Danny Higginbotham
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| Danny Higginbotham | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Higginbotham | |
| Date of birth | December 29, 1978 (age 28) | |
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |
| Playing position | Centre back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Stoke City | |
| Number | 14 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1997-2000 1998-1999 2000-2003 2003-2006 2006- |
Manchester United Royal Antwerp (loan) Derby County Southampton Stoke City |
4 (0) 86 (3) 94 (4) 33 (6) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Danny Higginbotham (born 29 December 1978 in Manchester) is an English professional football player who currently captains and plays as a defender for Stoke City.
[edit] Playing Career
Higginbotham started his career at Manchester United but he was unable to break into the first team after three seasons and was sold to Derby County.
Following Derby's relegation from the Premier League, Higginbotham moved to Southampton in January 2003 on loan until the end of the 2002-03 season. The move was made permanent in July 2003 for a fee of £1.5 million and he featured in the Saints' FA cup run in 2002-03, but was an unused substitute for the final against Arsenal. After two and a half seasons at Southampton he rejected a new and improved contract and as a result was placed on the transfer list.
On 3 August 2006 Higginbotham joined Stoke City for an initial fee of £225,000 and quickly cemented his place in the starting line-up regularly. In February 2007, he was awarded the club captaincy following Michael Duberry's departure to Reading.
[edit] Honours
- FA Cup finalist 2003
[edit] External links
| Stoke City F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Simonsen | 2 Hoefkens | 3 Broomes | 4 Eustace | 5 Fortune | 6 Hill | 8 Parkin | 9 Sidibe | 10 Fuller | 14 Higginbotham | 15 Péricard | 16 Hendrie | 17 Russell | 18 Diao | 19 Matteo | 20 Griffin | 21 Martin | 22 Buxton | 23 Lawrence | 24 Delap | 25 Hoult | 26 A. Pulis | 27 Zakuani | 28 Wilkinson | 30 Paterson | 31 Dickinson | 32 Vass | 34 Rooney | 36 Hazley | 37 Thomas | Manager: T. Pulis |
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