Troy Deeney
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Troy Matthew Deeney | ||
| Date of birth | 29 June 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Watford | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Aston Villa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2010 | Walsall | 123 | (27) |
| 2006–2007 | → Halesowen Town (loan) | 10 | (8) |
| 2010– | Watford | 66 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:41, 4 December 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Troy Matthew Deeney also known as Saul Deeney by Sky Sports Football (born 29 June 1988) is an English footballer who currently plays for Watford as a striker. After being part of Aston Villa's youth system, Deeney started his professional career at Walsall.
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[edit] Playing career
Born in Birmingham, Deeney started his football career in Aston Villa's youth scheme but, as a 15 year-old, joined Chelmsley Town whilst also studying to become a builder, at Carilion Construction Training, in Erdington. Whilst at Chelmsley he was talent spotted by Walsall. After signing for them on 1 December 2006, Deeney was instantly sent out to Halesowen Town on loan for the rest of the 2006–07 season.[1]
He scored his first professional competitive goal for the Saddlers against Millwall, in September 2007 assisting Walsall to a 2–1 win.[2] This turned out to be his only goal of the 2007–2008 season, and the 2008–2009 season started similarly for him, only managing 2 goals in the first half of the season. However, the introduction of Chris Hutchings as manager coincided with Deeney finding a goalscoring touch. Helped by the fact his new manager started playing him in his favoured striking position, instead of on the right-wing as previous manager Jimmy Mullen had, Deeney scored 9 goals in Hutchings' first 12 games in charge.[1][2]
On 9 September 2009, it was announced that Deeney had signed a new 2-year deal until 2011.[3] Deeney was voted Walsall F.C Player of the Year for the 2009–10 season at an awards ceremony on 9 May 2010. Deeney scored 14 goals during the season. On 4 August 2010 Deeney handed in a written transfer request amid interest from several Championship clubs. He signed for Watford two days later, in a deal reported to be worth up to £500,000 . [4]
[edit] Personal Life
Troy Deeney's brother, Ellis Deeney is a youth left back at Aston Villa.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Player profiles: Troy Deeney". Walsall Football Club. http://www.saddlers.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10428~39532,00.html. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ a b "Troy Deeney". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=46441. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ^ "Deeney pens new Saddlers contract". BBC Sport. 9 September 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/walsall/8245994.stm. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ "Watford sign striker Troy Deeney from Walsall". BBC Sport. 6 August 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/watford/8893741.stm. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
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