Sean Scannell
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sean Scannell | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Croydon, London, England | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker, Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Crystal Palace | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2002 | Blyth Spartans | ||
| Crystal Palace | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007– | Crystal Palace | 131 | (11) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 10 | (3) |
| 2007 | Republic of Ireland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2009– | Republic of Ireland U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2008– | Republic of Ireland U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2008– | Republic of Ireland B | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 February 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Sean Scannell (born 17 September 1990, in Croydon, London) is an Irish association football player who currently plays for Crystal Palace. He is primarily a striker but can also play on the right wing.
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[edit] Personal
Scannell is the brother of Eastleigh player Damian Scannell[1][2] and as a youngster growing up played for Addiscombe Corinthians. He attended Ashburton Community School from 2002 to 2007.
[edit] Club career
Scannell made his debut for Crystal Palace on 4 December 2007, coming on as a substitute for Franck Songo'o. In his home debut against Sheffield Wednesday on 15 December, he again came on to replace Songo'o in the second half and scored a 90th minute winner, his first senior goal in a 2–1 victory for Crystal Palace.
Following this, Scannell was offered a two and a half year professional contract with Palace, and in order to beat off interest from, among others, Manchester United, Manchester City, Everton and Blackburn Rovers, chairman Simon Jordan placed his value at £3million. Scannell signed the contract at the beginning of the new year, and celebrated by scoring Palace's second goal in a 3–0 victory at Molineux against Wolverhampton Wanderers the following weekend.
Scannell is described as an exciting player with searing pace[3] and is one of many talents to emerge from Palace's academy in the last few years. He has also won the Crystal Palace Young Player of the Year Award 2008.[citation needed]
At the end of the 2008–09 season, and still only 18 years old, Scannell was voted Championship Apprentice of the Year due to the outstanding potential he demonstrated throughout the season.[4]
Injuries during the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons restricted Scannell's playing time although he did manage to score a couple of goals in both seasons. It was the start of the 2011-12season under new manager Dougie Freedman that Scannell really started to show the quality he had promised when he made his debut. He was given the freedom to play down the middle or out wide drifting in and out of dangerous positions in the attacking line. This saw Scannell score 3 goals and provide 3 assists in the first quarter of the league season.
[edit] International career
Scannell is of Irish and Jamaican heritage. He qualifies for Ireland through his father, who is from Co. Armagh. His good form with Palace led to him being recognised by Republic of Ireland coach Giovanni Trapattoni, who called Scannell into his first 40-man squad and later into his final 28-man squad.[5] Despite playing for various Republic of Ireland youth teams, he is yet to play for the national side's First XI.
[edit] Honours
- 2007 Republic of Ireland Young Player of the Year
- 2008 Crystal Palace Young Player of the Year
- 2008 Crystal Palace VP Youth Player of the Year
- 2008–2009 Championship Apprentice of the Year
[edit] Club career statistics
- (correct as of 25 February 2012)
| Club | Season | League | Cup[6] | Europe | Play-Offs | Total | ||||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Crystal Palace | 2007/08 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 |
| Crystal Palace | 2008/09 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37 | 3 | 0 |
| Crystal Palace | 2009–10 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 2 | 2 |
| Crystal Palace | 2010–11 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| Crystal Palace | 2011–12 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 2007–present | 131 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 12 | 5 |
| Career totals | 131 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 12 | 5 | |
[edit] References
- ^ "icNetwork – Local and regional news, sport, entertainment and classifieds across the UK". Iccroydon.icnetwork.co.uk. http://iccroydon.icnetwork.co.uk/sports/tm_headline=brothers-for-palace-&method=full&objectid=18192583&siteid=50100-name_page.html. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
- ^ "Scannell set for Eastleigh return". Eastleigh FC. http://eastleighfc.blogspot.com/2011/12/damian-scannell.html. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ^ Barber, David (12 December 2007). "Scannell settles it". TheFA.com. http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFAYouthCup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/FAYC_palacehull.htm. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
- ^ SCANNELL NAMED TOP CHAMPIONSHIP APPRENTICE The Football League, 29 March 2009
- ^ Scannell revelling in international experience RTÉ
- ^ Includes FA Cup, League Cup and FA Community Shield
[edit] External links
- Sean Scannell player profile at cpfc.co.uk
- Sean Scannell career stats at Soccerbase
- Sean Scannell News and Info at SeanScannell.com
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