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Niall Canavan Personal information Full name Niall David Stephen Canavan[1] Date of birth 11 April 1991 Place of birth Leeds, England Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Playing position Defender Club information Current club Scunthorpe United Number 19 Youth career 2004–2009 Scunthorpe United Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2009– Scunthorpe United 17 (1) 2011 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 3 (0) National team‡ 2011– Republic of Ireland U21 4 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:13, 6 September 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:13, 6 September 2011 (UTC)Niall David Stephen Canavan (born 11 April 1991) is an English born Irish footballer who plays for Scunthorpe United as a defender.
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Career
Born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, Canavan was spotted by Youth scout Jeff Daws, the brother of Head of Youth Development Tony Daws,whilst playing for Leeds City Boys U15's in a game against Doncaster City Boys. Canavan made his U19 Youth Team debut against York City towards the end of the 2004–05 season; whilst only 14 years of age. Canavan played for the Youth Team for 4 seasons before taking up the armband of youth team captain as a second year apprentice.
Canavan signed his first professional contract in April 2009 for Scunthorpe United.[2] He made his first team debut on 22 August 2009 in a 4–0 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday, replacing Robert Jones on 28 minutes. Three days later he scored his first goal, in a 2–1 League Cup win at Swansea City.[3] He attended St Marys School Menston and recently came off of the bench to play against Manchester City away in a 5–1 defeat.
International Career
Although born in Leeds, he carries an Irish passport and was called up by the FAI to the U21 squad in March 2011[4] In March 2011 made his debut appearance for the national Under-21 team.[5]
References
- ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/05/2010 and 31/05/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/RulesandRegulations/~/media/Files/PDF/TheFA/Agents/May%202010.ashx/May%202010.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
- ^ "Iron youth quartet offered deals". BBC Sport. 16 April 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/scunthorpe_utd/8002450.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
- ^ "Swansea 1 – 2 Scunthorpe". BBC Sport. 25 August 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8205360.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
- ^ . http://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/page/News/0,,10442~2322053,00.html.
- ^ "Late goals shade it for Portugal U21s". The Football Association of Ireland. 26 March 2011. http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=101644:late-goals-shade-it-for-portugal-u21s&catid=3:under-21&Itemid=11. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
External links
- Niall Canavan profile at the Scunthorpe United website
- Niall Canavan career stats at Soccerbase
Scunthorpe United F.C. – current squad 1 Lillis · 2 Wright · 3 Nolan · 4 Togwell · 5 Nelson · 6 Byrne · 7 Ryan · 8 O'Connor · 9 Dagnall · 10 Robertson · 11 Thompson · 12 Mozika · 13 Slocombe · 14 Norwood · 15 Reid · 16 M. Duffy · 17 Grant · 18 Collins · 19 Canavan · 20 Godden · 21 Barcham · 22 Turner · 23 Wint · 24 Palmer · 25 Thewlis · 26 S. Duffy · 27 Johnstone · 28 Ajose · Manager: Knill
Categories:- 1991 births
- Living people
- People from Leeds
- English footballers
- Association football defenders
- Scunthorpe United F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers
- English football defender, 1990s birth stubs
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