In this article, we will discover how old is Theo Walcott? According to Astrologers, Theo Walcott's zodiac sign is Pisces. Theo James Walcott born 16 March is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Everton and the English national team. He was raised with a sister, Hollie, and a brother, Ashley. He married Melanie Slade and he has two children, Arlo and Finley. In addition, he became the youngest person to play in the Southampton reserve team, at 15 years and days, when he came off the bench against Watford in September However, he did not play in the Premier League, and Southampton were relegated to the Championship at the end of the —05 season.
He scored again away at Millwall four days later, and yet again in his full home debut against Stoke City the following Saturday. His rapid rise to fame also led him to be named amongst the top three finalists for the prestigious BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year award on 11 December Walcott scored two goals against Germany to seal qualification for England to the Under European Championship, in the playoff second leg in October , with his second drawing comparisons with Thierry Henry.
Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous celebrity born in United Kingdom. Theo Walcott celebrates birthday on March 16 of every year. Despite being one of only two fully fit strikers in the England squad the other being Peter Crouch , he did not play during the tournament. Eriksson defended his decision, claiming that the experience would serve Walcott well for future tournaments.
Walcott made his Premier League debut on 19 August , the first day of the —07 season, coming on as a substitute against Aston Villa and setting up a goal for Gilberto Silva. Within minutes of coming on, Walcott received his first yellow card in Arsenal colours for taking a shot several seconds after the referee had already blown for offside. Walcott started in England's 5—0 win against San Marino, but was injured in an early clash with the goalkeeper Aldo Simoncini.
After treatment on the touchline, he was substituted for Aaron Lennon, and then taken to hospital as a precaution, where he underwent "scans and tests" according to England manager Roy Hodgson, Walcott was later ruled out of England's next match against Poland, he did not start a match in the qualifiers until almost a year later on 6 September, when he played the full 90 minutes in the 4—0 win against Moldova, he also played 87 minutes in the following match against Ukraine, which ended in a 0—0 draw, but he was injured before England's match against Montenegro and he was still out against Poland, which England won 2—0 to qualify for the FIFA World Cup, in Brazil.
Walcott currently has four published books — "T. The first two were published in April , with the latter two being published in August All four were published by Corgi Children's. Walcott scored his first goal of in the 3—2 defeat at Swansea City, chipping the ball over Swans goalkeeper Michel Vorm. On 4 February , he was involved in the build-up for three goals in the 7—1 home victory against Blackburn Rovers, setting up two goals for Robin van Persie and one for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
On 26 February, Walcott scored two second-half goals against Tottenham Hotspur to help them win 5—2 after being 0—2 down in the North London derby. On 24 March, Walcott scored Arsenal's second goal in a 3—0 home win over Aston Villa before being substituted by Oxlade-Chamberlain on the 78th minute. An injury in a 0—0 draw with Chelsea on 21 April looked set to rule Walcott out for the rest of the season but he was able to return in a substitute appearance on the last day of the season in a 3—2 win for Arsenal over West Bromwich Albion.
On 15 September , Walcott came on as a substitute for Gervinho and scored his first goal of the season in a 6—1 win over his former club Southampton. On 7 October Walcott once again found the back of the net in a 3—1 away victory against West Ham United to take his number of goals already up to four. On 30 October , Walcott scored Arsenal's first goal in first half stoppage time and their fourth goal in second half stoppage time in a League Cup tie at Reading to help the club complete a comeback from 4—0 down to 4—4.
Arsenal won 7—5 in extra time, in which Walcott completed his hat-trick and backed up his argument that he should be played as a striker.
Former Gunner Niall Quinn praised Walcott's performance as incredible, in what he described as "the most extraordinary game that I've seen. Shortly after coming on, Walcott scored to bring the match level at 2—2. Less than 15 minutes later, he provided the cross for Danny Welbeck's 74th-minute winner in England's 3—2 victory.
Walcott also played in the final group match against Ukraine which England won 1—0. When Walcott was 14 years old, he signed an endorsement deal with American sportswear and equipment supplier, Nike. Interviewed after Arsenal's FA Cup third-round tie against Leeds United in January , Walcott admitted diving in the last minute of the match in an unsuccessful attempt to win a penalty kick. On 21 February, during the 1—0 victory against Stoke City, Walcott caught his studs in the turf, sustaining an ankle injury that ruled him out of the League Cup final and the Champions League last second leg against Barcelona.
On the last day of the season, he came off the bench to score the equaliser in a 2—2 draw away to Fulham, and ended up with a then career high of 9 goals in the Premier League and 13 in all competitions. The book caused controversy because of his criticism of England manager Fabio Capello, whom he describes as "cold and clinical".
Walcott's —10 season was marred by injury: he made only 15 starts in all competitions. Problems with lower back, knee and hamstring meant he did not play a full 90 minutes until 9 December, against Olympiacos in the Champions League, as Arsenal, already qualified for the knockout stages, fielded the youngest team ever to start a match in that competition. On 6 March , Walcott scored his second goal of the season against Burnley in a 3—1 victory to give Arsenal a decisive lead, with a left-footed effort from the edge of the box, after cutting inside from the right flank.
Walcott's start to the —11 season was particularly successful, winning Arsenal's Player of the Month vote in August by a landslide. In the second match of the new Premier League season, Walcott scored the first hat-trick of his club career as Arsenal beat newly promoted Blackpool 6—0. Walcott returned to the international fold on 3 March in a friendly against Egypt.
It was his first international start for nine months. He faded after a bright start and was replaced by Shaun Wright-Phillips after 57 minutes as England recovered from a goal down to beat Egypt 3—1 at Wembley Stadium. His performance came under heavy criticism from Chris Waddle who said of Walcott, "I've never seen him develop.
He just doesn't understand the game for me — where to be running, when to run inside a full back, when to just play a one-two. It's all off the cuff. I just don't think he's got a football brain and he's going to have problems. Let's be honest, good defenders would catch him offside every time. Walcott started England's friendly victories against Mexico and Japan in May On 4 July, a few days after England's exit from the World Cup, Lionel Messi said that he was shocked by Walcott's exclusion as he believed that Walcott could have made the difference against Germany and Algeria.
In January , Capello admitted that he had made a mistake in not selecting Walcott for the World Cup. In the Euro qualifying match against Switzerland on 7 September , Walcott was stretchered off after he was clipped in the build-up to Wayne Rooney's opener for England after 10 minutes putting him out of action for several weeks. Walcott dislocated his right shoulder in November while training with England for a friendly against Germany.
He underwent surgery to correct a hereditary weakness, and returned to action in March, but at the end of the season he still felt that it was hampering his performance. Arsenal won 4—1 on aggregate.
In the Champions League quarter-final on 8 April, Walcott "beat six Liverpool defenders during a magical run from inside his own half before squaring for [Emmanuel] Adebayor to sidefoot home" for a late equaliser, but Liverpool scored twice more to take the match 4—2 and the tie 5—3 on aggregate. A couple of weeks later, Wenger claimed that Walcott had made the shift from boy to man, but was not yet a monster.
He finished the season with seven goals in all competitions and four in the league. For the —09 season, Walcott changed his shirt number from 32 to 14, as previously worn by his idol, Thierry Henry. He had wanted number 8, but that had already been taken by Samir Nasri.
He established himself as a first-team regular, starting many matches on the right of midfield or on the wing. On 18 October, Walcott scored his first Premier League goal of the season, Arsenal's third as they came back from 1—0 down to beat Everton 3—1.
On 6 September , Walcott 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.
In doing so, Walcott also became the first England player to score a hat-trick in a competitive match since Michael Owen in He was the penultimate torchbearer just before Dame Kelly Holmes. His 12th-minute strike was overshadowed by events later on in the match: John Terry was knocked unconscious, Didier Drogba scored twice to give Chelsea a 2—1 victory and three players were sent off following a mass brawl.
His family made a cameo appearance in the film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, directed by David Yates, the uncle of Walcott. Make the right decision on any referee with the help of our specialist pages. Forward Southampton. Premier League. Sa 14Aug Su 22Aug Man Utd. EFL Cup. We 25Aug Newport Co. Sa 02Oct Sa 16Oct
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