Kevin Nolan

Kevin Nolan

Nolan warming up for West Ham United in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Kevin Anthony Jance Nolan
Date of birth	(1982-06-24) 24 June 1982 (age 34)
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Notts County (player-manager)
Number	44
Youth career
1997–1999	Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2009	Bolton Wanderers	296	(40)
2009–2011	Newcastle United	85	(29)
2011–2015	West Ham United	141	(30)
2016	Leyton Orient	14	(0)
2017–	Notts County	0	(0)
National team
2002–2004	England U21	2	(0)
Teams managed
2016	Leyton Orient (player-manager)
2017–	Notts County (player-manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:04, 9 April 2016 (UTC).

Kevin Anthony Jance Nolan (born 24 June 1982) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and is currently the player-manager of League Two club Notts County. He has represented England at under-21 level.

After growing up in Toxteth, Liverpool, Nolan signed for Bolton Wanderers at the age of 16. Part of the team that beat Preston North End in the 2001 First Division play-offs to gain promotion to the Premier League, he soon became a regular first-team player for the club. He scored as Bolton beat Manchester United at Old Trafford in both of his first two seasons in the top tier of English football, as well as important goals that helped Bolton regularly finish in the top half of the Premier League table.

Nolan was also a first team regular as Bolton qualified for the UEFA Cup for the first time in the club's history—where they reached the knockout stages. Following the departure of Jay-Jay Okocha in 2006, Nolan was appointed as the team captain, and he led the team again to UEFA Cup qualification and, again, eventual progression to the knockout round of the competition.

Following the arrival of Gary Megson as Bolton manager, the team's and Nolan's performances were criticised by a section of the club's fans. This resulted in the midfielder completing a £4 million transfer to Newcastle United in the January 2009 transfer window. He formed part of the team who were relegated to the Championship at the end of the season, but his performances the following season were widely praised, as he scored 18 goals—including the first hat-trick of his career—to help the club gain promotion back to the Premier League as the division's champions. Following promotion, Nolan was promoted to club captain.