Sammy Clingan
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| Sammy Clingan | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 January 1984 | |
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| Height | 180cm | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Nottingham Forest | |
| Number | 16 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2001–2003 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2003–2006 2004–2005 2005–2006 2006– |
Wolverhampton Wanderers → Chesterfield (loan) → Chesterfield (loan) Nottingham Forest |
0 (0) 15 (2) 14 (1) 43 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2006– | Northern Ireland | 7 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Sammy Clingan (born Belfast, January 13, 1984) is a Northern Ireland international professional footballer currently playing for Nottingham Forest in League One.
He is 5'11" (1.80 metres) tall and weighs 11st 6lbs (72.6 kg). He plays primarily as a central midfielder, and can also play on the right wing. He is a set piece specialist for Northern Ireland, and takes many of the Forest free kicks, along with Kris Commons.
[edit] Club Career
Clingan started his career in August 2001 as a youth trainee at Wolverhampton Wanderers. He was captain of the Wolves reserves in 2003-2004, but never broke into the first team and was loaned out to Chesterfield on two occasions to gain experience. Between October 2004 and January 2006, he played 29 times for the Spireites and scored 3 goals (all from free kicks).
In early 2006, Nottingham Forest confirmed their interest in him. The original deal fell through because of the existing loan deal with Chesterfield, but when his loan period ended on January 15, Forest made a second bid. Despite the player's wish to remain at Chesterfield, the club were unable to match the offer, and Clingan joined Forest on the 23rd for an undisclosed fee, making his debut in a 2-0 defeat to Barnsley.
Clingan had been playing good football for Forest before being sidelined for the rest of the season with a broken ankle sustained in Forest's 5-1 victory over Huddersfield Town at the beginning of March 07.
[edit] International Career
Clingan has represented Northern Ireland at Under 17, Under 19 and Under 21 levels. He gained 6 Under 21 caps and captained the side. He made his senior debut at the Giants Stadium in New York against Uruguay during Northern Ireland's two-game tour of the USA in May 2006.
His first competitive senior cap came in the 3-0 home defeat by Iceland on 2 September 2006, in the first match of the Euro 2008 qualifying campaign, and he has remained a fixture in the side since then. His free kick set up David Healy's second goal in the 3-2 home victory over Spain on 6 September 2006.
[edit] External links
| Nottingham Forest F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Smith | 3 Chambers | 4 Gary Holt | 5 Morgan | 6 Breckin | 7 Prutton | 8 Commons | 9 Tyson | 10 Dobie | 11 Grant Holt | 14 Lester | 15 Henry | 16 Clingan | 17 Perch | 20 Pedersen | 21 Curtis | 23 Agogo | 25 James | 27 Hughes | 29 Bennett | 37 McGugan | 38 Redmond | 39 Bencherif | –– Wright | Manager: Calderwood |
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