| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Meyler[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 May 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sunderland | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cork City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008 | Cork City | 6 | (0) |
| 2008– | Sunderland | 18 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2009– | Republic of Ireland U21 | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:44, 1 January 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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David Meyler (born 29 May 1989) is an Irish footballer who plays for Sunderland in the Premier League. He is the son of hurling manager John Meyler. He grew up in Rochestown Rise in Cork, and, like his father, played hurling, Gaelic football and soccer from an early age.
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He progressed through the youth team of Cork City and signed a professional contract in 2008. He made six appearances for Cork in League of Ireland at the age of nineteen.
He joined Sunderland on the 25 July 2008 for an undisclosed fee believed to be around £250,000. He became their third summer signing and followed the footsteps of former Cork City teammate Roy O'Donovan to make a switch to Stadium of Light.[3] However, it was not until a year and a half later after joining Sunderland, that Meyler made his first professional appearance for the club, starting against Blackburn Rovers F.C. on December 28, 2009. In his third appearance for Sunderland, at Portsmouth on 9 February 2010 Meyler received a straight red card just minutes after coming on as a second half substitute. Meyler suffered serious cruciate ligament damage against Manchester United on 2 May 2010, leaving him sidelined for 12 months.[4] However, he made a quicker recovery than expected, making his comeback for Sunderland's Reserves on November 2, 2010, against Liverpool Reserves. Manager Steve Bruce insisted Meyler would not be rushed back to first team action.[5] He returned surprisingly away to Fulham, featuring for 52 minutes in a 0–0 draw. On January 5, 2011, Meyler pulled up suddenly and was stretchered off in Sunderland's away match at Aston Villa. It was revealed after the game by Steve Bruce that Meyler suffered cruciate ligament damage to the same knee as before. It was later announced by Sunderland that Meyler had a scan on the knee and had torn his medial ligament. This ruled Meyler out for another 10 weeks at least rather than 6 months which was first feared. Meyler returned to the Sunderland bench for their defeat at Birmingham City on 16 April 2011.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | Discipline | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Cork City | 2008 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | – | |||
| Cork total | 6 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | – | ||||
| Sunderland | 2009–10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2010–11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sunderland total | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Career total | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
He made his international debut in Cork for the Ireland U21s against Germany in February 2009.[6] He had been selected for the Republic of Ireland senior squad when his first knee injury struck, forcing him to withdraw.
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