Cyrus Christie

Cyrus Christie
Personal information
Full nameCyrus Sylvester Frederick Christie[1]
Date of birth30 September 1992
Place of birthCoventry, England
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Playing positionRight back
Club information
Current team
Derby County
Number2
Youth career
?–2010Coventry City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2010–2014Coventry City102(3)
2011→ Nuneaton Town (loan)5(0)
2011→ Hinckley United (loan)7(0)
2014–Derby County23(0)
National team‡
2014–Republic of Ireland1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:03, 13 May 2014 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:08, 19 November 2014 (UTC)

Cyrus Sylvester Frederick Christie (born 30 September 1992) is an English-born Irish professional footballer who plays for Derby County and the Republic of Ireland national football team as a defender.

Career

Coventry City

Christie made his professional debut against Morecambe on 10 August 2010, in a 2–0 away defeat.[3]

He joined Conference North side Nuneaton Town on loan in January 2011,[4] but was recalled by Coventry after two starts and three substitute appearances.[5] He then went on a 'work experience' loan to another Conference North club Hinckley United, in February 2011,[6] where he made eight league appearances.[7]

After Coventry's first league win of the 2011–12 season, a 2–0 home win against Derby County, Christie made it into the Championship team of the week after putting in a man of the match performance. The following season, he was in the League One side of the week after putting a man of the match performance against Leyton Orient. The following game, in the first round of the FA Cup, he scored his first goal.

Derby County

On 10 July 2014, Christie signed a three-year deal at Derby County. He was out of contract at Coventry, but the two clubs agreed an undisclosed fee for the player since he came through Coventry's academy and is under 23 years old.[8]

Christie made his debut against Rotherham United on 9 August, where he provided an assist for goalscorer Jeff Hendrick in a 1–0 home victory.[9]

International career

Born in England, Christie was eligible to represent the Republic of Ireland through his grandmother from Dublin.[10] He is the great great grandson of former Shamrock Rovers player of the 1920s, Patrick Malone. In October 2014, Ireland manager Martin O'Neill reached out to Christie over representing the Republic of Ireland having been impressed with his performances for Derby at the beginning of the 2013–14 season following his move from Coventry.[11] On 10 November, Christie was called into the Ireland squad for a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Scotland, and a friendly against the United States.[12] On 18 November 2014, Christie made his international bow for the Republic against the United States, in a 4–1 win at the Aviva Stadium, with Martin O'Neill praising the performance of Christie on his debut.[13][14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 December 2014.
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Coventry City 2010–11[15] Championship 000010—10
2011–12[16] Championship 3701010—390
2012–13[17] League One 31221105[lower-alpha 1]0393
2013–14[18] League One 341501000401
Total 10238140501194
Nuneaton Town (loan) 2010–11[19] Conference North 50———50
Hinckley United (loan) 2010–11[19] Conference North 70———70
Derby County 2014–15[20] Championship 2300040—270
Career totals 13738180501584
  1. ↑ Appearances in Football League Trophy

International

As of match played 18 November 2014[21]
International statistics
National teamYearAppsGoals
Republic of Ireland 201410
Total10

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/06/2011 and 30/06/2011" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  2. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 457. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  3. ↑ "Morecambe 2–0 Coventry City". CCFC Official Site. 10 August 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  4. ↑ "Christie Joins Boro". Nuneaton Town F.C. Official Site. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  5. ↑ "C. Christie". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  6. ↑ "Hinckley loan Christie". Hinckley United Official Site. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
  7. ↑ "Hinckley United Player Statistics Season 2010–2011". Hinckley United F.C. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  8. ↑ "Derby County Sign Coventry City's Cyrus Christie". Derby County F.C. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  9. ↑ "Derby 1 – 0 Rotherham". BBC. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  10. ↑ http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/DERBY-COUNTY-Rams-defender-Cyrus-Christie/story-24508473-detail/story.html
  11. ↑ "Derby defender Cyrus Christie on verge of Ireland call-up following talks with Martin O'Neill". Irish Independent. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  12. ↑ "David McGoldrick and Cyrus Christie named in Ireland squad to face Scotland". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  13. ↑ McDonnell, Daniel (18 November 2014). "Ireland's new blood lifts the mood for happy O'Neill". Irish Independent (Ireland). Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  14. ↑ "Martin O’Neill praises ‘brilliant’ debutant Cyrus Christie". The Score.ie. 18 November 2014.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Cyrus Christie in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Cyrus Christie in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Cyrus Christie in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Cyrus Christie in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Cyrus Christie - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Cyrus Christie in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  21. ↑ "Cyrus Christie". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 January 2015.

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