Neil Danns

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Neil Danns
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Danns playing for Leicester City
Personal information
Full name Neil Alexander Danns
Date of birth 23 November 1982 (1982-11-23) (age 29)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Leicester City
Number 23
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2002–2004 Blackburn Rovers 3 (0)
2003 → Blackpool (loan) 12 (2)
2004 → Hartlepool United (loan) 11 (1)
2004–2006 Colchester United 73 (19)
2006–2008 Birmingham City 31 (3)
2008–2011 Crystal Palace 103 (18)
2011– Leicester City 17 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:05, 2 January 2012 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Neil Alexander Danns (born 23 November 1982 in Liverpool) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Leicester City in the Football League Championship.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Early career

Danns began his football career at The FA's School of Excellence in Lilleshall and signed as a trainee for Blackburn Rovers, aged 16. After productive loan spells with Blackpool and Hartlepool United, he joined Colchester United on a six-month loan which was made permanent in summer 2005. It was after moving south to Colchester United that he started to make a name for himself. Whilst at Layer Road, Danns contributed greatly to the club's promotion to the Championship in 2006 and earned himself a move Birmingham City.

[edit] Birmingham City

On 19 June 2006, Danns completed a £500,000 move to Birmingham City. Despite admitting that he "had a great time" at Colchester, he emphasised that "when a club the size of Birmingham come in for you, it's hard to say no".[1] Danns made his competitive début for Birmingham against Colchester on 5 August 2006.

[edit] Crystal Palace

Danns signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Crystal Palace on 22 January 2008 for a fee of £600,000, rising to £850,000 should the club gain promotion to the Premier League.[2] After initially having a tough time with recurring injuries at Palace, Danns managed to establish himself in the Eagles' line-up in his second season at the club.

[edit] Leicester City

On 27 June 2011, Danns joined Leicester City on a free transfer, signing a three-year deal, rejecting a move to Rangers. Danns scored his first goal for Leicester on August 23 in a 4-2 away win against Bury in the Carling Cup. He scored his first league goal Leicester City against Blackpool in a 2-0 home win. [3]

[edit] Outside of football

Currently Danns is studying a video editing and production course at the London Academy of Media, Film and TV. He will release his first single entitled "Survive" in March 2010.[4] His music interests and career were featured in BBC Sports' The Football League Show on 20 February 2010, in which he revealed his father was in an act that reached the qualifying stages of the Eurovision Song Contest.[5] 4

[edit] Career statistics

Club Season League Cup[6] Europe Play-Offs Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Blackburn Rovers 2002–03 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 - - - 6 0 0
Blackburn Rovers 2003–04 1 0 0 - - - - - - - - - 1 0 0
Total 2002–2004 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 - - - 7 0 0
Blackpool (loan) 2003–04 12 2 0 2 0 0 - - - - - - 14 2 0
Total 2003–2004 12 2 0 2 0 0 - - - - - - 14 2 0
Hartlepool United (loan) 2003–04 11 1 0 - - - - - - - - - 11 1 0
Total 2003–2004 11 1 0 - - - - - - - - - 11 1 0
Colchester United 2004–05 32 11 0 3 1 0 - - - - - - 35 12 0
Colchester United 2005–06 41 8 0 10 10 0 - - - - - - 51 18 0
Total 2004–2006 73 19 0 13 11 0 - - - - - - 86 30 0
Birmingham City 2006–07 29 3 0 6 0 0 - - - - - - 35 3 0
Birmingham City 2007–08 2 0 0 2 0 0 - - - - - - 4 0 0
Total 2006–2008 31 3 0 8 0 0 - - - - - - 39 3 0
Crystal Palace 2007–08 4 0 1 - - - - - - - - - 4 0 1
Crystal Palace 2008–09 20 2 1 3 1 0 - - - - - - 23 3 1
Crystal Palace 2009–10 42 8 4 7 1 1 - - - - - - 49 9 5
Crystal Palace 2010–11 37 7 3 1 1 0 - - - - - - 38 8 3
Total 2008–2011 103 17 9 11 3 1 - - - - - - 114 20 10
Leicester City 2011-12 15 1 2 3 1 0 - - - - - - 18 2 2
Total 2011–present 15 1 2 3 1 0 - - - - - - 18 2 2
Career totals 248 44 10 40 15 1 1 0 0 - - - 282 60 11

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Danns completes Blues move". Birmingham City FC. 19 June 2006. http://www.blues.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~840817,00.html. Retrieved 17 March 2007. 
  2. ^ "Neil Danns Profile". Crystal Palace FC. http://www.cpfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10323~22770,00.html. Retrieved 9 August 2010. 
  3. ^ "Leicester City sign ex-Palace midfielder Neil Danns". BBC Sport. 27 June 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13927387.stm. 
  4. ^ Exclusive: Palace midfielder poised to release first music single South London Press, 22 January 2010
  5. ^ BBC One Programmes – The Football League Show BBC, 20 February 2010
  6. ^ Includes FA Cup, League Cup and FA Community Shield

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Leicester City F.C. – current squad
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