Theo Walcott

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• Name
  Theo Walcott
• Born
  March 16, 1989
• Middlesex, England
• Position
  Striker
• Squad Number
  14
• Previous Club(s)
  Southampton
• Joined Arsenal
  January 20, 2006

Lightning-fast forward Theo Walcott enjoyed perhaps his best Arsenal season to date in 2011/12.

Making 46 appearances, scoring 11 goals and providing 12 assists, the England international was a consistent threat and reaped the benefits of a campaign in which he was untroubled by significant injury.

His brace in the 5-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur - two fine finishes that came after he was criticised for a below-par first-half display - will live long in the memory, but Theo was never far from the action.

Vital winners in each leg of the Champions League qualifying tie against Udinese, a stunning solo goal at Stamford Bridge and a hat-trick of assists in the 7-1 win over Blackburn Rovers all impressed - while Robin van Persie admitted that his relationship with Theo played a big role in his own scoring tally.

Theo’s campaign finished on international duty with England, for whom he made four substitute appearances in Euro 2012. His goal and assist in the 3-2 win over Sweden were perhaps England’s finest moments of the tournament, and Theo’s best for the national team since a hat-trick against Croatia in September 2008.

Having signed for Arsenal from Southampton in 2006, Theo won a call-up to England’s World Cup squad later that year - and became the country’s youngest-ever full international at 17 years and 75 days when he faced Hungary.