Michael Chopra

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Michael Chopra
Personal information
Full name	Rocky Michael Chopra
Date of birth	December 23 1983 (1983-12-23) (age 25)
Place of birth	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Sunderland
Number	16
Youth clubs
1993-2000	Newcastle United
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000-2006 2003 2004 2004-2005 2006-2007 2007-	Newcastle United → Watford (loan) → Nottingham Forest (loan) → Barnsley (loan) Cardiff City Sunderland	23 0(1) 05 0(5) 05 0(0) 39 (17) 42 (22) 35 0(8)
National team2
2002	England U21	01 0(1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:46, 5 January 2008 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 01:30, 11 March 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Michael Chopra (born 23 December 1983 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English footballer currently playing for the Premier League side Sunderland. He joined Sunderland in July 2007 from Cardiff for £5 Million. His arrival at The Stadium of Light was highly controversial due to his Georide roots, but he became an instant hero when he scored a last minute winner against Tottenham Hotspur on the opening day. Three days later he scored a 20 yard half volley against Birmingham. Since then, the goals dried up for Chops, but this can partly be attributed to Roy Keane's tendency to play him on the right wing. His goal drought came to an end against Reading in December where he scored from the penalty spot, however it took until March for him to find the back of the net again. He did this with a superb finish at Aston Villa to give Sunderland a 1-0 win, their first away from the Stadium of Light that season.

His first two goals of the 2008/2009 season came in a 2-0 victory against local rivals Middlesbrough F.C.

[edit] External links

• Michael Chopra's Sunderland profile
• Michael Chopra career stats at Soccerbase

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