5 most surprising players to have played for England since 2000

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Just how did Shaun Wright-Phillips make 36 appearances for England?

#2 Fraizer Campbell

Yes, even this bloke has played for England!
Yes, even this bloke has played for England!

Position: Striker

Appearances for England: 1

Current club: Hull City

A former Manchester United youth academy product, Campbell is another one of those English footballers who was burdened by the Manchester United tag and had to live under the microscope bearing the burden of the 'prospect' tag labelled on him by the media and fanfolk surrounding Manchester United.

Scorer of a mere 18 goals in his 150 appearances in the English top-flight, Campbell was no big hit in the lower divisions as well, with his only prolific spell coming during his solitary season on loan to Royal Antwerp in the Belgian League in the 2006-07 season and in the following season when he was loaned out to Hull City in the Championship.

Probably his biggest contribution to Manchester United would have been his inclusion in the Dimitar Berbatov deal with Tottenham, where he was sent on loan to Tottenham in addition to a sum of around £30 million.

Campbell was called up to the English team surprisingly, in 2012, even though he had scored only 6 League goals in 4 years. His bond with Stuart Pearce, the then England manager who was in charge of England's youth setup previously and had given Campbell all 14 of his u-21 caps for England was directly responsible for his call-up.

Another striker addition to the list of one cap wonders.

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