Damien Delaney

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Damien Delaney
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Personal information
Full name Damien Delaney
Date of birth July 20, 1981 (1981-07-20) (age 26)
Place of birth    Cork, Ireland
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Queens Park Rangers FC.
Number 2
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2000
2000-2002
2001-2002
2002
2002
2002-2008
2008-		 Cork City
Leicester City
→ Stockport County (loan)
→ Huddersfield Town (loan)
→ Mansfield Town (loan)
Hull City
Queens Park Rangers		 000 (0)
008 (0)
012 (1)
002 (0)
007 (0)
202 (5)
017 (1)   
National team2
2008- Republic of Ireland 2 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 4 May 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 29 May 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Damien Delaney (born July 20, 1981 in Cork) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Queens Park Rangers.

Delaney attended Coláiste Chríost Rí and began his footballing career at local club Cork City. He was brought to England by Peter Taylor at Leicester City, where he made eight Premiership appearances. Taylor later made Delaney his first signing for Hull City, on 17 October 2002, for a fee of £50,000.

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 made 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.

On January 17, 2008 Delaney signed a three-and-a-half-year deal for Queens Park Rangers FC. On 8 March 2008 Delaney scored his first goal for QPR in a 2-1 away defeat to Sheffield Wednesday.

On May 13, 2008, he was called up to the Republic of Ireland squad for the first time by new manager, Giovanni Trappatoni.

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