31. Fraizer Campbell
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Huddersfield-born Fraizer Campbell is an agile striker with pace and determination, who possesses the ability to poach goals and create them himself through his speed and skill.
Campbell was top scorer for the Academy Under-18s as a first year scholar in 2004/05, scoring 14 goals in 22 starts as the Reds finished second in the Premier Academy League Group C. His performances at youth level led to him being called up to the Reserves, where he played five games and scored once.
The following season he scored nine goals in 14 starts for the Academy, but began to make an impact on the Reserves,
reaching the same total as his academy haul while United’s second-string marched to a Premier Reserve League, Play-off shield and Manchester Senior Cup treble.
Handed squad number 51 in November 2005, he was an unused substitute in United’s 0-0 FA Cup third round stalemate with Burton Albion in January 2006. He signed professional forms two months later, on 22 March, and was a second-half substitute in Roy Keane’s testimonial match against Celtic at Old Trafford in May 2006.
Fraizer embarked on a loan move to Royal Antwerp at the start of the 2006/07 season, and quickly became a favourite with the fans, who nicknamed him "Super Campbell". His goalscoring exploits in Belgium underlined his rapid development and in August 2007 his potential was further acknowledged by Sir Alex Ferguson when he made his competitive United debut as a substitute in the Manchester derby at Eastlands.
Another successful loan spell followed, this time at Hull City where his talents earned him a first call-up for England Under 21s in March 2008. He scored 15 goals in 32 starts during his time with the Tigers and in May 2008 helped them secure promotion to English football's top flight following a play-off victory over Bristol City.
On his return to Old Trafford, ahead of the start of the 2008/09 season, Campbell did his first team chances no harm with two goals in six games during the Reds' pre-season campaign. He was handed his first ever Premier League start in the 1-1 draw with Newcastle in August 2008 and was unlucky not to find the net with a first-half diving header.
On 1 September 2008 it was announced that Campbell would spend the remainder of the season on loan at Tottenham as part of the deal that brought Dimitar Berbatov to Old Trafford on transfer deadline day.
His time at White Hart Lane has proved Campbell has what it takes to succeed at the top level. Indeed, he will always be able to boast of a memorable brace against Liverpool in the Carling Cup. But while his goals helped Spurs to Wembley for a second successive final appearance, Campbell was ruled ineligble to face his former employers and had to watch with mixed emotions as United won the cup on penalties.
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