| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Downey | ||
| Date of birth | 19 October 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Gympie, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right Winger, Right Back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Wellington Phoenix FC | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2004 | QAS | ||
| 2005–2006 | AIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007-2010 | Perth Glory FC | 34 | (0) |
| 2010 | North Queensland Fury | 4 | (0) |
| 2010-2011 | Sparta Rotterdam | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | Oakleigh Cannons FC | 10 | (2) |
| 2011- | Wellington Phoenix FC | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Australia U-20 | 13 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 October 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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James "Jimmy" Downey (born 19 October 1987 in Gympie, Queensland, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player for New Zealand club Wellington Phoenix as wingback.
Downey holds the AIS football program beep test record (16.3).
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Downey was with the Queensland Academy of Sport between 2003 and 2004 before joining the Australian Institute of Sport in 2005. In March 2007 Downey was signed by Perth Glory where he is contracted to the end of the 2009/2010 A-League season. On 12 January 2010, it was announced he would be joining North Queensland for the rest of the 2009-10 season in a swap for striker Daniel McBreen.[1]
He was released, along with all other North Queensland players. He signed up for Dutch Eerste Divisie side Sparta in July 2010.[2]
He has come back to Australia and is playing with local club the Oakleigh Cannons, in the Victorian Premier League in a bid to gain a professional contract with a an A-League club. He scored his first goal for the club against St Albans Saints.[3]. He scored his second goal for the opening the scoring, against the Green Gully Cavaliers [4]
He was since been signed by New Zealand A-League team Wellington Phoenix for the 2011–12 A-League season.[5]
Downey has played 13 games for the Young Socceroos, scoring one goal. He has also been called up for the Australia under 17 team.
(Correct as of 6 May 2011)
| Club | Season | A-League | Finals | Asia | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Perth Glory | 2007–08 | 17 | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008-09 | 14 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009-10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Club Subotal | 34 | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34 | 0 | 4 | |
| North Queensland Fury | 2009-10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| League Subtotal | 38 | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38 | 0 | 4 | |
| Club | Season | Eerste Divisie | Dutch Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2010-11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Club | Season | A-League | Finals | Asia | Total | ||||||||
| Wellington Phoenix | 2011-12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 41 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 42 | 0 | 4 | |
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