Global InformationDamien Delaney information
 Delaney playing for Crystal Palace in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Damien Finbarr Delaney[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 July 1981[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Avondale United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000 | Cork City | 9 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Leicester City | 8 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Stockport County (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2002 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2002–2008 | Hull City | 224 | (5) |
| 2008–2009 | Queens Park Rangers | 54 | (2) |
| 2009–2012 | Ipswich Town | 98 | (2) |
| 2012–2018 | Crystal Palace | 170 | (6) |
| 2018 | Cork City | 10 | (1) |
| 2019 | Waterford | 20 | (1) |
| Total | 614 | (18) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2014 | Republic of Ireland | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:20, 5 July 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:37, 25 May 2014 (UTC) | |||
Damien Finbarr Delaney (born 20 July 1981) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Delaney began his career at Cork City. He later played for Leicester City, Hull City and Queens Park Rangers before moving to Ipswich Town in 2009. He became a free agent after leaving the club in August 2012. He then signed for Crystal Palace and was a vital player in the centre of defence in their promotion season. He played for the club for six seasons and rejoined his former club Cork City on 1 July 2018, after his contract expired. He departed Leeside at the end of the 2018 season and on 3 January 2019 it was announced that he had signed a one-year deal with Waterford.
Delaney announced his retirement on Twitter on 4 July 2019.[4] Since his retirement he has become a pundit for Virgin Media Sport Ireland appearing on coverage of UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, UEFA Nations League and UEFA European Qualifiers.[5]
- ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
- ^ "Barclays Premier League Player Profile Damien Delaney". Premier League. 2014. Archived from the original on 14 August 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ Buckingham, Philip (4 July 2019). "Former Hull City star Damien Delaney confirms retirement after living out his 'dreams'". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "Icdb.tv - Commentator listing for Damien Delaney".