Neil Danns
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Neil Alexander Danns is an English footballer currently playing as a midfielder
for Leicester City
in the Football League Championship
.
, aged 16. After productive loan spells with Blackpool and Hartlepool United, he joined Colchester United on a six-month loan which was made permanent in summer 2005. It was after moving south to Colchester United
that he started to make a name for himself. Whilst at Layer Road
, Danns contributed greatly to the club's promotion to the Championship
in 2006 and earned himself a move Birmingham City.
. Despite admitting that he "had a great time" at Colchester, he emphasised that "when a club the size of Birmingham come in for you, it's hard to say no". Danns made his competitive début for Birmingham against Colchester on 5 August 2006.
on 22 January 2008 for a fee of £600,000, rising to £850,000 should the club gain promotion to the Premier League. After initially having a tough time with recurring injuries at Palace, Danns managed to establish himself in the Eagles' line-up in his second season at the club.
on a free transfer, signing a three-year deal, rejecting a move to Rangers
.
on 20 February 2010, in which he revealed his father was in an act that reached the qualifying stages of the Eurovision Song Contest
.
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Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
for Leicester City
Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
in the Football League 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...
.
Early career
Danns began his football career at The FA's School of Excellence in Lilleshall and signed as a trainee for Blackburn RoversBlackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
, aged 16. After productive loan spells with Blackpool and Hartlepool United, he joined Colchester United on a six-month loan which was made permanent in summer 2005. It was after moving south to Colchester United
Colchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....
that he started to make a name for himself. Whilst at Layer Road
Layer Road
Layer Road was a Football League stadium in Colchester, England. It was only used for football matches and was the home ground of Colchester United before being replaced by the Weston Homes Community Stadium. The stadium held spectators and was built in 1907, originally for use by Colchester Town...
, Danns contributed greatly to the club's promotion to 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...
in 2006 and earned himself a move Birmingham City.
Birmingham City
On 19 June 2006, Danns completed a £500,000 move to Birmingham CityBirmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
. Despite admitting that he "had a great time" at Colchester, he emphasised that "when a club the size of Birmingham come in for you, it's hard to say no". Danns made his competitive début for Birmingham against Colchester on 5 August 2006.
Crystal Palace
Danns signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace F.C.
Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...
on 22 January 2008 for a fee of £600,000, rising to £850,000 should the club gain promotion to the Premier League. After initially having a tough time with recurring injuries at Palace, Danns managed to establish himself in the Eagles' line-up in his second season at the club.
Leicester City
On 27 June 2011, Danns joined Leicester CityLeicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
on a free transfer, signing a three-year deal, rejecting a move to Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
.
Outside of football
Currently Danns is studying a video editing and production course at the London Academy of Media, Film and TV. He will release his first single entitled "Survive" in March 2010. His music interests and career were featured in BBC Sports' The Football League ShowThe Football League Show
The Football League Show is a BBC One football television show hosted by Manish Bhasin, featuring highlights from the Championship, League One and League Two. It began on 8 August, 2009, at 11.45pm and immediately follows Match of the Day on Saturdays...
on 20 February 2010, in which he revealed his father was in an act that reached the qualifying stages of the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
.
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Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe UEFA The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer.... |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.... |
2002–03 2002-03 in English football The 2002-03 season was the 123rd season of competitive football in England.-Most Memorable rise:*Wigan Athletic marked their 25th season of Football League membership by winning the Division Two championship and reaching the league's second tier for the very first time.-Most Memorable... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.... |
2003–04 2003-04 in English football The 2003-04 season was the 124th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:Arsenal completed the entire campaign without losing a single league game.... |
1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 2002–2004 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 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... (loan) |
2003–04 2003-04 in English football The 2003-04 season was the 124th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:Arsenal completed the entire campaign without losing a single league game.... |
12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 14 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 2003–2004 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 14 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 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) |
2003–04 2003-04 in English football The 2003-04 season was the 124th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:Arsenal completed the entire campaign without losing a single league game.... |
11 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 2003–2004 | 11 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Colchester United Colchester United F.C. Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910.... |
2004–05 2004-05 in English football The 2004–05 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*2004–05 was the first season to feature the rebranded Football League. The First Division, Second Division and Third Division were renamed the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League... |
32 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 35 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Colchester United Colchester United F.C. Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910.... |
2005–06 2005-06 in English football The 2005–06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*The rebuilt Wembley Stadium was due to open in time for the FA Cup final in May. However, in August 2005, The Football Association reserved the Millennium Stadium as a backup, as there was some doubt whether... |
41 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||
| 51 | 18 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 2004–2006 | 73 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||
| 86 | 30 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Birmingham City Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the... |
2006–07 2006-07 in English football The 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:* The number of divisions at Level 8 of the English football league system increased from four to five... |
29 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 35 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Birmingham City Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the... |
2007–08 2007-08 in English football The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.-European competitions:In October 2007 Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium. The record was broken the following month when Liverpool... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 2006–2008 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 39 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
2007–08 2007-08 in English football The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.-European competitions:In October 2007 Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium. The record was broken the following month when Liverpool... |
4 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
2008–09 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 23 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
2009–10 | 42 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 49 | 9 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
2010–11 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 38 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 2008–2011 | 103 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
| 114 | 20 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Leicester City Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
2011-12 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 10 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 2011–present | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 10 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Career totals | 241 | 43 | 10 | 39 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 275 | 59 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
External links
- Official Website
- Neil Danns player profile at cpfc.co.uk