Templeton playing for Heart of Midlothian |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Cooper Templeton | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2007 | Stenhousemuir | 30 | (11) |
| 2007– | Heart of Midlothian | 72 | (11) |
| 2008 | → Raith Rovers (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 2007 | Scotland U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010 | Scotland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:46, 17 December 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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David Cooper Templeton (born 7 January 1989 in Glasgow) is a Scottish professional association footballer. A tricky and skilful attacking player, he currently plays for Hearts in the Scottish Premier League.
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David Templeton started his senior career with Third Division side Stenhousemuir in 2005. He made 36 first team appearances for Stenny scoring 11 goals all of which were in league fixtures.
He signed for Hearts in January 2007.[1] During the second half of the 2007–08 season he was loaned out to Second Division side Raith Rovers.[2]
His impressive form for Hearts' reserve team in the 2008–09 season – averaging more than a goal every two games – led to Templeton making his first team debut against Aberdeen in a goalless draw at Pittodrie. His first start came against Celtic at Parkhead on the final day of the 2008–09 season. Templeton then spent a period out of action due to foot injuries.[3]
Templeton made his first appearance of the 2009–10 season on December 20, 2009 against Celtic, setting up the winning goal in a 2–1 victory, crossing the ball for Ismael Bouzid to score.[4] On 21 February 2010, Templeton scored his first goal for Hearts, the second in a 2–0 defeat of Hamilton Academical. Since then, Templeton has frequently found himself on the scoresheet, scoring a number of memorable efforts, none more so than a spectacular solo dribble and finish in the first Edinburgh derby of the 2010/11 season.
Templeton received high praise from Terry Butcher after Hearts 1-1 draw with Inverness Caledonian Thistle. "The lad Templeton - wow, he's something special," said the Inverness manager. "I would pay money to watch him and he was on the other team. "He's just incredible, full of confidence. He's one of these unique players that pops up every now and then and people liken him to Davie Cooper and lots of other players as well.[5]
After this latest performance against Inverness, Hearts manager Jim Jefferies stated, in jest, that he would not accept anything less than £15,000,000 from teams wishing to sign Templeton. David Templeton was nominated for PFA Young Player of the Year for the 2010/11 season. He did win the Hearts Fans Young Player of the year for the same season.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stenhousemuir | 2005–06 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8 |
| 2006–07 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
| Raith Rovers | 2007–08 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 2008–09 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
| 2010–11 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 7 | |
| 2011–12 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| Career Total | 110 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 127 | 25 | |
Templeton has made two appearances each for Scotland at under-19 level and under-21 level.
David Templeton was born in Glasgow on 7 January 1989. His father, ex-professional footballer Henry Templeton, who at the time of David's birth was playing for ex-Scotland manager, Ally MacLeod, at Ayr United. Henry's hero was Rangers and Scotland winger Davie Cooper and named his son after his hero. Henry was a small, skilful, tricky attacking player and this seems to have been passed on to David.[9]
In an interview with The Scotsman, Templeton said of his childhood, "My dad left and I went to my mum's side who were all Celtic fans so I ended up following them. I grew up as a Celtic fan but I loved watching Brian Laudrup because of the way he played."[10]
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