Richard Duffy
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| Richard Duffy | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Duffy | |
| Date of birth | 30 August 1985 | |
| Place of birth | Swansea, Wales | |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |
| Playing position | Right back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Coventry City | |
| Number | 24 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Swansea City | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2001–2004 2004– 2004–2005 2004–2005 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007 2008 |
Swansea City Portsmouth → Burnley (loan) → Coventry City (loan) → Coventry City (loan) → Coventry City (loan) → Swansea City (loan) → Coventry City (loan) |
18 (1) 1 (0) 7 (1) 14 (0) 32 (0) 13 (0) 11 (0) 2 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2001–2002 2002–2003 2004–2006 2005– |
Wales U17 Wales U19 Wales U21 Wales |
4 (0) 3 (0) 7 (0) 13 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Richard Duffy, (born 30 August 1985 in Swansea), is a Welsh football player who is the brother of Oxford United striker, Robert. He currently plays for Coventry City on loan from Premier League side Portsmouth. He is a versatile player who can contribute in defensive or midfield positions.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Swansea
Duffy began his career at Swansea City A.F.C., making his debut for them in December 2001. He soon established himself as an important defender in the Swansea squad, but unfortunately suffered spondylosis of the lower back and was out injured for over a year.
He returned at the start of the 2003/04 season, and soon won a regular place in the first team. The Wales youth international soon began to attract the attention of scouts from bigger clubs, and in January 2004 he was sold to Premiership side Portsmouth for a six-figure sum.[1]
[edit] Portsmouth
Duffy made his debut in May 2004, coming on as a substitute. At the beginning of the 2004/05 season he was loaned out to Burnley F.C. in order to gain match experience,[2] and gained much admiration from the Burnley fans for his excellent performances. Duffy scored in Burnley's 2-1 win away to Leeds United at Elland Road. The young Welshman spent some of his loan spell at Turf Moor playing as a right-winger and showed his versatility before later being loaned to Coventry City.[3]
For the 2005/06 season, he was again loaned to Coventry City where he played in the right-back position for the whole season. In October 2006, he was loaned to Coventry for the third time until January 1, 2007. On January 10, a loan to Swansea City was agreed until the end of the season.[4] Following the end of this loan, in which he failed to impress fans and management, his career appears to have stalled, with no further appearances at Portsmouth and no clubs willing to taken him on loan. Reports have suggested he may join his brother at Oxford United at the end of the 2007-2008 season.
On March 21, 2008 Duffy rejoined Coventry City for the fourth time on loan until the end of the 2007-2008 season.[5]
[edit] International career
Duffy made his full international debut for Wales versus Slovenia on August 17, 2005 at Liberty Stadium, Swansea and has so far made 13 appearances for his country, although he was dropped from the national side on May 22, 2007.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ "Duffy completes Pompey switch", BBC Sport, 2004-01-26. Retrieved on 2007-09-01.
- ^ "Burnley borrow Duffy", BBC Sport, 2004-09-24. Retrieved on 2007-09-01.
- ^ "Adams signs Portsmouth defender", BBC Sport, 2005-01-26. Retrieved on 2007-09-01.
- ^ "Swansea secure Duffy from Pompey", BBC Sport, 2007-01-10. Retrieved on 2007-09-01.
- ^ "Fourth City loan for Duffy", CCFC official website, 2008-03-21. Retrieved on 2008-03-21.
- ^ "Toshack warns his Wales discards", BBC Sport, 2007-05-22. Retrieved on 2007-09-01.
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