Andrew Surman
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| Andrew Surman | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Ronald Edward Surman | |
| Date of birth | August 20, 1986 (age 20) | |
| Place of birth | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
| Nickname | Drew | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Southampton | |
| Number | 29 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Southampton | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004-present 2005 2005-2006 |
Southampton →Walsall (loan) →Bournemouth (loan) |
41 (5) 14 (2) 24 (6) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Andrew Surman (born August 20, 1986 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a South African born footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for English side Southampton.
Surman was born in South Africa, where his British parents had moved whilst his father worked for an insurance company. His parents returned to Southampton in 1995, and he joined tyro-league club Hedge End Rangers, where he was spotted by Southampton scouts and invited to join the Saints academy.
He was the youngest player ever to play for the Saints Reserves until Theo Walcott took his record. He scored on his league debut when on loan to Walsall during the 2004-05 season, and, when he rejoined the Saints at the beginning of the 2005-06 season, he performed well on their pre-season tour of Scotland. He then enjoyed a successful loan spell with Bournemouth between August 2005 and January 2006, playing in every league game for the team, and scoring six goals. He might have figured in Southampton's FA Cup tie against MK Dons, but was cup-tied having played earlier in the season for Bournemouth against Tamworth.
He made his full team debut for Southampton on 25 January 2006 under new manager George Burley at home to Crystal Palace, and in the next league game scored his first Southampton goal in a 2-1 defeat against Plymouth Argyle. On 17 February 2007, he scored a hat-trick (2 strikes from outside the penalty box and a penalty) in the 5-2 victory over Barnsley.
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| Southampton F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Davis | 2 Östlund | 3 Pelé | 4 Saganowski | 5 Lundekvam | 6 Powell | 7 Skácel | 8 Wright-Phillips | 9 Rasiak | 10 Wright | 11 Svensson | 12 Lička | 15 Jones | 17 Belmadi | 18 Dyer | 19 Makin | 21 Baird | 22 Bale | 23 Viáfara | 24 Guthrie | 25 Poke | 26 Miller | 27 Best | 28 Białkowski | 29 Surman | 34 James | 41 Lallana | Manager: Burley |
