Sean Friars

Infobox Football biography
playername = "Sean Friars"


fullname = Sean Friars
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|5|15
cityofbirth = Derry
countryofbirth = Northern Ireland
height = height|ft=5|in=8
position = Striker
currentclub = >Newry City
clubnumber =
youthyears = 199?-1995
1995-1998
youthclubs = Foyle Harps
Liverpool
years = 1998-2001
2000
2001
2001
2001-2004
2004
2004-2007
2007-
clubs = Ipswich Town
→Portadown (loan)
Carlisle United
Newry Town
Derry City
→Finn Harps (loan)
Cliftonville
Newry City<
caps(goals) = 1 (0)
? (?)
1 (0)
? (?)
? (?)
? (?)
? (?)
33 (9)
nationalyears = 2001-2004
nationalteam = flagicon|Northern Ireland Northern Ireland U21
nationalcaps(goals) = ? (?)
pcupdate = 17:25, July 22 2007 (UTC)
ntupdate = 17:25, July 22 2007 (UTC)

Sean Friars (born 15 May, 1979 in Derry, Northern Ireland) is a footballer currently playing for Newry City

Early career

Prior to his move to Cliftonville, Friars played for Foyle Harps, Liverpool F.C., Ipswich Town F.C., Portadown F.C., Newry Town F.C., Derry City F.C. and Finn Harps.

Friars made only one appearance, as substitute, for Ipswich Town F.C.. He came on against Crewe Alexandra F.C in a 2-1 home win at Portman Road. In 2001 he had a short term deal with Newry Town which expired in September. [cite web | author= Bill Clark| title= Sean's High Hope| date=2001-09-09 | work= Sunday Mirror| url= http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20010909/ai_n14530963| accessdate=2007-07-18]

In March 2004 a loan deal from Derry City to Finn Harps was announced.cite web | author=Johnny Proby | title= Friars joins Finn Harps| date=2004-03-16 | work= RTÉ Sport| url= http://www.rte.ie/sport/2004/0316/FINNHARPS.html| accessdate=2007-07-18] The left-sided midfielder, had been a member of Derry City's 2002 FAI Cup winning team. After returning from a loan spell with Football League of Ireland First Division club Finn Harps, it was announced in August 2004 that he had left Derry City by mutual agreement.cite web | title=Derry release Friars | date=2004-08-02 | work= BBC Sport - Football | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/irish/3528038.stm | accessdate=2007-07-18]

Cliftonville

He made his Cliftonville debut in August 2004 in a friendly match against Holywood F.C. During his first year at Cliftonville, Friars was included in the 2004-05 Irish League Team of the Year. Friars returned to Cliftonville F.C. from a spell at Limavady United F.C. where he spent the latter half of the 2006-07 season.

In October 2006 there was some doubt over his future with Cliftonville after he went absent from the club and was subsequently dropped from the squad for a number of matches. [cite web | title=Friars future at Reds is in doubt | date=2006-10-16 | work= BBC Sport - Football| url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/irish/6054898.stm| accessdate=2007-07-18]

He remained with Cliftonville and recently had an "outstanding" match in their second leg away win in the UEFA Intertoto Cup in July 2007. [cite web | author=Alex McGreevy | title= Red letter day in Europe | date= 2007-07-02| work=Belfast Telegraph | url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/local/article2728081.ece | accessdate= 2007-07-18]

Newry City

Friars sealed a return to Newry in the summer of 2007Where he has proved himself as a vital member of the team scoring 8 goals in his first 14 matches. His brother Emmett is also in the Newry team.

International career

He is a former Northern Ireland Under-21 international. He captained the Northern Ireland team at U-21 level.

References

External links

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