Nathaniel Clyne

Nathaniel Clyne

Clyne playing for Southampton in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Nathaniel Edwin Clyne
Date of birth	(1991-04-05) 5 April 1991 (age 25)
Place of birth	, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Right-back
Club information
Current team	Liverpool
Number	2
Youth career
	Afewee Academy
1999–2008	Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2012	Crystal Palace	122	(1)
2012–2015	Southampton	94	(3)
2015–	Liverpool	53	(1)
National team‡
2009–2010	England U19	9	(0)
2011–2013	England U21	8	(0)
2014–	England	14	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:00, 2 January 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:31, 19 December 2016 (UTC)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:00, 2 January 2017 (UTC).

Nathaniel Edwin Clyne (born 5 April 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Liverpool and the England national team.

He began his career at Crystal Palace, playing regularly in four Championship seasons, before a move to Southampton in 2012, where he spent three seasons in the Premier League. He joined Liverpool in July 2015 for a fee of £12.5 million.

Formerly an international at under-19 and under-21 level, Clyne made his senior international debut for England in November 2014. He was selected for UEFA Euro 2016.

Clyne was born in , London. He made his first-team debut for Crystal Palace in a 3–0 Championship win against Barnsley at Selhurst Park on 18 October 2008. He signed a three-year professional contract with the club two days later, with manager Neil Warnock stating that Clyne "has a bright future in the game". His first career goal came on 8 December 2009, when he opened a 4–2 win at Reading in the seventh minute. In February 2010 he was offered a move to Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers, but rejected it without even entering talks with manager Mick McCarthy.