Daniel Kearns (footballer)

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Daniel Kearns

Kearns playing for West Ham United in 2009
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Anthony Kearns[1]
Date of birth (1991-08-26) 26 August 1991[2]
Place of birthBelfast, Northern Ireland
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current clubPeterborough United
Number16
Youth career
2007–2010West Ham United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2010–2011Dundalk37(4)
2011–Peterborough United26(0)
2012→ York City (loan)9(0)
2013→ Rotherham United (loan)10(0)
National team
2007–2008Northern Ireland U195(0)
2010Republic of Ireland U192(0)
2010–Republic of Ireland U213(0)
2010–Republic of Ireland U231(0)
2011League of Ireland XI1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:55, 1 September 2013 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Daniel Anthony Kearns (born 26 August 1991) is an Irish footballer who plays for Peterborough United as a midfielder. He joined Peterborough from Dundalk in 2011 and had spells on loan with York City and Rotherham United.

Club career

Early career

Born in Belfast,[2] Kearns began his grassroots career in the youth team of his local club St Oliver Plunkett.[4] He joined the youth team of English side West Ham United in July 2007, having been the player of the tournament at the Ballymena International Tournament in 2006.[5] He soon established himself in the under-18 team and went on to spend three years with the club from 2007 to 2010.[5][6]

Dundalk

After being released by West Ham in May 2010, Kearns signed for Dundalk of the League of Ireland Premier Division in August on a short-term contract.[3] He made his debut in a 1–1 draw with University College Dublin, before going on to make 12 appearances in his first season.[2] Kearns scored his first competitive goals for Dundalk with a hat-trick against Linfield in the Setanta Sports Cup on 14 February 2011.[2] Kearns played in Dundalk's seven games in their run to the Setanta Sports Cup Final, where the side lost 2–0 to Shamrock Rovers.[2]

Peterborough United

On 30 August 2011 he signed a three-year deal wiith English Championship club Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee.[7] He made his debut for Peterborough on 24 September 2011, in a 1–0 defeat against his former club, West Ham United, coming on as an 89th minute substitute for Lee Frecklington.[8] He made his first start for Peterborough on 17 December 2011 in a 1–0 victory at home to Coventry City and was named man of the match, also playing a part in the build up to the goal when laid the ball off to Paul Taylor, who assisted with Emile Sinclair's goal.[9] He finished his first season at Peterborough with 21 appearances.[8]

Kearns signed for League Two side York City on a one-month loan on 4 October 2012, making his debut on 6 October as a 66th-minute substitute in a 0–0 draw at home to Rotherham United.[10][11] On 1 November 2012, the loan was extended for another two months.[12] However, he was recalled by Peterborough on 29 November 2012, after making 12 appearances for York.[13] In January, it was confirmed that Bradford City, along with Rotherham and York were interested in signing Kearns.[14] He signed for League Two Rotherham on loan until the end of the 2012–13 season on 9 January 2013, making his debut on 13 January as a 51st-minute substitute in a 2–0 home defeat to Barnet.[11][15] He made 10 appearances for Rotherham as they finished the season as League Two runners-up, earning automatic promotion to League One.[11]

International career

Kearns represented Northern Ireland in a series of European U17 Championship qualifiers in March 2008. However, in 2010 he switched allegiances to the Republic of Ireland, going on to represent them at under-19,[16] under-21 and under-23 levels.[17][18][19] The IFA contested the player's decision to switch national allegiances.[20] He was capped once by the League of Ireland XI, playing in their 5–0 defeat to Celtic at the Aviva Stadium on 31 July 2011.[21]

Career statistics

As of match played 31 August 2013.
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dundalk 2010[2][3] LOI Premier Division 120001000130
2011[3] LOI Premier Division 25421108[lower-alpha 1]4369
Total 374212084499
Peterborough United 2011–12[8] Championship 2001000—210
2012–13[11] Championship 100000—10
2013–14[22] League One 500010—60
Total 2601010—280
York City (loan) 2012–13[11] League Two 9020001[lower-alpha 2]0120
Rotherham United (loan) 2012–13[11] League Two 100000000100
Career total 774512094939
  1. ↑ Seven appearances and four goals in Setanta Sports Cup, one appearance in Leinster Senior Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy

Honours

Rotherham United

References

  1. ↑ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 23. Retrieved 17 June 2013. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "D. Kearns". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 October 2012. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Daniel Kearns". Dundalk F.C. Retrieved 4 October 2012. 
  4. ↑ "The Black & White View". St Oliver Plunkett F.C. September 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2012. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Daniel Kearns". West Ham United F.C. 1 January 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2011. 
  6. ↑ "Career History". UpThePosh!. Retrieved 17 February 2012. 
  7. ↑ "Daniel Kearns completes Peterborough United move". BBC Sport. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2012. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Games played by Daniel Kearns in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 October 2012. 
  9. ↑ "Posh v Coventry: Champagne Kearns is in sparkling form". Peterborough Today. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2012. 
  10. ↑ "York City sign Peterborough United's Daniel Kearns on loan". BBC Sport. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 "Games played by Daniel Kearns in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 October 2012. 
  12. ↑ "York City forward Michael Coulson out for the season". BBC Sport. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012. 
  13. ↑ "Peterborough United recall Daniel Kearns from York City". BBC Sport. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012. 
  14. ↑ "Bradford City are lining up a move for Peterborough winger Daniel Kearns". Sky Sports. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013. 
  15. ↑ "Millers land Kearns". Rotherham United F.C. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013. 
  16. ↑ "Under-19 – Kearns". UEFA. Retrieved 31 August 2011. 
  17. ↑ "FAI success in player eligibility case". RTÉ Sport. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2012. 
  18. ↑ "Turkey U-21 1–0 Republic of Ireland U-21". RTÉ Sport. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2012. 
  19. ↑ "Estonia U23 0–1 Rep of Ireland U23". RTÉ Sport. 28 September 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2012. 
  20. ↑ "CAS 2010/A/2071 IFA v/ FAI, Kearns & FIFA" (PDF). Tribunal Arbitral du Sport. Retrieved 25 March 2011. 
  21. ↑ "Airtricity League XI 0–5 Celtic". RTÉ Sport. 31 July 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2012. 
  22. ↑ "Games played by Daniel Kearns in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 September 2013. 

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