Theo Walcott

Theo Walcott

Walcott playing for Arsenal in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Theo James Walcott
Date of birth	(1989-03-16) 16 March 1989 (age 27)
Place of birth	Stanmore, England
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Forward / Winger
Club information
Current team	Arsenal
Number	14
Youth career
1999–2000	Newbury
2000	Swindon Town
2000–2005	Southampton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2006	Southampton	21	(4)
2006–	Arsenal	255	(63)
National team‡
2004–2005	England U16	4	(0)
2005–2006	England U17	14	(5)
2006	England U19	1	(1)
2006–2010	England U21	21	(6)
2006–	England	47	(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:40, 21 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:13, 19 December 2016 (UTC)

Theo James Walcott (born 16 March 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Arsenal and the England national team. Walcott also won the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year award which he was awarded in 2006.

Walcott is a product of the Southampton Academy and started his career with Southampton before joining Arsenal for £5 million in 2006. His speedy pace and ball crossing led his manager Arsène Wenger to deploy him on the wing for most of his career. Walcott has been played as a striker since the 2012–13 season where he was Arsenal's topscorer.

On 30 May 2006, Walcott became England's youngest ever senior football player aged 17 years and 75 days. On 6 September 2008, he made his first competitive start in a World Cup qualifier against Andorra, and in the following match against Croatia on 10 September he opened his senior international goals tally and became the youngest player in history to score a hat-trick for England. He has represented England at the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2012 and has 42 caps, scoring eight goals.