Rhys Healey
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rhys Healey[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1994[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Newport County (on loan from Cardiff City) | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Connah's Quay Nomads | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Connah's Quay Nomads | 30 | (15) |
| 2014– | Cardiff City | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Colchester United (loan) | 17 | (4) |
| 2015 | → Colchester United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Dundee (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2016– | → Newport County (loan) | 12 | (5) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:42, 25 Nov 2016 (UTC). | |||
Rhys Healey (born 6 December 1994) is an English footballer who plays for Football League Two side Newport County on loan from Cardiff City.
Club career
Connah's Quay Nomads
Healey started his career Connah's Quay Nomands, joining their youth setup at Under-16 level in 2009.[3][2] He made his first team debut for the club as a substitute during a 6–1 victory on the opening Cymru Alliance match of the 2011–12 season against Caersws and made 10 league appearances as the club won promotion to the Welsh Premier League.[4][2] The following season, he made his debut in the Welsh Premier League, coming off the bench against Bangor City and went on to score 12 league goals for the club during the first half of the 2012–13 season. His prolific form saw him attract the attention of several clubs and Healey spent time on trial with Stoke City and Manchester City.[3]
Cardiff City
On 28 January 2013, he signed for Cardiff City.[5] In March 2014 he signed a new contract with the club.[6] On 11 May 2014, he made his first-team debut, on the last day of the season, in a 2–1 defeat against Chelsea as a substitute in place of Craig Bellamy.[7]
Healey signed on loan for League One club Colchester United on 19 September 2014. He joined the club as back-up to first choice striker Freddie Sears, initially signing until 20 December.[8] Healey made his debut, coming on as a substitute in the second half, and scored in a 3–0 win over Crewe, which was followed with another in the next game, in a 4–2 loss against Preston North End.[9][10] Having made ten appearance and scored four times so far, Healey loan spell with Colchester United was extended further until the end of the season.[11] On 19 March 2015, Healey was recalled by his parent club Cardiff.[12] On 2 April 2015, in a bizarre turn of events, Healey was re-loaned to Colchester United as a protracted loan move to League 2 team Newport County fell through after the move was blocked by FIFA.[13] A decision that was branded unbelievable by Newport manager Jimmy Dack.[14]
On 1 September 2015, Healey signed for Scottish Premiership club Dundee on loan until January 2016.[15] He made a total of 7 appearances for the club, scoring once during a 2–1 defeat to Kilmarnock, before his loan spell was ended early following an injury.
On 31 August 2016, Healey joined Newport County on loan until 3 January 2017.[16] He made his debut for Newport on 10 September 2016 in League Two during a 2–2 draw with Cheltenham Town as a second half substitute in place of Jon Parkin.[17] He scored his first goal for Newport on 24 September 2016 in a 2–1 defeat to Cambridge United.[18]
Career statistics
- As of 19 November 2016[19]
| Club | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Season | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Connahs Quay Nomads | 2011–12 | Cymru Alliance | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5[2][20] |
| 2012–13 | Welsh Premier League | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14[2] | |
| Total | 30 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 19 | ||
| Cardiff City | 2013–14 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Colchester United (loan) | 2014–15 | League One | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 |
| Dundee (loan) | 2015–16 | Scottish Premiership | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Newport County (loan) | 2016–17 | League Two | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 14 | 5 |
| Career total | 69 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 29 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
References
- ↑ "Premier League Retained List 2013/14" (PDF). Premier League. May 2014. p. 6. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Rhys Healey". Gap Connah's Quay. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- 1 2 "Healey speaks out". Connah's Quay Nomads. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ↑ "Caersws 1–6 Nomads". Connah's Quay Nomads. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ↑ "Cardiff City sign Connah's Quay Nomads striker Rhys Healey". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ↑ "Cardiff City starlet Rhys Healey agrees new contract at the club". Sky Sports.
- ↑ "Cardiff 1–2 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ↑ Marston, Carl (19 September 2014). "Colchester United snap up striker Rhys Healey on loan deal". East Anglia: East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ↑ "Crewe Alexandra 0–3 Colchester United". BBC Sport. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ↑ "Preston North End 4–2 Colchester United". BBC Sport. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ↑ "Rhys To Stay With U's". Colchester United F.C. 19 December 2014. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ↑ "Cardiff recall Healey". Colchester United. 19 March 2015.
- ↑ "HEALEY TO COMPLETE COLCHESTER LOAN SPELL". Cardiff City. 3 April 2015.
- ↑ "Exiles still angry at failure to sign Cardiff City striker Rhys Healey". South Wales Argus. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ↑ "RHYS SIGNS ON LOAN". Dundee F.C. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ↑ "Cardiff City starlet signs for Newport County". South Wales Argus. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "Newport 2–2 Cheltenham". BBC Sport. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ↑ "Newport County 1–2 Cambridge United". BBC Sport. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ↑ "Rhys Healey stats". Soccerway. 29 April 2015.
- ↑ "2011–12". Connah's Quay Nomads. Retrieved 19 April 2016.