Peter Whittingham
Whittingham playing for Cardiff City in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Peter Michael Whittingham | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Nuneaton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Cardiff City | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2003 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2007 | Aston Villa | 56 | (1) |
| 2005 | → Burnley (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Derby County (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2007– | Cardiff City | 404 | (84) |
| National team | |||
| 2004–2007 | England U21 | 17 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:37, 4 February 2017 (UTC). |
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Peter Michael Whittingham /ˈhwɪtɪŋəm/ (born 8 September 1984) is an English professional footballer who plays for Championship club Cardiff City. His primary position is as a central midfielder, although he can operate as a winger on both the left and right, as well as a second-striker. A graduate of the Aston Villa academy he won the FA Youth Cup in their youth side and spent five seasons in their first team before transferring to Cardiff City. In eleven seasons at Cardiff, Whittingham has played over 400 first team matches and sits eighth in their all time appearances list.
Whittingham was born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire and attended King Henry VIII School, Coventry. The school favoured Rugby and Cricket, and did not offer football as an option. Despite this, Whittingham played during break and lunch times with an air flow ball on the school playground. During this time he was notable as being a capable batsman in cricket during the summer months.
Whittingham was part of the FA Youth Cup winning side of 2002.
He made his first team debut on 21 April 2003 against Newcastle United, a second-half substitution for Gareth Barry. He went on to make 32 appearances in his first full season at the club, season 2003–04, scoring his first goal against Wycombe Wanderers in the League Cup on 23 September 2003. and signed a contract that would have lasted until 2007 in November.
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