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David Foley Personal information Full name David John Foley Date of birth 12 July 1987 Place of birth South Shields, England Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Playing position Forward Club information Current club Puerto Rico Islanders Number 7 Youth career Hartlepool United Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2003–2010 Hartlepool United 98 (0) 2009 → Barrow (loan) 3 (0) 2010– Puerto Rico Islanders 34 (8) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 4, 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).David John Foley (born 12 July 1987 in South Shields) is an English footballer who currently plays for the Puerto Rico Islanders of the North American Soccer League.
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Career
England
Foley was trained as a scholar in Hartlepool United's youth academy, the same academy that brought football the likes of Adam Boyd. As a scholar, he represented the first team on several occasions and became Hartlepool's youngest ever player when he came on as a substitute against Port Vale at the age of 16. Foley also played a key role in Hartlepool's Under 19s Dallas Cup winning team in 2004. During his time at the club Foley failed to score a league goal. However, he was more successful in cup competitions, scoring seven goals, most notably against Premier League side Stoke City which earned Hartlepool a famous 2–0 victory in 2009.[1]
When his first team appearances started to become limited Foley joined Conference National side Barrow on a month's loan in August 2009,[2] he played three times but failed to score.
North America
In February 2010 Foley's Hartlepool contract was cancelled so he could join the Puerto Rico Islanders.[3] After playing for the team throughout the 2010 pre-season, he made his debut for the team on 16 April 2010, in a 2010 CFU Club Championship game against Haitian side Racing des Gonaïves.[4]
Honors
Puerto Rico Islanders
- USSF Division 2 Pro League Champions (1): 2010
- CFU Club Championship Winner (1): 2010
References
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7803271.stm
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/barrow/8214024.stm
- ^ http://www.hartlepool.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=188365
- ^ http://concacaf.globalsportsmedia.com/page.php?sport=soccer&language_id=us&page=tournament&view=match&match_id=924140
External links
- Foley’s Official Hartlepool United profile
- In The Mad Crowd profile
- Vital Hartlepool Profile: David Foley
- David Foley career stats at Soccerbase
Puerto Rico Islanders – current squad 1 Burse · 2 Jones · 3 Martinez · 4 Vélez · 5 Delgado · 6 Rivera · 7 Foley · 8 Pitchkolan · 9 Faña · 10 Villegas · 11 Addlery · 12 Bouraee · 13 Sandoval · 14 vanSchaik · 15 Martin · 16 Salem · 17 Wilson · 18 Telesford · 19 Villaroel · 20 Hansen · 21 Emory · 22 Richardson · 23 Laurendi · 25 Cunningham · 27 Ly · 29 Perez · 33 Needham · Ramos ·
Head Coach: Clarke Assistant Coach: Whitbread Goalkeeper Coach: Stefanowski
Categories:- 1987 births
- Living people
- English footballers
- People from South Shields
- Puerto Rico Islanders players
- Association football forwards
- Hartlepool United F.C. players
- Barrow A.F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Conference National players
- English expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Puerto Rico
- British expatriates in Puerto Rico
- USSF Division 2 Pro League players
- North American Soccer League (2011) players
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