Daniel Nardiello
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Daniel Antony Nardiello (born 22 October 1982) is an English
-born Welsh
footballer. A forward who currently plays for Exeter City
, he is the son of former Wales international Donato Nardiello
and cousin of Reis Ashraf
and Michael Nardiello.
, West Midlands
, Nardiello was a product of the Academy of Wolverhampton Wanderers
, but signed trainee terms for Manchester United
in 1999. They were ordered by the Football League Appeals Committee to pay £200,000 as compensation. He progressed quickly through the clubs Under-17 and Under-19 teams, turning professional on 22 October 1999. He made his debut for them on 5 November 2001 in a 4–0 Worthington Cup
defeat to Arsenal
. In the 2002–03 season, he played in a UEFA Champions League
match against Maccabi Haifa
.
After scoring twelve goals for Manchester United reserves
, he was sent on a one month loan to Swansea City on 24 October 2003 where he scored one goal in a Football League Trophy
defeat to Southend United
.
Nardiello spent the second half of the 2003–04 season on loan to Barnsley
. He made his debut for the Tykes on 27 January 2004, scoring two goals as they beat Blackpool 3–0 at home. He scored seven goals in 16 games during his loan spell at the club before returning to Old Trafford
. Having become a firm favourite with the Barnsley fans, he returned again to Oakwell
on a season long loan for the 2004–05 season. Dogged with injuries, Nardiello still managed to play in 30 games, scoring seven goals.
play-off games. The first was the winning goal against Huddersfield Town in the second leg of the play off semi finals on 15 May 2006 and the second was the goal that fired Barnsley into a penalty shootout at the Millennium Stadium
in Cardiff
against the club where he had previously been on loan, Swansea City, which Barnsley won 4–3 on 27 May 2006.
to sign a two-year contract with fellow Championship
side Queens Park Rangers
, in a move that was criticised by Barnsley's then chairman Gordon Shepherd
.
In January 2008, Nardiello returned to Barnsley on loan, the club he left in the summer of 2007. He signed a loan deal with Barnsley until the end of the 2007–08 season. After scoring just one goal in thirteen appearances he returned to QPR in May 2008.
, Nardiello was linked with a move in July 2008 to fellow Championship side Blackpool, after struggling to make an impact at QPR. It was believed that QPR offered the player, team mate Zesh Rehman on loan, as well as £250,000 in return for highly-sought after Blackpool defender Kaspars Gorkss
. The move was completed on 30 July when Nardiello signed a two year contract with the Seasiders.
After being injured shortly after coming on in a pre-season friendly at Tranmere Rovers
, Nardiello made his league debut for the club on 13 September, when he came on as a second half substitute as Blackpool beat his former club Barnsley 1–0 at Bloomfield Road
. He finally made his full debut for the Seasiders on 9 January 2009, again after recovering from injury, in their 1-0 FA Cup
defeat to Conference National
club Torquay United
.
' campaign through injury, on 29 January 2009 he joined League One
club Hartlepool United
on loan until the end of the season. Despite scoring three goals in eight starts he returned to his parent club at the end of the loan period.
in the first round of the 2009–10
League Cup
on 11 August 2009. Four days later he made his first league appearance for Blackpool since 16 September 2008, as a second half substitute in a 1-1 draw with Cardiff City
at Bloomfield Road.
He then underwent an operation to cure a hip problem and did not play first team football again until he joined League Two
side Bury
on 13 November on loan until 19 December. He scored on his debut the following day in a 3-3 draw with Notts County
at Gigg Lane
. He was denied a second goal when his shot stuck in a puddle, inches from the goal line, enabling County goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
to retrieve the ball. He scored again in his second game, a 1-1 draw with Shrewsbury Town
at the New Meadow
on 21 November. His third goal came in his fifth match on 5 December, a 2-0 home win over Barnet
. After scoring four goals in six league games, Nardiello was recalled by Blackpool on 14 December to cover for injuries.
at the Cardiff City Stadium. He made a late substitute appearance in the 2–2 home draw with Queens Park Rangers
on 16 January, then three days later Nardiello made his first league start for Blackpool - over 17 months after he signed for the club – in the 1–2 defeat at home to Sheffield Wednesday
.
On 4 March, he joined League One side Oldham Athletic
on loan until the end of the season. Two days later, he made his debut in the 1–1 draw with Exeter City
at St James Park. Three days later, on his home debut at Boundary Park
against Leyton Orient
, Nardiello tore his hamstring early in the second half and was stretchered off the pitch.
Nardiello was allowed to leave Blackpool at the end of the 2009–10 season.
side Exeter City. He scored his first league goal for the club on the 21 August 2010 at St James Park against Bristol Rovers. He scored a last minute winner against arch rivals Plymouth Argyle in a Football League Trophy
match on 9 November. Nardiello signed a new contract at Exeter City
in June 2011.
|2001-02||Manchester United
||FA Premier League
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|-
|2002-03||Manchester United
||FA Premier League
||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||1||0||1||0||2||0
|-
|2003-04||Swansea City
(loan)||Third Division
||4||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||5||1
|-
|2003-04||Manchester United
||FA Premier League
||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||1||0||colspan="2"|-||1||0
|-
|2003-04||Barnsley
(loan)||Second Division
||16||7||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||16||7
|-
|2004-05||Barnsley
(loan)||League One
||28||7||colspan="2"|-||2||0||colspan="2"|-||31||7
|-
|2005-06||Barnsley
||League One
||34||5||3||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||42||8
|-
|2006-07||Barnsley
||Championship
||30||9||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||32||9
|-
|2007-08||Queens Park Rangers
||Championship
||8||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||8||0
|-
|2007-08||Barnsley
(loan)||Championship
||11||1||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||13||1
|-
|2008-09
||Blackpool
||Championship
||2||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||3||0
|-
|2008-09||Hartlepool United
(loan)||League One
||12||3||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||12||3
|-
|2009-10
||Blackpool
||Championship
||5||0||0||0||1||1||colspan="2"|-||6||1
|-
|2009-10
||Bury
(loan)||League Two
||6||4||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||6||4
|-
|2009-10
||Oldham Athletic
(loan)||League One
||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||2||0
|-
158||36||8||0||7||1||1||0||180||41
Notes:
a. 3 league play-off appearances for Barnsley in 2006 (included in 2005-06 total)
b. All Football League Trophy
results are included in totals
, England
, Italy
, Puerto Rico
or the United States
. He played at under-15 and under-16
levels for England. However, in the end he decided to follow his father, Donato, who played twice for Wales in the early 1980s. He made his first appearance for Wales
in a friendly against New Zealand on 26 May 2007. coming on as a 65th minute substitute for Robert Earnshaw
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
-born Welsh
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
footballer. A forward who currently plays for Exeter City
Exeter City F.C.
Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003...
, he is the son of former Wales international Donato Nardiello
Donato Nardiello
Donato Nardiello is a former Welsh international footballer.He began his career as a trainee with Coventry City, and signed a professional contract in 1977. The 1978-79 saw Donato playing in Coventry's most exciting top flight team...
and cousin of Reis Ashraf
Reis Ashraf
Reis Ashraf is an English-born Pakistani international footballer who plays for Buckingham Town in the United Counties League Division One....
and Michael Nardiello.
Manchester United, loans at Swansea City and Barnsley
Born in CoventryCoventry
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...
, West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
, Nardiello was a product of the Academy of Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...
, but signed trainee terms for Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
in 1999. They were ordered by the Football League Appeals Committee to pay £200,000 as compensation. He progressed quickly through the clubs Under-17 and Under-19 teams, turning professional on 22 October 1999. He made his debut for them on 5 November 2001 in a 4–0 Worthington Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
defeat to Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
. In the 2002–03 season, he played in a UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
match against Maccabi Haifa
Maccabi Haifa F.C.
Maccabi Haifa Football Club is an Israeli football team from the city of Haifa, a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. The club has won 12 championships, 5 State Cups and 4 Toto Cups...
.
After scoring twelve goals for Manchester United reserves
Manchester United F.C. Reserves and Academy
Manchester United Football Club Reserves are the reserve team of Manchester United F.C. They play in the North section of the Premier Reserve League. They have been champions four times since the league's inauguration in 1999; in 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2010...
, he was sent on a one month loan to Swansea City on 24 October 2003 where he scored one goal in a Football League Trophy
Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
defeat to Southend United
Southend United F.C.
Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had...
.
Nardiello spent the second half of the 2003–04 season on loan to Barnsley
Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...
. He made his debut for the Tykes on 27 January 2004, scoring two goals as they beat Blackpool 3–0 at home. He scored seven goals in 16 games during his loan spell at the club before returning to Old Trafford
Old Trafford
Old Trafford commonly refers to two sporting arenas:* Old Trafford, home of Manchester United F.C.* Old Trafford Cricket Ground, home of Lancashire County Cricket ClubOld Trafford can also refer to:...
. Having become a firm favourite with the Barnsley fans, he returned again to Oakwell
Oakwell Stadium
Oakwell is a multi-purpose sports development in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England used primarily by Barnsley Football Club for playing their home fixtures, and those of their reserves....
on a season long loan for the 2004–05 season. Dogged with injuries, Nardiello still managed to play in 30 games, scoring seven goals.
Barnsley
In July 2005, Nardiello signed a two-year permanent contract with Barnsley after being released by Manchester United. He scored two vital goals in Barnsley's League OneFootball League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
play-off games. The first was the winning goal against Huddersfield Town in the second leg of the play off semi finals on 15 May 2006 and the second was the goal that fired Barnsley into a penalty shootout at the Millennium Stadium
Millennium Stadium
The Millennium Stadium is the national stadium of Wales, located in the capital, Cardiff. It is the home of the Wales national rugby union team and also frequently stages games of the Wales national football team, but is also host to many other large scale events, such as the Super Special Stage...
in Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
against the club where he had previously been on loan, Swansea City, which Barnsley won 4–3 on 27 May 2006.
Queens Park Rangers, back at Barnsley on loan
In June 2007, Nardiello turned down a new contract at Barnsley, and shunned interest from Norwich CityNorwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...
to sign a two-year contract with fellow Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
side Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...
, in a move that was criticised by Barnsley's then chairman Gordon Shepherd
Gordon Shepherd (football chairman)
Gordon Shepherd is the former chairman of Barnsley F.C. He was chairman since 2004 after Peter Ridsdale resigned. He retired at the end of the 2007–08 season.-References:...
.
In January 2008, Nardiello returned to Barnsley on loan, the club he left in the summer of 2007. He signed a loan deal with Barnsley until the end of the 2007–08 season. After scoring just one goal in thirteen appearances he returned to QPR in May 2008.
Blackpool
Back at Loftus RoadLoftus Road
Loftus Road is a football stadium in Shepherd's Bush, London. It is home to the English football team Queens Park Rangers of the Premier League and has a capacity of around 18,500. The four stands are called the Loftus Road End , Ellerslie Road Stand, South Africa Road Stand and the School End,...
, Nardiello was linked with a move in July 2008 to fellow Championship side Blackpool, after struggling to make an impact at QPR. It was believed that QPR offered the player, team mate Zesh Rehman on loan, as well as £250,000 in return for highly-sought after Blackpool defender Kaspars Gorkss
Kaspars Gorkšs
Kaspars Gorkšs is a Latvian footballer who plays for Reading as a defender. He is also a regular with the Latvia national team.-Club career:...
. The move was completed on 30 July when Nardiello signed a two year contract with the Seasiders.
After being injured shortly after coming on in a pre-season friendly at Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers F.C.
Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...
, Nardiello made his league debut for the club on 13 September, when he came on as a second half substitute as Blackpool beat his former club Barnsley 1–0 at Bloomfield Road
Bloomfield Road
Bloomfield Road is an all-seater football stadium in the English town of Blackpool, Lancashire. It has been the permanent home of Blackpool F.C. since 1901 and is named after the road on which the stadium's main entrance used to stand. The stadium has been in a process of redevelopment since 2000...
. He finally made his full debut for the Seasiders on 9 January 2009, again after recovering from injury, in their 1-0 FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
defeat to Conference National
Conference National
Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference in England. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
club Torquay United
Torquay United F.C.
Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley...
.
Loan move to Hartlepool United
After missing most of the SeasidersFootball League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
club Hartlepool United
Hartlepool United F.C.
Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season...
on loan until the end of the season. Despite scoring three goals in eight starts he returned to his parent club at the end of the loan period.
Back at Blackpool and Bury loan move
Nardiello scored his first goal for the Seasiders in a 2-1 win over Crewe AlexandraCrewe Alexandra F.C.
Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club...
in the first round of the 2009–10
2009–10 Football League Cup
The 2009–10 Football League Cup, known as the Carling Cup due to the competition's sponsorship by lager brand Carling, was the 50th season of the Football League Cup, a knock-out competition for England's top 92 football clubs....
League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
on 11 August 2009. Four days later he made his first league appearance for Blackpool since 16 September 2008, as a second half substitute in a 1-1 draw with Cardiff City
Cardiff City F.C.
Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...
at Bloomfield Road.
He then underwent an operation to cure a hip problem and did not play first team football again until he joined League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
side Bury
Bury F.C.
Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the...
on 13 November on loan until 19 December. He scored on his debut the following day in a 3-3 draw with Notts County
Notts County F.C.
Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system...
at Gigg Lane
Gigg Lane
Gigg Lane is an all-seater football stadium in Bury, Greater Manchester, England. Historically within Lancashire, it was built for Bury F.C. in 1885, and has been their home ever since.-History:...
. He was denied a second goal when his shot stuck in a puddle, inches from the goal line, enabling County goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Kasper Schmeichel
Kasper Peter Schmeichel is a Danish professional football goalkeeper, and son of Peter Schmeichel. He plays in the Npower Championship for Leicester City. He played 17 games for the Denmark under-21 national team...
to retrieve the ball. He scored again in his second game, a 1-1 draw with Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town F.C.
Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football...
at the New Meadow
New Meadow
The New Meadow, also known as the Greenhous Meadow for sponsorship purposes, is the home ground of Shrewsbury Town Football Club and is a UEFA Category Four stadium. The stadium is situated on the southern outskirts of Shrewsbury, England, between the districts of Meole Brace and Sutton Farm...
on 21 November. His third goal came in his fifth match on 5 December, a 2-0 home win over Barnet
Barnet F.C.
Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Football League Two. The ground is in the town of Barnet within the London Borough of Barnet....
. After scoring four goals in six league games, Nardiello was recalled by Blackpool on 14 December to cover for injuries.
Return to Blackpool and Oldham Athletic loan move
On his return to Blackpool, Nardiello was an unused substitute a number of games, before making his second league appearance of the season on 9 January 2010 as a 77th-minute substitute in a 1–1 draw with Cardiff CityCardiff City F.C.
Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...
at the Cardiff City Stadium. He made a late substitute appearance in the 2–2 home draw with Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...
on 16 January, then three days later Nardiello made his first league start for Blackpool - over 17 months after he signed for the club – in the 1–2 defeat at home to Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...
.
On 4 March, he joined League One side Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic A.F.C.
Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English association football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Football League One, the third tier of the English league...
on loan until the end of the season. Two days later, he made his debut in the 1–1 draw with Exeter City
Exeter City F.C.
Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003...
at St James Park. Three days later, on his home debut at Boundary Park
Boundary Park
Boundary Park is the main sports stadium of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies at the northwestern extremity of Oldham, with the towns of Royton and Chadderton lying immediately north and west respectively, giving rise to the name Boundary Park....
against Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient F.C.
Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63...
, Nardiello tore his hamstring early in the second half and was stretchered off the pitch.
Nardiello was allowed to leave Blackpool at the end of the 2009–10 season.
Exeter City
On 5 July 2010, it was announced that Nardiello had signed for League OneFootball League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
side Exeter City. He scored his first league goal for the club on the 21 August 2010 at St James Park against Bristol Rovers. He scored a last minute winner against arch rivals Plymouth Argyle in a Football League Trophy
Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
match on 9 November. Nardiello signed a new contract at Exeter City
Exeter City F.C.
Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003...
in June 2011.
Club career statistics
|-|2001-02||Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
||FA Premier League
FA Premier League
The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with The Football League. The Premier...
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|2002-03||Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
||FA Premier League
FA Premier League
The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with The Football League. The Premier...
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|2003-04||Swansea City
Swansea City A.F.C.
Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position...
(loan)||Third Division
Football League Third Division
The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
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|-
|2003-04||Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
||FA Premier League
FA Premier League
The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with The Football League. The Premier...
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|2003-04||Barnsley
Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...
(loan)||Second Division
Football League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
||16||7||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||16||7
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|2004-05||Barnsley
Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...
(loan)||League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
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|2005-06||Barnsley
Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...
||League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
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|2006-07||Barnsley
Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...
||Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
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|2007-08||Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...
||Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
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|2007-08||Barnsley
Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...
(loan)||Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
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|2008-09
Blackpool F.C. season 2008–09
The 2008-09 season was Blackpool F.C.s 102nd season in the Football League. It was also their second consecutive season in The Championship, the second tier of English football. They finished sixteenth.D. J...
||Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
||Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
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|2008-09||Hartlepool United
Hartlepool United F.C.
Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season...
(loan)||League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
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|2009-10
Blackpool F.C. season 2009–10
The 2009–10 season was Blackpool F.C.s 103rd season in the Football League. It was also their third consecutive season in The Championship, the second tier of English football. The club won promotion, via the play-offs, to the Premier League for the first time, their 28th overall season in the top...
||Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
||Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
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|2009-10
2009–10 Football League
The Football League 2009–10, called the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons, was the 110th completed season of the Football League. It began in August 2009 and concluded in May 2010, with the promotion play-off finals. The Football League is contested through three Divisions. The...
||Bury
Bury F.C.
Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the...
(loan)||League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
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|2009-10
2009–10 Football League
The Football League 2009–10, called the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons, was the 110th completed season of the Football League. It began in August 2009 and concluded in May 2010, with the promotion play-off finals. The Football League is contested through three Divisions. The...
||Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic A.F.C.
Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English association football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Football League One, the third tier of the English league...
(loan)||League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
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Notes:
a. 3 league play-off appearances for Barnsley in 2006 (included in 2005-06 total)
b. All Football League Trophy
Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
results are included in totals
Club
Blackpool- Football League Championship play-offsFootball League Championship play-offsThe Football League Championship play-offs are a series of playoff matches contested by the teams finishing from 3rd to 6th in the Football League Championship table. The semi-finals are played over two legs, with 6th playing 3rd and 5th playing 4th, with the return fixtures following...
(1): 2009-102010 Football League Championship play-off FinalThe 2010 Football League Championship play-off Final was a football match played at Wembley Stadium in London on 22 May 2010 to decide the third team to be promoted from The Championship to the Premier League for the 2010–11 season....
International career
Because of his mixed heritage, Nardiello could have played international football for WalesWales national football team
The Wales national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales , the governing body for football in Wales, and the third oldest national football association in the world. The team have only qualified for a major international...
, England
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
, Italy
Italy national football team
The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...
, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico national football team
The Puerto Rico national football team is the national team of Puerto Rico and is controlled by Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol. Puerto Rico's national football team is a member of the Caribbean Football Union, part of the CONCACAF....
or the United States
United States men's national soccer team
The United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF...
. He played at under-15 and under-16
England national under-16 football team
-Latest squad:The following players were named in the squad for the Victory Shield match against Scotland.-Recent call-ups:The following players have also been called up to the England U-16 squad and remain eligible.-External links:*...
levels for England. However, in the end he decided to follow his father, Donato, who played twice for Wales in the early 1980s. He made his first appearance for Wales
Wales national football team
The Wales national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales , the governing body for football in Wales, and the third oldest national football association in the world. The team have only qualified for a major international...
in a friendly against New Zealand on 26 May 2007. coming on as a 65th minute substitute for Robert Earnshaw
Robert Earnshaw
Robert Earnshaw is a Welsh footballer who plays for Cardiff City and Wales. He is the only player to have scored a hat-trick in the English Premier League, Championship, League One, League Two , the League Cup, the FA Cup and for his country at International level.Earnshaw was born in Mufulira,...
.
External links
- Daniel Nardiello profile at blackpoolfc.co.uk
- Daniel Nardiello profile at qpr.co.uk
- Daniel Nardiello profile at barnsleyfc.co.uk