Bryan Prunty

Bryan Prunty
Personal information
Full nameBryan Prunty
Place of birthAirdrie, Scotland
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Airdrieonians
Youth career
 –2002Celtic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2002–2004Celtic0(0)
2004Aberdeen18(2)
2004–2005Inverness Caledonian Thistle27(2)
2005–2008Airdrie United85(22)
2008–2009Ayr United41(15)
2009–2010→ Stirling Albion (loan)3(0)
2010–2011Alloa Athletic48(16)
2011–2014Dumbarton99(31)
2014–Airdrieonians0(0)
National team‡
2003Scotland U201(1)
2004Scotland U213(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 May 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:27 30 August 2014 (UTC)

Bryan Prunty is a Scottish footballer currently playing for Airdrieonians.[1]

Career

Bryan Prunty began his career with Celtic, but he failed to make a senior appearance. In January 2004, he moved to fellow Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen,[2] making his senior debut in a Scottish Cup replay victory against Dundee on 21 January 2004.[3] His first senior goal came on 27 March 2004 in a 3–1 defeat against Kilmarnock.[4] At the end of the 2003–04 season, Prunty was told by manager Jimmy Calderwood that he could leave the club.[5]

On 6 August 2004, Prunty signed for Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[6] A year later he joined Airdrie United[7] where he was recognised as the club's 2005–06 Player of the Year. Prunty then signed for Airdrie's Second Division rivals Ayr United in May 2008.[8] In May 2009, he was recognised by his fellow professionals as 2nd Division player of the year for 2008–2009.[9]

Prunty spent part of the 2009–10 season on loan at Stirling Albion.[10] It was widely believed Prunty would sign permanently for Stirling in January 2010, but instead he was snapped up by Alloa Athletic.[11] Prunty scored on his Alloa debut in a 2–0 win over Stenhousemuir.[12]

On 16 May 2011, Prunty then joined Dumbarton.[13] In February 2012, he scored an overhead kick against Stenhousemuir which was voted as SFL Goal of the Month,[14] then a year later won the same award after scoring a stunning overhead bicycle kick from the edge of the box in a match against Livingston in February 2013, which was reported to have been viewed so many times it caused the Livingston club website to crash.[15] The goal was also voted Goal of the Season at both the PFA Scotland and Scottish Football League end of season awards.[16][17] On 16 May 2013, Prunty agreed a new one-year contract with Dumbarton.[18] In May 2014 Prunty agreed a new one-year deal with Dumbarton.[19]

Despite only signing a new deal in May 2014, Prunty joined League One Airdrieonians on August 30, 2014.[20]

International

Prunty played and scored for the Scotland Under–20 side in 2003 against Portugal.[21] He also played three times for the Under–21 side in 2004.[22]

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Dumbarton FC appoint new team captain". Lennox Herald. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Prunty joins Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 9 January 2004. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Dundee 2–3 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 21 January 2004. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Kilmarnock 3–1 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 27 March 2004. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Prunty to leave Dons". BBC Sport. 28 July 2004. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Prunty makes Inverness move". BBC Sport. 6 August 2004. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Prunty from Inverness to Airdrie". BBC Sport. 22 August 2005. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Two new forwards for Ayr United". BBC Sport. 20 May 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  9. ↑ "Brown wins Player of Year award". BBC Sport. 4 May 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  10. ↑ Wilson, Mike (20 November 2009). "Ayr United send strikers out on loan". Ayrshire Post. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  11. ↑ "Bryan Prunty in as Alloa look to release Brian Carrigan". BBC Sport. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  12. ↑ "Stenhousemuir 0–2 Alloa Athletic". BBC Sport. 23 January 2010.
  13. ↑ "Bryan Prunty signs for Dumbarton FC". Lennox Herald. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  14. ↑ "Goal of the Month winner". SPFL. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  15. ↑ "February Goal of the Month winner". SPFL. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  16. ↑ Swan, Craig (6 May 2013). "Motherwell striker Michael Higdon lands PFA Scotland Player of the Year award". Daily Redord. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  17. ↑ Archibald, Lindsey (24 May 2013). "Ally McCoist scoops manager of the year for Division Three at awards dinner in Glasgow". Daily Record. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  18. ↑ "Prunty signs on again". SPFL. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  19. ↑ http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=1354
  20. ↑ http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=1501
  21. ↑ "Young Scots win in Portugal". BBC Sport. 17 December 2003. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  22. ↑ "Bryan Prunty profile". scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  23. ↑ "Awards for Stewart and Prunty". BBC Sport. 14 January 2006. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  24. ↑ "Ayr's Prunty wins November award". BBC Sport. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2008.

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