Kevin Nugent (footballer)

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Personal information
Kevin Nugent
Full name	Kevin Nugent
Date of birth	10 April 1969
Place of birth	Edmonton, London, United Kingdom
Height	6'1" (185 cm)
Position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Swansea City
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1987 - 1992 1992 - 1995 1995 - 1997 1997 - 2002 2002 - 2003 2003 - 2003 2003 - present	Leyton Orient Plymouth Argyle Bristol City Cardiff City Leyton Orient Swansea City (loan) Swansea City	94 (20) 131 (32) 69 (14) 99 (29) 28 (4) 4 (3) 70 (13)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 July 2006^[1].

Kevin Nugent (born 10 April 1969 in Edmonton, London, England) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Swansea City in League One. He is also the club's assistant manager.

Due to his parentage, Nugent is eligible to play for either Republic of Ireland or England although he has made no international appearances.

Nugent began his career at Leyton Orient in the 1980s and made over 100 appearances in all competitions for the club. He signed for Plymouth Argyle in March 1992 for a transfer fee of £200,000 and made over 100 appearances for Plymouth. In September 1995, he moved to Bristol City for a fee of £75,000, although first-team opportunities were more limited.

Nugent signed for Cardiff City in June 1997 for a transfer fee of £65,000. He again made over 100 appearances in all competitions before leaving Cardiff on a free transfer in January 2002 to return to Leyton Orient, where his career had begun.

In January 2003, Nugent signed for Swansea City on loan, making the move permanent a month later. He was released by the club's new manager Kenny Jackett in June 2004 but a week later, he was surprisingly re-signed as a player and also appointed assistant manager.

Including his appearances on loan, to the end of the 2005/06 season, Nugent had played 56 games for Swansea City in all competitions (with a further 27 appearances as a substitute) and had scored 19 goals. He retains his player registration, allowing him to play during injury crises, although he played only once during the 2005/06 season.