Jonjo Shelvey
First Name Jonjo
Surname Shelvey
Squad Number 33
Position Midfield
Height 1.83m
Weight 70 kg
D.O.B. 27 Feb 1992
Town of Birth Romford
Country of Birth England
Nationality English
Total Appearances 37
Total Goals 2
 
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England U21 international Jonjo Shelvey is one of the most promising youngsters on Liverpool's books and is currently on the fringes of the first team.

The midfielder signed from Charlton Athletic for an initial fee of £1.7million in the summer of 2010 amid comparisons to a young Steven Gerrard.

He had spells with Arsenal and West Ham before coming through the ranks at Charlton, where he became their youngest ever player (and later goalscorer) at 16 years and 59 days.

Shelvey scored eight goals during 49 appearances for the Londoners before heading north.

The Romford-born teenager made his Liverpool debut as a late substitute in a disappointing League Cup defeat to lowly Northampton Town on September 22, 2010.

He has represented England at all youth levels, captaining the U17s and U19s. He is now a regular in the U21 squad.

Shelvey scored six goals in 10 appearances during a loan spell at Championship side Blackpool between September and November 2011.

A week after returning to Anfield he made his first Premier League start at Aston Villa, and he scored his first senior goal for Liverpool in a 5-1 FA Cup win over Oldham in January 2012.

 

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