Derby County have had to dive into the loan market after Richard Keogh was sent off and subsiquently banned for one game following Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest.
The Rams have loaned from East Midlands rivals, taking six foot two central defender Zak Whitbread (29) from Leicester City.
Zak is American born (Houston Texas) but has spent the majority of his life in the UK.
Zak Whitbread (Derby County loan) information Date of birth Tuesday, 10th January 1984 Height 6ft 2in Place of birth Liverpool, England Weight 11st 4lb International Position Defender Comments Squad No. 6 Recent career history by club (1999 onwards) TeamDebutApps (+ sub)GoalsYellowsReds Leicester City 28 Aug 2012 17 (2) 1 4 0 Norwich City 16 Jan 2010 43 (5) 1 6 0 Millwall 26 Nov 2005 112 (7) 4 31 1 Liverpool 26 Oct 2004 6 (1) 0 0 0 Recent career history by season (1999 onwards) SeasonFirst App.Apps (+ sub)GoalsYellowsReds 2013/2014 03 Aug 2013 2 (0) 0 0 0 2012/2013 28 Aug 2012 15 (2) 1 4 0 2011/2012 13 Aug 2011 21 (0) 0 5 0 2010/2011 28 Dec 2010 21 (2) 1 1 0 2009/2010 16 Jan 2010 1 (3) 0 0 0 2008/2009 09 Aug 2008 40 (4) 1 10 0 2007/2008 14 Aug 2007 26 (2) 3 8 1 2006/2007 05 Aug 2006 19 (1) 0 6 0 2005/2006 19 Jul 2005 29 (1) 0 7 0 2004/2005 26 Oct 2004 4 (0) 0 0 0
Total appearances 178 (+ 15 as sub); Goals 6; Yellow cards 41; Red cards 1
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