|
m Reverted 3 edits by 213.18.161.67 (talk) to last revision by 4-Jet Tech (TW)
|
post retirement life #article-section-source-editor
Tags: Mobile edit Mobile app edit iOS app edit
|
||
| (29 intermediate revisions by 15 users not shown) | |||
Line 1:
{{Short description|English footballer (born 1980)}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Zat Knight
| image = Zat Knight.JPG
|
| caption = Knight training with [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] in 2008
| fullname = Zatyiah Knight<ref name=Hugman>{{Hugman|11163|
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|5|2|df=y}}<ref name="Hugman2010/11">{{cite book |editor-first=Barry J. |editor-last=Hugman |title=The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11 |year=2010 |publisher=Mainstream Publishing |location=Edinburgh |isbn=978-1-84596-601-0 |page=239}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Solihull]], England
Line 29 ⟶ 30:
| clubs4 = [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
| caps4 = 40
| goals4 =
| years5 = 2009–2014
| clubs5 = [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
Line 43 ⟶ 44:
| goals7 = 0
| totalcaps = 372
| totalgoals =
| nationalyears1 = 2002
| nationalteam1 = [[England national under-21 football team|England U21]]
Line 59 ⟶ 60:
==Club career==
===Fulham===
Knight was born in [[Solihull]], West Midlands.<ref name="Hugman2010/11"/> [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] signed him from [[Rushall Olympic F.C.|Rushall Olympic]] on 19 February 1999.<ref name="Hugman2010/11"/> As Knight was not a professionally contracted player to Olympic, Fulham were not obliged to pay a fee for him, but owner [[Mohamed Al-Fayed]] sent the club 30 tracksuits as a gesture of thanks.<ref>{{cite news|title=The strangest transfer fees in history|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/the-strangest-transfer-fees-in-history-1760225.html?action=gallery&ino=4|newspaper=The Independent|date=24 July 2009|
Knight scored four goals for Fulham, two in the [[2004–05 Fulham F.C. season|2004–05]] season and two in [[2006–07 Fulham F.C. season|2006–07]]. The first was in a [[FA Cup]] match against [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] in a 1–1 draw,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/4139423.stm |title=Watford 1–1 Fulham |publisher=BBC Sport |date=8 January 2005 |access-date=27 February 2010}}</ref> his second was a [[Premier League]] goal against [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] in a 6–0 win.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4525103.stm |title = Fulham 6–0 Norwich |publisher = BBC Sport |date = 15 May 2005 |access-date = 27 February 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090307152515/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4525103.stm |archive-date = 7 March 2009 |url-status = live |df = dmy-all}}</ref> His last goal for Fulham came against [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] in a 2–1 loss.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6327199.stm |title = Bolton 2–1 Fulham |publisher = BBC Sport |date = 11 February 2007 |access-date = 27 February 2010 |first = Sarah |last = Holt |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070225174405/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6327199.stm |archive-date = 25 February 2007 |url-status = live |df = dmy-all}}</ref> He was arguably Fulham's most consistent player in 2006–07, a reward for this was being given temporary captaincy of the club while regular skipper [[Luís Boa Morte]] was out injured.<ref>{{cite web|title=Knight's verdict|url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2007/may/24/knight-s-verdict|publisher=Fulham F.C.|date=24 May 2007|access-date=16 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419025813/http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2007/may/24/knight-s-verdict|archive-date=19 April 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
Before a match against [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]], it was announced that he had broken his jaw in two places while messing around with his brother. Chris Coleman has been quoted as saying that it takes more than horseplay to break one's jaw in two places, but Knight insists there was "nothing sinister" about the incident.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/6207423.stm |title=Knight plays down injury incident |publisher=BBC Sport |date=14 December 2006 |
At the start of [[2007–08 Fulham F.C. season|2007–08]], Knight signed a two-year contract extension with Fulham, contracting him until the summer of 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Knight commits|url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2007/july/06/knight-commits|publisher=Fulham F.C.|date=6 July 2007|
===Aston Villa===
[[File:ZatKnight vBham cropped.jpg|thumb|upright|Knight playing for [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] in 2008]]
[[2007-08 avfc|On 29 August 2007]], Knight signed a four-year contract with the club he supported as a boy, [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], for a £3.5 million fee.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/HeadlinesDetail/0,,10265~1100769,00.html |archive-url=https://archive.
===Bolton Wanderers===
On 25 July 2009, Knight signed a three-year contract with Premier League club Bolton Wanderers for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of £4 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/8163454.stm|title=Bolton sign Knight and Ricketts|publisher=BBC Sport |
Knight's contract expired at the end of [[2011–12 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2011–12]], making him a free agent. However, on 9 July 2012, Bolton announced that he had signed a further two-year contract.<ref>{{Cite news |url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18769843 |title = Bolton Wanderers defender Zat Knight signs new contract |publisher = BBC Sport |date = 9 July 2012 |access-date = 10 July 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120818191143/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18769843 |archive-date = 18 August 2012 |url-status = live |df = dmy-all}}</ref> Knight often took the captain's armband at Bolton when usual skipper [[Kevin Davies]] was off the pitch. When Davies left at the end of [[2012–13 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2012–13]], Knight was named as the new captain for [[2013–14 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2013–14]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/article/knight-confirmed-as-new-skipper-30.7.13-953394.aspx |title=New skipper confirmed |publisher=Bolton Wanderers F.C. |date=29 July 2013 |
▲}}</ref> Knight often took the captain's armband at Bolton when usual skipper [[Kevin Davies]] was off the pitch. When Davies left at the end of [[2012–13 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2012–13]], Knight was named as the new captain for [[2013–14 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2013–14]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/article/knight-confirmed-as-new-skipper-30.7.13-953394.aspx |title=New skipper confirmed |publisher=Bolton Wanderers F.C. |date=29 July 2013 |accessdate=15 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923221416/http://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/article/knight-confirmed-as-new-skipper-30.7.13-953394.aspx |archive-date=23 September 2015 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> [[Jay Spearing]] took the armband when Knight came out of the team and Spearing retained it when Knight returned.{{citation needed|date=September 2016}} On 8 March 2014, Knight scored his first goal in three and a half years when scoring Bolton's third in their 5–1 victory over [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] at [[Elland Road]].{{citation needed|date=September 2016}} At the end of that season, he was released by the club along with [[Chris Eagles]], [[Tyrone Mears]] and Jay Lynch.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/article/four-senior-players-to-be-released-5.5.14-1528882.aspx|title=Four senior players to be released|publisher=Bolton Wanderers F.C.|date=5 May 2014|accessdate=5 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817111642/http://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/article/four-senior-players-to-be-released-5.5.14-1528882.aspx|archive-date=17 August 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
===Colorado Rapids and Reading===
On 1 October 2014, Knight signed for [[Major League Soccer]] team [[Colorado Rapids]].<ref>{{cite web|title=New signing Zat Knight returns and is cleared to feature for the Colorado Rapids|url=http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2014/10/new-signing-zat-knight-returns-and-cleared-feature-colorado-rapids|publisher=Colorado Rapids|
Following his release from the Rapids, Knight went on trial with Watford,<ref>{{cite web|title=Former Aston Villa and Bolton defender Knight on trial at Watford|url=http://talksport.com/football/former-aston-villa-and-bolton-defender-knight-trial-watford-150226137745|publisher=Talk Sport|
==International career==
Knight made his [[England national football team|England]] debut on 28 May 2005 as a substitute against the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] in a friendly match. He gained his second cap in a friendly against [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]] on 31 May.<ref>{{
==Post-retirement life==
After Knight retired, he moved to [[Los Angeles]]. He runs a real estate investment company, and also owns a fragrance line.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2320367/2021/01/16/fulham-zat-knight-soccer-football/</ref>
==Career statistics==
Line 143 ⟶ 108:
|-
|rowspan=10|[[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]
|[[1999–2000 Fulham F.C. season|1999–2000]]<ref name="sb9900">{{Soccerbase season|16418|1999|name=Zat Knight|
|[[Football League First Division|First Division]]
|0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||0||0
|-
|[[2000–01 Fulham F.C. season|2000–01]]<ref name="sb0001">{{Soccerbase season|16418|2000|name=Zat Knight|
|First Division
|0||0||0||0||3||0||colspan=2|—||3||0
|-
|[[2001–02 Fulham F.C. season|2001–02]]<ref name="sb0102">{{Soccerbase season|16418|2001|name=Zat Knight|
|[[Premier League]]
|10||0||3||0||2||0||colspan=2|—||15||0
|-
|[[2002–03 Fulham F.C. season|2002–03]]<ref name="sb0203">{{Soccerbase season|16418|2002|name=Zat Knight|
|Premier League
|17||0||1||0||1||0||5{{efn|Four appearances in [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]], one in [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]}}||0||24||0
|-
|[[2003–04 Fulham F.C. season|2003–04]]<ref name="sb0304">{{Soccerbase season|16418|2003|name=Zat Knight|
|Premier League
|31||0||6||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||37||0
|-
|[[2004–05 Fulham F.C. season|2004–05]]<ref name="sb0405">{{Soccerbase season|16418|2004|name=Zat Knight|
|Premier League
|35||1||5||1||2||0||colspan=2|—||42||2
|-
|[[2005–06 Fulham F.C. season|2005–06]]<ref name="sb0506">{{Soccerbase season|16418|2005|name=Zat Knight|
|Premier League
|30||0||1||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||32||0
|-
|[[2006–07 Fulham F.C. season|2006–07]]<ref name="sb0607">{{Soccerbase season|16418|2006|name=Zat Knight|
|Premier League
|23||2||1||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||24||2
Line 188 ⟶ 153:
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
|[[2007–08 Aston Villa F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref name="sb0708">{{Soccerbase season|16418|2007|name=Zat Knight|
|Premier League
|27||1||0||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||28||1
|-
|[[2008–09 Aston Villa F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref name="sb0809">{{Soccerbase season|16418|2008|name=Zat Knight|
|Premier League
|13||1||3||0||1||0||9{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup, seven in UEFA Cup}}||0||26||1
Line 200 ⟶ 165:
|-
|rowspan=6|[[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
|[[2009–10 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2009–10]]<ref name="sb0910">{{Soccerbase season|16418|2009|name=Zat Knight|
|Premier League
|35||1||3||0||3||0||colspan=2|—||41||1
|-
|[[2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2010–11]]<ref name="sb1011">{{Soccerbase season|16418|2010|name=Zat Knight|
|Premier League
|34||1||3||0||2||0||colspan=2|—||39||1
|-
|[[2011–12 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2011–12]]<ref name="sb1112">{{Soccerbase season|16418|2011|name=Zat Knight|
|Premier League
|25||0||2||0||2||0||colspan=2|—||29||0
|-
|[[2012–13 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2012–13]]<ref name="sb1213">{{Soccerbase season|16418|2012|name=Zat Knight|
|[[EFL Championship|Championship]]
|43||0||3||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||47||0
|-
|[[2013–14 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2013–14]]<ref name="sb1314">{{Soccerbase season|16418|2013|name=Zat Knight|
|Championship
|31||2||2||0||2||0||colspan=2|—||35||2
Line 224 ⟶ 189:
|-
|[[Colorado Rapids]]
|[[2014 Colorado Rapids season|2014]]<ref name=SW>{{cite web |title=Z. Knight |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/zat-knight/2739/ |work=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |
|[[Major League Soccer]]
|4||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||4||0
|-
|[[Reading F.C.|Reading]]
|[[2014–15 Reading F.C. season|2014–15]]<ref name="sb1415">{{Soccerbase season|16418|2014|name=Zat Knight|
|Championship
|2||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||2||0
Line 245 ⟶ 210:
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[England national football team|England]]<ref>{{NFT player |id=11618 |name=Knight, Zat |
|2005||2||0
|-
Line 258 ⟶ 223:
|publisher = [[BBC Sport]]
|date = 27 August 2002
|archive-date = 14 July 2004
|df = dmy-all
}}</ref>
Line 275 ⟶ 240:
[[Category:1980 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:
[[Category:English men's footballers]]
[[Category:English expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:England men's under-21 international footballers]]
[[Category:England men's international footballers]]
[[Category:
[[Category:Rushall Olympic F.C. players]]
[[Category:Fulham F.C. players]]
Line 291 ⟶ 256:
[[Category:Premier League players]]
[[Category:Major League Soccer players]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States]]
[[Category:English expatriate sportspeople in the United States]]
[[Category:Black
| |||