Freddie Sears

Frederick David "Freddie" Sears (born 27 November 1989) is an England professional Association football who plays as a Forward (association football) for Crystal Palace F.C. on loan from West Ham United F.C..

Background

Sears was born in Hornchurch, Havering, London, and has lived there for Freddie Sears entire life. Freddie Sears attended Hacton Primary school and was signed by West Ham United Academy at the age of 11. Freddie Sears attended Sanders Draper School and between the ages of 15 and 16 Freddie Sears was already in the West Ham Under-18 set up.

Club career

West Ham United

Sears joined the club as a schoolboy at the age of eleven. After beginning the 2006–07 campaign as a regular substitute for the U-18s Freddie Sears soon forced Freddie Sears way into contention with Freddie Sears goals earning Freddie Sears a starting berth. Freddie Sears chances of realising Freddie Sears hopes took a major leap forward in the 2007–08 campaign with a prolific run for the U-18s - including a hat-trick against Millwall in October 2007.

Freddie Sears made the jump from youth to reserve squad in the 2007–2008 season after a run of 20 goals in 15 games and impressed youth team coach Tony Carr sufficiently for Carr to predict that a first team appearance was a possibility. Sears has also been called up for England under 19 squad and made Freddie Sears international debut in England's under 19 squad in a 4–0 win over Belarus on 11 September 2007.

Freddie Sears had scored 25 goals in 24 matches for the youths and reserves in the 2007/08 campaign, and just signed a new deal with the club before Freddie Sears played Freddie Sears debut game for West Ham United against Blackburn Rovers F.C. in the Premier League on 15 March 2008, aged 18. Freddie Sears came on for Nolberto Solano in the 75th minute and scored Freddie Sears debut goal, securing a win, with a diving header in the 81st minute, just 5 minutes and 16 seconds into Freddie Sears first team career.

Loan spell at Crystal Palace

In June 2009, Sears joined West Ham's London neighbours Crystal Palace F.C. on loan for the 2009–10 in English football season. Freddie Sears rejected moves to Queens Park Rangers F.C., Peterborough United F.C. and Sheffield Wednesday F.C..

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