1. David James Wheater was born on 14 February 1987 and is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender.
22 Facts About David Wheater
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An injury to Jonathan Woodgate at the start of the following season saw David Wheater become a regular player for Middlesbrough, and he would make a total of 140 league appearances for the club before switching to Bolton Wanderers in January 2011.
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David Wheater has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19, and under-21 levels.
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David Wheater was called up to the senior side in 2008 but did not play.
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David Wheater was born in 1987 in Redcar, which was then in the county of Cleveland.
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David Wheater joined Wolverhampton Wanderers on a three-month loan in September 2006.
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David Wheater had loan spells at Doncaster Rovers, scoring st Gillingham and Darlington.
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David Wheater signed a three-and-a-half-year contract extension in February 2008, which tied him to Middlesbrough until June 2011.
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David Wheater made his last appearance against Bristol City on 15 January 2011, where he played the full 90 minutes.
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On 20 January 2011, David Wheater completed a move to Bolton Wanderers on a three-and-a-half-year contract following a few weeks of negotiations for an undisclosed fee, and made his debut on 29 January in the FA Cup game at home to Wigan Athletic.
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David Wheater signed a contract extension on 21 July 2013, extending his contract until summer 2016.
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David Wheater then re-signed for the club on a one-year contract on severely reduced wages.
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On 1 June 2017, David Wheater signed a new one-year deal with the club with a contract extension option.
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David Wheater had agreed a one-year contract, on severely reduced wages, to re-sign for Bolton, with a second year if he played in 30 matches, though Oldham owner Abdallah Lemsagam talked him out of it, stating that the lower wages would not be fair to his family.
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David Wheater finished the season with 35 appearances and 4 goals and his extra year option was activated as he needed to have played 20 matches to get the extra year.
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Later that year, David Wheater had surgery on a back problem, and did his rehabilitation with Darlington FC's physiotherapist.
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David Wheater represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 level.
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David Wheater played at the 2004 U17 European Championships and earned his debut under-21 call-up in August 2007 along with the uncapped Adam Johnson after impressing while on loan at Darlington.
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David Wheater was a regular in the 2009 U21 European Championship qualifying.
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David Wheater was supposed to be in the squad for the tournament but withdrew after sustaining an injury.
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On 20 March 2008, David Wheater was called up to the England squad by boss Fabio Capello, however he was not included in Capello's final 23.
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On 15 October 2008, David Wheater was called up into the England senior team as a replacement for John Terry when the England captain withdrew due to an injury picked up playing for Chelsea.