Danny Ireland

Australian soccer player

Danny IrelandPersonal information

Full name|  Daniel Anthony Ireland
Date of birth|  (1990-09-30) 30 September 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth|  Sydney, Australia
Height|  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Position(s)|  Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2008–2012|  Coventry City|  1|  (0)
2008|  → Nuneaton Town (loan)|  2|  (0)
2008–2009|  → Halesowen Town (loan)|  3|  (0)
2010|  → Forest Green Rovers (loan)|  11|  (0)
2012–2014|  Lambton Jaffas|  38|  (0)
2015–2017|  Hamilton Olympic|  41|  (0)
2018|  Charlestown City Blues|  12|  (0)
2020–|  Valentine Phoenix|  8|  (0)
International career‡
2008–2009|  Australia U20|  1|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:16, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Daniel Anthony Ireland (born 30 September 1990) is an Australian football player. He is a goalkeeper who is currently playing with NPL NNSW club, Hamilton Olympic FC.

## Career

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### Coventry City

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He made his professional debut on 13 August 2008 in a 3–1 League Cup win against Aldershot.[1]

#### Nuneaton Town (loan)

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He joined Nuneaton Town on 3 October for a month's loan,[2] but his loan spell was cut short after playing in two games for the club after he was called up for the Australia U-20 side.[3]

#### Halesowen Town (loan)

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In December 2008 he joined Halesowen Town on a one-month loan deal,[4] making three appearances before returning to Coventry. He made his first league appearance on 5 March 2011 against Bristol City as a half time replacement for the injured Keiren Westwood. Ireland was released by Coventry City when his contract ran out at the end of the 2011/2012 season.

#### Forest Green Rovers (loan)

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In February 2010 Ireland joined Forest Green Rovers on one-month's loan.[5] Ireland impressed in his first month at The New Lawn and the deal was extended until the end of the season.

### Lambton Jaffas

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Following his release from Coventry, Ireland returned home to Australia and joined Lambton Jaffas FC, who had recently been promoted to the Northern New South Wales State Football League for the 2013 season. Lambton finished as Runners Up by losing to Broadmeadow Magic in the Grand Final.[6]
2014 saw Ireland win the inaugural NPL Northern NSW Championship title with Lambton by defeating Weston Workers in the Grand Final.[7]

### Hamilton Olympic

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For 2015, Ireland has signed with Hamilton Olympic. By signing Ireland, Newcastle Jets Youth goalkeeper, Jesse Cook, has ended his deal with Hamilton. 2015 sees a goalkeeper swap when former Hamilton goalkeeper Brad Swancott plays for Lambton and Ireland plays for Hamilton. Ireland has returned from trialling with Sydney-based NPL NSW clubs after having secured a job in fund management in Newcastle. When asked about Ireland, Hamilton coach Michael Bolch said, "Danny has been the best keeper in the competition by a mile for the last two seasons. It’s a hard decision, but it’s a specialist position and we decided we would rather sign the best keeper in the competition than play against him."[8]

## References

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1. ^ "Coventry 3–1 Aldershot". BBC Sport. 13 August 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
2. ^ "Coventry City keeper Danny Ireland on loan to Nuneaton Borough". Coventry Telegraph. 6 October 2008. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
3. ^ "Coventry City keeper Danny Ireland ends Nuneaton Town loan spell". Coventry Telegraph. 16 October 2008. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
4. ^ "Danny Ireland makes Halesowen Town loan switch". Coventry Telegraph. 16 December 2008. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
5. ^ "Sky Blues' keeper joins Rovers". NonLeagueDaily. 12 February 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
6. ^ "Results for NBN State League - 1st Grade". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
7. ^ "Northern NSW - NPL Match Centre". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
8. ^ Kerry, Craig (6 December 2014). "Cook on move after Ireland joins club". The Newcastle Herald. p. 63.

## External links

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* OzFootball profile
* Danny Ireland player profile at ccfc.co.uk
* Danny Ireland at Soccerbase
* Article on contract signing

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals