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The Tottenham winger looks to have cemented his place in the squad with a series of impressive performances for club and country. An incredibly quick player, Lennon offers something different in the England attack and his ability to beat his man has elevated him above David Beckham in the midfield pecking order.

Having made the breakthrough as a teenage prodigy at Leeds, he was sold to Tottenham for just £1 million in June 2005 but was kept out of the first-team by the very similar Wayne Routledge. He soon surpassed his rival though and was a surprise inclusion in the England squad for the 2006 World Cup.

His pace and trickery initially had pundits purring over him, but a loss of form saw him left out of the international scene for two years. However, under new Spurs boss Harry Redknapp he turned his career around and helped the club to their best start to a league season since the 1960-61 season in 2009-10.

Strengths: One of the fastest players in the Premier League, Lennon's game is based on pace. He has excellent skill on the ball and a keen eye for a pass.

Weaknesses: His final ball is not always on the spot, and he has struggled with consistency in recent years, both in fitness and form.

Career high: The raw 19-year-old made a successful late bid to sneak into Sven Goran Eriksson's England party for the last World Cup finals.

Career low: An international exile of two years as Lennon's form plummeted under Juande Ramos at Spurs.

Style: Pacy, energetic, nimble, a real livewire.

Quotes: ''Mixing my game up, that is down to experience and looking at how defenders have tried to mark me... I've been playing well for my club. My all-round performance is a lot better. I have been working on a lot of different things and I definitely think I'm a more complete player.'' Aaron Lennon, September 2009.

Trivia: He became the youngest player ever to appear in the Premier League at the age of 16 years and 129 days, coming off the bench at White Hart Lane against Tottenham Hotspur in a 2-1 loss in August 2003. The record has since been broken by Fulham's Matthew Briggs.

Soccernet says: He offers something different on the wings and his pace will be a real threat to opposition defenders if he gets going.