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Daryl Fordyce Personal information Full name Daryl Fordyce Date of birth 2 January 1987 Place of birth Belfast, United Kingdom Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Linfield Youth career Portsmouth Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2006 → Bournemouth (loan) 3 (0) 2007-2011 Glentoran 95 (19) 2011- Linfield 1 (1) National team‡ Northern Ireland U19 2006- Northern Ireland U21 10 (2) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 February 2006.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 July 2007Daryl Fordyce (born on 2 January 1987 in Sandy Row, Belfast) is a Northern Irish professional football player. He currently plays for Linfield.
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Club football
He played for St Andrews and Lisburn Youth in his homeland of Northern Ireland, winning major trophies with both teams when he was younger. He played for Rangers before moving to Portsmouth.
Working his way up through the club's youth ranks, Fordyce spent the second half of the 2005–06 season on loan at AFC Bournemouth before going back to Portsmouth. In July 2007, he signed for Glentoran in Northern Ireland.[1]
At the beginning of the Irish League 2010/11 season he netted 5 goals against Lisburn Distillery in the first game of the season in a 6-1 win. He received the nickname Daryl 'Fivedyce' for a number of weeks after.
Daryl Fordyce agreed a deal with Linfield just after the end of 2010/11 season, although he was in contract re-negotiations with Glentoran.[2]
International football
Fordyce has represented Northern Ireland at Under-19 international, scoring both goals in their 2–1 European U19 Championship victory over Moldova in October 2005. He also scored four goals for Northern Ireland U-19 against Serbia & Montenegro.[3]
He has made 5 appearances for the Northern Ireland national under-21 football team, scoring against Germany in November 2006.[4]
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References
- ^ "Fordyce agrees to Glentoran move". BBC Sport. 2007-07-31. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6924002.stm. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
- ^ "Daryl Fordyce poised to join Linfield from Glentoran". BBC Sport. 13 May 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/13396059.stm. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ "Fordyce hero for N Ireland U19s". BBC Sport. 2006-05-18. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4993036.stm. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
- ^ "Germany U21 2-1 N Ireland U21". BBC Sport. 2006-11-14. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6148868.stm. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
Categories:- 1987 births
- A.F.C. Bournemouth players
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- Association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland under-21 international footballers
- Expatriate association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Portsmouth F.C. players
- Rangers F.C. players
- Glentoran F.C. players
- Northern Irish football biography stubs
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