Jesse Lingard, Player of the Month for December

Appearances 69
Goals 12
Wins 35
Losses 14
Assists 7

Attack
Goals 12
Goals Per Match 0.17
Goals With Header 1
Goals With Right Foot 11
Goals With Left Foot 0
Penalties Scored 0
Goals From Freekick 0
Shots 97
Shots On Target 40
Shooting Accuracy 41%
Hit Woodwork 6
Big Chances Missed 12

Team Play
Assists 7
Passes 1,874
Passes Per Match 27.16
Big Chances Created 11
Crosses 67
Cross Accuracy 21%
Through Balls 17
Accurate Long Balls 36

Discipline
Yellow Cards 8
Red Cards 0
Fouls 71
Offsides 11

Defence
Tackles 71
Tackle Success 73%
Blocked Shots 25
Interceptions 32
Clearances 25
Headed Clearance 2
Recoveries 185
Duels Won 193
Duels Lost 293
Successful 50/50s 58
Aerial Battles Won 9
Aerial Battles Lost 48
Errors Leading To Goal 0

Club career

Manchester United

Lingard was born in Warrington, Cheshire, and attended William Beamont Community High School. He joined Manchester United's youth academy at the age of seven and progressed through the age groups. He was part of the Manchester United team that won the 2010–11 FA Youth Cup, before signing a professional contract in the summer of 2011.

2012–13 season

On 6 November 2012, Lingard and teammate Michael Keane joined Leicester City on loan for a month. He made his competitive debut later that day, in a 0–0 Championship draw away to Bolton Wanderers, coming on as a substitute for Martyn Waghorn in the 85th minute. His loan was later extended to 2 January 2013, and he totalled five appearances for the Foxes.

2013–14 season

Lingard was selected in the 19-man squad for Manchester United's 2013 pre-season tour. He scored his first two goals for United in a 5–1 friendly win against the A-League All Stars in Sydney on 20 July, the first of which was the club's first goal under new manager David Moyes. After the match, he said "I believe in myself but I have to start believing in myself more". He also scored against Yokohama F. Marinos and Kitchee SC to finish the tour as top scorer with four goals in as many matches.

2014–15 season

On 4 August 2014, Lingard came off the bench to score the third goal in United's 3–1 International Champions Cup Final win over Liverpool. He made his competitive debut for the club in the first match of the 2014–15 Premier League season at home to Swansea City, starting the match but was replaced by Adnan Januzaj because of injury after 24 minutes. Swansea won 2–1 in Louis van Gaal's first competitive match as United manager.

2015–16 season

On 7 November 2015, Lingard scored his first senior goal for Manchester United in a 2–0 win against West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford, opening the scoring with a shot past Boaz Myhill from outside the penalty area. On 12 January 2016, he scored against Newcastle United in a 3–3 draw at St James' Park, with a finish that went between the legs of the goalkeeper after a reverse assist from Wayne Rooney.

2016–17 season

Lingard scored the opening goal as Manchester United beat Premier League champions Leicester City 2–1 to win the 2016 FA Community Shield.[43] He scored another important goal in February 2017, this time the second for Manchester United in a 3–2 win over Southampton in the 2017 EFL Cup Final. On 6 April 2017, Lingard signed a new four-year contract with Manchester United, keeping him at the club until 2021.

Player Bio

Lingard made his senior debut on loan at Leicester City in 2012, and spent time on loan at Birmingham City and Brighton & Hove Albion during the 2013-14 season and at Derby County in 2015.

Jesse Lingard has had to wait for his chance to make a first-team impression at the club he's been at since the age of seven, but boy has his patience paid off. Last season was another campaign of progress for United's Academy graduate, his pace and intelligent movement proving valuable for Jose Mourinho's side.

Jesse twice returned to Wembley and twice scored again: first in the Community Shield, and then in the League Cup final. As such, he is fast earning himself a reputation as a man for the big occasion, as well as a scorer of great goals.
Not in his wildest dreams could Lingard have foreseen a season quite like his 2015/16 - one that ended with him sweetly volleying the winning goal in extra-time to clinch the FA Cup.

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Reference

• http://www.manutd.com/en/Players-And-Staff/First-Team/Jesse-Lingard
• https://www.premierleague.com/players
• https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jesse-lingard/
• https://wiki2.org/en/Jesse_Lingard

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