Danny Hay

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Personal information
Danny Hay
Full name	Daniel Hay
Date of birth	May 15, 1975 (1975-05-15) (age 33)
Place of birth	New Zealand
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Waitakere United
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-1999 1998-1999 1999-2002 2001-2003 2003-2006 2006-2006 2007-	Waitakere City Central United Perth Glory Green Bay/Titirangi Leeds United Walsall New Zealand Knights Perth Glory Waitakere United	48 (2) 04 (0) 45 (0) 16 (1) 03 (0) 11 (1)
National team²
1998-2007	New Zealand	28 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:00, 9 July 2006 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 12:00, 9 July 2006 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Daniel "Danny" Hay (born May 15, 1975) is a New Zealand football player, who last played as a central defender for the Perth Glory in the Australian A-League. He started the season as inaugural captain for the Auckland based New Zealand Knights, but left the club in December following a falling out with management. He played out the season with Perth Glory.

He appeared in the English FA Premier League and in the UEFA Champions League, playing for Leeds United F.C. However, he failed to reach his full potential in England due to constant injuries. In England he is probably most remembered for playing in Barcelona's 4-0 thrashing of Leeds despite them going on to reach the semi final.

In New Zealand he played for Green Bay/Titirangi, Waitakere City F.C. and Central United. He also played for Perth Glory(Australia) and Walsall F.C. (England).

He also appeared for the New Zealand national soccer team, the All Whites. His only goal for his country came against Fiji in the 1998 Oceania Nations Cup in a 1-0 win. In 2006 Danny Hay was awarded the captaincy of the All Whites.

In 2007, he retired from international football in order to pursue a teaching career at Sacred Heart College in Auckland which also involves him training the First 11 and youth development teams.