David Templeton

David Templeton

Templeton playing for Heart of Midlothian
Personal information
Full name	David Cooper Templeton
Date of birth	7 January 1989 (1989-01-07) (age 22)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Heart of Midlothian
Number	12
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005–2007	Stenhousemuir	30	(11)
2007–	Heart of Midlothian	65	(10)
2008	→ Raith Rovers (loan)	15	(4)
National team
2007	Scotland U19	2	(0)
2010	Scotland U21	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 October 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

David Cooper Templeton (born 7 January 1989 in Glasgow) is a Scottish professional association footballer. A tricky and skilful attacking player, he currently plays for Hearts in the Scottish Premier League.

Club career

Stenhousemuir

David Templeton started his senior career with Third Division side Stenhousemuir in 2005. He made 36 first team appearances for Stenny scoring 11 goals all of which were in league fixtures.

Heart of Midlothian

He signed for Hearts in January 2007.^[1] During the second half of the 2007–08 season he was loaned out to Second Division side Raith Rovers.^[2]

His impressive form for Hearts' reserve team in the 2008–09 season – averaging more than a goal every two games – led to Templeton making his first team debut against Aberdeen in a goalless draw at Pittodrie. His first start came against Celtic at Parkhead on the final day of the 2008–09 season. Templeton then spent a period out of action due to foot injuries.^[3]

Templeton made his first appearance of the 2009–10 season on December 20, 2009 against Celtic, setting up the winning goal in a 2–1 victory, crossing the ball for Ismael Bouzid to score.^[4] On 21 February 2010, Templeton scored his first goal for Hearts, the second in a 2–0 defeat of Hamilton Academical. Since then, Templeton has frequently found himself on the scoresheet, scoring a number of memorable efforts, none more so than a spectacular solo dribble and finish in the first Edinburgh derby of the 2010/11 season.

Templeton received high praise from Terry Butcher after Hearts 1-1 draw with Inverness Caledonian Thistle. "The lad Templeton - wow, he's something special," said the Inverness manager. "I would pay money to watch him and he was on the other team. "He's just incredible, full of confidence. He's one of these unique players that pops up every now and then and people liken him to Davie Cooper and lots of other players as well.^[5]

After this latest performance against Inverness, Hearts manager Jim Jefferies stated, in jest, that he would not accept anything less than £15,000,000 from teams wishing to sign Templeton. David Templeton was nominated for PFA Young Player of the Year for the 2010/11 season. He did win the Hearts Fans Young Player of the year for the same season.^[6]

Career statistics

As of 30 October 2011^[7][8]

Club	Season	League		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stenhousemuir	2005–06	17	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	20	8
	2006–07	13	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	16	3
Raith Rovers	2007–08	15	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	17	4
Heart of Midlothian	2008–09	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2009–10	16	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	2
	2010–11	33	7	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	36	7
	2011–12	13	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	18	1
Career Total		110	25	6	0	4	0	4	0	3	0	127	25

International career

Templeton has made appearances for Scotland at under-19 level and under-21 level.

Personal life

David Templeton was born in Glasgow on 7 January 1989. His father, ex-professional footballer Henry Templeton, who at the time of David's birth was playing for ex-Scotland manager, Ally MacLeod, at Ayr United. Henry's hero was Rangers and Scotland winger Davie Cooper and named his son after his hero. Henry was a small, skilful, tricky attacking player and this seems to have been passed on to David.^[9]

In an interview with The Scotsman, Templeton said of his childhood, "My dad left and I went to my mum's side who were all Celtic fans so I ended up following them. I grew up as a Celtic fan but I loved watching Brian Laudrup because of the way he played."^[10]

Personal awards and achievements

• Scottish Premier League Young Player of the Month: November 2010^[11]
• Scottish Premier League Young Player of the Month: December 2010^[12]

External links

• David Templeton career stats at Soccerbase
• Transfermarkt Profile
• London Hearts profile

References

1. ^ Hearts agree deal for Templeton, BBC Sport, 9 January 2007.
2. ^ Templeton moves to Kirkcaldy, BBC Sport, 2 January 2008.
3. ^ Further injury woes for Templeton, BBC Sport, 14 October 2009.
4. ^ Hearts 2–1 Celtic, BBC Sport, 20 December 2009.
5. ^ Jefferies feels Inverness were lucky, BBC Sport, 18 December 2010.
6. ^ JJ wants £15m for starlet, TeamTalk, 20 December 2010.
7. ^ "Soccerway Stats". Soccerway. http://www.soccerway.com/players/david-templeton/13057/. Retrieved 4 October 2011. 
8. ^ "David Templeton Soccerbase stats". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=42845. Retrieved 16 October 2011. 
9. ^ http://thesun.mobi/thescottishsun/sport/spl/3217888/My-boy-was-named-after-Coop.html?mob=1
10. ^ "Interview: David Cooper Templeton, Hearts winger"
11. ^ "November 2010 award". http://www.cbfootball.co.uk/monthly.aspx?MonthID=11. Retrieved March 3, 2011. 
12. ^ "December 2010 award". http://www.cbfootball.co.uk/monthly.aspx?MonthID=12. Retrieved March 3, 2011. 

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Date of birth	7 January 1989
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