The result was delete. Cirt (talk) 00:04, 21 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Fails WP:ATHLETE as he has not played first-team club football and his international appearances are at U-19 level only. BencherliteTalk 07:44, 14 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
This submission is opposed on the following basis...
"People who have competed at the fully professional level of a sport, or a competition of equivalent standing in a non-league sport such as swimming, golf or tennis" ...This definition does not explicity require 'first team football'. He has and continues to play in the reserve team (also recently featured on the bench for the senior squad) as a fully professional football player at a fully rofessional level with a fully professional Newcastle Utd.
"People who have competed at the highest amateur level of a sport, usually considered to mean the Olympic Games or World Championships." ...He has competed in international friendlies for the Scotland under 19 national football team a total of 3 times so far, surely this should be regarded as the 'highest amateur level of a sport'.
(Fußballspielen (talk)) —Preceding undated comment added 07:46, 14 June 2009 (UTC).[reply]