Dean Whitehead

Dean Whitehead

Whitehead playing for Stoke City in 2010.
Personal information
Full name Dean Whitehead[1]
Date of birth (1982-01-12) 12 January 1982[1]
Place of birth Abingdon, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Playing position Centre midfield, Right back
Club information
Current team
 Huddersfield Town
Number 4
Youth career
1998 Abingdon Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2004 Oxford United 122 (9)
2004–2009 Sunderland 185 (13)
2009–2013 Stoke City 132 (3)
2013–2015 Middlesbrough 55 (1)
2015– Huddersfield Town 40 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:24, 4 October 2016 (UTC).


Dean Whitehead (born 12 January 1982) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Huddersfield Town.

Whitehead joined his local non-league club Abingdon Town before he signed for Football League side Oxford United in 1999. He impressed in the lower divisions and was signed by Championship side Sunderland in 2004. He won promotion in his first season with the Black Cats however, Sunderland were relegated from the Premier League with a record low points tally of 15. He was made captain by Roy Keane as Sunderland claimed an instant return to the top flight. After two more seasons in the north-east Whitehead joined Stoke City for a fee of £5 million in August 2009. He helped Stoke reach the 2011 FA Cup Final where Stoke finished runners-up to Manchester City. After spending four seasons with the Potters, Whitehead moved to Middlesbrough in July 2013.

Club career

Oxford United

Born in Abingdon, Oxfordshire,[1] Whitehead started his career with Abingdon Town's youth team, before joining the youth scheme of his local league club, Oxford United. He progressed through the ranks there making his professional debut in a 2–0 win over Luton Town in the Football League Trophy on 7 December 1999. Whitehead played in 23 games in 2000–01 as Oxford suffered relegation to the Third Division. He scored his first goal in the Football League against Rushden & Diamonds in August 2001.[2] He was a regular in 2001–02 playing in 43 fixtures as Oxford had a poor season finishing in 21st position. He was restricted to 22 appearances in 2002–03 as Oxford missed out on a play-off place by a single point. In 2003–04 Whitehead reclaimed his place in the side and made 47 appearances scoring seven goals which included a brace against Bury.[3] After playing for the club for five seasons, making 136 appearances for Oxford, scoring nine goals his contract expired and he turned down the offer of a new one from the club.[4]

Sunderland

In June 2004 he signed for Sunderland on a free transfer.[5] Sunderland were ordered to pay £150,000 to Oxford at an FA tribunal, to compensate for the time and money put into his development. Oxford would also receive 25% of any fee should Sunderland sell Whitehead. Whitehead quickly became a key member of the first team as Sunderland won the Championship in 2004–05, and was chosen as Players' Player of the Year by his team-mates at the end of the season.

Whitehead was given a new three-year contract during the 2005–06 season,[6] in which he scored a swerving 30-yard free kick past then England goalkeeper Paul Robinson in a 3–2 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. During the 2005–06 campaign he had resigned the captaincy to concentrate on his football but he deputised for the frequently injured Steven Caldwell and was appointed on a permanent basis after Caldwell was sold to Burnley. Sunderland were relegated to the Championship for the 2006–07 season, during which Whitehead was given the captain's armband for the second time.[7] Reading made a bid of £1.2m for Whitehead which was rejected by Sunderland.[8]

Whitehead and team-mate Liam Lawrence both signed new contracts in August 2006.[9] Sunderland finished first in the Championship in 2006–07 thus gaining an instant return to the Premier League. Whitehead had a good season and was included in the PFA Team of the Year.[10] He also came second in the club's player of the year vote.[11] Whitehead was injured early on in their 2007–08 Premiership campaign. He sustained a cruciate knee ligament injury in a match against Wigan Athletic, which kept him out for six months.[12] He made his comeback from injury in November 2007.[13] After Sunderland returned to the Premiership Whitehead found himself playing as a right back, although this was ended when manager Roy Keane signed right backs Phil Bardsley and Pascal Chimbonda for Sunderland, allowing Whitehead to move back into central midfield. He left Sunderland in August 2009 after making 200 appearances for the Black Cats.

Stoke City

Whitehead signed a four-year deal for Stoke City on 24 July 2009 for £5 million.[14][15] Whitehead stated that Stoke's team spirit was the main reason for his move to the Britannia Stadium.[16] He made his Stoke City debut on 15 August 2009 in a 2–0 win over Burnley.[17] Whitehead made a slow start to his Stoke career with a number of anonymous performances; however, following a 0–0 draw with Blackburn Rovers he has since become an influential player for City and has earned praise from manager Tony Pulis.[18] Whitehead scored his first goal for Stoke City when he converted winger Matthew Etherington's cross in the 86th minute in a 3–1 FA Cup 4th-round win over Arsenal on 24 January 2010.[19] Whitehead was controversially sent off by Mike Dean against Tottenham Hotspur in March 2010 a decision which drew heavy criticism from Tony Pulis and Matthew Etherington.[20][21]

His first Premier League goal for Stoke came against Birmingham City on 9 November 2010 with Whitehead scoring the winning goal in a 3–2 win.[22] He scored his second league goal for Stoke away at Manchester United on 4 January 2010, becoming the first Stoke player to score at Old Trafford since 1980.[23] Towards the end of the 2010–11 season Whitehead lost his place in the starting eleven to a resurgent Glenn Whelan, making a number of cameo appearances from the bench.[24] One of which came in the 2011 FA Cup Final against Manchester City.[25]

Whitehead made his 100th appearance for Stoke on 3 November 2011 in a UEFA Europa League match against Maccabi Tev Aviv, Whitehead scoring the first goal in a 2–1 victory.[26][27] He played in ten of Stoke's twelve European fixtures in 2011–12 and ended the season having played in 47 matches in total.[28] He made a bad start to the 2012–13 campaign as on the opening day of the season way at Reading he conceded a 90th-minute penalty and was sent off after picking up a second yellow card.[29] He scored a rare goal in a 1–0 win over West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns on 1 December 2012.[30] He remained back-up to Glenn Whelan for the remainder of the season being used mainly as a substitute.[31] He was released by Stoke at the end of the 2012–13 season after making 160 appearances for Stoke in four seasons with the club.[32]

Middlesbrough

Whitehead joined Championship side Middlesbrough on 2 July 2013.[33] Boro manager Tony Mowbray revealed that Whitehead's experience of gaining promotion from the Championship twice was the key reason in signing him.[34] Whitehead played 38 times for Boro in 2013–14 as they finished in 12th position.[35] Whitehead scored his first and what turned out to be only goal for the club in a 2–1 loss at Derby County.[36] In 2014–15 Boro reached the 2015 Football League Championship play-off Final where they lost 2–0 to Norwich City.[37] At the end of the season Whitehead left Boro after manager Aitor Karanka admitted he could not guarantee him game time.[38]

Huddersfield Town

In June 2015 following his release from Middlesbrough, Whitehead joined Championship rivals Huddersfield Town on a two-year contract.[39] He made his début for the Terriers in the 2–0 defeat against Hull City at the KC Stadium on 8 August 2015.

Career statistics

As of match played 7 May 2016[40]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Oxford United 1999–2000[41] Second Division 0000001010
2000–01[42] Second Division 200102000230
2001–02[43] Third Division 401101010431
2002–03[44] Third Division 181201010221
2003–04[45] Third Division 447102000477
Total 12295060301369
Sunderland 2004–05[46] Championship 4252020—465
2005–06[47] Premier League 3732120—414
2006–07[48] Championship 4541010—474
2007–08[49] Premier League 2711000—291
2008–09[50] Premier League 3401030—380
Total 1851371800020014
Stoke City 2009–10[51] Premier League 3604100—401
2010–11[52] Premier League 3724020—432
2011–12[53] Premier League 3304000101471
2012–13[54] Premier League 2613010—301
Total 1323151301011605
Middlesbrough 2013–14[35] Championship 3711000—381
2014–15[55] Championship 180202030250
Total 551302030631
Huddersfield Town 2015–16[56] Championship 3401010—360
Career total 5282631220016159529
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League play-offs, Football League Trophy and UEFA Europa League.

Honours

Sunderland

Stoke City

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 436. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. ↑ "Oxford 3–2 Rushden". BBC Sport. 17 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "Bury 0-4 Oxford". BBC Sport. 18 October 2003. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Whitehead to leave Oxford". BBC Sport. 7 April 2011.
  5. ↑ Whitehead joins Sunderland. BBC Sport. 21 June 2004
  6. ↑ New Sunderland deal for Whitehead. BBC Sport 7 March 2005
  7. ↑ Bevan, Chris (17 June 2011). "What went wrong for Sunderland?". BBC Sport.
  8. ↑ "Black Cats reject Whitehead offer". BBC Sport. 17 June 2011.
  9. ↑ "Sunderland duo sign new contracts". BBC Sport. 17 June 2011.
  10. ↑ "Ronaldo secures PFA awards double". BBC Sport. 17 June 2011.
  11. ↑ "Nosworthy wins Sunderland award". BBC Sport. 17 June 2011.
  12. ↑ Whitehead injury rocks Sunderland. BBC Sport.
  13. ↑ "Whitehead belief in full recovery". BBC Sport. 7 April 2011.
  14. ↑ "Stoke confirm Whitehead transfer". BBC Sport. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
  15. ↑ "Dean Deal Done". Stoke City FC. 24 July 2009. Archived from the original on 25 July 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
  16. ↑ "Stoke spirit persuaded Whitehead". BBC Sport. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
  17. ↑ "Stoke 2 - 0 Burnley". BBC Sport. 15 August 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  18. ↑ "Pulis hails midfielder Whitehead". BBC. BBC Sport. 26 January 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
  19. ↑ "Dean Whitehead thrilled with first goal for Stoke City". BBC. BBC Sport. 26 January 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
  20. ↑ "Matthew Etherington disappointed with referee decisions". BBC Sport. 8 November 2010.
  21. ↑ "Stoke manager Tony Pulis unhappy with referee Mike Dean". BBC Sport. 8 November 2010.
  22. ↑ "Stoke 3 – 2 Birmingham". BBC Sport. 9 November 2010.
  23. ↑ "Man Utd 2 – 1 Stoke". BBC Sport. 9 November 2010.
  24. ↑ "Whelan's back ... and he's playing for keeps". thisisstaffordshire.co.uk. 28 April 2011.
  25. ↑ "Man City 1-0 Stoke City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  26. ↑ "Maccabi Tel-Av vs Stoke City". Stoke City F.C. Archived from the original on 5 November 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  27. ↑ "Macc Tel-Aviv 1 - 2 Stoke". BBC Sport. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  28. ↑ "Whitehead blasts Costa challenge as Valencia take lead in Europe League tie". The Sentinel. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  29. ↑ "Reading 1-1 Stoke". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  30. ↑ "West Brom 0-1 Stoke". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  31. ↑ "Dean Whitehead relaxed over future at the Britannia". The Sentinel. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  32. ↑ "Potters Announce Retained List". Stoke City F.C. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  33. ↑ "Middlesbrough sign Dean Whitehead after Stoke exit". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  34. ↑ "Middlesbrough: Dean Whitehead is key says Tony Mowbray". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  35. 1 2 "Games played by Dean Whitehead in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  36. ↑ "Derby 2-1 Middlesbrough". BBC. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  37. ↑ "Middlesbrough 0-2 Norwich". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  38. ↑ "Aitor Karanka - Deano Needs To Play And I Can't Guarantee That". Middlesbrough. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  39. ↑ "DEAN WHITEHEAD JOINS HUDDERSFIELD TOWN". Huddersfield Town. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  40. ↑ "Dean Whitehead". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  41. ↑ "Games played by Dean Whitehead in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  42. ↑ "Games played by Dean Whitehead in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  43. ↑ "Games played by Dean Whitehead in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  44. ↑ "Games played by Dean Whitehead in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  45. ↑ "Games played by Dean Whitehead in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  46. ↑ "Games played by Dean Whitehead in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  47. ↑ "Games played by Dean Whitehead in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  48. ↑ "Games played by Dean Whitehead in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  49. ↑ "Games played by Dean Whitehead in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  50. ↑ "Games played by Dean Whitehead in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  51. ↑ "Games played by Dean Whitehead in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  52. ↑ "Games played by Dean Whitehead in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  53. ↑ "Games played by Dean Whitehead in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  54. ↑ "Games played by Dean Whitehead in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  55. ↑ "Games played by Dean Whitehead in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  56. ↑ "Games played by Dean Whitehead in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Steven Caldwell		 Sunderland captain
2007–2009 		Succeeded by
Lorik Cana
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