Paul Kitson
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Paul Kitson (born 9 January 1971 in Murton, County Durham) is a footballer who plays as a striker. Throughout his career, Kitson has played for Leicester, Derby, Newcastle, West Ham, Charlton, Crystal Palace, Brighton and Rushden and Diamonds and Aldershot Town.
He signed for Harry Redknapp's struggling West Ham side for 2.3 million pounds and he made his debut, against Tottenham on 22 February 1997, which West Ham won 4-3. Kitson scored West Ham's second goal, with other new signing John Hartson getting the third goal to also score on his debut.
Kitson bagged two against Chelsea in a 3-2 win, one against Everton in a 2-2 draw and bagged a hatrick against Sheffield Wednesday in a 5-1 win. West Ham survived relegation despite a tough season. He also came out of the wilderness to score a hattrick in the 4-4 draw with Charlton Athletic in November 2001 for West Ham.
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