Nathan Levi Fontaine Ellington was born on 2 July 1981 and is an English retired professional footballer who played as a striker.
25 Facts About Nathan Ellington
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Nathan Ellington played for Bristol Rovers in 116 league games, before switching to Wigan Athletic in March 2002.
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Nathan Ellington made 134 league appearances for Wigan before joining Premier League side West Bromwich Albion in 2005.
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Nathan Ellington was released in July 2013 after his contract expired.
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Nathan Ellington signed for Southport in October 2013, but was released two months later.
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Nathan Ellington was named Division One player of the month for February 2004.
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Nathan Ellington was the leading scorer in the Football League Championship and formed a formidable partnership with Jason Roberts, with whom he had previously played at Bristol Rovers.
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Nathan Ellington generally struggled in his first ever season in the Premier League, as his season was damaged by a series of niggling injuries and a shoulder problem, but he still managed to score eight goals.
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Nathan Ellington became quite unpopular with the West Brom fans towards the end of the same season because of his complaint of a "bruised toe", and his refusal to have painkilling injections to help him through such a minor complaint.
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Nathan Ellington featured regularly towards the end of the season, helping Albion reach the play-offs, but in the play-off games he was used only as a substitute.
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On 29 August 2007, Nathan Ellington joined Watford on a four-year deal.
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Nathan Ellington made 34 league appearances, 18 of them starts, scoring 4 goals.
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On 21 December 2009, Nathan Ellington signed for Greek side Xanthi FC on loan for the rest of the year.
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Nathan Ellington trained with Preston North End in January 2011, scoring two goals in a reserve team fixture on 11 January 2011.
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Nathan Ellington had a successful pre-season with the Rams, scoring three times in seven matches.
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Nathan Ellington made his debut for the club against Doncaster Rovers on 9 August 2008 and scored his first three goals for the club with a hat-trick against Lincoln City in the Football League Cup on 12 August.
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Nathan Ellington made only 5 more appearances before the end of the season, just 2 of them coming under new Derby manager Nigel Clough and both of them substitute appearances.
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Nathan Ellington scored his first goal in the last minute of the game against Coventry City.
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Nathan Ellington signed a two-year contract for Ipswich Town on a free transfer on 21 June 2011, linking up with manager Paul Jewell for the third time.
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Nathan Ellington left the club in July 2013 after the expiry of his contract.
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On 17 October 2013, Nathan Ellington signed on non-contract terms for Conference Premier side Southport.
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On 18 February 2014, Nathan Ellington joined Indonesian club Persija Jakarta on trial but decided to leave once he saw the setup and facilities.
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In 2005, Nathan Ellington married a Bosnian woman, Alma from Tuzla, and after doing research, he converted to Islam and became a Muslim before they married.
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Nathan Ellington is nicknamed The Duke after legendary jazz musician Duke Ellington.
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Nathan Ellington is from a sporting family; his cousin Lee Nathan Ellington is a footballer.