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Pascal Chimbonda & 24 Other Classic Premier League Players You’d Forgotten: No. 11 – David Wheater

Born: 14 February, 1987, Redcar, England

Age: 31

Age in 2005: 18

Premier League Clubs: Middlesbrough (2004-11), Bolton Wanderers (2011-present)

Position: Centre back/right back

Career

David Wheater gloriously lifted the FA (Youth) Cup in 2005 alongside fellow future titans Andrew Taylor and Matthew Bates. All three were promoted to the Boro first team on the back of their success, with Taylor and Bates even going on to play football somewhere else, in another league, for a bit.