User:Jp619/Nathaniel Chalobah


 * Nathaniel Chalobah (born 12 December 1994) is a defender on loan at Watford from Chelsea youth and reserve teams. The young 6'2 centre back, captains Chelsea and England at youth level

Chelsea career
Chalobah has been at Chelsea since his pre-teens. A centre-back or occasional holding midfielder, Chalobah has made rapid progress through the Chelsea age groups and regularly represents age groups well above those born in the same year. Tall and robust but not exceptionally dominant on a physical level, he reads the game very well and remains calm and composed in possession. He has the makings of an impressive central defender, one who likes to use the football in coming out from the back. The 2009/10 season saw Chalobah make his Under-18 debut shortly after his 15th birthday. He began to establish himself in the team some eighteen months ahead of schedule, and made a Reserve team appearance in a friendly in March 2010. His first goal came against Leicester City in April and he followed it up with another late in the season against Ipswich Town. Chalobah started the 2010/11 season with the Reserve team, having joined Carlo Ancelotti's first team squad for pre-season. He scored his first goal at reserve level against Liverpool in September 2010 with a header from a corner.

International
Chalobah has represented England at Under-16 and Under-17 levels. At Under-17, he is a full year younger than any of his teammates but remains a key part of coach John Peacock's plans, being the starting centre-back for the 2010 European Under-17 Championships in Liechtenstein (despite being the youngest player in the competition), which England won. As of the 2010-11 season, Chalobah was the captain of the England Under-17 team. He also remains eligible for Sierra Leone.