Ex Players from The Mighty Arsenal FC !! Alexander Hleb of The Mighty Arsenal FC .... Hleb born on the 1st of May in 1981 and is a Belarusian professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Konyaspor. His natural and preferred position is attacking midfielder or in the hole behind the strikers, but he is often deployed on the wing. A full international for Belarus since 2001 he has won over 60 caps for his country........ In June 2005 Alex joined The Mighty Arsenal FC for a sum which may reach €15 million on a four year contract. Arsène Wenger used Hleb at many different midfield positions, but he mainly played on the right wing for Arsenal. His competitive debut was made in August 2005 away to Chelsea. Soon after Alex sustained a knee injury while on international duty with Belarus and was out for several months returning to the first team squad in December, and played 60 minutes in Arsenals final UEFA Champions League group stage match against AFC Ajax on the 7th of December. By January 2006 Alex had established himself as a first choice player and scored his first goal for Arsenal in a 7 - 0 win over Middlesbrough. In May, Alex became the first ever Belarusian footballer to play in the Champions League Final.[citation needed] He ended the season with 40 appearances and three goals. Despite a hamstring injury, Hleb made 48 appearances in the 2006 2007 season and scored three goals. In 2007 2008, he was moved from the right wing and played behind Robin van Persie as a withdrawn striker. When strikers Emmanuel Adebayor and Eduardo recovered from injuries Arsène Wenger reverted to a 4 4 2 formation and Alex returned to playing on the wing. His season was cut short after he was banned for three games by the FA after he was charged with violent conduct in an incident with Graeme Murty of Reading during their 2 - 0 win. Alex admitted his offence ending his season. Alex was always a popular figure at The Arsenal and the fans reciprocated the effort he brought to the team by inventing a song to the tune of Johnnie Allans Rubber Dolly Alexander Hleb, Alexander Hleb, Hes good at football, Alexander Hleb ...... The Arsenal Starting 11 that day was .... Lehmann, Lauren, Djourou, Senderos, Cygan, Ljungberg,Hleb, Fabregas, Pires, Henry, Reyes..... Booked that day was... Lauren. Goals From...Henry 20, Senderos 22, Henry 30, Pires 45, Silva 59, Henry 68 and Alexander Hleb on 84 minutes .... Arsenal 7 v 0 Middlesboro 2005 2006 Season .....
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