Michael Chopra, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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English association football player
Date of Birth: 23-Dec-1983
Place of Birth: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Profession: association football player
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Michael Chopra
- Rocky Michael Chopra (born 23 December 1983) is an English professional footballer who last played as a striker for the Kerala Blasters in the Indian Super League. A product of the Newcastle United youth system, he spent six years at the club without managing to secure a regular first team place, instead spending time on loan at Watford, Nottingham Forest, and Barnsley.
- He was sold to Cardiff City for £500,000 in June 2006, and won a place on the PFA Team of the Year for his performances in the 2006–07 season.
- He then made a £5 million move to Premier League side Sunderland in July 2007, before returning to Cardiff on a loan deal that was made permanent in July 2009 for £3 million.
- He again was included in the PFA Team of the Year for the 2009–10 campaign, before being sold on to Ipswich Town for £1 million in June 2011.
- He joined Blackpool on a free transfer in July 2013, before moving to the Indian Super League with Kerala Blasters for the inaugural 2014 season.
- Chopra signed for Scottish Championship club Alloa Athletic in March 2015, playing for the side for a year before being released in March 2016. He has represented England at the under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-20 levels.
- In 2006, he scored what was then the fastest goal by a substitute in Premier League history, scoring after being on the pitch for 15 seconds.
- With an Indian father, he was also the first player of Indian parentage to play and score in the Premier League.
- A gambling addiction made him fall in severe debt and he had to seek professional help to overcome his addiction.
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