Damien Delaney
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| Damien Delaney | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Damien Delaney | |
| Date of birth | July 20, 1981 (age 25) | |
| Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |
| Nickname | Damo | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Hull City | |
| Number | 16 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2000 2000-2002 2001-2002 2002 2002 2002- |
Cork City Leicester City → Stockport County (loan) → Huddersfield Town (loan) → Mansfield Town (loan) Hull City |
0 (0) 8 (0) 12 (1) 2 (0) 7 (0) 195 (5) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Damien Delaney (born July 20, 1981 in Cork) is a professional footballer currently playing for Hull City.
Delaney is a defender who joined Hull City on 17 October 2002 from Leicester City. He was Manager Peter Taylor's first signing for Hull City; Taylor had previously brought him to Leicester from his native Cork. Delaney made eight Premiership appearances for Leicester.
After a rocky start to his career at Hull, during which time he was tried in midfield and at left-back, Delaney was played regularly at centre-back and began to grow in stature and consistency. He was voted Player Of The Year in the 2003-04 promotion-winning season, additionally his strike against Rochdale was voted Goal Of The Season.
In the 2005-06 season in the Championship, he played mainly at centre back, but also at left-back when two players in that position were injured, and in midfield when the manager felt that more height and solidity were required. This versatility makes him a key asset to the Tigers squad.
Delaney was the last Hull City player to score a goal at their old ground, Boothferry Park, prior to their move to the Kingston Communications Stadium.
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| Hull City A.F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Myhill | 2 Doyle | 3 Dawson | 4 Ashbee | 5 Coles | 6 Turner | 7 Elliott | 8 Barmby | 9 Forster | 10 McPhee | 12 Duke | 14 Parlour | 16 Delaney | 17 Bridges | 19 Welsh | 20 Windass | 21 Ricketts | 22 Marney | 23 Collins | 24 Livermore | 26 Vaz Té | 27 Peltier | 28 Fry | 29 France | 33 Plummer | 34 Featherstone | 36 Aspden | 37 Wilkinson | Manager: Brown |
