- Daniel Kearns
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Daniel Kearns Personal information Full name Daniel Kearns Date of birth 26 August 1991 Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Peterborough United Number 21 Youth career West Ham United Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2010–2011 Dundalk 49 (9) 2011– Peterborough United 4 (0) National team‡ 2007–2008 Northern Ireland U-19 5 (0) 2010 Republic of Ireland U-19 2 (0) 2010– Republic of Ireland U-21 3 (0) 2010– Republic of Ireland U-23 1 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:56, 5 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:33, 22 November 2010 (UTC)Daniel Kearns (born 26 August 1991 in Belfast) is an Irish footballer who currently plays for Peterborough United.
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Club career
Early career
Kearns spent a three-year spell with playing youth team football with West Ham United in England. Before joining the Hammers in July 2007, Kearns had been the player of the tournament at the Ballymena International Tournament in 2006.[1]
Dundalk
Kearns signed for Dundalk in May 2010 after being released from West Ham, he made 12 appearances in his first season. Kearns scored his first competitive goal for Dundalk against Linfield in the Setanta Sports Cup on 14 February 2011. He went on to score two more which was also his first senior hat-trick.[2]
Peterborough United
On 30 August 2011 he signed a three-year deal for Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee.[3] He made his debut for Peterborough on 24 September 2011, in a 1-0 defeat against his former club, West Ham United, coming on as a second-half stoppage time substitute for Lee Frecklington. [4]
International career
Kearns has represented Northern Ireland in a series of European U17 Championship qualifiers in March 2008. However, in 2010 he switched allegiances to the Republic of Ireland, going on to represent them at U19,[5] U21 and U23 levels.[6] [7] [8]
The IFA contested the player's decision to switch national allegiances.[9]
Honours
- Dundalk
- Setanta Sports Cup 2011 Runners-up
References
- ^ "Daniel Kearns | News | Latest News | News | West Ham United". Whufc.com. http://www.whufc.com/articles/20080101/daniel-kearns_2236884_1264035. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ Published on Tue Feb 15 08:00:00 GMT 2011. "Linfield’S Hopes Hang By Thread - Football". News Letter. http://www.newsletter.co.uk/sport/football/linfield_s_hopes_hang_by_thread_1_2413482. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "BBC Sport - Daniel Kearns completes Peterborough United move". BBC News. 2011-08-30. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14683255.stm. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "West Ham 1 - 0 Peterborough". BBC Sport. 24 September 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14958144.stm. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ "Under-19 - Kearns". UEFA.com. http://www.uefa.com/under19/teams/player=1908067/index.html. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "RTÉ Sport: FAI success in player eligibility case". Rte.ie. 2010-07-30. http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2010/0730/fai_ifa_kearns.html. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "RTÉ Sport: Turkey U-21 1-0 Republic of Ireland U-21". Rte.ie. 2010-09-07. http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2010/0907/under21.html. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "RTÉ Sport: Estonia U23 0-1 Rep of Ireland U23". Rte.ie. 2010-09-28. http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2010/0928/irelandunder23.html. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "CAS 2010/A/2071 IFA v/ FAI, Kearns & FIFA" (PDF). tac-cas.org. http://www.tas-cas.org/d2wfiles/document/4385/5048/0/Award%202071.pdf. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
External links
- Daniel Kearns – UEFA competition record
Peterborough United F.C. – current squad Categories:- 1991 births
- Living people
- Dundalk F.C. players
- West Ham United F.C. players
- Peterborough United F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers
- The Football League players
- Irish people
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