Let's make this birthday one to remember.

43 years old (Born on August 14, 1981)

Happy Birthday, Matthew Etherington! Just like your dazzling runs down the wing for West Ham and Stoke City, may your celebrations today be swift, skillful and impossible to defend against. Your Player of the Year award at Stoke in 2009-10 proved you could dribble past defenders as effortlessly as most people blow out birthday candles.

Whether it was electrifying crowds at Upton Park or lighting up Britannia Stadium with pinpoint crosses and memorable goals, you've always been a class act on (and off) the pitch. Here's hoping this year brings you more joy than scoring a last-minute winner—without pulling any muscles celebrating!