Marlon Anderson Harewood (born August 25, 1979 in Hampstead, England) is an English footballer of Barbadian origin who plays as a forward for Aston Villa. He started his career at Nottingham Forest, had a successful spell on loan to FC Haka before joining West Ham United in 2003 and then Aston Villa in 2007. Marlon is often referred to by opposition fans as Goomba. is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... For other places with the same name, see Hampstead (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... For other uses, see Barbados (disambiguation). ... Aston Villa redirects here. ... Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English professional football club based at The City Ground in Nottingham, England. ... FC Haka is a Finnish football club, based in the town of Valkeakoski. ... For the Game Boy emulator, see Goomba (emulator). ...

Club career

Nottingham Forest

Harewood was a product of the City Ground youth system^[1], where he was inexplicably known as "Alf", and made his league debut in 1998. In the same year, he acquired experience abroad with a successful loan spell at FC Haka of the Finnish Veikkausliiga, winning both the Finnish championship and the Finnish Cup. In 1999, he had a further loan spell with Ipswich Town, scoring one goal in six appearances.^[2] Harewood went on to forge a reputation as one of the most lethal strikers in the First Division. He scored 51 goals in 124 league games and 58 substitute appearances for Forest and also scored four goals in 23 cup appearances.^[1] He formed a brilliant attacking partnership with close friend David Johnson. They scored 50 goals between them, of which Harewood netted 21 goals, to fire Paul Hart's Forest into the playoffs for the 2002-03 season. He caught the eye of West Ham fans when he scored for Forest in an FA Cup Third Round clash at Upton Park on 4 January 2003.^[3] However, Harewood's contract was due to expire in summer 2004 and he made it clear he wanted to leave by refusing the offer of a new contract.^[1] Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... FC Haka is a Finnish football club, based in the town of Valkeakoski. ... Veikkausliiga is the premier division of Finnish football, comprising the top 14 clubs of the country (season 2006 was played exceptionally with 13 teams because of the AC Allianssi-bankrupt). ... The Finnish Cup (Finnish:Suomen Cup) is Finlands main national cup competition in football. ... Ipswich Town Football Club (also known as Ipswich, The Blues, Town or The Tractor Boys) are an English professional football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk. ... From 1889 until 1992, this was the highest division overall of organized football in England. ... David Johnson (born 15 August 1976 in Kingston, Jamaica) was a former professional footballer. ... Paul Hart is an English footballer and manager. ... A playoff in sports (North American professional sports in particular) is a game or series of games played after the regular season is over with the goal of determining a league champion, or a similar accolade. ... The 2002-2003 season was the 123rd season of competitive football (soccer) in England, from August 2002 to July 2003: // England national team Key: ECQ = 2004 European Championship qualifiers, F = Friendly; scores are written England first European club competitions UEFA Champions League Manchester United - Quarter finals Arsenal - Second group phase... This article is about the English FA Cup. ... is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

West Ham United

He joined West Ham in November 2003 for a fee of £500,000.^[4] After signing for West Ham, new manager Alan Pardew hoped that the powerful striker could have a similar effect on the Hammers promotion hopes the following season. Harewood was the top scorer for West Ham in 2004-05 with 23 goals in all competitions. He returned to top flight football following West Ham's playoff victory at the end of the 2004-05 season, and the 2005-06 season saw Marlon spearheading Pardew’s Premiership attack. He scored 14 league goals, including the first top flight hat-trick of the season in a 4-0 home victory against Aston Villa^[5] and also put West Ham in front after just 52 seconds against Manchester United^[6] also at Upton Park. Harewood became one of the top scoring strikers of the 2005-2006 season and after scoring the winning goal in the FA Cup semi-final against Middlesbrough,^[7] Harewood responded by saying, "I can't really describe how I felt at the time; you can't put something like that into words, it's a chapter in my career that I have dreamed about doing since I was a little kid. After making the big step-up from Nottingham Forest to West Ham, I knew I had to work hard if I wanted to get to where the top strikers in the country were." West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in West Ham, London Borough of Newham, East London, and have played their home matches at the 35,146 capacity Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904. ... 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for November, 2003. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In many sports leagues around the world (with North American and Australian professional leagues being the most notable exceptions), relegation (or demotion) means the mandated transfer of the least successful team(s) of a higher division into a lower division at the end of the season. ... The 2004-2005 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England. ... Location of teams in the 2005-06 season The 2005-06 season of the FA Premier League saw Chelsea win their second successive title by defeating Manchester United on 29 April. ... In sports, a hat-trick (more often rendered in North America as hat trick, without the hyphen) is associated with achieving something in a group of three. ... Aston Villa redirects here. ... Manchester United Football Club are a world-famous English football club, based at the Old Trafford stadium in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and are one of the most popular sports clubs in the world, with over 50 million supporters worldwide. ... Middlesbrough Football Club (commonly known as Boro) are an English football club based in Middlesbrough. ...

Following a torrid run of results for West Ham, including a defeat to League 1 side Chesterfield,^[8] Harewood scored a dramatic last-minute winner against title-hopefuls Arsenal^[9] in November 2006. This subsequently resulted in a highly emotional confrontation between the two managers. In May 2007, Harewood confirmed that he would leave West Ham in the summer after falling out of favour at the club.^[10] In July, it was confirmed that Marlon was in talks at Aston Villa's training ground^[11] and his agent, Mick McGuire, said, "Marlon has been in talks with Villa and everything should be concluded soon. Villa have come in at the 11th hour to take him."^[12] Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in Holloway, north London. ...

Aston Villa

Harewood joined Villa on 17 July 2007 for a fee reported by The Times to be £4 million,^[13] signing a three-year deal.^[14] Marlon said, "I was all set to sign [for Wigan] on the Monday when I got a phone call saying Martin O’Neill wanted to speak to me. I might have had a better chance of getting into Wigan’s first team, but, with no disrespect to them, when Martin O’Neill phones you up asking you to join a massive club like Aston Villa, and he’s explaining what he wants to do and how he wants to go about it, that sold it to me."^[13].

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External links

• Marlon Harewood career stats at Soccerbase
• MarlonHarewood.com