Danny Batth
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Tanveer Batth[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 September 1990[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Withymoor Village, Brierley Hill, England[3] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2009 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | → Colchester United (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 44 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:14, 1 February 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Daniel Tanveer "Danny" Batth (born 21 September 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a central defender for Wolverhampton Wanderers. He has additionally represented Colchester United, Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday on loan. He is of Sikh Punjabi descent.[4]
Career
Born in Withymoor Village, Brierley Hill,[3] Batth joined the Wolverhampton Wanderers Academy at the age of 10, where he overcame a bad shoulder injury to establish himself as an important figure at youth level at the club. He was one of seven academy graduates to sign a professional deal at the end of the 2008–09 season.[5]
Batth had his first taste of first-team football when he signed for League One club Colchester United on loan on 17 September 2009, initially for a month-long spell to cover injuries to Pat Baldwin, Paul Reid and Lee Beevers.[6] He made his Football League and professional debut two days later, starting in central defence alongside Magnus Okuonghae in a 2–0 win over Hartlepool United and earning the man of the match award.[7] After making five starts during his first month with the club, Batth's loan was extended until the end of the season at the Colchester Community Stadium.[8] He scored his first professional goal to secure a 1–0 victory against Oldham Athletic on 20 February 2010, nodding home a David Prutton corner to extend Colchester's run of games undefeated to five.[9] During his time with the U's, he scored an unfortunate own goal after coming on as a substitute during a 2–1 home defeat to Millwall on 5 April.[10] Batth made 17 league starts for Colchester and made on substitute appearance, scoring one goal.[2]
On his return to Molineux, Batth was named "Young Professional of the Year" at the club's end of season dinner.[5] Following this, he made his competitive debut for Wolves in a League Cup extra time home win at the expense of Southend United on 24 August 2010.[11] Three months later, he joined Sheffield United on loan for one month,[12] where he would make just a single substitute league appearance.[2] After returning to Wolves, he went out on loan once again to Sheffield, only this time to arch-rivals Sheffield Wednesday. He joined the Owls on 16 March 2011 until the end of the season.[13] His spell ended having made ten league appearances for the club.[2]
Having impressed at Sheffield Wednesday during his loan stint the previous season, the club moved to re-sign him on loan once again, agreeing an another six-month spell on 26 July 2011.[14] In December 2011, the loan was extended to the end of the season, as the Owls challenged for promotion to the Championship,[15] He scored in a 2–0 away win at Preston North End on New Year's Eve 2011,[16] and a second league goal on 10 March 2012 in a 3–0 win against Bournemouth at Hillsborough.[17] Batth finished his second stay at Sheffield Wednesday having totalled 49 appearances in all competitions, and having been part of their promotion as League One runners-up.[2]
Batth began the 2012–13 season back at Wolves, with Sheffield Wednesday manager Dave Jones ruling out a return for the defender.[18] Back in Wolves' colours, he scored the opening goal in a League Cup defeat of Northampton Town on 30 August 2012,[19] and then scored first league goal for Wolves with a late equaliser in a 2–2 draw with Leeds United on 9 February 2013.[20] In his first full season in the Wolves first-team, Batth accumulated twelve league and two cup appearances in addition to his two goals.[2] The club were however relegated from the Championship at the end of the campaign and took up the option on Batth's contract of an additional year.[21] In January 2014 he signed a long-term deal with the club that runs until Summer 2017.[22]
Career statistics
- As of 14 January 2014
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2009–10[23] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010–11[24] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12[25] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13[26] | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14[27] | League One | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| Total | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 3 | ||
| Colchester United (loan) | 2009–10[28] | League One | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Sheffield United (loan) | 2010–11[29] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 2010–11[30] | League One | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2011–12[31] | 44 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 2 | ||
| Total | 54 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 110 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 6 | ||
- A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League Trophy.
Honours
Club
- Sheffield Wednesday
- 2011–12 Football League One runner-up (level 3)
Individual
- 2009–10 Wolverhampton Wanderers "Young Professional of the Year"
References
- ↑ "Colchester United – Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Danny Batth – Football Stats – Soccer Base". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Daniel Batth – Player profile – transfermarkt.co.uk". TransferMarkt.co.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ "Sher Punjabi". Punjabi Wolves. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "DANNY BATTH". Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ "Batth signs Colchester loan deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ "Colchester United – Match details – Colchester Utd 2–0 Hartlepool United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ "Colchester extend defender loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ "Colchester 1–0 Oldham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ "Colchester 1–2 Millwall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ "Wolverhampton 2–1 Southend". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ "Danny Batth joins Sheffield United". Express & Star. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ "Sheffield Wednesday sign Wolves' Danny Batth on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ "Sheffield Wednesday re-sign Danny Batth on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ "Sheffield Wednesday agree extension of Danny Batth loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ "Preston 0–2 Sheffield Wed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ "Sheffield Wed 3–0 Bournemouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ "Sheffield Wednesday boss Dave Jones praises Rodri debut". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ "Northampton 1–3 Wolves". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ "Wolves 2–2 Leeds". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ "Options taken up". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 17 May 2013.
- ↑ "Danny Batth signs new Wolves contract". Express & Star. 14 January 2013.
- ↑ "Wolves 2009/2010 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 September 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
- ↑ "Wolves 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 September 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
- ↑ "Wolves 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 September 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
- ↑ "Wolves 2012/2013 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 September 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
- ↑ "Wolves 2013/2014 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 September 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
- ↑ "Colchester 2009/2010 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 September 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
- ↑ "Sheff Utd 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 September 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
- ↑ "Sheff Wed 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 September 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
- ↑ "Sheff Wed 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 September 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
- ↑ "League One (Tier Three) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
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