Jamie Langfield

Football player infobox
playername = Jamie Langfield


fullname = James Robert Langfield
height = height|ft=6|in=4
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|12|22
cityofbirth = Paisley
countryofbirth = Scotland
currentclub = Aberdeen
clubnumber = 1
position = Goalkeeper
years = 1996–2003
2003–2004
2004
2004–2005
2005–
clubs = Dundee
→ Raith Rovers (loan)
Partick Thistle
Dunfermline Athletic
Aberdeen
caps(goals) = 33 (0)
05 (0)
10 (0)
00 (0)
78 (0)
nationalyears = 2007
nationalteam = Scotland B
nationalcaps(goals) = 01 (0)
pcupdate = 12:31, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 02:31, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

James "Jamie" Robert Langfield (born December 22 1979) is a Scottish professional football goalkeeper who plays for Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen.

Career

Domestic

Langfield started his career as a youth player at Dundee and went on to play for Partick Thistlecite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/partick_thistle/3400789.stm|publisher=BBC Sport website|title=Jags swoop for Langfield|date=15 January 2004] , Raith Rovers (loan) and Dunfermline Athleticcite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dunfermline_athletic/3709457.stm|publisher=BBC Sport website|title=Pars sign up Langfield|date=12 May 2004] before moving to Aberdeen in 2005.cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/4268755.stm|publisher=BBC Sport website|title=Langfield completes move to Dons|date=21 June 2005] . He took over from Esson as first choice and during season 2006-2007, Aberdeen finished third and qualified for the UEFA Cup.

In May 2007, he rejected a move to Glasgow club Rangerscite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/6675147.stm|publisher=BBC Sport website|title=Langfield rejects move to Ibrox|date=20 May 2007] . In June 2007, while enjoying his stag do on holiday in Magaluf, he had a drunken argument with Aberdeen manager Jimmy Calderwood after bumping into him in a chance encounter. His Aberdeen future was in doubt.cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/6733421.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Keeper Pays for Stag Night Antics|date=8 June 2007]

In June 2007, Langfield was linked with a move to English Championship side Norwich City with the possibility of a swap deal being involved with Norwich's Scottish international goalkeeper Paul Gallacher.

Langfield also signed a three year extension to his contract on the 21st of December 2007 which will keep him at the club until 2011. During February 2008 Langfield experienced a drop in form. This started on 5 February when Aberdeen lost to Dundee United in the CIS Insurance Cup 4-1. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7226724.stm|title=Aberdeen 1-4 Dundee United|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=June 1|accessyear=2008]

International

Langfield has made 1 Scotland B appearance, and has been called up to the full Scotland squad as the third choice goalkeeper under Walter Smith, Alex McLeish and George Burley respectively.

References

External links

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