Shane Duffy

For the Gaelic footballer of the same name, see Shane Duffy (Gaelic footballer).
Shane Duffy
Personal information
Full nameShane Patrick Michael Duffy[1]
Date of birth1 January 1992
Place of birthDerry, Northern Ireland
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current team
Blackburn Rovers
Number22
Youth career
Foyle Harps
2008–2009Everton
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009–2014Everton5(0)
2011→ Burnley (loan)1(0)
2011→ Scunthorpe United (loan)18(1)
2013–2014→ Yeovil Town (loan)37(1)
2014–Blackburn Rovers19(1)
National team‡
2008Northern Ireland U165(1)
2008Northern Ireland U175(1)
2008Northern Ireland U194(2)
2009Northern Ireland U213(1)
2009Northern Ireland B1(0)
2010Republic of Ireland U193(0)
2011–2014Republic of Ireland U2120(1)
2014–Republic of Ireland1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:11, 24 January 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:02, 6 June 2014 (UTC)

Shane Patrick Michael Duffy (born 1 January 1992) is an Irish footballer who plays for English club Blackburn Rovers. He has chosen to represent Republic of Ireland at senior international level.

Early life

As a youth, Duffy played Gaelic football for Doire Colmcille CLG and association football for Foyle Harps, both based in Derry. He represented Northern Ireland at under 16 level in the 2007 Victory Shield tournament and impressed Everton manager David Moyes in a performance at Bloomfield Road against England.

Club career

Everton

Duffy for Everton

Duffy joined Everton in November 2008 as a first-year scholar and worked his way through the U-18[2] and reserve teams. Manager David Moyes named him and several young players in the first team for the pre-season friendlies and Duffy scored his first Everton goal against Rochdale in a 4–0 victory. He made his professional debut versus AEK Athens in the UEFA Europa League in December 2009, coming on for the injured Sylvain Distin.[3] In Everton's next European fixture, Duffy made his home debut at Goodison Park, completing the full 90 minutes against BATE Borisov.[4]

Loan to Burnley

Duffy joined Burnley on loan on 24 March 2011 on an initial 28-day loan with the possibility of an extension until the end of the 2010–11 season.[5] Duffy made his debut for Burnley on 2 April 2011 in the 2–1 defeat to Ipswich Town, playing the full 90 minutes.[6]

Loan to Scunthorpe

Duffy joined Scunthorpe on loan on 1 September 2011. He made his debut on 10 September against Sheffield United, winning the Man of the Match award. He made a total of 19 appearances for the Iron before his parent club recalled him on 5 January 2012, due to an injury to Phil Jagielka, Everton's regular centre-back.[7]

Return to Everton

Duffy made his Premier League debut at White Hart Lane on 11 January 2012, coming on as a substitute for the final 30 minutes in a 2–0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur.[8] With Everton's regular centre-backs, Sylvain Distin and Phil Jagielka, injured for the next game three days later, Duffy made the first Premier League start of his career in a 1–1 draw with Aston Villa.[9]

Loan to Yeovil

On 26 September 2013, Duffy joined Football League Championship side Yeovil Town on an initial month loan.[10] Duffy's loan was eventually extended for a further two months and he made a total of 14 appearances for Yeovil before returning to Everton on 27 December 2013. Duffy rejoined Yeovil on 1 January 2014 when the transfer window re-opened, joining on loan until the end of the season.[11]

Blackburn Rovers

On 1 September 2014, Duffy joined Blackburn Rovers, on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[12]

International career

Northern Ireland

Duffy was part of the Northern Ireland youth set-up from the U16 level upward. An U17 regular, he was in the squad for their unsuccessful 2009 European Championship qualifying campaign and scored the only goal of the match, a penalty, in the opening game against Liechtenstein.[13]

Aged 17, he was called up to the senior team in June 2009 for a friendly against Italy but was an unused substitute.[14] In August 2009, he made his Northern Ireland U21 début, playing the whole match and scoring in the 2–1 away loss to Portugal.[15]

Duffy played several games in the 2010 UEFA Under-19 Championship qualifiers, scoring twice in a 4–0 victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina, Northern Ireland's first win of the qualifying campaign.[16]

Republic of Ireland

Despite being born in Northern Ireland, Duffy is eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland due to his birth-right to Irish nationality and opted to play for Republic of Ireland, Following a discussion with former international Liam Brady, Duffy was called up to the Republic of Ireland training camp in May 2010. Everton formally informed the IFA of Duffy's change in allegiance,[17] and the player was called up for a training camp squad for the Republic of Ireland squad to take place in May 2010.[18] At the camp Duffy suffered a 'freak' injury, during a match between the Republic of Ireland development squad and the Ireland amateur side, when he collided with goalkeeper Adrian Walsh and had to undergo life saving surgery at the Mater Hospital after damaging his liver[19] and was discharged six days later after making a full recovery.[20] Although it was expected to take a number of months for him to recuperate and regain his fitness, Duffy returned to action in little over ten weeks after his injury and has since appeared for Republic of Ireland under-19 and under-21 squads. He was called up for the U21 friendly versus Portugal in March 2011.[21]

Players such as Duffy, Daniel Kearns, Darron Gibson and Marc Wilson had represented Northern Ireland at youth level but later opted to play for Republic of Ireland. The IFA disputed the players' right to do so under FIFA rules[22] and felt the current rules were a "clear disadvantage over all other 206 Associations".[23] The Irish Football Association took a case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport with the hope of getting FIFA to 'uphold' the rules.[24] Although Duffy's name is often linked with this dispute and the IFA appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, his situation differs from that of players such as Darron Gibson because of his close family ties to Donegal. This means he would have been eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland wherever he was born.

On 13 February 2012, less than two years after sustaining a life-threatening injury, Duffy received a call up to the Republic of Ireland senior squad, replacing the injured Richard Dunne.[25] On 1 November 2012, Duffy was named in the provisional 26-man Republic of Ireland squad for the friendly fixture against Greece on 14 November 2012.[26] Duffy received his next call-up on 9 May 2014 when he was included in the 32-man provisional squad ahead of friendlies against Turkey, Italy, Costa Rica and Portugal.[27]

Career statistics

As of 22 February 2015.[28]
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Everton 2009–10[29] Premier League 0000002[lower-alpha 1]0—20
2010–11[30] Premier League 000000——00
2011–12[31] Premier League 401000——50
2012–13[32] Premier League 101010——30
2013–14[33] Premier League 000000——00
Total 50201020—100
Burnley (loan) 2010–11[30] Championship 100000——10
Scunthorpe United (loan) 2011–12[31] League One 1810000—1[lower-alpha 2]0191
Yeovil Town (loan) 2013–14[33] Championship 3712000——391
Blackburn Rovers 2014–15[34] Championship 1913000——221
Career total 80370302010913
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Barclays Premier League Squad Numbers 2013/14". Premier League. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Everton Under-18s". ToffeeWeb. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
  3. ↑ "Everton vs AEK Athens". UEFA. 2 December 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
  4. ↑ Sanghera, Mandeep (17 December 2009). "Everton 0 – 1 BATE Borisov". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  5. ↑ "Burnley complete Duffy loan move". BBC Sport. 24 March 2011.
  6. ↑ "Burnley 1–2 Ipswich". Burnley FC. 2 April 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  7. ↑ "Duffy recalled from Iron spell". Football365. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  8. ↑ "Spurs move within three of summit". Setanta Sports. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  9. ↑ "Everton make point at Aston Villa". Eurosport. 14 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  10. ↑ "Shane Duffy: Everton defender joins Yeovil Town on loan". BBC Sport. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  11. ↑ "Yeovil Town: Everton's Shane Duffy to stay with Glovers". BBC Sport. 27 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  12. ↑ "Rovers Complete Duffy Deal". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  13. ↑ "Belgium join flawless Austra". UEFA. 23 September 2008.
  14. ↑ "Experimental Northern Ireland side beaten by Italy in Pisa friendly". The Guardian (Guardian News and Media). 7 June 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  15. ↑ "Portugal U21 2–1 N Ireland U21". BBC Sport. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  16. ↑ "Coleman and Duffy in international action". Everton FC. 13 October 2009.
  17. ↑ Foley, Alan (25 February 2010). "Shane Duffy follows his dream". Donegal Democrat (Johnston Publishing). Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  18. ↑ "Trapattoni names squad of 23 for Summer Camp training". Football Association of Ireland. 26 April 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  19. ↑ "Shane Duffy undergoes emergency surgery". RTÉ Sport. 22 May 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  20. ↑ "Shane Duffy discharged from hospital". Football Association of Ireland. 28 May 2010.
  21. ↑ "King names U21 squad for Portugal friendly". FAI.ie. Football Association of Ireland. 15 March 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  22. ↑ "Irish FA set to take player eligibility dispute to CAS". BBC Sport. 26 February 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  23. ↑ "IFA to bring case to Court of Arbitration". RTÉ Sport. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  24. ↑ Malone, Emmet (18 May 2010). "Duffy gets his chance to impress Trapattoni". The Irish Times. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  25. ↑ "Duffy replaces Dunne in Republic squad". Football Association of Ireland. 13 February 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  26. ↑ "Coleman & Duffy called up, Gibson set to return?". Efcfeelinblue.com. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  27. ↑ "O'Neill announces Ireland squad for summer friendlies". Goal.com. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  28. ↑ "Shane Duffy". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Shane Duffy in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 "Games played by Shane Duffy in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 "-Games played by Shane Duffy in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Shane Duffy in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 "Games played by Shane Duffy in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  34. ↑ "Games played by Shane Duffy in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 September 2014.

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