Mark Delaney

Personal information
Mark Delaney
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Full name	Mark Delaney
Date of birth	13 May 1976
Place of birth	Haverfordwest, Wales
Height	1.88 m
Position	defender
Club information
Current club	Aston Villa
Number	2
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1995-98 1998 1999-	Carmarthen Town Cardiff City Aston Villa	58 (3) 28 (0) 158 (2)
National team**
1999-	Wales	34 (0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 August 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of 27 August 2006.

Mark Delaney (born May 13, 1976 in Haverfordwest) is a Welsh footballer who currently plays for Aston Villa F.C. as a defender. Having been rejected by Manchester United as a youngster, Delaney established himself as a fan favourite at Carmarthen Town, becoming club captain at just 20 years of age. Following this he moved to Cardiff City on June 1, 1998 on a free transfer. He made 35 appearances for Cardiff between his purchase and his sale to Aston Villa on March 9, 1999 for £250,000.

As of December 2004, he has made 120 appearances for Aston Villa, with a single goal coming against Watford on August 24, 1999. He has also gained 33 international caps with the Wales national team.

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Aston Villa F.C. - Current Squad
1 Sørensen \| 2 Delaney \| 3 Samuel \| 4 Mellberg \| 5 Laursen \| 6 Barry \| 8 McCann \| 9 Ángel \| 10 Baroš \| 11 Petrov \| 12 Davis \| 13 Taylor \| 14 Djemba-Djemba \| 15 Agbonlahor \| 16 Bouma \| 17 Whittingham \| 18 Hughes \| 19 Ridgewell \| 20 Sutton \| 21 Cahill \| 22 Moore \| 23 Berger \| 25 Olejnik \| 26 Gardner \| 27 Osbourne \| 31 Agathe \| Manager: O'Neill