Profile:Squad No: 25
Position: Goalkeeper
Age: 24
Birth Date: Apr 19, 1987
Birth Place: Shrewsbury
Height: 6' 3'' (1.91m)
Weight: 181 lbs (81.9 kg)
Hart became one of the most unfortunate victims of Manchester City's new-found wealth. He emerged as a young goalkeeper of great promise and quality during the 2007-08 campaign, keeping Sweden No. 1 Andreas Isaksson out of the City team, and by the end of the campaign he won his first full England cap at 21 years old in a friendly against Trinidad & Tobago.
After establishing himself as City's first choice keeper under former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson, new boss Mark Hughes brought in Republic of Ireland international Shay Given in January 2009 from Newcastle United and Hart was relegated to the bench.
The former Shrewsbury Town player, who won the League Two goalkeeper of the season award for 2005-06, went out on loan to newly-promoted Birmingham City for the 2009-10 season where he was a key figure in the club's mid-table finish.
Now back at Eastlands, he will have to compete with Given for first-team football but should be given a chance with the club looking to challenge on several fronts.
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