesbrough, initially on loan, in August 2006 before the move was made permanent in April, 2007.
An England international with eight caps to his name, Jonathan made his senior international debut in a European Championsip qualifier against Bulgaria in May 1999 having also featured at Under-21 level.
| JONATHAN WOODGATE INFO |
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| Name Jonathan Woodgate |
| Born January 21, 1980 |
| Position Defender |
| Squad No. 39 |
| Joined Spurs January 2008 |
| Previous Club(s) Leeds United, Newcastle, Real Madrid, Middlesbrough |
