Boro Mania

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Squad

Senior Squad

Goalkeepers

Boro Goalkeepers for 2008/09 season
Player Name Squad Number Brief Bio
Ross Turnbull 21 Bishop Auckland born Turnbull is a product of the Boro academy
Brad Jones 22 Australian Brad Jones joined Middlesbrough in 2000
Jason Steele 32 England Youth International Steele is another product of the Boro Academy

Defenders

Boro Defenders for 2008/09 season
Player Name Squad Number Brief Bio
Luke Young 2 Signed from Charlton Athletic for £2.5 million, Young was solid in 2007/08
Emanuel Pogatetz 6 “Mad Dog” Pogatetz signed for Boro from Bayer Leverkusen for £1.8 million
Tony McMahon 29 Captain of the 2004 FA Youth Cup winning team. Recently signed a new contract
Andrew Taylor 3 Left back Taylor missed a lot of last season with injury, will want to push on in 08/09
Jonathan Grounds 40 Versatile Grounds signed a new 2 year deal with Boro in March 08
Chris Riggott 5 Spent much of last season out of the Boro team and a spell on loan at Stoke City
Robert Huth 14 When fit, Huth formed a formidable partnership with Wheater at the heart of the defence
David Wheater 31 A stand out year for Wheater in 07/08 saw him pick up International recognition with England
Seb Hines 38 Academy product Hines scored on his Boro debut against Hull in the FA Cup
Justin Hoyte 2 Former Arsenal trainee joined Boro as Luke Young’s replacement

Midfielders

Boro Midfielders for 2008/09 season
Player Name Squad Number Brief Bio
Julio Arca 20 Arca missed 3 months of last season with a knee injury sustained against Sunderland
Mohamed Shawky 15 Made few appearances for Boro last season. won the African Nations Cup with Egypt
Lee Cattermole 27 Academy graduate Cattermole struggled to get a regular run in the team last year.
Gary O’Neil 4 Joined from Portsmouth in a £5m deal with just minutes to spare on transfer deadline day in August 2007
Stewart Downing 19 The jewel in the Boro Academy crown, Downing has represented England at full level
Adam Johnson 28 Another academy product, skillful Johnson will be hoping to break into the first team this year
Didier Digard 8 Recently joined the club from French side Paris St. Germain

Attackers

Boro Attackers for 2008/09 season
Player Name Squad Number Brief Bio
Mido 9 After announcing himself to the Boro fans with a couple of goals Mido struggled with fitness last year
Afonso Alves 12 Scored 6 goals for Boro last year including a hat trick against Man City on final day of season
Jeremie Aliadiere 10 Extremely quick forward, Aliadiere must add more goals to his game to complement his undoubted skill
Tuncay Sanli 17 Tuncay had an impressive first season in England, fans will be hoping he continues to improve in 08/09
Marvin Emnes 11 Former youth sprinter Emnes can play all along the front line, may be used as a right winger

Lee Cattermole left Boro to join Wigan Athletic in a reported £3.5million deal

Luke Young was sold to Aston Villa for around £6million

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