Cattermole to Replace Alonso or Mascherano?

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Lee Barry Cattermole (born 21 March 1988 in Stockton-on-Tees, Teesside) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Wigan Athletic as a midfielder.

Cattermole made his debut in the Tyne-Tees derby against Newcastle United on 2 January 2006, playing the full 90 minutes in a match that finished 2–2 in which the England youth international received man of the match. Former manager Steve McClaren later hailed his performance stating, "When we needed people to stand up and be counted, it took a seventeen-year-old to bring everyone together."

After a 0–4 home defeat to Aston Villa he was captured on camera in tears. However, after this game the team went on to win 7 out of their next 8 games, advancing to the quarter-finals of both the FA and UEFA cups and defeating Premier League champions Chelsea 3–0, only their second league defeat of the season. He played for Middlesbrough in the 2006 UEFA Cup Final.
Cattermole scored his first league goal for Middlesbrough on 2 April, in a 1–0 victory away at Manchester City.

Cattermole became Middlesbrough's youngest ever captain when he skippered the side in their 1–0 defeat away against Fulham on 7 May. During the game, Middlesbrough's oldest ever player, Colin Cooper, came on as a substitute and Cattermole sportingly gave up the captain's role, without instruction, to Cooper, who was playing his last ever game before retirement.
On Friday 20 October, Cattermole signed a new four-year deal to keep him at Middlesbrough until 2010.

On 29 July 2008, Cattermole signed for Wigan Athletic on a three year deal in a transfer worth £3.5 million. He made his debut on against West Ham United in a 2–1 loss. Cattermole scored his first goal for Wigan in a 3–0 home win over Blackburn Rovers. This also proved to be manager Paul Ince's final game in charge and subsequently, Sam Allardyce took over.