Danny Devine (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Gerard Devine[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Partick Thistle | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lisburn Distillery | |||
| Linfield | |||
| 2009–2011 | Preston North End | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Preston North End | 15 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Fleetwood Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Wrexham (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 68 | (2) |
| 2016– | Partick Thistle | 12 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Northern Ireland U21[2] | 2 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:30, 14 November 2016 (UTC). | |||
Daniel Gerard Devine (born 7 September 1992) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership club Partick Thistle.[3] Devine has previously played for Preston North End, Fleetwood Town, Wrexham and Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
Career
Club career
Born in Belfast, Devine played youth football with Lisburn Youth FC, Lisburn Distillery and Linfield, before moving to Preston North End in July 2009.[4] He made his professional debut for Preston on 30 April 2011 in a 2–1 defeat against Ipswich Town.[5] In June 2011, Devine signed a one-year contract with Preston.[6] In May 2012, Devine was released from the club after being told his contract would not be renewed.[7]
He joined Fleetwood Town in the summer of 2012, moving on loan to Wrexham in September 2012.[8] Wrexham offered Devine a permanent long term contract, but he chose to join Scottish Premier League side Inverness Caledonian Thistle, citing his desire to work with manager Terry Butcher.[9][10] After Butcher turned down the chance to join Barnsley, Devine said he was relieved that Butcher chose to stay, as Butcher was one of the reasons why he turned down clubs in England.[11]
In March 2013, Devine signed a contract extension, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2014–15 season.[12] A suspension to Gary Warren meant that Devine played for Inverness in their 2015 Scottish Cup Final victory.[13] Soon afterwards, Devine signed a new one-year contract with the club.[13]
International career
Devine was born in Northern Ireland and represented them at youth international level.[2] In May 2011 the BBC reported that Northern Ireland manager Nigel Worthington had been informed by Devine that he intended to switch his allegiance to the Republic of Ireland.[14]
Career statistics
- As of 14 November 2016[15]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Preston North End | 2010–11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Total | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| Fleetwood Town | 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wrexham (loan) | 2012–13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2012–13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 2 | |
| Total | 68 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 3 | |
| Partick Thistle | 2016–17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Career total | 99 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 4 | |
Honours
- Inverness Caledonian Thistle
References
- ↑ Daniel Devine profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- 1 2 Northern Ireland profile at NIFG
- ↑ "Daniel Devine signs two year deal". Partick Thistle F.C. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ↑ "Profile". Preston North End F.C. 3 February 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ↑ "Ipswich 2 – 1 Preston". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 April 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ↑ "Preston North End confirm Paul Hayes departure". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ↑ "Summer Change Programme Underway". www.pnefc.net. Preston North End FC. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ↑ "Wrexham FC sign Danny Devine on loan until Christmas". Daily Post. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ↑ "Wrexham miss out on defender Danny Devine". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ↑ Dewar, Heather (3 January 2013). "Inverness: Danny Devine agrees contract after Wrexham exit". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ↑ "Inverness: Danny Devine happy at Terry Butcher decision". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ↑ Dewar, Heather (15 March 2013). "Defender Danny Devine agrees Inverness CT contract". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- 1 2 "Inverness: Danny Devine secures new Caley Thistle contract". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ↑ "NI poised to lose Devine and Ferguson to Republic". BBC Sport. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
- ↑ Daniel Devine career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ Lamont, Alasdair (30 May 2015). "Inverness CT 2–1 Falkirk". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
