David Foley

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David Foley
Personal information
Full nameDavid John Foley
Date of birth (1987-05-12) 12 May 1987
Place of birthSouth Shields, England
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current clubFort Lauderdale Strikers
Number7
Youth career
Hartlepool United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2003–2010Hartlepool United115(15)
2009→ Barrow (loan)2(0)
2010–2012Puerto Rico Islanders74(24)
2013–Fort Lauderdale Strikers5(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 November 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).

David John Foley (born 12 May 1987 in South Shields) is an English footballer who currently plays for Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the North American Soccer League.

Career

England

Foley was trained as a scholar in Hartlepool United's youth academy. As a scholar, he represented the first team on several occasions and became Hartlepool's youngest ever player when he came on as a substitute against Port Vale at the age of 16. Foley also played a key role in Hartlepool's Under 19s Dallas Cup winning team in 2004. During his time at the club Foley failed to score a league goal. However, he was more successful in cup competitions, scoring seven goals, most notably against Premier League side Stoke City which earned Hartlepool a famous 2–0 victory in 2009.[1]

When his first team appearances started to become limited Foley joined Conference National side Barrow on a month's loan in August 2009,[2] he played three times but failed to score.

North America

In February 2010 Foley's Hartlepool contract was cancelled so he could join the Puerto Rico Islanders.[3] After playing for the team throughout the 2010 pre-season, he made his debut for the team on 16 April 2010, in a 2010 CFU Club Championship game against Haitian side Racing des Gonaïves.[4]

Honors

Puerto Rico Islanders

References

  1. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7803271.stm
  2. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/barrow/8214024.stm
  3. ↑ http://www.hartlepool.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=188365
  4. ↑ http://concacaf.globalsportsmedia.com/page.php?sport=soccer&language_id=us&page=tournament&view=match&match_id=924140

External links

Fort Lauderdale Strikers – current squad
  • Head Coach: Kronsteiner
  • Assistant Coach: Voss
  • Goalkeeper Coach: Lopes
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