Eddie Nolan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward William Nolan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 August 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Waterford, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Scunthorpe United | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Blackburn Rovers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2009 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Stockport County (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Preston North End (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Preston North End | 37 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2011– | Scunthorpe United | 28 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006– | Republic of Ireland U21 | 12 | (0) |
| 2008– | Republic of Ireland B | 1 | (0) |
| 2009– | Republic of Ireland | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Edward William "Eddie" Nolan (born 5 August 1988) is an Irish footballer who plays for Scunthorpe United.
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[edit] Career
Born in Waterford, Nolan began his career with English side Blackburn Rovers, having impressed in his first season at Blackburn Rovers's youth team, he became a regular member of the reserve squad in his second season. Nolan made his full debut in the UEFA Cup tie against AS Nancy on 13 December 2006, coming on as a substitute for Andy Todd.
On 19 March 2007 he signed a one month loan with Stockport County. Nolan then returned to Ewood Park following a two month loan spell with Hartlepool.
On 6 October 2008 he joined Preston North End on a three month loan deal.[2] Nolan signed a permanent three-and-a-half-year contract on 2 January 2009.[3] He has made 23 appearances in total (3 as a substitute) mainly filling in at left-back as cover for Callum Davidson.
On the 7 July 2010, he joined Scunthorpe United on an initial 6 month loan with a view to a permanent deal. He made his debut for Scunthorpe in a 2-1 win over Reading on 7 August 2010. The deal was made permanent on 6 January 2011, until the end of the season, for an undisclosed fee.[4]
[edit] International
He has been capped for his country at all levels, he also currently captains the under 21 team. He has also played in a 'B' team game against Nottingham Forest. On 7 February 2009 he received his first call up to the full senior team to play Georgia on 11 February 2009.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/02/2010 and 28/02/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/RulesandRegulations/~/media/Files/PDF/TheFA/PlayerRegistrations/February%202010.ashx/February%202010.pdf. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
- ^ "Preston sign Nolan from Blackburn". http://news.bbc.co.uk. 7 October 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/preston/7655615.stm. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
- ^ "Preston make Nolan deal permanent". http://news.bbc.co.uk. 2 January 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/preston/7808380.stm. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
- ^ "Scunthorpe United sign Preston North End's Eddie Nolan". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 6 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/scunthorpe_utd/9326557.stm. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ^ "Nolan Called Up For Seniour Ireland Squad". http://www.pnefc.net. http://www.pnefc.net/page/NewsDetail/0,,10362~1549504,00.html. Retrieved February 7, 2009.
[edit] External links
- Eddie Nolan player profile at the Preston North End website
- Eddie Nolan career stats at Soccerbase
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- Association football defenders
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers
- Republic of Ireland international footballers
- Republic of Ireland expatriate association footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- Stockport County F.C. players
- Hartlepool United F.C. players
- Preston North End F.C. players
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- Scunthorpe United F.C. players
- The Football League players
