Danny Haynes

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Danny Haynes

Full name	Daniel Lewis Haynes
Date of birth	January 19, 1988 (1988-01-19) (age 20)
Place of birth	Peckham, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Midfielder, Striker
Club information
Current club	Ipswich Town
Number	18
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2005- 2006	Ipswich Town → Millwall (loan)	83 (17) 05 0(2)
National team²
	England U19	05 0(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:22, 18 March 2008 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 21:22, 3 October 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Daniel Lewis "Danny" Haynes (born 19 January 1988 in Peckham, England) is an English footballer, who plays as a striker and on the right wing for Ipswich Town.

Educated at St. Thomas the Apostle College, he was a product of the youth academy at Charlton Athletic before signing a deal to play for Ipswich. Haynes' popularity with the fans was dramatically increased on 5 February 2006, when he scored the winner in the last minute for Ipswich against arch-rivals Norwich City, having now scored against Norwich City at every level he's been at in the Ipswich set-up.

On the 19 November 2006 he scored a brace against Norwich to hand his side a 3–1 victory to gain cult status among the Suffolk supporters at the age of only 18. He signed a new contract with Ipswich in October 2007, which expires in 2010. Haynes had established himself in the "super sub" role under new Town boss Jim Magilton, who liked to use him late on in games to exploit tiring defenders with his lightning pace. However, as the season has progressed the youngster has found himself starting more games, either up front or out on the wing. According to various media sources Haynes is being watched by a number of Premiership clubs.^[1]

Through his East Anglian Derby adventures he has been given the nickname "Canary Crusher" having scored the winning goals in 3 of the 5 games against Norwich City he's played in, the most recent being on 13 April 2008 where he scored what turned out to be the winner, having also had his cross turned in to the Norwich City net by their own defender Alex Pearce. In total he's scored 4 goals against them at Championship level, but that should've been far more after the recent derby having squandered 2 or 3 gilt-edged chances. Jim Magilton was quoted to have joked "I would have strangled him!" when asked about the possibility of an undeserved late equaliser from Norwich City. He also scored against fellow rivals Colchester United in a 3-1 win at Portman Road during the 07/08 season.

At the end of the 07/08 season Haynes was linked with a move to Portsmouth, after scoring in a Friends of Kanu vs. Portsmouth XI charity match.