Josh McEachran
McEachran playing for Middlesbrough in 2012.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Joshua Mark McEachran | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Oxford, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)} | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Brentford | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2010 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2015 | Chelsea | 11 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Swansea City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Middlesbrough (loan) | 38 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Watford (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Vitesse (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2015– | Brentford | 41 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2007–2009 | England U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | England U17 | 12 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | England U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2014 | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | England U21 | 13 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:02, 7 May 2017 (UTC). |
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Joshua Mark "Josh" McEachran (born 1 March 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays for Brentford as a midfielder. He is a product of the Chelsea academy and won 38 caps for England at age-group level. He describes his midfield style as "a holder and a passer, dictating play".
A midfielder, McEachran began playing football for Garden City in the Oxford Mail Boys League, where he was spotted by a Chelsea scout. He then joined the Blues' academy at the age of seven and rose through the ranks while juggling his academic responsibilities at in . He signed a two-year scholarship deal prior to the beginning of the 2009–10 season and helped the Blues' youth team win the FA Youth Cup for the first time in 50 years. The youth team's feats saw the entire squad collectively win Chelsea's Young Player of the Year award. He also broke into the reserve team, making 9 Premier Reserve League appearances. McEachran made 10 Premier Reserve League appearances during the 2010–11 season, helping the team to first place in the Premier Reserve League South, though he did not feature in the knockout stage, which Chelsea won, to win the league outright. He made sporadic appearances for the reserves during the 2011–12 and 2013–14 seasons, notably scoring three goals in his final two reserve appearances in August and September 2013.
McEachran received his first exposure to the first team during the 2009–10 season, travelling with the squad to a League Cup fifth round match versus Blackburn Rovers in December 2009 and training with the first team throughout the first half of 2010. McEachran was named in Chelsea's Champions League squad for the 2010–11 season and received his maiden call when he was named as a substitute for a Champions League group stage match against MŠK Žilina on 15 September 2010. He made his senior debut when he replaced Yossi Benayoun after 79 minutes of the 4–1 victory. He became the first player to be born after the Champions League began on 25 November 1992 to take part in the competition. McEachran made his Premier League debut on 25 September in a 1–0 defeat to Manchester City, replacing Ramires after 81 minutes. He made his first Chelsea start in the return Champions League match against Žilina on 23 November and also started the Blues' dead rubber group stage match versus Marseille on 8 December, completing his first 90 minutes for the club. With manager Carlo Ancelotti preferring to use utilise him in a deep midfield role, he went on to make 17 appearances in his debut season. In recognition of his performances, McEachran was awarded the Chelsea Young Player of The Year award on 19 May 2011. McEachran's regular inclusion in the squad was viewed by pundits as a suggestion that the Chelsea administration recognised the importance of younger players in an otherwise ageing team.
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