David Cornell

David Cornell

Personal information
Full name	David Joseph Cornell[1]
Date of birth	28 March 1991 (1991-03-28) (age 20)
Place of birth	Swansea, Wales
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Hereford United (on loan from Swansea City)
Number	28
Youth career
2007–2009	Swansea City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2009–	Swansea City	0	(0)
2011	→ Port Talbot Town (loan)[2]	13	(0)
2011	→ Hereford United (loan)	14	(0)
National team‡
2007	Wales U17	5	(0)
2009–2010	Wales U19	2	(0)
2010–	Wales U21	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:46, 21 November 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:00, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

David Joseph Cornell (born 28 March 1991) is a Welsh football goalkeeper currently playing for Hereford United on loan from Premier League side Swansea City. He is also a Wales under-21 international.

Club career

Cornell toured Spain with the Swansea senior squad in pre-season only to suffer a serious wrist injury which halted his progress. Then-manager Roberto Martinez decided to call Cornell up to the first team, after loan signing Dimitrios Konstantopoulos was unable to extend his stay at the club, and was placed on the bench for the fifth round FA Cup match against Fulham.^[3] Cornell made his professional debut for Swansea on 25 August 2009 when he was in the starting line-up for the League Cup match against Scunthorpe United.^[4]

International career

Cornell made his debut for the Wales under-17 side on 25 March 2007, in a 3–0 defeat to Belarus,^[5] and went on to win five caps at under-17 level, his last coming on 6 October 2007 in a 2–2 draw with Spain in the qualifying round of the 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.^[6] In August 2009, he received his first call-up to the Wales under-21 side to face Italy,^[7] but remained on the bench.

In November 2009, he made his debut for the Wales under-19 side, playing in consecutive defeats to Portugal and Spain in the qualifying round of the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.^[8][9] The day after, Cornell was handed a shock call-up to the Welsh senior squad, for their game against Scotland due to the playing commitments of Owain Fon Williams, and Lewis Price, and an injury to Boaz Myhill.^[10]

Cornell made his debut for the Wales under-21 side on 18 May 2010 in a 1–0 defeat to Austria under-21's.^[11] He joined Hereford United on loan in August 2011 in order to cover for injuries to both of the Bulls senior goal keepers.

Career statistics

As of 26 August 2009

Club statistics

Club	Season	League		National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Swansea City	2009–10	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Total		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0

References

1. ^ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.com/post84BMDSearchStart.action?redef=0&searchType=B. Retrieved 2009-08-26. 
2. ^ "Welsh Premier career details for David Cornell". Welsh Premier League. http://www.welsh-premier.com/player_detail_solo_menu.php?player_id=1588. Retrieved 2011-08-07. 
3. ^ "Young keeper earns Martinez vote". BBC Sport. 2009-02-12. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/swansea_city/7886455.stm. Retrieved 2009-02-13. 
4. ^ Swansea 1–2 Scunthorpe BBC News, retrieved on 2009-08-26
5. ^ "Belarus 3–0 Wales". faw.org.uk. 2007-03-25. http://www.faw.org.uk/fixtures-events/results/match/268. Retrieved 2009-11-07. 
6. ^ "Spain 2–2 Wales". faw.org.uk. 2007-10-06. http://www.faw.org.uk/fixtures-events/results/match/289. Retrieved 2009-11-07. 
7. ^ "Wales under-21 squad v Italy". faw.org.uk. 2009-08-20. http://www.faw.org.uk/news/1418. Retrieved 2009-11-07. 
8. ^ "Portugal 3–0 Wales". faw.org.uk. 2009-11-03. http://www.faw.org.uk/fixtures-events/results/match/418. Retrieved 2009-11-11. 
9. ^ "Spain 1–0 Wales". faw.org.uk. 2009-11-05. http://www.faw.org.uk/fixtures-events/results/match/419. Retrieved 2009-11-11. 
10. ^ "Cornell wins surprise Wales call". BBC Sport. 2009-11-06. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_of_wales/8344879.stm. Retrieved 2009-11-06. 
11. ^ "Austria 1–0 Wales". Football Association of Wales. 2010-05-18. http://www.faw.org.uk/fixtures-events/results/match/472. Retrieved 2010-05-20. 

External links

• David Cornell career stats at Soccerbase

Persondata
Name	Cornell, David
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	28 March 1991
Place of birth	Swansea, Wales
Date of death
Place of death