Michael Chopra
Michael Chopra, the United Kingdom forward, made 42 appearances for Sunderland. He found the net 8 times, averaging 0.19 goals per game. His most prolific season in our data was 2007-08, with 6 goals.
Rocky Michael Chopra (born 23 December 1983) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Cymru South club Trethomas Bluebirds . A product of the Newcastle United youth system , he spent six years at the club without managing to secure a regular first team place, instead spending time on loan at Watford , Nottingham Forest , and Barnsley . He was sold to Cardiff City for £500,000 in June 2006, and won a place on the PFA Team of the Year for his performances in the 2006–07 season. He then made a £5 million move to Premier League side Sunderland in July 2007, before returning to Cardiff on a loan deal that was made permanent in July 2009 for £3 million. He again was included in the PFA Team of the Year for the 2009–10 campaign, before being sold on to Ipswich Town for £1 million in June 2011. He joined Blackpool on a free transfer in July 2013, before moving to the Indian Super League with the Kerala Blasters for the inaugural 2014 season. Chopra signed for Scottish club Alloa Athletic in March 2015, playing for the side for a year before being released in March 2016. He returned to India to play for the Kerala Blasters again before retiring. In 2022 Chopra came out of retirement to play for West Allotment Celtic , and again in 2026 with Welsh side Trethomas Bluebirds . He has represented England at the under-16 , under-17 , under-19 and under-20 levels. — Wikipedia
- Position
- FW
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birthplace
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Born
- 23 Dec 1983
- Height
- 175 cm
In July 2007, newly promoted Premier League side Sunderland agreed a deal worth up to £5 million, activating a release clause, to sign Chopra on a four-year contract. [ 30 ] His Geordie roots and high price-tag caused unrest among some Sunderland fans. [ 31 ] He scored on his debut for the "Black Cats" on the opening day of the 2007–08 season at the Stadium of Light , coming on as a substitute late in the second half and scored the winning goal against Tottenham Hotspur in injury time. [ 32 ] He scored in the next game at Birmingham City , [ 33 ] but then went 15 games without scoring before he converted a penalty at Reading on 23 December. [ 34 ] [ 35 ] [ 36 ] He went on to score the only goal of a 1–0 win over Aston Villa at Villa Park , [ 37 ] before he scored his sixth and final goal of the season in Sunderland's 3–2 win over Tees–Wear derby rivals Middlesbrough , [ 38 ] finishing as the second highest scorer at the club, being just one goal behind Kenwyne Jones . [ 39 ] After missing the initial matches for "personal problems", he scored two goals in his second game of the 2008–09 season as Sunderland beat Middlesbrough 2–0 on 20 September. [ 40 ] With the arrivals of Djibril Cissé and El-Hadji Diouf , Chopra found his playing time to be limited. [ 41 ] So he rejoined Cardiff City in November on a two-month loan. [ 42 ] Chopra made his debut against Queens Park Rangers playing the entire ninety minutes of the 1–0 defeat. [ 43 ] In the next match against Crystal Palace , he found his first goal. Chopra converted a 31st-minute penalty the saw Cardiff winning the match 2–1. [ 44 ] Scoring five goals in this spell, he was recalled from loan by the new Sunderland manager Ricky Sbragia to the squad, with The Guardian writing that he was "excited" to return to the squad. [ 45 ] Chopra rejoined Cardiff on loan in February 2009 for the rest of the season, with the transfer becoming permanent at the end of the season. Cardiff chairman Peter Ridsdale said that Chopra was — Wikipedia
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