THEO WALCOTT

On 30th May 2006, Theo Walcott, aged 17 years and 75 days, became the youngest England international in the 3-1 victory over Hungary at Old Trafford. Another debut was given to the robotic dance celebration of Peter Crouch after he had scored England’s third goal.

Walcott's family made a cameo appearance in the 2007 film, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. The film was directed by David Yates, an uncle of Walcott. Walcott himself was due to appear as well, but his commitments to Arsenal forced him to drop out. 

His cousin, Jacob Walcott, was a trainee at Reading and a member of the England U17s, appearing in the 2009 UEFA championships. His older sister, Hollie, is a bodybuilder, who came second in the British Natural Bodybuilding Federation Central Championships in July 2010.

Walcott has been involved with the UK charities "Build a School" and "Best Beginnings". He also has a pie named in his honour at the Arsenal pie shop in Holloway, which won a gold award at the British Pie Awards of 2015.

On 6 April 2008, Walcott was a torchbearer for the Olympic Games for Beijing 2008, as it was paraded around London. He handed ther torch over to Dame Kelly Holmes!

Walcott's statistics:

Youth career
1999–2000	Newbury
2000	Swindon Town
2000–2005	Southampton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2006	Southampton	21	(4)
2006–2018	Arsenal	270	(65)
2018–2021	Everton	77	(10)
2020–2021	→ Southampton (loan)	19	(3)
2021–	Southampton	29	(2)
International career
2004–2005	England U16	4	(0)
2005–2006	England U17	14	(5)
2006	England U19	1	(1)
2006–2010	England U21	21	(6)
2006	England B	1	(0)
2006–2016	England	47	(8)

Walcott was born in Stanmore, London, but grew up in Compton, Berkshire, playing football for the local village team and later for Newbury. Theo scored more than 100 goals in his one and only season for Newbury, before leaving there for Swindon Town FC. He spent only six months there before leaving for Southampton after he rejected a chance to join Chelsea. Nike agreed to a sponsorship deal with Walcott when he was fourteen years old.

He underwent surgery to correct a hereditary weakness, and returned to action in March, but at the end of the season he still felt that it was hampering his performance.

On 28 May 2023, Walcott confirmed his exit from Southampton following the conclusion of the season, but expressed his desire to continue playing football.