phy
Charles Joseph John “Joe” Hart (born 19 April 1987)
is an English football goalkeeper who plays for Premier League club Manchester City and the England national football team and was previously a regular for the England under-21 team.
Having made his competitive international debut in September 2010, Hart is now recognised as England’s first choice goalkeeper.
Hart was nominated for the PFA Young Player of the Year in 2010 but lost out to eventual new team-mate at Manchester City,James Milner but was voted as the Premier League goalkeeper of the 2009–10 season in recognition of his performances at Birmingham City. He returned to Manchester City for the 2010–11 season and won the Barclays Golden Glove for keeping the most clean sheets throughout the Premier League season.
Joe was signed by Stuart Pearce in May 2006 from the player’s home town club Shrewsbury Town.
His professional career with the Shrews began in the 2003/04 season, when he played a handful of games, before becoming first choice keeper in the 2005/06 campaign.
He was England under 19 ’keeper when he joined the Blues and made his first team debut on October 14, 2006, against Sheffield United and he kept a clean sheet in a goalless draw.
Joe was loaned out to Tranmere at the start of January 2007 and was almost immediately selected for England's Under 21s. He made a second half appearance against Spain in a 2-2 draw.
Further experience was gained on loan at Blackpool and when he came back to City he eventually beat off the challenge of Sweden number one Andreas Isaksson and Kasper Schmeichel to become Sven-Goran Eriksson’s first choice.
He won his first England cap in June 2008 against Trinidad and Tobago but having started that season as number one was replaced by Shay Given in January. Having topped 50 first team appearances, Hart spent the summer of 2009 playing for England’s Under 21s in the European Championships in Sweden. The dramatic penalty shoot-out in the semi final saw Joe save a couple, and score one - but a yellow card, his second of the tournament, meant that he had to sit out the final.
Around this time his season-long loan to promoted Birmingham City was also confirmed. A resounding success at St Andrews, he was named in the PFA Team of the Year and included in Fabio Capello's England squad for the World Cup. He did not play during that ill-fated campaign, but he impressed Roberto Mancini enough in pre-season to get the nod as City's first-choice goalkeeper for the start of 2010/11.
It was the 2011/2012 season where Joe really established himself as not only one of the best shot-stoppers in England, but also the world. He was again selected in the PFA Team of the Year, after picking up 17 clean sheets in total – higher than any other goalkeeper. This also led to a second successive Golden Glove award for the England No.1
An ever-present for the Blues, Hart’s commanding form was pivotal in helping City to win the title and his presence seemed to grow each game. He is now regarded as one of the top goalkeepers in the world.
Hart has also added a first major international tournament to his name after representing his country at Euro 2012 where he again proved his worth with a number of important stops.
Confident, talented and still very young for a goalkeeper, Hart’s star will continue to rise in the coming years.
Judul : goalkeeper: joe Hart Biography
Deskripsi : phy Charles Joseph John “Joe” Hart (born 19 April 1987) is an English football goalkeeper who plays for Premier League club Manchester Cit...
