Jérémie Aliadière
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| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
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Current team | Arsenal | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
Jérémie Aliadière (born March 30, 1983 in Rambouillet) is a French football player who currently plays for Arsenal.
Biography
Arsenal career
Aliadière signed for Arsenal at the age of 16 before the beginning of the 1999–2000 season. Despite displaying considerable talent and promise (such that he was once labelled as being the next Thierry Henry), his playing career has been hampered by injuries.
He made his Premiership debut for Arsenal against Fulham in 2001–02, replacing Thierry Henry in a 4–1 victory. He has only made 19 appearances with only three league starts since. He scored his first goal in a 5–2 victory over West Bromwich Albion on August 27, 2002.
Aliadière has mainly been used as a substitute. He made his FA Cup debut in a 1–0 defeat against Manchester United on April 3, 2004. Throughout the 2003–04 season, he played in some important matches for the Arsenal team. Aliadière was injured for much of 2004–05, and was kept out of action until February. Even then, he made only six appearances off the bench for the first team. Although he failed to score in these matches, but at reserve level he scored eight goals in five games. As of July 2005 he has played 28 times for Arsenal, scoring five goals. He has always been thought of highly by manager Arsène Wenger despite his limited opportunities. Aliadière was offered and signed a contract that keeps him at the club until the summer of 2009.
Loans
Given the limited opportunities at Arsenal and lack of playing experience due to his injuries Arsène Wenger sought to loan him out during the English 2005–06 season. He went on loan to Celtic at the start of the Scottish 2005–06 season in search of regular first team football, but the move was unsuccessful: Aliadière only made two substitute appearances, one in each leg of Celtic's UEFA Champions League loss to Artmedia Bratislava.
On 24 August 2005 the loan contract was transferred to West Ham United and Aliadière moved back to London. However his spell was once again blighted by injury and he only made eight appearances for the Hammers, seven of them as substitute.
On January 31, 2006 West Ham terminated his loan, and Aliadière moved to Wolves on loan for the remainder of the 2005–06 season. At the end of the season, he returned to Arsenal with no permanent move made [1].
Trivia
Aliadière is a Paris Saint-Germain supporter.
He is the fiancé of British model and celebrity Leilani Dowding [2].