Martyn Waghorn

Martyn Thomas Waghorn (born 23 January 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Championship club Rangers. He is a former England U21 international.

Waghorn had been with Sunderland since the age of eight and made his first team debut for the club in December 2007 against Manchester United at the age of 17. He has had loan spells with Charlton Athletic and Leicester City before joining Leicester on a permanent deal on 31 August 2010.

Club career

Sunderland

Waghorn was born in South Shields. From the age of eight Waghorn played for his local team Sunderland and he progressed through the youth system at the Academy of Light to reach the Under-18 team. Waghorn scored the first hat-trick of his career on 12 December 2007 in a 6–1 win against Norwich City in the FA Youth Cup third round. He scored twice in a 4–2 win against local rivals Newcastle United a few days later at the Academy of Light, both of the goals being penalties.

Waghorn made his first team debut against Manchester United at the Stadium of Light on 26 December 2007; the match finished 4–0 to Manchester United. The player, usually a striker, had to play in left midfield, and after the match manager Roy Keane heaped praise on the young player, predicting that he would have a "long and successful career".