James McFadden

James Henry McFadden (born 14 April 1983) is a Scottish former professional football player and coach who now works as a football pundit. A forward , McFadden started his playing career with Motherwell , where he came to prominence in the 2002–03 season by scoring 19 goals and winning the Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year award. Everton signed McFadden for £1.25 million in 2003. McFadden struggled to hold down a regular place in the Everton first-team and moved to Birmingham City for £5 million in January 2008. A serious injury meant that McFadden missed most of the 2010–11 season and the Blues , who were relegated in his absence, decided not to renew his contract. McFadden signed again for the Toffees on a free transfer in October 2011, after regaining his fitness, [ 4 ] and spent three months with Sunderland in 2012. Towards the end of his playing career, McFadden had two further spells at Motherwell, either side of a year at St Johnstone . During his third stint with Motherwell, McFadden also took on coaching duties. After a brief spell playing for Queen of the South , McFadden took a coaching position with the Scotland team. McFadden was first capped by Scotland in 2002. His goal in a Euro 2008 qualification match on 12 September 2007 against France in the Parc des Princes , which gave Scotland a 1–0 win, is regarded as one of the team's most famous goals. [ 5 ] McFadden played 48 times for Scotland, scoring 15 goals, in total. He was appointed to an assistant coach position with the Scotland national team in March 2018. — Wikipedia

Position

FW

Nationality

United Kingdom

Birthplace

Glasgow

Born

14 Apr 1983

Height

178 cm