Daniel Devine is an Irish

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

 professional footballer who plays for Preston North End

Preston North End F.C.

Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...

, as a central defender

Defender (association football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

.

Club career

Born in Belfast

Belfast

Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...

, Devine played youth football with Lisburn Distillery

Lisburn Distillery F.C.

Lisburn Distillery is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the IFA Premiership. The club, founded in 1880, originated in west Belfast, where it was based at Grosvenor Park at Distillery Street off the Grosvenor Road until 1971...

 and Linfield

Linfield F.C.

Linfield F.C. , is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club, whose home ground is Windsor Park in Belfast, which is also the home of the Northern Ireland international team....

, before moving to Preston North End

Preston North End F.C.

Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...

 in July 2009. He made his professional debut for Preston on 30 April 2011 against Ipswich

Ipswich Town F.C.

Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....

 in a 2-1 defeat

International career

Devine was born in Northern Ireland and represented them at Under 21 level. In May 2011 the BBC reported that Northern Ireland manager Nigel Worthington

Nigel Worthington

Nigel Worthington is a former Northern Ireland international footballer and manager.He was manager of the Northern Ireland national team from 2007 until after their final Euro 2012 qualifying campaign match against Italy in October 2011.As a player, he was a left full back and occasional left...

 had been informed by Devine that he intended to switch his allegiance to the Republic of Ireland.

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Preston North End Preston North End F.C. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...	2010–11 2010–11 Preston North End F.C. season -Monthly events:This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2010-11 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results...	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2011–12 2011–12 Preston North End F.C. season The 2011-12 season will be Preston North End's 123rd year in The Football League, but their 1st outside the second tier of English Football in a decade, after they were relegated from the Championship.-Players info:-Results summary:...	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	1
Career total		8	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	9	1