Born 1 February 1984 in Dalkeith,
Scotland. He is a Scottish footballer who plays for Premier League club
Manchester United. A product of United's youth academy, Fletcher initially struggled to break into the first team but now regularly features in the midfield. He usually plays in central midfield or right midfield but can provide cover for the defence as well.
Fletcher has been at
Manchester United for his whole career coming up from the youth team. Fletcher joined Manchester United as a trainee in July 2000 and he signed a professional contract in February 2001. He was initially seen as a right midfielder in the David Beckham mould and was tipped by many to break into the first team with ease and stay there for many years to come. His first few seasons at the club, however, were marred by injury, and as he developed came to be viewed more as a central
midfielder.
In the 2007–08 season, with the further arrival at the club of playmakers Owen Hargreaves and Anderson and winger Nani,
Fletcher played even less than during the previous season, and was even rumoured at one time to want to leave the club out of displeasure at not playing enough. Indeed, as before,
Ferguson preferred Carrick, Scholes, Giggs and Ronaldo to him in midfield, and he even played less than the new arrivals
The 2009–10 season has seen Fletcher consolidate his place in the heart of the United midfield, starting all the important games for United.
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