Neil Danns

Neil Danns

Danns playing for Leicester City
Personal information
Full name	Neil Alexander Danns
Date of birth	23 November 1982 (1982-11-23) (age 28)
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Leicester City
Number	23
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2004	Blackburn Rovers	3	(0)
2003	→ Blackpool (loan)	12	(2)
2004	→ Hartlepool United (loan)	11	(1)
2004–2006	Colchester United	73	(19)
2006–2008	Birmingham City	31	(3)
2008–2011	Crystal Palace	103	(18)
2011–	Leicester City	8	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:00, 1 October 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Neil Alexander Danns (born 23 November 1982 in Liverpool, England) is an English footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Leicester City in the Football League Championship.

Club career

Early career

Danns began his football career at The FA's School of Excellence in Lilleshall and signed as a trainee for Blackburn Rovers, aged 16. After productive loan spells with Blackpool and Hartlepool United, he joined Colchester United on a six-month loan which was made permanent in summer 2005. It was after moving south to Colchester United that he started to make a name for himself. Whilst at Layer Road, Danns contributed greatly to the club's promotion to the Championship in 2006 and earned himself a move Birmingham City.

Birmingham City

On 19 June 2006, Danns completed a £500,000 move to Birmingham City. Despite admitting that he "had a great time" at Colchester, he emphasised that "when a club the size of Birmingham come in for you, it's hard to say no".^[1] Danns made his competitive début for Birmingham against Colchester on 5 August 2006.

Crystal Palace

Danns signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Crystal Palace on 22 January 2008 for a fee of £600,000, rising to £850,000 should the club gain promotion to the Premier League.^[2] After initially having a tough time with recurring injuries at Palace, Danns managed to establish himself in the Eagles' line-up in his second season at the club.

Leicester City

On 27 June 2011, Danns joined Leicester City on a free transfer, signing a three-year deal, rejecting a move to Rangers.^[3]

Outside of football

Currently Danns is studying a video editing and production course at the London Academy of Media, Film and TV. He will release his first single entitled "Survive" in March 2010.^[4] His music interests and career were featured in BBC Sports' The Football League Show on 20 February 2010, in which he revealed his father was in an act that reached the qualifying stages of the Eurovision Song Contest.^[5] 4

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup[6]			Europe			Play-Offs			Total
		Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
Blackburn Rovers	2002–03	2	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	-	-	-	6	0	0
Blackburn Rovers	2003–04	1	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	0	0
Total	2002–2004	3	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	-	-	-	7	0	0
Blackpool (loan)	2003–04	12	2	0	2	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	2	0
Total	2003–2004	12	2	0	2	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	2	0
Hartlepool United (loan)	2003–04	11	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	1	0
Total	2003–2004	11	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	1	0
Colchester United	2004–05	32	11	0	3	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	35	12	0
Colchester United	2005–06	41	8	0	10	10	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	51	18	0
Total	2004–2006	73	19	0	13	11	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	86	30	0
Birmingham City	2006–07	29	3	0	6	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	35	3	0
Birmingham City	2007–08	2	0	0	2	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	0	0
Total	2006–2008	31	3	0	8	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	39	3	0
Crystal Palace	2007–08	4	0	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	0	1
Crystal Palace	2008–09	20	2	1	3	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	23	3	1
Crystal Palace	2009–10	42	8	4	7	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	49	9	5
Crystal Palace	2010–11	37	7	3	1	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	38	8	3
Total	2008–2011	103	17	9	11	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	114	20	10
Leicester City	2011-12	8	0	2	2	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	1	2
Total	2011–present	8	0	2	2	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	1	2
Career totals		241	43	10	39	15	1	1	0	0	-	-	-	275	59	11

References

1. ^ "Danns completes Blues move". Birmingham City FC. 19 June 2006. http://www.blues.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~840817,00.html. Retrieved 17 March 2007. 
2. ^ "Neil Danns Profile". Crystal Palace FC. http://www.cpfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10323~22770,00.html. Retrieved 9 August 2010. 
3. ^ "Leicester City sign ex-Palace midfielder Neil Danns". BBC Sport. 27 June 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13927387.stm. 
4. ^ Exclusive: Palace midfielder poised to release first music single South London Press, 22 January 2010
5. ^ BBC One Programmes – The Football League Show BBC, 20 February 2010
6. ^ Includes FA Cup, League Cup and FA Community Shield

External links

• Official Website
• Neil Danns player profile at cpfc.co.uk
• Neil Danns career stats at Soccerbase

Persondata
Name	Danns, Neil Alexander
Alternative names	Danns, Neil
Short description	Football (soccer) player
Date of birth	November 23, 1982
Place of birth	Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Date of death
Place of death