- Daniel Ayala (footballer)
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Daniel Ayala Personal information Full name Daniel Sánchez Ayala Date of birth 7 November 1990 Place of birth El Saucejo, Spain Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1] Playing position Centre back Club information Current club Norwich City Number 26 Youth career 2000–2007 Sevilla 2007–2009 Liverpool Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2009–2011 Liverpool 5 (0) 2010 → Hull City (loan) 12 (1) 2011 → Derby County (loan) 17 (0) 2011– Norwich City 1 (0) National team‡ 2011– Spain U21 1 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:40, 18 August 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2011This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Ayala.Daniel Sánchez Ayala (born 7 November 1990) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a defender for Norwich City.
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Club career
Liverpool
Born in El Saucejo, Seville Province, Spain, Ayala agreed a move to Liverpool in September 2007 after rejecting a professional contract with Sevilla, where he came through the youth team. Liverpool paid a compensation fee to Sevilla and Ayala was offered a three-year contract. In the 2007–08 season he featured predominantly in the Under-18 team, whilst in the 2008–09 season he split his time between the Under-18 and reserve teams. He played through injury in the FA Youth Cup 2008–09 Final defeat to Arsenal.[2]
Ayala made his senior debut on 16 August 2009 in a Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur, coming on as a substitute for the injured Martin Škrtel[3] and made his first start against Stoke City at Anfield three days later.[4] On Halloween, he came on as a substitute in Liverpool's 3–1 defeat against Fulham at Craven Cottage, after Jamie Carragher and Philipp Degen were sent off. He also played in Liverpool's 4–0 win over Burnley, subsequently relegating them to The Championship and Liverpools 2–0 defeat against Chelsea. On 12 November, it was announced that the player had signed an extended contract keeping him at Liverpool until the summer of 2012.[5]
Hull City (loan)
In September 2010, Ayala would joined Championship side Hull City on loan.[6] He started the same day in Hull City's away match at Cardiff City which they lost 2–0.[7] In his second match for the club against Derby County he scored his first goal in a competitive match.[8] On the 20th of September, Liverpool announced that his loan period had been extended until the 1st of January.[9] Ayala played 12 times for Hull in all competitions, scoring once. On 27 December, he returned to Liverpool due to an injury crisis.
Derby County (loan)
On 11 February 2011, Derby County finally signed Ayala on a loan deal until the end of the season, after the move was delayed due to the players hamstring injury which he picked up while playing for Hull City. He went on to play 17 times for Derby, making 16 consecutive starts.
Norwich City
On 13 August 2011, Ayala signed for Norwich City for a reported fee of £800,000.[10] The deal officially went through on 16 August 2011. Ayala was handed number 26, vacated by Steven Smith and was named in the squad for the Premier League fixture against Stoke City at Carrow Road on 21 August 2011. This was due to Zak Whitbread being rated as doubtful for the fixture after picking up a knee knock against Wigan. He made his debut for Norwich as a second half substitute for Anthony Pilkington following Leon Barnett's sending off against Stoke.
Unfortunately, Ayala suffered a nasty knee injury in the Carling Cup defeat to MK Dons ruling him out for 2 months leaving Norwich with 2 fit centre backs.
Career statistics
Premier LeagueFA Cup League Cup Europe Total Club Season App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals Liverpool
(Premier League)2009–10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Liverpool total 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 ChampionshipFA Cup League Cup - Total Hull City (loan)
(Championship)2010–11 12 1 0 0 0 0 - - 12 1 Hull City total 12 1 0 0 0 0 – – 12 1 Derby County (loan)
(Championship)2010–11 17 0 0 0 0 0 - - 17 0 Derby County total 17 0 0 0 0 0 – – 17 0 Career totals 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 1 Correct as of 7 May 2011[11] References
- ^ "Sanchez Ayala official profile". Liverpoolfc.tv. http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/team/squad/sanchezayala/.
- ^ http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/FACompetitions/TheFAYouthCup/NewsAndFeatures/2009/liverpool_arsenal_final2_280509.aspx
- ^ "Tottenham 2 – 1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 16 August 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/8198253.stm. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
- ^ "Liverpool 4 Stoke 0: Fernando Torres learns to shut up and put up for Rafa Benitez". Daily Mail. 20 August 2009. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1207751/Liverpool-4-Stoke-0-Fernando-Torres-learns-shut-up-Rafa-Benitez.html. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
- ^ "Ayala signs extended Liverpool deal". Anfield Online. 12 November 2009. http://www.anfield-online.co.uk/lfc-news/2009/ayala-signs-extended-deal/. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ "Defender seals loan deal". Liverpoolfc.tv. 11 September 2010. http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/defender-seals-loan-deal.
- ^ "Cardiff 2 – 0 Hull". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 September 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8977674.stm. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ "Hull 2 – 0 Derby". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 September 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8989436.stm. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ "Defender extends loan". liverpoolfc.tv. 20 September 2010. http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/defender-extends-loan-2.
- ^ "Norwich sign Liverpool defender Daniel Ayala". BBC Sport. 13 August 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14503592.stm. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
- ^ "Daniel Ayala Stats". liverpoolfc.tv. http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/team/squad/ayala/. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
External links
- Daniel Sánchez Ayala career stats at Soccerbase
- Official Liverpool FC Profile
- Profile on LFCHistory.net
Norwich City F.C. – current squad 1 Ruddy · 2 R. Martin · 3 Drury · 4 Johnson · 5 Morison · 6 Whitbread · 7 Crofts · 8 Vaughan · 9 Holt (c) · 10 Jackson · 11 Surman · 12 Pilkington · 13 Rudd · 14 Hoolahan · 15 Fox · 16 C. Martin · 17 Bennett · 18 Smith · 19 Lappin · 20 Barnett · 21 Wilbraham · 22 Ward · 23 Tierney · 24 De Laet · 25 Naughton · 26 Ayala · 28 Francomb · 30 Ball · 31 Steer · Manager: Lambert
Categories:- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from Seville (province)
- Spanish footballers
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Association football defenders
- Liverpool F.C. players
- Hull City A.F.C. players
- Norwich City F.C. players
- Derby County F.C. players
- Premier League players
- The Football League players
- Spain under-21 international footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom
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