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John Egan
Personal information
Full name John Egan[1]
Date of birth (1992-10-20) 20 October 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Cork, Republic of Ireland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Gillingham
Number 4
Youth career
2000-2009 Greenwood FC
2009–2011 Sunderland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Sunderland 0 (0)
2012 → Crystal Palace (loan) 1 (0)
2012 → Sheffield United (loan) 1 (0)
2012 → Bradford City (loan) 4 (0)
2014 → Southend United (loan) 13 (1)
2014– Gillingham 73 (8)
International career
Republic of Ireland U17 2 (0)
2010–2011 Republic of Ireland U19 10 (0)
2012–2014 Republic of Ireland U21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 January 2016 (UTC)

John Egan (born 20 October 1992) is an Irish footballer who plays for Gillingham as a defender. Born in Cork he has had loan spells with Crystal Palace, Sheffield United, Bradford City and Southend United, and has represented Ireland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 level. He was released by Sunderland at the end of the 2013–14 season, and signed a 2-year deal with Gillingham in July 2014.

Early and personal life

Born in Cork, Egan is the son of former Kerry Gaelic footballer, John Egan.[2] However, it is often said he gets his soccer talents from his mother Mary Egan, who was known as a no nonsense defender in her day. She also has a League of Ireland medal under her belt.[citation needed]

Career

Egan was loaned by Sunderland to Crystal Palace in January 2012.[3] Egan made his Professional debut for Palace in the F.A. Cup 3rd round playing the full 90 minutes in their 1-0 loss to Derby County. In March 2012, Egan joined Football League One side Sheffield United on a month's loan to ease a defensive crisis,[4] making his début for the Blades that evening in a defeat at Walsall.[5]

In July 2012 Egan was called up by Martin O'Neill for Sunderland's pre season tour to South Korea to take part in the Peace Cup. He came on as a substitute for the injured Wes Brown in the 3rd place play off against F.C. Groningen of Holland playing 50 minutes of the 3-2 victory. After a solid pre season he was praised by Martin O'Neill and handed the number forty-two jersey for the season. At the start of November 2012 after being around the first team Egan signed a three-month loan deal with Bradford City to get games under his belt.[6] He made his début for Bradford on 6 November in a 0–0 draw at home to Chesterfield.[7] His loan was cut short two weeks later after suffering a broken leg,[8] returning having played four games for the Bantams. This injury ruled him out for a year but during his rehab Egan agreed a one-year contract extension with Sunderland in March 2013.[9]

On 27 February 2014, Egan joined League Two side Southend United on an emergency loan.[10] His first goal came on 11 March 2014, in a 2–2 draw against Scunthorpe United, where he scored a "spectacular long-distance effort".[11] He later went on to win Southend's 'Goal of the Season' award and the strike was a sensation on YouTube gaining over 35,000 views. On 28 March 2014, Egan extended his loan stay with the Blues until the end of the 2013–14 season.[12]

Gillingham

On 3 July 2014 amid interest from several clubs from League One and the Championship, Egan signed a two-year deal with Gillingham following his release from Sunderland.[13]Egan enjoyed a fantastic debut season with Gillingham playing 52 times and scoring 5 goals. He also won the main Player of the Year award for the club to cap off a good year after finishing a solid 12th in League One.

Career statistics

As of 22 April 2014.[14]
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sunderland 2011–12 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crystal Palace (loan) 2011–12 Championship 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Sheffield United (loan) 2011–12 League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Bradford City (loan) 2012–13 League Two 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Southend United (loan) 2013–14 League Two 13 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 1
Gillingham 2014–15 League One 45 4 0 0 0 0 7 1 52 5

References

  1. ^ "John Egan". Sunderland Association Football Club. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Irwin shows a touch of class on U-19 debut". Independent.ie. 10 August 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Crystal Palace sign Egan & Dumbuya ; extend Martin stay". BBC Sport. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Blades secure loan double". Sheffield United Official Web Site. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Blades cut down again to offer hope to rivals". Yorkshire Post. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  6. ^ "Bradford City sign Egan". Telegraph & Argus. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  7. ^ "Bradford 0–0 Chesterfield". BBC Sport. 6 November 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  8. ^ "Egan returns to Sunderland". Sunderland Association Football Club. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  9. ^ "John Egan has put pen to paper on a one-year contract extension". Sunderland Association Football Club. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  10. ^ "News: John Egan joins from Sunderland". Southend United FC. 27 February 2014.
  11. ^ "News: Scunthorpe 2 – 2 Southend". bbc. 11 March 2014.
  12. ^ "News: Egan extends Southend United loan". Southend United FC. 28 March 2014.
  13. ^ "News: Gillingham FC clinch the signature of former Sunderland defender John Egan on a two year contract". Gillingham FC. 3 July 2014.
  14. ^ John Egan at Soccerbase

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