Andrew Driver

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Andrew Driver
Personal information
Date of birth	November 21, 1987 (1987-11-21) (age 20)
Place of birth	Oldham, England
Playing position	Left winger
Club information
Current club	Heart of Midlothian
Number	11
Youth clubs
	Hearts
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004-present	Hearts	43 (8)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:38, 27 March 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Andrew Driver (born 20 November 1987, in Oldham) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Scottish Premier League team Heart of Midlothian.

Driver grew up in Oldham, where he was a pupil at Hume Grammar School. However, he left when his father's work caused the family to relocate to near Edinburgh and he began attending North Berwick High School,playing for Huchie Vale AFC from where he joined Hearts. He first made his mark on Hearts' first team during a pre-season tour of Austria in 2006, where he started all 3 friendlies, creating four goals in the process with his direct play and crossing ability. He made his home debut in the league on 26 August 2006 against Inverness Caledonian Thistle, coming on as a substitute with 15 minutes to go and scoring four minutes later. Driver also scored a superb free kick in a 3-1 victory over Celtic at Celtic Park on 29 April 2007.

In August 2006 Driver signed a five year extension to his contract with Hearts, committing him to the club until 2011. He made his first competitive start for the first team versus Dundee United on 23 December 2006.

Driver was a Scotland International Schoolboy scoring a goal against England in the Victory Shield Competition 2003.

As a senior player Driver is only eligible to play for England and is on the fringes of Stuart Pearces England U/21 squad.

[edit] External links

• Andrew Driver career stats at Soccerbase
• Appearances at londonhearts.com

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Persondata
NAME	Driver, Andrew
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	English footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	November 20, 1987
PLACE OF BIRTH	Oldham, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH