| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Damian Scannell | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Croydon, London, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Winger, Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Eastleigh | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2004 | Greenwich Borough | ||
| 2004–2007 | Fisher Athletic | 48 | (10) |
| 2007 | → Dulwich Hamlet (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Eastleigh | 26 | (7) |
| 2008–2010 | Southend United | 53 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | → Brentford (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 34 | (2) |
| 2011 | Eastleigh | 2 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:43, 18 December 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Damian Scannell (born 28 April 1985 in Croydon, Greater London) is an English footballer of Irish and Jamaican descent who currently plays for Eastleigh having transferred from Dagenham & Redbridge in December 2011. Earlier in his career he played for Fisher Athletic, Dulwich Hamlet and Southend United.
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Scannell made nine appearances from the bench in the 2007–08 season as Southend United made the League One Play offs.
Scannell had a very impressive pre-season and was rewarded with his first league start against Peterborough United on 9 August 2008. Southend won 1–0. Scannell joined League Two side Brentford on a two month loan on 27 November. He made just one start and one sub appearance before returning to Southend on 8 January 2009.
After impressive substitute appearances Scannell was given only his second league start for Southend against Carlisle United on 21 March and scored his first professional goal in a 3–0 win.
His preparations for the 2009/10 season took a blow when he contracted swine flu in July 2009.[1]
On 23 March 2010 Scannell's season was prematurely cut short when he broke his fifth metatarsal in Southend's 3–0 win over Walsall.
On 24 June Scannell rejected a new two year contract with Southend, he instead signed a two year contract with Dagenham & Redbridge on 29 June 2010.
On 7th December 2011, after making 34 appearances and scoring 2 goals for Dagenham, Scannell made a return to Eastleigh.[2]
He is the brother of Crystal Palace's Republic of Ireland striker Sean Scannell. Like his brother, he is eligible to play international football for Northern Ireland, England, Republic of Ireland and Jamaica.