Darryl Duffy

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Darryl Duffy
Full name	Darryl Alexander Duffy
Date of birth	April 16, 1984 (1984-04-16) (age 24)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Swansea City
Number	11
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003–2004 2004-2006 2006-2007 2006 2007 2007-	Rangers Falkirk Hull City → Hartlepool United (loan) → Swansea City (loan) Swansea City	01 0(0) 57 (27) 24 0(3) 10 0(5) 08 0(5) 20 0(1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:33, 8 April 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Darryl Alexander Duffy (born 16 April 1984 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer, currently playing for Swansea City.

[edit] Football career

Duffy started his career as a youth player for Rangers and made his debut in the Scottish Premier League against Dundee Utd. However, limited first team opportunities saw Duffy leave Glasgow to join Scottish First Division club Falkirk. In his first season at Falkirk, he finished top scorer in the First Division with 17 goals and helped his side to promotion to the Scottish Premier League.

He started the 2005-06 season in good form, scoring 9 goals in the first half of the season and was attracting interest from several clubs. After prolonged interest, Hull City signed Duffy from Falkirk on January 10, 2006 for £250,000.^[1] However, with limited opportunities at Hull, particularly after the departure of manager Peter Taylor, he joined Hartlepool United on loan in November 2006, scoring 5 goals in 10 games for the then League Two side.

An even more productive loan spell followed in February 2007, when Duffy joined League One side Swansea City on loan, scoring 5 goals in 5 starts as the Swans narrowly missed out on the playoffs. In July 2007 Duffy joined Swansea permanently, signing a three-year contract for an initial fee of £200,000.^[2]