Jermaine Jenas made one appearance during last year, against Brazil.

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Nationwide England Player of the Year 2009 candidates
Jermaine Jenas
Age 26 Date of Birth 18.02.1983
Total Caps 21
Total Goals 1
2009 CAPS 1
Tottenham Hotspur

Jermaine Jenas already has a place in the history books having scored the very first goal of Fabio Capello's reign, opening the scoring after fine work from Joe Cole against Switzerland.

The Tottenham midfielder played twice more in 2008, most notably against Croatia where he created England's third goal for Wayne Rooney.

But Jenas would appear just once in 2009 as competition for midfield places increased, but his one cap came from the start against no less an opposition than Brazil.

Appearing alongside Gareth Barry, just as he had done at the start of Capello's career with England, Jenas faced the unenviable task of stopping the likes of Kaka and Elano.

England, captained for the first time by Wayne Rooney, held their own in the first half but were caught by a sucker punch two minutes after the interval as Nilmar scored a fine header.

Despite missing several senior players, Fabio Capello's men showed moments to savour but they were not enough to salvage a draw in the final game of the year.

In a promising sign for Harry Redknapp's North London outfit, Jenas was joined on the field by Tottenham teammates Tom Huddlestone, making his debut, Peter Crouch and Jermain Defoe for the final quarter of the game.

The quest for Jenas will now be to do everything he can to be involved in his second World Cup.

You can vote for Jermaine Jenas as your 'Nationwide England Player of the Year' on the poll on the right. You'll need a FAN, but you can sign up for a free one by clicking the FAN button at the top of the page and you'll then be able to take part in this and future polls and competitions...

If you vote for the eventual winner, you could win a signed England shirt and two tickets to see England against Egypt. Two lucky runners-up will also receive a pair of tickets to the World Cup warm-up on 3 March.

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Former winners of the award include Frank Lampard who won it in 2004 and 2005, Owen Hargreaves earned the prize for his performances in 2006, and Steven Gerrard completed a midfield clean sweep with the award in 2007. Wayne Rooney is the current holder having been voted Player of the Year for 2008.

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