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Thomas David Heaton is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team.
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Birthday : 15 April 1986 . Place of birth : Chester, England.
Heaton began his career in the Manchester United academy but was unable to break into the first team and spent time on loan with Swindon Town, Royal Antwerp, Cardiff City, Queens Park Rangers, Rochdale and Wycombe Wanderers, before joining Cardiff permanently after his release by Manchester United in July 2010.
Formerly an international from under-16 to under-21 level, Heaton has been involved in senior England squads since 2015, finally making his senior debut against Australia on 27 May 2016 in a friendly match.
Born in Chester, Cheshire, Heaton began his football career with Wrexham, for whom he played both in goal and in midfield after making 20 appearances for the Manchester United Under-17 team in the previous two seasons, he signed for United as a trainee on 8 July 2002.
Heaton began his career in the Manchester United academy but was unable to break into the first team and spent time on loan with Swindon Town, Royal Antwerp, Cardiff City, Queens Park Rangers, Rochdale and Wycombe Wanderers, before joining Cardiff permanently after his release by Manchester United in July 2010.
Formerly an international from under-16 to under-21 level, Heaton has been involved in senior England squads since 2015, finally making his senior debut against Australia on 27 May 2016 in a friendly match.
Born in Chester, Cheshire, Heaton began his football career with Wrexham, for whom he played both in goal and in midfield after making 20 appearances for the Manchester United Under-17 team in the previous two seasons, he signed for United as a trainee on 8 July 2002.
At the end of the 2003-04 season, Heaton was named on the bench for the final of the Manchester Senior Cup against Manchester City, and won a winner's medal despite not taking the field.
With Heaton in goal for 17 of the 28 Premier Reserve League North matches and 12 of the 22 Central League matches, the team went on to win both league titles by nine and five points respectively.
Heaton made his professional debut in a League Cup tie against Wycombe Wanderers, and in his second appearance against Yeovil Town in the league he saved a penalty from Lee Johnson.
Heaton spent the 2007-08 season with the first team-squad at Manchester United, appearing on the bench when Edwin van der Sar was out due to injury.
At the end of the 2007-08 season, Heaton agreed to move to Championship club Cardiff City on loan for the duration of the 2008-09 season.
With Heaton in goal for 17 of the 28 Premier Reserve League North matches and 12 of the 22 Central League matches, the team went on to win both league titles by nine and five points respectively.
Heaton made his professional debut in a League Cup tie against Wycombe Wanderers, and in his second appearance against Yeovil Town in the league he saved a penalty from Lee Johnson.
Heaton spent the 2007-08 season with the first team-squad at Manchester United, appearing on the bench when Edwin van der Sar was out due to injury.
At the end of the 2007-08 season, Heaton agreed to move to Championship club Cardiff City on loan for the duration of the 2008-09 season.
Late on in Cardiff's 2-1 away defeat to Plymouth Argyle on 22 November 2008, Heaton picked up an injury and was forced off.
In February, Enckelman was forced to undergo knee surgery which saw Heaton return in goal on 16 February 2009, when he picked up the man of the match award in a 4-0 defeat at the hands of Arsenal.
On his return, Heaton found himself on the bench behind loanee Stuart Taylor but, following a 6-0 defeat against Preston North End, he replaced Taylor for the final three matches of the season.
On 15 August 2009, Heaton was signed by Queens Park Rangers on an emergency three-month loan deal, the terms of which allowed him to compete in the League Cup.
Heaton made his second appearance for the Chairboys in their 0-0 draw against Southampton on Tuesday 23 February 2010.
In February, Enckelman was forced to undergo knee surgery which saw Heaton return in goal on 16 February 2009, when he picked up the man of the match award in a 4-0 defeat at the hands of Arsenal.
On his return, Heaton found himself on the bench behind loanee Stuart Taylor but, following a 6-0 defeat against Preston North End, he replaced Taylor for the final three matches of the season.
On 15 August 2009, Heaton was signed by Queens Park Rangers on an emergency three-month loan deal, the terms of which allowed him to compete in the League Cup.
Heaton made his second appearance for the Chairboys in their 0-0 draw against Southampton on Tuesday 23 February 2010.
Meeting with Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson on his future at the club amidst an expiring contract, Heaton declined an offer to stay at Old Trafford, deciding instead to leave on free transfer in pursuit of regular playing time.
Upon his return, Heaton went into the team against Derby County, where they won 4-1, their first win in four matches.
Under new manager, Malky Mackay, Heaton found himself as cover for David Marshall, but he played a key part in the club's League Cup run in which they reached the final thanks to two saves from Heaton in a semi-final penalty shoot-out against Crystal Palace.
Heaton followed his penalty heroics against Crystal Palace when he started the penalty shoot-out by pushing Steven Gerrard's effort onto the bar, but he ultimately ended up on the losing team as Liverpool won the shoot-out 3-2.
Despite the successful cup run, Heaton still found himself second string to Marshall and was released at the end of the season after rejecting a new contract in the Welsh capital.
Upon his return, Heaton went into the team against Derby County, where they won 4-1, their first win in four matches.
Under new manager, Malky Mackay, Heaton found himself as cover for David Marshall, but he played a key part in the club's League Cup run in which they reached the final thanks to two saves from Heaton in a semi-final penalty shoot-out against Crystal Palace.
Heaton followed his penalty heroics against Crystal Palace when he started the penalty shoot-out by pushing Steven Gerrard's effort onto the bar, but he ultimately ended up on the losing team as Liverpool won the shoot-out 3-2.
Despite the successful cup run, Heaton still found himself second string to Marshall and was released at the end of the season after rejecting a new contract in the Welsh capital.
In July 2012, Heaton held talks with Watford over a potential move; however, Watford's new owners decided to pull out of the move.
On 27 July, Heaton signed a one-year deal with the club, with the option for a further 12 months.
Heaton started 43 of Bristol City's 46 matches in the Championship that season, and was viewed as one of the club's best players that season.
Heaton joined Burnley in May 2013, after turning down a further one-year deal at Bristol City.
Heaton immediately became the first-choice goalkeeper for Burnley following the departures of Lee Grant and Brian Jensen.
On 27 July, Heaton signed a one-year deal with the club, with the option for a further 12 months.
Heaton started 43 of Bristol City's 46 matches in the Championship that season, and was viewed as one of the club's best players that season.
Heaton joined Burnley in May 2013, after turning down a further one-year deal at Bristol City.
Heaton immediately became the first-choice goalkeeper for Burnley following the departures of Lee Grant and Brian Jensen.
Heaton made his Premier League debut on 18 August against Chelsea in a 3-1 loss.
Heaton played in every minute of Burnley's Premier League campaign, the only goalkeeper in the league to do so, but his efforts would not be enough, as Burnley and their league-worst offence were relegated at the end of the season.
Taking over for Jason Shackell, Heaton was named as captain for the 2015-16 season, captaining the team for the first time on 8 August 2015, on the opening day of the 2015-16 Championship season against Leeds United in a 1-1 draw.
Heaton kept 20 clean sheets during the season, second only to Dimitrios Konstantopoulos of Middlesbrough, as Burnley did not lose in the second half of the Championship season on their way to becoming champions and earning promotion back to the Premier League at their first attempt.
Towards the end of the season, Heaton was named in the Championship PFA Team of the Year.
Heaton played in every minute of Burnley's Premier League campaign, the only goalkeeper in the league to do so, but his efforts would not be enough, as Burnley and their league-worst offence were relegated at the end of the season.
Taking over for Jason Shackell, Heaton was named as captain for the 2015-16 season, captaining the team for the first time on 8 August 2015, on the opening day of the 2015-16 Championship season against Leeds United in a 1-1 draw.
Heaton kept 20 clean sheets during the season, second only to Dimitrios Konstantopoulos of Middlesbrough, as Burnley did not lose in the second half of the Championship season on their way to becoming champions and earning promotion back to the Premier League at their first attempt.
Towards the end of the season, Heaton was named in the Championship PFA Team of the Year.
On 29 October, Heaton made numerous saves during the match against former club Manchester United, the highlight being a mid-air, fully extended save of Zlatan Ibrahimović that Heaton claimed "Nearly broke [his] arm".
Heaton required medical attention but remained in the match to lead Burnley to a 0-0 draw, being named Man of the Match in the process.
In the same season on 22 January 2017, Heaton made his 150th league appearance for the club as he was beaten by a 97th-minute penalty from Alexis Sánchez that saw Arsenal win 2-1.
Heaton signed for newly promoted Premier League club Aston Villa on 1 August 2019 for an undisclosed fee, believed to be £8 million.
On 1 January 2020, Heaton suffered a season-ending knee injury during a 2-1 win against his former team Burnley, a game which also saw his teammate Wesley suffer a similarly serious knee injury.
On 10 November 2020, after over ten months out, Heaton made his return to football for Aston Villa U23s - in a 2-2 draw away at Burnley U23s in the Premier League 2.
Following his release by Aston Villa, Heaton agreed to return to Manchester United on 2 July 2021, 11 years after first leaving them.
On 8 December 2021, Heaton finally made his first-team debut, replacing Dean Henderson in the 68th minute of the 2021-22 UEFA Champions League match against Young Boys.
Having played for England at various youth levels, Heaton was handed his England under-21 debut in March 2008 by manager Stuart Pearce when he replaced Joe Hart as a substitute during a match against Poland.
Heaton required medical attention but remained in the match to lead Burnley to a 0-0 draw, being named Man of the Match in the process.
In the same season on 22 January 2017, Heaton made his 150th league appearance for the club as he was beaten by a 97th-minute penalty from Alexis Sánchez that saw Arsenal win 2-1.
Heaton signed for newly promoted Premier League club Aston Villa on 1 August 2019 for an undisclosed fee, believed to be £8 million.
On 1 January 2020, Heaton suffered a season-ending knee injury during a 2-1 win against his former team Burnley, a game which also saw his teammate Wesley suffer a similarly serious knee injury.
On 10 November 2020, after over ten months out, Heaton made his return to football for Aston Villa U23s - in a 2-2 draw away at Burnley U23s in the Premier League 2.
Following his release by Aston Villa, Heaton agreed to return to Manchester United on 2 July 2021, 11 years after first leaving them.
On 8 December 2021, Heaton finally made his first-team debut, replacing Dean Henderson in the 68th minute of the 2021-22 UEFA Champions League match against Young Boys.
Having played for England at various youth levels, Heaton was handed his England under-21 debut in March 2008 by manager Stuart Pearce when he replaced Joe Hart as a substitute during a match against Poland.
On 21 May 2015, Heaton was called up to the England senior team for the first time ahead of a friendly against the Republic of Ireland and a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Slovenia.
Heaton continued to be included in Roy Hodgson's squads before finally making his debut as an 87th-minute substitute in place of Fraser Forster in England's Euro 2016 warm-up match against Australia, played at Sunderland's Stadium of Light.
Heaton continued to be included in Roy Hodgson's squads before finally making his debut as an 87th-minute substitute in place of Fraser Forster in England's Euro 2016 warm-up match against Australia, played at Sunderland's Stadium of Light.
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