Alan Shearer

Alan Shearer, OBE (born Newcastle upon Tyne, England, August 13 1970) is a successful and widely-admired English professional footballer, currently in the twilight of his career at hometown club Newcastle United.

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A strong and prolific centre forward, Shearer was rejected by Newcastle as a schoolboy at the famous Wallsend Boys Club and instead signed as an apprentice with Southampton at the age of 16. He made his debut as a substitute against Chelsea in 1988, before prompting national headlines with his full debut a month later when he scored a hat-trick against Arsenal. At the age of 17 years and eight months, he broke the record for the youngest hat-trick scorer in top-flight football which had been held for more than 30 years by Jimmy Greaves.

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