Adam Legzdins

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Adam Legzdins
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Warming up before Championship match
at Cardiff City, August 2006
Personal information
Full name Adam Richard Legzdins
Date of birth 28 November 1986 (1986-11-28) (age 25)
Place of birth Penkridge, England
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Derby County
Number 13
Youth career
000?–2005 Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2005–2008 Birmingham City 0 (0)
2005 → Alfreton Town (loan) 2 (0)
2005–2006 → Halifax Town (loan) 10 (0)
2006–2007 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 0 (0)
2007 → Macclesfield Town (loan) 0 (0)
2007–2008 → Halifax Town (loan) 30 (0)
2008–2010 Crewe Alexandra 6 (0)
2009 → Weymouth (loan) 8 (0)
2010–2011 Burton Albion 46 (0)
2011– Derby County 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:12, 24 September 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Adam Richard Legzdins[1] (born 28 November 1986) is an English footballer who plays for Derby County as a goalkeeper. He qualifies to play international football for Latvia via his paternal grandparents.[2]

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[edit] Career

Legzdins was born in Penkridge, Staffordshire.[1] He came through Birmingham City's Academy system and played his first competitive football in October 2005 on loan at Alfreton Town in the Conference North, four games which included a man of the match performance away at Hereford United in the FA Cup.[3] He then joined Halifax Town of the Conference National on a work experience basis,[4] where he played 11 games before Birmingham recalled him, concerned that regular first team football for Halifax combined with playing for Birmingham's reserve team was too much for the 19-year-old.[5]

Legzdins signed his first one-year professional contract in the summer of 2006. Early in the 2006–07 he was given a Birmingham squad number because of an injury to first choice keeper Maik Taylor, and was an unused substitute in their Championship match at Cardiff City.[6] In October 2006 he joined Oldham Athletic on loan where he acted as backup to Les Pogliacomi, making one substitute appearance in the Football League Trophy.[7] He then joined Macclesfield Town on loan and was expected to go straight into the starting eleven due to injury and suspension,[8] but manager Paul Ince chose goalkeeping coach David Rouse instead,[9] and Legzdins completed his month's loan without appearing for the club. He played an active part in helping Birmingham reserves to the championship of the Central League Division One Central in 2006–07.[10]

Legzdins was given a further year's contract in summer 2007,[11] and rejoined Halifax on a three months' loan in October 2007,[12] where he played regularly in preference to the more experienced Craig Mawson. He extended his loan at Halifax until the end of the 2007–08 season in January 2008,[13] and on 9 June 2008 he signed for Crewe Alexandra as a replacement for their departing goalkeepers Ben Williams and Owain Fôn Williams.[14] He joined Weymouth on a month's loan on 26 March 2009.[15]

Legzdins made his first team debut for Crewe in the League Cup defeat to Blackpool on 11 August 2009, after loan goalkeeper David Button returned to Tottenham Hotspur,[16] and followed this up with his debut in the Football League on 22 August, keeping a clean sheet in the 1–0 home win against Hereford United.[17]

[edit] Burton Albion

He rejected a new one-year contract with Crewe in May 2010 and subsequently signed for League Two team Burton Albion on a two-year contract on 1 July.[18][19] He kept a clean sheet on his full debut on 7 August 2010 in a 0–0 draw against Oxford United.[20] After playing in every League game of the 2010–11 season, he was voted Burton Albion Supporters' Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year.[21]

[edit] Derby County

After lengthy speculation,[22] on 29 June 2011, it was confirmed that Burton and Championship outfit Derby County had agreed a transfer fee that would allow Legzdins to join the Pride Park club.[23] The transfer was completed on 1 July 2011, with Legzdins signing a three-year contract. Rams manager Nigel Clough said that he would be backup to first choice keeper Frank Fielding.[23]

Legzdins made his debut for Derby away at Nottingham Forest after Frank Fielding was sent off after only a minute, helping the club to a 2-1 win against their local rivals.[24]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Hugman, Barry J, ed. (2007). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2007–08. Edinburgh: Mainstream. p. 245. ISBN 978-1-84596-246-3. 
  2. ^ "Saturday Spotlight - Adam's here to learn". Halifax Courier. 2005-11-19. http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/local/Saturday-Spotlight--Adam39s-here.1261084.jp. Retrieved 2008-01-05. 
  3. ^ Foster, Gordon (2005-10-23). "2005/06 season match No.14". Alfreton Town F.C.. http://www.alfretontownfc.com/herefordunited221005report.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-05. 
  4. ^ "Shaymen seal swoop for Legzdins". BBC Sport. 2005-11-08. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/halifax_town/4417624.stm. Retrieved 2008-01-05. 
  5. ^ "Shaymen lose City keeper Legzdins". BBC Sport. 2006-01-24. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/halifax_town/4642604.stm. Retrieved 2008-01-05. 
  6. ^ "Adam Legzdins". Birmingham City F.C. http://www.bcfc.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10412~35971,00.html. Retrieved 2008-01-05. 
  7. ^ "Oldham extend Legzdins' loan deal". BBC Sport. 2006-11-24. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oldham_athletic/6181952.stm. Retrieved 2008-01-05. 
  8. ^ Carter, Simon (2007-01-12). "Preview: Barnet v Macclesfield". Manchester Evening News. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/macclesfield_town/s/233062_preview_barnet_v_macclesfield. Retrieved 2008-01-05. 
  9. ^ Brooks, Nick (2007-01-13). "Barnet 1 Macclesfield 0". Macclesfield Town F.C.. http://www.mtfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10393~33003,00.html. Retrieved 2010-11-10. 
  10. ^ "Reserves clinch title with last-gasp Sone strike". Birmingham Mail. 2007-04-26. http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/mail/football/tm_method=full%26objectid=18967419%26siteid=50002-name_page.html. Retrieved 2008-01-05. 
  11. ^ Tattum, Colin (2007-07-05). "Wright rejects new Blues deal". Birmingham Mail. http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/mail/blues/news/tm_method=full%26objectid=19408874%26siteid=50002-name_page.html. Retrieved 2008-01-05. 
  12. ^ "Halifax bag Birmingham goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 2007-10-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/halifax_town/7023535.stm. Retrieved 2008-01-05. 
  13. ^ "Pair end spell with Halifax Town". BBC Sport. 2008-01-04. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/halifax_town/7172210.stm. Retrieved 2010-06-04. 
  14. ^ "Crewe confirm signing of Legzdins". BBC Sport. 2008-06-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/crewe_alexandra/7443799.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-09. 
  15. ^ Capel, Ky (2009-03-26). "Terras in double swoop". Dorset Echo. http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/sport/4237350.Terras_in_double_swoop/. Retrieved 2009-03-26. 
  16. ^ "Legzdins eager for games at Crewe". BBC Sport. 2009-08-13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/crewe_alexandra/8197840.stm. Retrieved 2009-08-23. 
  17. ^ "Crewe vs Hereford". Crewe Alexandra F.C. 2009-08-22. http://www.crewealex.net/page/MatchReport/0,,10414~47343,00.html. Retrieved 2009-08-23. 
  18. ^ "Adam Legzdins turns down offer from Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 2010-05-25. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/crewe_alexandra/8703615.stm. Retrieved 2010-06-04. 
  19. ^ "Burton Albion swoop for goalkeeper Adam Legzdins". BBC Sport. 2010-07-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/burton_albion/8779568.stm. Retrieved 2010-07-01. 
  20. ^ "Burton vs Oxford United". Burton Albion F.C. 2010-08-07. http://www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10950~52650,00.html. Retrieved 2010-08-07. 
  21. ^ "Adam Legzdins wins Burton Albion awards double". BBC Sport. 2011-05-05. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13294146.stm. Retrieved 2011-06-03. 
  22. ^ "Rams chase hots up for keeper Legzdins". Burton Mail. 2011-05-30. http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/Sport/Burton-Albion-FC/Rams-chase-hots-up-for-keeper-Legzdins-30052011.htm?. Retrieved 2011-06-29. 
  23. ^ a b "Derby County sign Adam Legzdins from Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 2011-07-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13960105.stm. Retrieved 2011-06-29. 
  24. ^ "Nottm Forest 1 - 2 Derby". BBC Sport. 2011-09-17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/14864055.stm. Retrieved 2011-09-17. 

[edit] External links

Derby County F.C. – current squad
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