Theo James Walcott was born on 16 March 1989 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Southampton and previously for the English national team.
48 Facts About Theo Walcott
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On 30 May 2006, Theo Walcott became England's youngest-ever senior football player, aged 17 years and 75 days.
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Theo Walcott represented England at the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2012 and has 47 caps, scoring eight goals.
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Theo Walcott was born to a black British Jamaican father and a white English mother.
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Theo Walcott grew up as a Liverpool fan due to his father's support of Liverpool.
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Theo Walcott was born in Stanmore, London, but grew up in Compton, Berkshire.
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Theo Walcott attended Compton Church of England Primary School and The Downs School, playing football for the local village team and later for Newbury.
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Theo Walcott scored more than 100 goals in his one and only season for Newbury, before leaving there for Swindon Town.
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Theo Walcott spent only six months there before leaving for Southampton after he rejected a chance to join Chelsea.
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Theo Walcott scored again away at Millwall four days later, and yet again in his full home debut against Stoke City the following Saturday.
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Theo Walcott's rapid rise to fame led him to be named amongst the top three finalists for the prestigious BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year award on 11 December 2005.
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Theo Walcott initially joined as a scholar, having agreed to sign a professional contract on his 17th birthday on 16 March 2006.
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Theo Walcott's first start came in a home league match against Watford on 14 October 2006.
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Theo Walcott finished the season with seven goals in all competitions and four in the league.
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Theo Walcott had wanted number 8, but that had already been taken by Samir Nasri.
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Theo Walcott established himself as a first-team regular, starting many matches on the right of midfield or on the wing.
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Theo Walcott scored within three minutes of entering the match, "brought speed and fearlessness to the hosts' attacks", and was involved in the move that led to Fabregas' equaliser from the penalty spot.
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On 18 January 2013, Theo Walcott ended speculation about his future when he signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract with Arsenal.
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Theo Walcott scored his 20th goal of the season against Queens Park Rangers after just 20 seconds.
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Theo Walcott finished the season with 14 goals and 12 assists from 32 Premier League matches and scoring 21 times with 16 assists in all competitions to be Arsenal's top scorer.
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Theo Walcott injured a knee late in the FA Cup third-round tie against Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirates Stadium in January 2014.
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Theo Walcott made his first start of the season against Hull City in the third round of the FA Cup on 4 January 2015, exactly a year after sustaining his injury at the same stage of the competition.
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Ahead of the new season, it was announced that Theo Walcott had extended his contract with Arsenal after prolonged negotiations.
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Theo Walcott netted twice in pre-season in wins against Everton and Wolfsburg, as Arsenal won the Premier League Asia Trophy and the Emirates Cup.
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Theo Walcott returned on 28 January 2017, scoring a hat-trick against former club Southampton in the fourth round of the FA Cup at St Mary's Stadium.
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Theo Walcott did score four goals during his last season at the club, against Doncaster Rovers in the League Cup, and three in the Europa League group stage, all coming against BATE Borisov, with two away, and one at home.
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On 18 May 2021, Theo Walcott signed a permanent two-year contract at Southampton which activated after his current loan deal with Everton expired at the end of June.
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On 8 May 2006,17-year old Theo Walcott was named in Sven-Goran Eriksson's squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
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On 25 May 2006, Theo Walcott came on as a second-half substitute for the England B team against Belarus.
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Theo Walcott scored two goals against Germany to seal qualification for England to the Under-21 European Championship, in the playoff second leg in October 2006, with his second drawing comparisons with Thierry Henry.
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On 6 September 2008, Theo 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.
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In doing so, Theo Walcott became the first England player to score a hat-trick in a competitive match since Michael Owen in 2001.
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Theo Walcott returned to the international fold on 3 March 2010 in a friendly against Egypt.
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Theo Walcott started England's friendly victories against Mexico and Japan in May 2010.
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However, on 1 June 2010, it was announced that Theo Walcott had been left out of England's 23-man World Cup squad by Fabio Capello.
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At UEFA Euro 2012, Theo Walcott appeared for England as a second-half substitute in the group match against Sweden.
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Southgate said that Theo Walcott had not transferred his early season form into the England matches against Malta and Slovenia in October 2016 and Spain in November 2016.
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Theo Walcott's family made a cameo appearance in the 2007 film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, directed by David Yates, the uncle of Walcott.
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Theo Walcott himself was due to appear as well, but his commitments to Arsenal forced him to drop out.
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Theo Walcott's cousin Jacob Walcott was a trainee at Reading and a member of the England national under-17 football team appearing in the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
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Theo Walcott's older sister, Hollie, is a bodybuilder who came second in the British Natural Bodybuilding Federation Central Championships in July 2010.
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Theo Walcott has been in a long-term relationship with Melanie Slade, after meeting in 2004 at the WestQuay shopping centre in Southampton.
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Theo Walcott has been involved with the UK charities Build a School and Best Beginnings.
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Theo Walcott has a pie named in his honour at the Arsenal pie shop in Holloway, which won a gold award at the British Pie Awards of 2015.
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On 6 April 2008, Theo Walcott was a torchbearer for the Olympic Flame for Beijing 2008 as it was paraded around London.
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Theo Walcott was the penultimate torchbearer just before Dame Kelly Holmes.
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In February 2015, Theo Walcott announced a new sponsorship deal with Adidas.
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Theo Walcott appeared in an advert for Adidas in August 2016, showing off his skills in dribbling and flicking a ball into the open top of a wheelie bin.