POTY: Wes Brown
Saturday, 26 December, 2009
Wes Brown appeared once for the Three Lions in 2009, in Qatar against Brazil.
Wes Brown
Age 30
Date of Birth 13.10.1979
Career caps 22
Caps in 2009 1
Manchester United
England's defeat to Brazil in November in Qatar was Wes Brown's first international outing of the year.
The 30-year-old Manchester United defender injured an ankle at the end of 2008 and missed much of the remainder of the season, playing only three times for his club after the turn of the year, and was not called upon by Fabio Capello.
But Brown's return from injury this season has seen him feature more regularly for Sir Alex Ferguson's men, and also gain call-ups for England for the games against Slovenia and Croatia, and for the game against the Brazilians.
Starting at right-back, Brown's most telling contribution was a second half interception that denied striker Nilmar another headed goal to add to his 47th minute match-winner.
The appearance was his 22nd in an England shirt.