Daryl Fordyce
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daryl Thomas Fordyce | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Edmonton | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Portsmouth | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2007 | Portsmouth | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Bournemouth (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2007–2011 | Glentoran | 201 | (47) |
| 2011–2013 | Linfield | 62 | (15) |
| 2013– | FC Edmonton | 44 | (13) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Northern Ireland U19 | |||
| 2006–2008 | Northern Ireland U21 | 12 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 2, 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Daryl Thomas Fordyce (born 2 January 1987) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays for FC Edmonton in the North American Soccer League.
Club football
He played for St Andrews and Lisburn Youth in his homeland of Northern Ireland, winning major trophies with both teams when he was younger. He played for Portsmouth.
Working his way up through the club's youth ranks, Fordyce spent the second half of the 2005–06 season on loan at AFC Bournemouth before going back to Portsmouth. In July 2007, he signed for Glentoran in Northern Ireland.[1]
At the beginning of the Irish League 2010/11 season he netted 5 goals against Lisburn Distillery in the first game of the season in a 6-1 win. Daryl Fordyce agreed a deal with Linfield just after the end of 2010/11 season, although he was in contract re-negotiations with Glentoran.[2]
In 2012, Fordyce won the league title with Linfield after defeating Portadown 2–1 on 7 April.[3] The team also lifted the Irish Cup for a record 42nd time, defeating Crusaders 4–1 in the final.[4] Though Fordyce did not score in the final, he did score in Linfield's 5-1 defeat over Carrick Rangers.[5]
On 18 January 2013, it was announced that Fordyce, along with teammate Albert Watson would not return to Linfield the following season, instead seeking new playing opportunities in Canada.[6] On 25 February 2013, it was reported that both Fordyce and Watson would join FC Edmonton.[7]
International football
Fordyce has represented Northern Ireland at Under-19 international, scoring both goals in their 2–1 European U19 Championship victory over Moldova in October 2005. He also scored four goals for Northern Ireland U-19 against Serbia & Montenegro.[8]
He has made 5 appearances for the Northern Ireland national under-21 football team, scoring against Germany in November 2006.[9]
External links
References
- ↑ "Fordyce agrees to Glentoran move". BBC Sport. 2007-07-31. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
- ↑ "Daryl Fordyce poised to join Linfield from Glentoran". BBC Sport. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ↑ "Linfield beat Portadown to secure Premiership crown". BBC Sport (BBC). 7 April 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ↑ "Crusaders 1–4 Linfield". BBC Sport. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ↑ Daryl Fordyce, Soccerway, retrieved 25 February 2013
- ↑ "Daryl Fordyce and Albert Watson to leave champions Linfield". BBC Sport. 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
- ↑ "Watson and Fordyce will be part of 17 signings announced by Eddies on Monday". the11.ca. 2013-02-25. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
- ↑ "Fordyce hero for N Ireland U19s". BBC Sport. 2006-05-18. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
- ↑ "Germany U21 2-1 N Ireland U21". BBC Sport. 2006-11-14. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
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