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Dean Delany 
Personal information Full name Dean Delany Date of birth 15 September 1980 Place of birth Dublin, Ireland Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Playing position Goalkeeper Club information Current club Shelbourne Youth career Cherry Orchard 1997–1998 Everton Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1998–2000 Everton 0 (0) 2000–2004 Port Vale 37 (0) 2003–2004 → Macclesfield Town (loan) 0 (0) 2004–2006 Shelbourne 36 (0) 2007 Waterford United 30 (0) 2008– Shelbourne 129 (0) National team 1997–2001 Republic of Ireland U21 * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 29, 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).Dean Delany (born 15 September 1980 in Dublin) is an Irish football goalkeeper who plays for League of Ireland First Division club Shelbourne.
Beginning his career in England with Everton in 1998, two years later he moved on to Port Vale, having never turned out for the first team at Everton despite winning caps for the Republic of Ireland Under-21s. He spent four years with Vale, and did make 39 first team appearances, though was never their first choice keeper. He also spent time on loan at Macclesfield Town, but never made it onto the field. He returned to Ireland in 2004 to sign a contract with Shelbourne, who he helped to the League of Ireland title in 2004 and 2006. He spent 2007 with Waterford United, though returned to Shelbourne the following year.
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Club career
Everton
After securing a contract with English Premiership side Everton as a teenager, his first year saw him winning the FA Youth Cup.[1] Delany only made one appearance for the toffees, and wasunable to break into the first team.[2] In the summer of 2000 he moved to the Second Division side Port Vale.[3]
Port Vale
During his four seasons with Port Vale he made 39 appearances in all competitions and was an unused substitute in the 2001 LDV Vans Trophy final against Brentford at the Millennium Stadium. He also had a two-month stint on loan to Macclesfield Town.[4] Delany failed to gain an appearance with Macclesfield during his time at Moss Rose. He struggled to find a place at Port Vale and was released by manager Martin Foyle in May 2004.[5]
Shelbourne
Deciding to return home to Ireland's League of Ireland, Delany joined Shelbourne in order to play first-team football. He made his Shels league debut during a 4–2 victory against Waterford United at the RSC on 24 June 2005 and earned himself a first team place.[6] Delany won a league winners medal with Shelbourne at the end of the 2006 season.[7] He also represented Shelbourne in their successful years in the Champions League and UEFA Cup. Despite this success, he became a free agent as his contract at Shelbourne was not renewed due to the club's troubled financial situation.
Waterford
Prior to the 2007 season, Derry City took advantage of this and offered the keeper a trial. However Delany did not join his former Shelbourne boss Pat Fenlon due to failed negotiations, and joined Waterford United on 15 March 2007 on a free transfer and quickly became the blues' first choice keeper. Despite Delany's heroics throughout the season, Waterford were relegated to the First Division at the end of the 2007 season, losing to Finn Harps in a two-legged promotion/relegation play-off.[8] Delany won Waterford's overall Player of the Year award but shortly after he departed Waterford to rejoin former club Shelbourne.[9]
Return to Shelbourne
Delany rejoined Shelbourne on 29 November 2007. On 7 March 2008 Delany played his first match for Shelbourne since 2006 in a 0-0 draw against Dundalk.[10]Delany played in all 36 of Shelbourne's League matches in his first season back with the club and helped Shelbourne concede the least amount of goals in the First division, just 25. Shelbourne were narrowly denied promotion after a goal conceded by Delany in the last minuted of added-time in the final league game against Limerick 37 gave Dundalk the First Division Championship and the accompanying promotion to the Premier Division. The following season Delany was yet again Shelbourne's first choice Goalkeeper, playing in all but one League match. Shelbourne finished runners up in the league and qualified for a Promotion Playoff with Sporting Fingal, Delany conceded two goals in a 2-1 defeat to Fingal. The following season Delany was re-united with Steve Williams, Williams had been Shelbourne's first choice keeper during much of Delany's first spell with the club. Delany was picked ahead of Williams for the season and helped Shelbourne win the 2010 Leinster Senior Cup, keeping a clean sheet in the final against Bray, Shelbourne finished fourth in the league.
International career
Delany represented the Irish under-21s as a 17 year old in a triangular Celtic tournament involving Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Delany looked to be Ireland's most promising young goalkeeper after the 1999 World Youth Championship, in which he was part of the "Golden Generation" of Irish youth football (which included talent such as Damien Duff, Richard Dunne and Robbie Keane), a side that eventually made it to the quarter finals of the competition. He was also part of the Irish UEFA Under-18 Championship winning squad of 1998, the following year he was eligible again and played a big part in securing a bronze medal in the third place play-off in Sweden. He made 28 appearances for the Republic of Ireland youth teams, including an impressive 21 appearances for the Irish under 21s under bosses Ian Evans and Don Givens.
He later was noticed after making a start to the 2004 season with Port Vale by the then Republic of Ireland manager Brian Kerr who called him into the senior international squad for a training camp before the crucial European championship qualifier against Georgia.
Career statistics
Correct as of October 29, 2011.
Club Season League League Cup League Cup Europe 1 Other 2 Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Port Vale 2000–01[11] FL Second Division 9 0 0 0 0 0 - - 1 0 10 0 2001–02[12] FL Second Division 4 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 4 0 2002–03[13] FL Second Division 10 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 10 0 2003–04[14] FL Second Division 14 0 0 0 1 0 - - 0 0 15 0 Total 37 0 0 0 1 0 - - 1 0 39 0 Macclesfield Town
(loan)2003–04[14] FL Third Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0 Shelbourne 2004 LOI Premier Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 2005 LOI Premier Division 20 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 26 0 2006 LOI Premier Division 16 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 5 0 29 0 Total 36 0 2 0 4 0 8 0 5 0 55 0 Waterford United 2007 LOI Premier Division 30 0 4 0 1 0 - - - - 35 0 Total 30 0 4 0 1 0 - - - - 35 0 Shelbourne 2008 LOI First Division 36 0 1 0 2 0 - - - - 39 0 2009 LOI First Division 32 0 2 0 0 0 - - 1 0 35 0 2010 LOI First Division 33 0 2 0 0 0 - - 4 0 39 0 2011 LOI First Division 28 0 4 0 0 0 - - 0 0 32 0 Total 129 0 9 0 2 0 - - 5 0 145 0 Career total 232 0 15 0 8 0 8 0 11 0 274 0 ^Note 1 Competitions include UEFA Champions League and UEFA Intertoto Cup
^Note 2 Competitions include Football League Trophy, Setanta Sports Cup, Leinster Senior Cup and League of Ireland Promotion/Relegation Play-offsHonours
UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship: 1- 2004 & 2006 - Shelbourne
Leinster Senior Cup: 1- 2010 - Shelbourne
- 2001 - Port Vale
FA Youth Cup: 1- 1998 FA Youth Cup Finals - Everton F.C
Musical career
Known for his keen interest in music. Delany is rhythm guitarist of Irish indie band The Novas, who are currently working on their debut album (as of January 2009).
Personal life
Delany is currently engaged and has one child. They currently reside in Walkinstown, Dublin 12.
References
- ^ "FA YOUTH CUP, 1997-98". toffeeweb.com. 1 May 1998. http://www.toffeeweb.com/season/97-98/youthcup.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-15.[dead link]
- ^ "DEAN DELANY Youth Team Goalkeeper". toffeeweb.com. http://www.toffeeweb.com/players/past/academy/Delany.html. Retrieved 2009-05-15.[dead link]
- ^ "Delaney wants to impress at Port Vale". kickinmagazine.ie. June 14, 2000. http://www.kickinmagazine.ie/delaney1462000.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ^ "Macclesfield bring in duo". BBC Sport. 17 January 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/macclesfield_town/3405899.stm. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ^ "Foyle releases Vale trio". BBC Sport. 11 May 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/3704139.stm. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ^ "Shels return to winning ways". irishfootballonline.com. 24 June 2005. http://www.irishfootballonline.com/news/3065.html. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ^ "Shels are Champions". shelbournefc.com. http://www.shelbournefc.com/news.php?id=521. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ^ "Waterford 3-3 Finn Harps (agg 3-6)". rte.ie. 23 November 2007. http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2007/1123/finnharps.html. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ^ "Dermot signs twelve for 2008". shelbournefc.com. http://www.shelbournefc.com/news.php?id=790. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ^ "Shelbourne 0-O Dundalk". shelbournefc.com. http://www.shelbournefc.ie/news.php?id=846. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
- ^ "Games played by Dean Delaney in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=20903&season_id=130. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ "Games played by Dean Delaney in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=20903&season_id=131. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ "Games played by Dean Delaney in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=20903&season_id=132. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Games played by Dean Delaney in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=20903&season_id=133. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
External links
- Dean Delany career stats at Soccerbase
- Profile at Shelbourne's official site
Shelbourne F.C. – current squad Categories:- 1980 births
- Living people
- People from Dublin (city)
- Association football goalkeepers
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers
- The Football League players
- League of Ireland players
- Shelbourne F.C. players
- Waterford United F.C. players
- Port Vale F.C. players
- Everton F.C. players
- Macclesfield Town F.C. players
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