Michael Duberry

Michael Duberry

Personal information
Full name	Michael Wayne Duberry
Date of birth	14 October 1975 (1975-10-14)
Place of birth	Enfield, Middlesex, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Oxford United
Number	5
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1993–1999	Chelsea	87	(1)
1995	→ Bournemouth (loan)	7	(0)
1999–2005	Leeds United	57	(4)
2004–2005	→ Stoke City (loan)	15	(0)
2005–2007	Stoke City	80	(1)
2007–2009	Reading	48	(0)
2009–2010	Wycombe Wanderers	18	(0)
2010–2011	St. Johnstone	50	(1)
2011–	Oxford United	21	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:26, 21 January 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Michael Wayne Duberry (born 14 October 1975 in Enfield, England) is an English footballer who plays for League Two club Oxford United. He started his career with Premier League side Chelsea and also played for Leeds United, Reading, Stoke City, Bournemouth and St. Johnstone.

Club career

Chelsea

Duberry attended Enfield Grammar School in Middlesex and started his career at Chelsea where he was a trainee and made his début during the 1993–94 season, before a brief loan period with Bournemouth. Duberry made a total of 115 appearances for Chelsea and scored 3 goals, including one in a 2–1 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford in November 1996. His two other Chelsea goals came in their 1995/96 FA Cup campaign, with goals against Grimsby Town and Wimbledon. He won the League Cup, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the European Super Cup with Chelsea, all in 1998, but faced stiff competition for a place in the side from the likes of Marcel Desailly and Frank Leboeuf.

Leeds United

Seeking regular football, Duberry eventually requested a transfer and moved to Leeds United in June 1999 for £4.5 million. However, he again failed to break into the first team, as the likes of Jonathan Woodgate, Dominic Matteo and Rio Ferdinand took Leeds to the Champions League semi-finals. He did play the full 90 minutes of their memorable 1–0 win over AC Milan at Elland Road during that campaign; however, this would prove to be his last appearance of that season in any competition. He was involved in a court case with Leeds team-mates Jonathan Woodgate and Lee Bowyer. The first season in which he played regularly for Leeds was 2003–04, as by this time Lucas Radebe had become increasingly injury-prone and crippling debt had forced the sales of Ferdinand and Woodgate. Unfortunately, however, Duberry failed to impress in a defence often made up of loan signings (such as Zoumana Camara and Didier Domi) and then youth-team players (such as Frazer Richardson and Matthew Kilgallon).

Stoke City

When Leeds suffered relegation to the Football League he stayed on for a season until Leeds manager Kevin Blackwell allowed him to move to Stoke City where he went on to become a first-team regular and club captain. All 80 of his appearances for the club were as a starter; not once did he feature on the bench. He scored once for Stoke, in a 2–0 win over Crewe Alexandra.

Reading

On 31 January 2007, Duberry signed for Reading, who invoked a clause in his contract that allowed him to leave Stoke for a Premier League club if a set fee was received, rumoured to be in the region of £800,000. He made his league début for Reading on 24 February 2007 in their 2–1 defeat away to Middlesbrough.

Wycombe Wanderers

On 15 May 2009, Reading announced that they would not be renewing Duberry's contract, and on 10 July 2009 he signed a two-year contract with Wycombe Wanderers, being appointed club captain shortly afterwards. Duberry was released from his contract at Wycombe on 1 February 2010 having seen his contract terminated by mutual consent, according to the official Wycombe Wanderers website.

St Johnstone

Four days later, Duberry signed for Scottish side St. Johnstone. He made his Saints début in a 1–0 Scottish Cup defeat to Dundee United. He scored his first goal for St Johnstone in a 2–2 draw with St Mirren on 17 April 2010. Duberry re-signed a further one-year deal with St Johnstone on 27 May 2010.

Oxford United

Duberry joined Oxford United on 1 June 2011, on a two-year deal, to be closer to his family. He scored his first goal for the club, and the 8th of his career, in a 2–1 victory over Port Vale on 29 October 2011.

On 21 January 2012, Duberry scored a hat-trick which included two own goals followed by a last-minute equaliser as Oxford drew 2-2 with Hereford United F.C.. Duberry scored once with his left foot, once with his right, and once with a header - usually regarded as a 'perfect' hat-trick.

International career

Duberry was eligible to play international football for England, through birth and Montserrat, as both his parents were born there. He stated that Ruel Fox had asked him earlier in his career if he wanted to play for the Montserrat national football team, but declined as he stated his dream was to play for England. Duberry was approached again, later in his career, whilst playing for St. Johnstone. However, he declined again despite the team training in Enfield, close to where he grew up.

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chelsea	1993–94	2	0	0	0	0	0	–		–		2	0
	1994–95	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	1995–96	22	0	8	0	0	0	–		–		30	0
	1996–97	15	1	1	0	2	0	–		–		18	1
	1997–98	23	0	1	0	3	0	6	0	–		33	0
	1998–99	25	0	2	0	3	0	3	0	–		33	0
	Total	87	1	12	0	8	0	9	0	0	0	116	1
Bournemouth (loan)	1995–96	7	0	0	0	0	0	–		–		7	0
	Total	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Leeds United	1999–00	13	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	–		16	1
	2000–01	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	–		8	0
	2001–02	3	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	–		7	0
	2002–03	14	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	–		19	0
	2003–04	19	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	–		20	3
	2004–05	4	0	1	0	0	0	–		–		5	0
	Total	57	4	6	0	5	0	7	0	0	0	75	4
Stoke City	2004–05	25	0	0	0	0	0	–		–		25	0
	2005–06	41	1	3	0	1	0	–		–		45	1
	2006–07	29	0	2	0	1	0	–		–		32	0
	Total	95	1	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	102	1
Reading	2006–07	8	0	0	0	0	0	–		–		8	0
	2007–08	13	0	1	0	2	0	–		–		16	0
	2008–09	27	0	0	0	1	0	–		2	0	30	0
	Total	48	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	54	0
Wycombe Wanderers	2009–10	18	0	1	0	0	0	–		0	0	19	0
	Total	18	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	0
St. Johnstone	2009–10	17	1	1	0	0	0	–		–		18	1
	2010–11	33	0	3	0	3	0	–		–		39	0
	Total	50	1	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	57	1
Oxford United	2011–12	15	0	0	0	1	0	–		0	0	0	0
	Total	15	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career Total		376	7	29	0	22	0	16	0	2	0	446	7

Footnotes

A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League play-offs and Football League Trophy.

External links

• Michael Duberry profile at readingfc.co.uk
• Michael Duberry career stats at Soccerbase

Sporting positions
Preceded by Clive Clarke	Stoke City F.C. captain 2005–2007	Succeeded by Danny Higginbotham