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Damien Duff 
Personal information Full name Damien Anthony Duff Date of birth 2 March 1979 [1] Place of birth Ballyboden, Ireland Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [2] Playing position Left winger Club information Current club Fulham Number 16 Youth career Leicester Celtic Lourdes Celtic St. Kevin's Boys Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1996–2003 Blackburn Rovers 184 (27) 2003–2006 Chelsea 81 (14) 2006–2009 Newcastle United 69 (5) 2009– Fulham 63 (10) National team‡ 1998– Republic of Ireland 92 (8) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:01, 06 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:34, 23 October 2011 (UTC)Damien Anthony Duff (born 2 March 1979) is an Irish footballer who plays for Fulham and the Republic of Ireland national football team. Previously he has played for Blackburn Rovers, with whom he won the Football League Cup; Chelsea, where he won two Premier League titles and another League Cup; and Newcastle United until summer 2009.
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Club career
Blackburn Rovers
Born in Ballyboden, County Dublin, Ireland, Duff joined Blackburn Rovers as a trainee in 1996 after playing for Leicester Celtic, Lourdes Celtic and St. Kevin's Boys as a schoolboy in Dublin. He made his Blackburn debut at the age of 18 against Leicester City on the final day of the 1996–97 season for which he won the Man of the match award. In his first full season (1997–98) he scored four goals. Blackburn were relegated the following season.
Duff helped Blackburn achieve promotion back to the Premier League in 2001 and then win the League Cup in 2002, beating Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 at the Millennium Stadium. Following the 2002 World Cup Duff signed a new four-year contract with Rovers, though press reports had suggested that he was to change clubs. Despite injury problems in the 2002–03 season he finished as Rovers' top goalscorer with 11 league goals, which helped his team finish 6th and qualify for the UEFA Cup.
Chelsea
In the run up to the 2003–04 season Chelsea made a series of bids for Duff, with a £17m offer eventually triggering a release clause in the player's contract. Duff chose to move to West London in July. His first season at Chelsea was plagued by injury, and he missed the latter stages of the season, including the UEFA Champions League semi-finals. Duff scored six goals that season. He was instrumental in securing for Chelsea the club's highest league finish for 49 years as well as the Champions League run, but the season ultimately ended trophyless and with the sacking of manager Claudio Ranieri.
The arrival of Dutch winger Arjen Robben and new manager José Mourinho posed a threat to Duff's place in the starting line-up for the 2004–05 season, but an injury to Robben at the start of the season saw Duff as the only available winger. Mourinho, however, did not play Duff in the early part of the 2004–05 season, preferring a more narrow approach. Duff eventually got into the side after four games and, when Robben returned to the side, Duff's versatility saw him move to the right wing and form a wing partnership with Robben. The season proved to be successful for both Duff and Chelsea. He scored ten goals, including a crucial strike in a 4–2 win against Barcelona in the Champions League, while the team won the Premiership title and the League Cup in which Duff scored the winning goal in the semi-final against Manchester United.
Newcastle United
In July 2006, Duff agreed terms over a £5m move to Newcastle United, signing a five-year contract.[3] Duff made his competitive debut in a UEFA Cup Second Round Qualifying first leg against Latvian side Ventspils.He scored his first goal for Newcastle in September that year in a 2–0 victory over West Ham United away at Boleyn Ground. Duff suffered a knee injury in November that kept him out for four months, during which Newcastle had a bad run of defeats. He returned but was then ruled out for the rest of the season due to an ankle injury in a 2–1 loss to Portsmouth in April 2007.[4] Sam Allardyce later described Duff's injury as 'career threatening'.[5] Duff made a full return to fitness in December.
Duff was linked with an exit from the club, but remained at St. James' Park and made some key contributions[citation needed] in the aftermath of Kevin Keegan's departure and Joe Kinnear's appointment as interim manager.
Under the new appointment of Alan Shearer as manager, because of his versatility, Duff was asked to play as Left Back. In the final match of the 2008–09 Season, against Aston Villa in a crucial relegation decider, Duff unluckily scored the deciding own goal that sent his side down. Much as when he did when with Blackburn, Duff confirmed his intention to stay at the relegated club and help them back into the Premier League. Duff scored Newcastle's first goal of the 2009–10 season against West Bromwich Albion.
According to the February issue of FourFourTwo magazine Duff was worth £14m, placing him 92nd in the magazine's 2009 Football Rich List.[6]
Fulham
After playing one game for Newcastle in 2009–10, Duff returned to the Premier League, signing for Fulham on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee, and re-joining Roy Hodgson, his first manager at Blackburn Rovers.[7] He made his Fulham debut coming on as a substitute against Amkar Perm in the Cottagers' Europa League qualifier match, setting up the third goal in a 3–1 win. On 19 December 2009, just six days before Christmas in a Premier League game vs. Manchester United at Craven Cottage Duff scored in the 75th minute in a 3–0 victory. On 17 January 2010, Duff started the game against Blackburn at Ewood Park and also completed the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 defeat. On 22 August 2010, he started and played the full 90 minutes against Manchester United at Craven Cottage in a 2–2 draw and also picked up a booking. On 18 September 2010, he started and played the entire match against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park in a 1–1 draw.[8]
Duff played his first Premiership game against one of his old clubs Chelsea. The game was at Craven Cottage and Chelsea went on to win the game with a 0–2 win. Duff scored his first league goal for Fulham in a 2–1 victory over Everton, scoring in the 79th minute to give the Cottagers a vital win. On 6 November 2010, he made a substitute appearance by coming on for Mexican international Carlos Salcido in the 69th minute in the match with Aston Villa at Craven Cottage in the 1–1 draw. His second goal for Fulham was scored against Manchester United after Bobby Zamora had set him up in a 3 –0 win. On 15 January 2011, Duff made his 500th career appearance in English football when he lined up against Wigan Athletic playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw at the DW Stadium. On 5 February 2011, he started the Barclays Premier League game against Aston Villa in a 2–2 draw at Villa Park, but was replaced on 67 minutes by Simon Davies. On 27 February 2011, he played the full 90 minutes and also scored a goal in the match with Manchester City at Eastlands in a 1–1 draw.[9]
On 5 March 2011, Duff scored a brace in a 3–2 win against former side Blackburn Rovers at Craven Cottage.[10] With the two goals, he continued a run of four goals in five matches.[11]
About Fulham and his time at the football club, Duff stated: "I like to think that I have found my feet again here at Fulham. It’s a good environment and one that players feel very comfortable in. This is a club with so much character and I’m very happy to be helping move it forward.” At the end of the 2010-2011 campaign, Duff made 27 appearances and scored 4 goals in all competitions, including making 24 Barclays Premier League appearances. As of July 2011, he has made 81 appearances and has scored 15 goals for Fulham Football Club in all competitions.[12]
On 19 August 2011, Duff signed a one-year extension to his current deal. The contract will see the player remain at Craven Cottage until at least the summer of 2013.[13]
International career
Duff taking a corner for Ireland in 2008
At junior level, Duff played for Ireland in the 1997 and 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship. In the former tournament in Malaysia he scored the first ever Golden Goal in a World Cup match.[14]
Duff made his senior début for the Republic of Ireland in 1998 against the Czech Republic. He has since gone on to win 92 caps and started a total of 82 times for the Ireland Squad, scoring eight goals. He played every game for them at the 2002 World Cup and was voted their player of the tournament scoring a goal against Saudi Arabia en route to the second round. In July 2011, Duff was named in a 32-man provisional squad by manager Giovanni Trapattoni to face Croatia in a friendly on 10 August 2011 a month later.
Personal life
Duff married Elaine in June 2010 in Midsomer Norton, Somerset.[15][16]
Honours
- Blackburn Rovers
- Football League Cup
- Winner - 2001–02
- Chelsea
- Premier League
- Football League Cup
- Winner - 2004–05
- Community Shield
- Winner - 2005
- Premier League Asia Trophy:
- Winner - 2003
- Newcastle United
- UEFA Intertoto Cup
- Winner - 2006
- Fulham
- UEFA Europa League
- Runner up - 2010
Career Statistics
Club
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total 1996–97 Blackburn Rovers Premier League 1 0 - - - 1 0 1997–98 26 4 4 1 3 0 - 33 5 1998–99 28 1 4 0 3 0 1 0 36 1 1999-00 First Division 39 5 3 1 2 1 - 44 7 2000–01 32 1 5 0 2 2 - 39 3 2001–02 Premier League 32 7 2 0 5 1 - 39 8 2002–03 26 9 - 2 1 3 1 31 11 2003–04 Chelsea 23 5 1 0 2 0 11 1 37 6 2004–05 30 6 2 0 6 2 10 2 48 10 2005–06 28 3 5 0 - 6 0 39 3 2006–07 Newcastle United 22 1 - 2 0 9 0 33 1 2007–08 16 0 3 1 - - 19 1 2008–09 30 3 2 0 1 0 - 33 3 2009–10 Championship 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 1 2009–10 Fulham Premier League 32 6 4 2 0 0 14 1 50 9 2010-11 24 4 2 0 1 0 - 27 4 2011-12 7 0 0 0 0 0 12 3 19 3 Total England 397 56 37 5 29 7 66 8 529 76 Career total 397 56 37 5 29 7 66 8 529 76 - As of 15:59, 06 November 2011.
2011-12 appearances includes match in Uefa Cup, away to Dnipro on 25/8/2011, which is currently not included on Soccerbase website.
International
Republic of Ireland national team Year Apps Goals 1998 5 0 1999 8 0 2000 3 0 2001 6 1 2002 11 1 2003 9 4 2004 7 0 2005 8 0 2006 6 1 2007 3 0 2008 6 0 2009 8 0 2010 5 0 2011 7 1 Total 92 8 - As of 15:03, 04 September 2011 (up to and including match vs Slovakia).
References
- ^ http://www.fulhamfc.com/MatchAndTeam/PlayerProfiles/ProfileDetails/DamienDuff.aspx
- ^ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. http://www.premierleague.com/page/PlayerProfile/0,,12306~8163,00.html. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ Newcastle unveil new signing Duff — from BBC Sport, 24 July 2006.
- ^ "Season over for Duff". Sky Sports. 2007-08-03. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11678_2411239,00.html. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
- ^ "Big Sam won't rush Duff". Sky Sports. 2007-10-16. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_2803408,00.html. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
- ^ FourFourTwo Magazine- February 2009
- ^ "Fulham tie up Duff deal". Sky Sports. 2009-08-18. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_5497913,00.html. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
- ^ [1] Fulham 3–1 Amkar Perm: Cottagers Earn Comfortable Home Win
- ^ Shea, Julian (13 September 2009). "Fulham 2–1 Everton". BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8243944.stm. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- ^ "Fulham 3-2 Blackburn". Fulham FC. http://www.fulhamfc.com/MatchAndTeam/MatchCentre/Matches/1011/Premiership/BlackburnHome.aspx. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
- ^ "The State of the Republic". eircom SportsHub. http://eircomsports.eircom.net/News/news/soccer/State-of-the-rep-March7.aspx. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
- ^ "Man on Fire". Fulham FC. http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2011/March/DuffFeature.aspx. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ "Duff Contract Extension". Fulham FC. http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2011/August/DuffContractExtension.aspx. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ [2]
- ^ Somerset Guardian, 24 June 2010
- ^ Interview with Damien Duff — from Hot Press, 28 June 2002 "I’ve played left wing all my life, so I suppose it is there that I am most settled."
- ^ Damien Duff | Newcastle United | Squad | Profiles
- ^ "Damien Duff Career Stats". Soccerbase. 11 September 2011. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=10515. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=3366
External links
- Damien Duff – FIFA competition record
- Damien Duff career stats at Soccerbase
- Football Database provides Damien Duff's profile and stats
- Newcastle Club profile
- Premier League profile
2000–01 Football League First Division PFA Team of the Year GK: Maik Taylor · DF: Steve Finnan · DF: Chris Coleman · DF: Henning Berg · DF: Martin Grainger · MF: David Dunn · MF: Lee Clark · MF: Sean Davis · MF: Damien Duff · FW: Louis Saha · FW: Matt JansenRepublic of Ireland squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Given • 2 Finnan • 3 Harte • 4 Cunningham • 5 Staunton (c) • 6 Roy Keane • 7 McAteer • 8 Holland • 9 Duff • 10 Robbie Keane • 11 Kilbane • 12 Kinsella • 13 Connolly • 14 Breen • 15 Dunne • 16 Kiely • 17 Quinn • 18 G. Kelly • 19 Morrison • 20 O'Brien • 21 Reid • 22 Carsley • 23 A. Kelly • Coach: McCarthy
Fulham F.C. – current squad 1 Schwarzer · 2 Kelly · 3 J. A. Riise · 4 Sidwell · 5 Hangeland · 6 Baird · 8 Johnson · 9 Sá · 10 Kasami · 11 Ruiz · 13 Murphy (c) · 14 Senderos · 15 Gecov · 16 Duff · 17 B. H. Riise · 18 Hughes · 20 Etuhu · 21 Frei · 22 Somogyi · 23 Dempsey · 25 Zamora · 26 Grygera · 28 Briggs · 29 Davies · 30 Dembélé · 32 Halliche · 34 Donegan · 37 Harris · 38 Etheridge · 39 Arthurworrey · 40 Smith · 41 Bettinelli · 42 Trotta · 43 Pritchard · Manager: Jol
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