Danny Invincibile
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Danny Invincibile | ||
| Date of birth | 31 March 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker / Right winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996 | QAS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–1998 | Brisbane Strikers | 5 | (1) |
| 1998–2000 | Marconi Stallions | 39 | (2) |
| 2000–2003 | Swindon Town | 128 | (22) |
| 2003–2011 | Kilmarnock | 199 | (32) |
| 2011 | St. Johnstone | 9 | (1) |
| 2011-2012 | Ermis Aradippou | 9 | (0) |
| 2012 | Army United F.C. | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1998–1999 | Australia U-20 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 January 2012. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Daniele "Danny" Invincibile (born 31 March 1979 in Brisbane, Australia)[1] is an Italian Australian footballer. He was playing for Ermis Aradippou after being released by St. Johnstone.
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[edit] Club career
His previous clubs were The Gap, Taringa Rovers, Brisbane Strikers and the Marconi Stallions.He also played for the Australian under-20s team and was a member of the Queensland Academy of Sport.[2] Attended Payne Road Primary School, Brisbane, Australia.
[edit] Swindon
Whilst with Swindon he scored a total of 24 goals.[3]
[edit] Kilmarnock
He was signed by Jim Jefferies on a one-year deal as a free agent on 24 July 2003.[4] In his first season, he was initially troubled by injuries, but went on to make 21 appearances and score five goals. For Kilmarnock he can play the role of winger or striker and wears the number 11 shirt.[2]
In April 2006, Invincibile turned down the chance to return to the Australian National League by refusing an offer from A-League team Melbourne Victory.[5]
In November 2006, he helped Killie to the semi-finals of the CIS Insurance League Cup by curling home the winner in a 3–2 victory over Motherwell.[6]
Invincibile scored the opening goal for Kilmarnock in their final league match of the 2008/09 season, away to Motherwell, taking his scoring record to 8 for the season.
On 31 January 2011, it was reported that Invincibile had been released from his Kilmarnock contract.[7]
[edit] St. Johnstone
On 25 February he joined St Johnstone on a short contract until the end of the season.[8]
[edit] International career
On 26 August 2009, Invincible was named in the squad for the friendly match against South Korea that was played on 5 September in Seoul, South Korea.
[edit] Career statistics
- As of 30 April 2011
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2000–01 | Swindon Town | Second Division | 42 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 10 |
| 2001–02 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 8 | ||
| 2002–03 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 0 | - | 44 | 7 | |||
| Scotland | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2003–04 | Kilmarnock | Premier League | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | - | 24 | 5 | |
| 2004–05 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 9 | ||
| 2005–06 | 37 | 7 | - | 2 | 1 | 39 | 8 | |||
| 2006–07 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 3 | ||
| 2007–08 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
| 2008–09 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 7 | ||
| 2009–10 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| St. Johnstone | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Total | England | 128 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 140 | 25 | |
| Scotland | 208 | 32 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 236 | 38 | ||
| Career total | 336 | 54 | 23 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 376 | 63 | ||
[edit] References
- ^ Danny Invincibile World Soccer Stats. Retrieved 29 December 2006.
- ^ a b Player Profile: Danny Invincibile killiefc.com. Retrieved 29 December 2006.
- ^ Statistics Official Website Retrieved 29 December 2006.
- ^ Danny Invincible swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ^ Invincibile rebuffs Victory Special Broadcasting Service, 13 April 2006. Retrieved 29 December 2006.
- ^ Kilmarnock 3–2 Motherwell BBC Sport Online. 7 November 2006. Retrieved 29 December 2006.
- ^ "Invincibile & Combe leave Killie". BBC News. 31 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/k/kilmarnock/9382029.stm.
- ^ "BBC News Invincible Joins St Johnstone". 25 February 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/st_johnstone/9407896.stm. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
- ^ Daniele Invincibile | Kilmarnock | Squad | Senior Squad
[edit] External links
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Brisbane
- Australian people of Italian descent
- Association football midfielders
- Australian soccer players
- Australian expatriate soccer players
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- National Soccer League (Australia) players
- The Football League players
- Scottish Premier League players
- Brisbane Strikers players
- Kilmarnock F.C. players
- Marconi Stallions players
- Swindon Town F.C. players
- West Ham United F.C. players
- St. Johnstone F.C. players
- Ermis Aradippou players
