Theo Walcott

Theo Walcott

Walcott playing for Arsenal in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Theo James Walcott[1]
Date of birth	(1989-03-16) 16 March 1989 (age 35)[2]
Place of birth	Stanmore, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.76 m)[3]
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1999–2000	Newbury
2000	Swindon Town
2000–2005	Southampton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2006	Southampton	21	(4)
2006–2018	Arsenal	270	(65)
2018–2021	Everton	77	(10)
2020–2021	→ Southampton (loan)	21	(3)
2021–2023	Southampton	29	(2)
Total		418	(84)
International career
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 B	1	(0)
2006–2016	England	47	(8)
Medal record Men's football Representing  England UEFA European Under-21 Championship Runner-up 2009 Sweden
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Theo James Walcott (born 16 March 1989) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. He represented England at the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2012 and won 47 caps, scoring eight goals.^[4]

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 when he was Arsenal's top scorer,^[5][6] and he has scored more than 100 goals for the club.^[7]

On 30 May 2006, Walcott became England's youngest-ever senior football player, aged 17 years and 75 days.^[8] In December, he received the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year award.^[9] 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.