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Michael Mancienne Michael Ian Mancienne ( born 8 January 1988 ) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Burton Albion . Schooled primarily as a centre back , Mancienne can also play as a defensive midfielder as well as both fullback positions as he showed during appearances for Chelsea , and multiple loan spells at Wolverhampton Wanderers . He is a former England under-21 player , having received his first call-up for the senior squad in November 2008 , ahead of a friendly against Germany . Club career . Chelsea . Born in Feltham , London , Mancienne was spotted by Chelsea as a nine-year-old playing for Kingstonian , and debuted for the Chelsea Reserves while still at school . He signed a professional contract in January 2006 , and was called onto the bench for the final match of the 2005–06 season but was unused . He was part of Chelseas pre-season tour of the United States in Summer 2006 and started the season again with a place on the bench ; in the 2006 Community Shield against Liverpool and the first two Premier League games of the 2006–07 season against Manchester City and Blackburn Rovers . Despite this , it would be over two years before he would play a competitive game for the Blues , a fact that led him to admit he may need to move on for the sake of his career . After gaining playing time with spells on loan at Championship sides Queens Park Rangers and Wolverhampton Wanderers , respectively ( see below ) , he finally made his Chelsea debut on 14 February 2009 , starting an FA Cup tie at Watford . He made his European debut appearance 11 days later as a late substitute in a UEFA Champions League knock-out tie against Juventus , which ended 1–0 to Chelsea . On 28 February he achieved his Premier League debut in a 2–1 victory over Wigan Athletic . At the end of the 2008–09 season , during which he made his only first team appearances to date for the club , he was voted their Young Player of the Year . He signed a new contract with Chelsea in August 2009 that would expire in June 2013 . Queens Park Rangers ( loan ) . Mancienne gained his first taste of league football in a loan spell at Queens Park Rangers in late 2006 , when he joined them for the remainder of the 2006–07 campaign . He played most of his 28 games for the Championship side at right back , but also played a few times in his preferred centre-back position . His impressive displays made him popular with the QPR fans , who voted him runner-up in the Supporters Young Player of the Year . After signing a new contract extension at his parent club , he agreed to remain on loan at QPR for the 2007–08 season . Wolverhampton Wanderers ( loan ) . With no playing opportunities arriving at Stamford Bridge , Mancienne again went out on loan in October 2008 when he joined promotion-chasing Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers on loan initially until 29 December 2008 . His performances during this period caused Wolves to extend his loan by a further month , however , the paperwork on the extension was never completed , and he was recalled by his parent club . He rejoined Wolves on a seasons loan for the 2009–10 season , by which time they had achieved promotion to the Premier League . He was employed at centre back and in a defensive midfield role during the campaign , helping the club to survive their first season back at the top level . He once again returned to Molineux for the following season , his third different spell with the Midlands club during which he made his 50th appearance for them . He suffered a patella tendon injury in December that ruled him out for three months , before he returned to the side for the clubs final six games , as they narrowly avoided the drop . Hamburger SV . On 31 May 2011 , Mancienne signed a four-year deal at German Bundesliga club Hamburger SV for a fee in the region of £1.752 million . He was reunited with former Chelsea sporting director Frank Arnesen , officially moving on 1 July 2011 , when the transfer window opened . He made his debut for the club on 5 August 2011 , in a 3–1 defeat at reigning champions Borussia Dortmund . Nottingham Forest . On 16 July 2014 , Mancienne joined Nottingham Forest on a three-year deal , reuniting with his England U21 manager Stuart Pearce . He made his debut against Blackpool on 9 August 2014 , starting at centre-half alongside Danny Fox . He played the entire ninety minutes of the 2–0 Forest win , earning the Man of the Match award in the process . Mancienne was then sent off in his second game for the club , following two bookable offences in Forests League Cup tie away at Tranmere Rovers on 12 August 2014 . Following his suspension , he returned to the side and once again was nominated the fans Man of the Match in a 1–0 away win at Sheffield Wednesday . On 28 April 2017 , Mancienne signed a two-year extension to his contract with Nottingham Forest , now managed by Mark Warburton . The contract was signed the day before Mancienne made his 100th appearance in all competitions for the club , in a 2–0 defeat to QPR , and the player reportedly accepted a reduced salary in order to stay at the club . Having done so in a pre-season friendly match against Burnley , Mancienne captained Forest for the first League match of the 2017–18 season , a 1–0 win over Millwall . New England Revolution . On 3 August 2018 , Mancienne joined Major League Soccer side New England Revolution . His reported salary of $1.28 million in 2018 , and $881,676 in 2019 , made him not only the highest-paid defender in the league at the time , but also the highest-paid defensive player in the teams history . Following their 2020 season , New England opted to decline their contract option on Mancienne . Burton Albion . On 9 February 2021 , Mancienne joined League One side Burton Albion on a contract until the end of the 2020-21 season . International career . Mancienne is eligible to play for the Seychelles as his father , Michael Snr , originates from there and is a former Seychelles international midfielder . He rejected the chance to play for the Seychelles national team in 2006 in favour of his native England . However , in November 2008 , he stated that he would play for Seychelles if he doesnt get to play for England by the time he reaches 25 . On 15 November 2008 , Fabio Capello surprisingly named him in the England squad to play an international friendly match against Germany in Berlin . He did not appear in the game though . He was an England regular at under-21 level since making his debut against Romania on 21 August 2007 . He was part of the side that reached the 2009 European Championships . However , his tournament was a disappointment as he received a red card in their opening group game against Finland . He has previously also represented England at under-16 , under-17 , under-19 and under-21 levels . Honours . International . England U21 - UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up : 2009 Club . Chelsea - FA Cup : 2008–09 Individual . - Chelsea Young Player of the Year : 2008–09