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Manny Panther
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Panther playing for York City
Personal information
Full name Emmanuel Ugochukwu Ezenwa Panther[1]
Date of birth 11 May 1984 (1984-05-11) (age 27)[1]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Aldershot Town
Number 30
Youth career
000?–2001 St. Johnstone
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2001–2003 St. Johnstone 11 (0)
2003–2005 Partick Thistle 21 (2)
2005 → Brechin City (loan) 8 (1)
2005–2008 York City 121 (4)
2008–2010 Exeter City 22 (2)
2008 → Rushden & Diamonds (loan) 3 (0)
2009–2010 → Morecambe (loan) 19 (0)
2010– Aldershot Town 24 (0)
2011–2012 → Grimsby Town (loan) 7 (0)
National team‡
Scotland U15 ? (?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:21, 29 January 2012 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:55, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

Emmanuel Ugochukwu Ezenwa "Manny" Panther (born 11 May 1984) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Aldershot Town as a midfielder.

He has previously played for St. Johnstone, Partick Thistle, Brechin City, York City, Exeter City, Rushden & Diamonds, Morecambe and Grimsby Town.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] St. Johnstone

Born in Glasgow, Panther started his career at Scottish side St. Johnstone after joining the youth system at the age of 13.[3] During the 2001–02 season he suffered a long, career-threatening knee injury that limited him to only five first team appearances. He signed a new one-year deal with St. Johnstone in 2002.[4] He was released the following season.

[edit] Partick Thistle

He then joined Partick Thistle following his release,[5] and signed a contract until January 2005,[6] eventually leaving the club in the summer that year. He was sent out on loan to Brechin City in February 2005.[7] During his spell at Brechin he scored once against Arbroath.[8]

[edit] York City

He signed for Conference National team York City in August 2005 after a trial.[9] He signed a new contract with York at the end of the 2005–06 season, telling the club website "I struggled a bit with injury last season, but feel very fit and I'm ready for the season to begin".[10] He was made the captain of York for the 2006–07 season and scored his first goal for the club on 18 November 2006 against Weymouth.[11]

York City managing director Jason McGill (left) and Panther (right) in 2007.

Panther said he was enjoying "a new lease of life" after being asked to play in a more advanced role for York, saying "I'm playing in a slightly different position to what I've been used to," he explained. "The manager has put me in a more attacking position and in a way it's given me a new lease of life."[12] After the end of the season, he said he wanted to sign a new deal with York before leaving for his summer break.[13] Panther was offered a new contract by York at the end of the season on 16 May 2007.[14] Rumours were circulating linking him to a move to newly-promoted Scottish Premier League outfit Gretna but he rejected this speculation, saying: I have not heard anything about that."[15] He signed a new one-year contract with York on 16 June.[16] He turned down a new contract in January 2008 and was released by the club after the 2007–08 season.[17]

[edit] Exeter City

He signed for Exeter City on a three-year contract in May, following the club's promotion back to the Football League.[18][19] After being an unused substitutes for the first two games of the season,[20][21] he made his debut after coming off the bench in 75th minute of a 1–0 defeat to Shrewsbury Town.[22] He returned to the Conference by joining Rushden & Diamonds on a month's loan in September to gain more first team experience.[23] He was sent off in his debut against Burton Albion a day after joining, which ended as a 2–1 victory.[24] His final appearance for Rushden, a 3–1 defeat to Torquay United, also saw Panther dismissed, meaning he ended the loan spell with three appearances.[25][26] After returning to Exeter he came on as a substitute and scored the equaliser against Morecambe in the 85th minute with a curling shot from outside the penalty area, securing a 1–1 draw.[27] Towards the start of the of Exeter's League One campaign he handed in a transfer request that manager Paul Tisdale accepted.[28] Panther joined League Two team Morecambe on a season-long loan for the 2009–10 season on 17 August 2009.[29] On his return to Exeter, the club announced that he would be released when his contract expired on 30 June 2010.[30]

[edit] Aldershot Town

Panther signed a-one year contract with Aldershot Town on 8 July.[31] He made his debut for Aldershot on 7 August in a League Two fixture at Accrington Stanley.[32] Conference side Crawley Town made an offer for him in December.[33] He signed for Conference side Grimsby Town on loan until January 2012 on 11 November 2011.[34] The loan ended prematurely after he was sent off in a 3–1 victory at home to Lincoln City on New Year's Day 2012,[35] finishing his period at Grimsby with 12 appearances.[36]

[edit] International career

Panther represented Scotland at under-15 level in 1999 in a tournament in France, playing in games against France, the United States, Belgium and the Netherlands.[3] Later in the year he was part of the squad that played England in the 1999 Victory Shield.[37] In March 2000 he was in the squad to play Northern Ireland.[38] Panther linked up with the under-19 squad in August 2002.[39]

[edit] Personal life

He is the son of Nigerian boxer Cyril Panther.[40]

[edit] Career statistics

As of 26 December 2011.
Club Season League[A] Cup[B] League Cup[C] Other[D] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
St. Johnstone 2001–02[41] 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2002–03[42] 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Total 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Partick Thistle 2003–04[43] 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
2004–05[44] 13 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 18 4
Total 21 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 26 4
Brechin City (loan) 2004–05[44] 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
York City 2005–06[45] 37 0 0 0 – 0 0 37 0
2006–07[46] 44 3 2 0 – 3 0 49 3
2007–08[47] 40 1 2 0 – 8 0 50 1
Total 121 4 4 0 – 11 0 136 4
Exeter City 2008–09[48] 22 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 2
2009–10[49] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 22 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 2
Rushden & Diamonds (loan) 2008–09[26] 3 0 0 0 – 0 0 3 0
Morecambe (loan) 2009–10[50] 19 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 0
Aldershot Town 2010–11[51] 23 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 26 0
2011–12[52] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 23 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 26 0
Grimsby Town (loan) 2011–12[36] 7 0 4 0 – 1 0 12 0
Career totals 235 9 10 0 3 0 18 2 266 11

[edit] Footnotes

A. ^ The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Football League, Football League and Football Conference.
B. ^ The "Cup" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Scottish Cup and FA Cup.
C. ^ The "League Cup" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Scottish League Cup and Football League Cup.
D. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Conference League Cup, FA Trophy, Football League Trophy, play-offs and Scottish Challenge Cup.

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