Neil Danns

Neil Danns

Danns playing for Leicester City
Personal information
Full name Neil Alexander Danns[1]
Date of birth (1982-11-23) 23 November 1982[1]
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bolton Wanderers
Number 18
Youth career
000?–2000 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2000–2004 Blackburn Rovers 3 (0)
2003 → Blackpool (loan) 12 (2)
2004 → Hartlepool United (loan) 11 (1)
2004 → Colchester United (loan) 10 (3)
2004–2006 Colchester United 63 (16)
2006–2008 Birmingham City 31 (3)
2008–2011 Crystal Palace 103 (18)
2011–2014 Leicester City 30 (5)
2012–2013 → Bristol City (loan) 9 (2)
2013 → Huddersfield Town (loan) 17 (2)
2013 → Bolton Wanderers (loan) 13 (4)
2014 → Bolton Wanderers (loan) 20 (2)
2014– Bolton Wanderers 64 (3)
National team‡
2015– Guyana 2 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:45, 13 February 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:08, 9 August 2015 (UTC)

Neil Alexander Danns (born 23 November 1982) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Football League Championship club Bolton Wanderers and the Guyana national team.

Club career

Early career

Danns began his football career at The FA's School of Excellence in Lilleshall and signed as a trainee for Blackburn Rovers, aged 16. After productive loan spells with Blackpool, Hartlepool United and Colchester United, he joined the latter on a permanent basis in December 2004.[2] It was after moving south to Colchester that he started to make a name for himself. While at Layer Road, Danns contributed greatly to the club's promotion to the Championship in 2006 and earned himself a move to Birmingham City.

Birmingham City

On 19 June 2006, Danns completed a £500,000 move to Birmingham City. Despite admitting that he "had a great time" at Colchester, he emphasised that "when a club the size of Birmingham come in for you, it's hard to say no".[3] Danns made his competitive debut for Birmingham – against Colchester – on 5 August, and was a regular selection in the team that won promotion to the Premier League that season.

Crystal Palace

Danns signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Crystal Palace on 22 January 2008 for a fee of £600,000, rising to £850,000 conditional on the club's promotion to the Premier League.[4] After initially having a tough time with recurring injuries at Palace, Danns managed to establish himself in the Eagles' line-up in his second season at the club.

Leicester City

On 27 June 2011, Danns joined Leicester City on a free transfer, signing a three-year deal. He had rejected an offer from Scottish Premier League club Rangers. Danns scored his first goal for Leicester on 23 August in a 4–2 away win against Bury in the League Cup. He scored his first league goal for the club against Blackpool in a 2–0 home win.[5] Towards the start of the 2012–13 season, Danns was given squad number 8.

Bristol City (loan)

On 14 November 2012, Danns joined Bristol City on a month's loan.[6]

Huddersfield Town (loan)

On 8 January 2013, Danns joined Huddersfield Town until the end of the season.[7] He made his début in the 1–1 draw against his former club Birmingham City at the John Smith's Stadium on 12 January. On 16 March, he scored his first goal for the club in the West Yorkshire derby against Leeds United where Town won 2–1.

Bolton Wanderers (loan)

On 26 September 2013 he joined Bolton Wanderers on a three-month loan deal, linking up with Wanderers manager Dougie Freedman, who coached him at Crystal Palace, and former team-mates Matt Mills and Jermaine Beckford.[8]

He made his first Wanderers appearance in the goalless draw against old club Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on 1 October 2013, starting in a midfield consisting of Darren Pratley, Jay Spearing, Medo Kamara and Liam Feeney.[9]

Five days later on 5 October he recorded his first goal for the club against another of his former employers, Birmingham City, as Bolton ran out 2–1 winners at St Andrew's to claim their first league victory of the season.[10]

On 3 January 2014, Danns re-joined Bolton Wanderers on loan until the end of the season.[11]

Bolton Wanderers

In April, it was announced[12] that Danns had signed a deal to make the move permanent, upon the expiry of his contract at Leicester. Danns made his third debut for Bolton in their 3–0 loss to Watford[13] on the opening day of the season and scored twice against Bury in the League Cup first round in a 3–2 win after extra time.[14]

International career

On 16 March 2015, Danns was called up by Guyana for friendlies against Grenada and Saint Lucia. He qualifies for the team via his grandfather.[15] He made his debut against Grenada on 29 March, setting up both goals in a 2–0 victory.

Personal life

In 2010, Danns took a video editing and production course at the London Academy of Media, Film and TV. He intended to release his first single, entitled "Survive", in March 2010.[16] His music interests and career were featured in BBC Sport's The Football League Show on 20 February 2010, in which he revealed his father was in an act that reached the qualifying stages of the Eurovision Song Contest.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 August 2015
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackburn Rovers 2002–03[18] Premier League 2010201[lower-alpha 1]060
2003–04[19] Premier League 1000000010
Blackburn Rovers total 3010201070
Blackpool (loan) 2003–04[19] Division Two 122–201[lower-alpha 2]0152
Hartlepool United (loan) 2003–04[19] Division Two 111–––111
Colchester United (loan) 2004–05[20] League One 103–211[lower-alpha 2]0134
Colchester United 2004–05[20] League One 22810––238
2005–06[21] League One 41855104[lower-alpha 2]35116
Colchester United total 73196531538728
Birmingham City 2006–07[22] Championship 2933030–353
2007–08[23] Premier League 200020–40
Birmingham City total 3133050–393
Crystal Palace 2007–08[23] Championship 40––0040
2008–09[24] Championship 2023100–233
2009–10[25] Championship 4285120–499
2010–11[26][27] Championship 3781100–389
Crystal Palace total 1031893200011421
Leicester City 2011–12[28] Championship 2955031–376
2012–13[29] Championship 100020–30
2013–14[30] Championship 000020–20
Leicester City total 3055071–426
Bristol City (loan) 2012–13[29] Championship 9200––92
Huddersfield Town (loan) 2012–13[29] Championship 17210––182
Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2013–14[30] Championship 33620––356
Bolton Wanderers 2014–15[31] Championship 4113032–473
2015–16[32] Championship 1110000–10
Bolton Wanderers total 7575032–9410
Career total 364593082447343876
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

Honours

Blackburn Rovers

Colchester United

Birmingham City

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  2. ↑ "U's swoop for Danns". Evening Gazette (Colchester). 24 December 2004. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Danns completes Birmingham move". BBC Sport. 20 June 2006. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Profiles: Neil Danns". Crystal Palace F.C. Archived from the original on 27 July 2010.
  5. ↑ "Leicester City agree deal for midfielder Neil Danns". BBC Sport. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  6. ↑ "Leicester City's Neil Danns joins Bristol City on loan". BBC Sport. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  7. ↑ "Huddersfield Town sign Neil Danns from Leicester City on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  8. ↑ "Bolton Wanderers sign Leicester City man on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  9. ↑ "Blackpool 0 Bolton 0". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  10. ↑ "Birmingham 1 Bolton 2". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  11. ↑ "Neil Danns: Bolton loan return for Leicester midfielder". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  12. ↑ "Danns Agrees Bolton Deal".
  13. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28646423
  14. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28652568
  15. ↑ Pye, David (16 March 2015). "Bolton Wanderers midfielder Neil Danns handed Guyana international call-up". The Bolton News. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  16. ↑ Cawley, Richard (22 January 2010). "Exclusive: Palace midfielder poised to release first music single". South London Press. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  17. ↑ BBC One Programmes – The Football League Show BBC, 20 February 2010
  18. ↑ "Games played by Neil Danns in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  19. 1 2 3 "Games played by Neil Danns in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  20. 1 2 "Games played by Neil Danns in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Neil Danns in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Neil Danns in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  23. 1 2 "Games played by Neil Danns in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Neil Danns in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Neil Danns in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Neil Danns in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  27. ↑ "Crystal Palace 1–0 Leeds". BBC Sport. 25 April 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Neil Danns in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  29. 1 2 3 "Games played by Neil Danns in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  30. 1 2 "Games played by Neil Danns in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Neil Danns in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Neil Danns in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  33. ↑ Gaunt, Ken (23 May 2001). "Young Gunners keep their Cup". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  34. ↑ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2006). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2006–07. Mainstream. p. 480. ISBN 1845961110.

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