29 Facts About Jonjo Shelvey

Jonjo Shelvey was born on 27 February 1992 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Nottingham Forest.

Jonjo Shelvey has since helped the club regain Premier League status, and established himself as Newcastle's vice captain.

Jonjo Shelvey played for England at under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21 level and has captained the under-19 team.

Jonjo Shelvey won his first cap for the senior team in 2012.

Jonjo Shelvey played in the youth teams of first Arsenal and then West Ham United, the team he had supported as a boy.

Jonjo Shelvey still had one week of school remaining when he was given his debut by manager Alan Pardew.

Jonjo Shelvey contributed four goals from 24 league appearances as the Addicks reached the promotion play-offs.

Jonjo Shelvey joined Championship club Blackpool on loan on 30 September 2011.

Jonjo Shelvey made his first ever Premier League start the following weekend against Aston Villa.

Jonjo Shelvey was absent from Liverpool's win over Cardiff City in the season's League Cup Final, and was an unused substitute in their loss to Chelsea in the FA Cup equivalent.

On 10 July 2012, Jonjo Shelvey signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool.

Jonjo Shelvey was sent off in a goalless draw at Everton on 1 November 2014, by getting two bookings.

Jonjo Shelvey claimed that the act was unintentional and personally apologised to Can.

In July 2015, Jonjo Shelvey signed a new, four-year deal with the Swans, which would have kept him at the club until the summer of 2019.

Manager Alan Curtis responded stating "we expect more from Jonjo Shelvey, it is as simple as that".

Jonjo Shelvey was named man of the match for his involvement in the build-up to both of Newcastle's goals.

Jonjo Shelvey served the role as Fabricio Coloccini stayed out through a calf injury, and said that he wanted to help the club avoid relegation; they were unsuccessful in that aim.

In December 2016, Jonjo Shelvey was banned for five matches after being found guilty of using racially abusive language towards Wolverhampton Wanderers player, Romain Saiss, in a match on 17 September.

Ahead of the new season, Jonjo Shelvey changed his squad number from 12 to 8.

On 13 August 2017, in Newcastle United's first match back in the Premier League against Tottenham Hotspur, Jonjo Shelvey was sent off three minutes into the second half of the match, for stamping on Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli.

Jonjo Shelvey captained the England under-16s as they won the 2007 Victory Shield scoring three goals in three matches.

Jonjo Shelvey played a key role in the Montaigu Tournament, which England won for the first time in seven years, playing in all four matches and scoring a free kick in the final against France.

England's senior manager Roy Hodgson claimed that Jonjo Shelvey missed the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship because he was "reticent" about playing at that level following his senior international debut.

Jonjo Shelvey responded by saying that he had been told by under-21 manager Gareth Southgate that he would not feature in that squad, and claimed that if he had ever refused international duty he would have faced the wrath of his father.

On 5 September 2015, Jonjo Shelvey was selected to start for England for the first time in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against San Marino, becoming the first man to be capped for England whilst playing for Swansea City.

Jonjo Shelvey was born in Romford, Greater London and grew up in a council flat in Harold Hill.

Jonjo Shelvey fell down a staircase as a baby, one of several childhood traumas which he believes could have caused his alopecia.

Jonjo Shelvey was prescribed a cream and told to sleep in a woolly hat for a month in order to combat it, but abandoned treatment because of the discomfort it caused, and said of his baldness, "If you don't like it, don't talk to me".

In June 2015, Jonjo Shelvey married Daisy Evans, formerly of the pop group S Club 8.