John Fleck (footballer)
Fleck in 2007
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | John Alexander Fleck | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
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Current team
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Sheffield United | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2012 | Rangers | 41 | (2) |
| 2012 | → Blackpool (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | Coventry City | 162 | (8) |
| 2016– | Sheffield United | 44 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Scotland U17 | 9 | (3) |
| 2008–2010 | Scotland U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Scotland U21 | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:58, 30 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 November 2011 |
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John Alexander Fleck (born 24 August 1991) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sheffield United.
Fleck was born in Glasgow and was educated at Knightswood Secondary School.
Fleck began his career in the Rangers youth teams. He played in Rangers 5–0 Scottish Youth Cup victory over Celtic on 26 April 2007. On 12 July 2007, Fleck was called up to take part in the full squad pre-season tour of Germany. Fleck was handed his debut for the first team against SV Lippstadt 08 on 15 July 2007, becoming the first 15-year-old to play for the first team since Derek Ferguson in 1982. Fleck impressed and scored in a 3–1 friendly victory over Sportfreunde Lotte in the next friendly game.
On 25 August 2007, just a day after his 16th birthday, Fleck was included for the first time in the Rangers first team squad for a competitive match against Kilmarnock. He made his competitive debut on 23 January 2008 in the Scottish Cup game against East Stirlingshire and made his league debut on 22 May in the final league game of the season against Aberdeen. Two days later, Fleck became the youngest ever player to play in a senior British Cup final, by appearing as a substitute in the 2008 Scottish Cup Final against Queen of the South. Fleck gained his first start for Rangers against Falkirk on 17 January 2009 earning the man of the match award for his performance. Five days before this, The Times had placed Fleck seventh in their Top 50 Rising Stars of football list.
Fleck scored his first competitive goal in a 2–0 league victory over Dundee United at Ibrox on 31 January 2009. The goal was a 78th-minute penalty, awarded after Mihael Kovačević's challenge had brought Fleck to the ground. Fleck's talent, precocious performances, technique, vision and work-rate led him to be heralded as "Scotland's Wayne Rooney".
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