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BORN: 6 January 1989, Gateshead, England

PLAYER: Newcastle United, Liverpool, West Ham and England

1) Carroll became the youngest ever player to represent Newcastle United in Europe aged 17 years and 300 days when he replaced cult Peruvian Nobby Solano in a 1–0 win over Palermo in November 2006. He made his Premier League début against Wigan in February 2007.

2) The giant striker soon made a name for himself on Tyneside by banging in the goals with his noggin and left peg. After racking up 31 goals in 80 games, Liverpool came calling with a humungous £35 million bid that the Magpies snapped up in the January 2011 transfer window.

3) In January 2015 Carroll’s fiancée posted several pictures of their house, dubbed ‘Carroll Castle’, on social media. In a blatant bid to upstage fellow WAGS, she has installed mirrored ceilings, zebra-print walls, a fuchsia sofa and a fully functioning beauty parlour.

4) Avatar (the nickname given to him after his blockbusting Newcastle displays) claimed to have once held the headstand position for six minutes and 31 seconds after a Dubai yoga session. He posted a photo as evidence. Copycat attempts have been few and far between.

DID YOU KNOW: Carroll once showed off his DIY skills by uploading a picture of himself assembling a rocking chair. Given the poor feller’s injury record, we’re surprised it wasn’t a wheelchair.

Here’s a shot of Andy as Liverpool fans will remember him best

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