- Sammy Clingan
Football player infobox
playername = Sammy Clingan
fullname = Sammy Clingan
height = height|ft=5|in=11
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1984|1|13|df=y
cityofbirth =Belfast
countryofbirth =Northern Ireland
currentclub = Norwich City
clubnumber = 8
position =Midfielder
youthyears = 2001–2003
youthclubs = Wolverhampton Wanderers
years = 2003–2006
2004–2005
2005–2006
2006–2008
2008-
clubs = Wolverhampton Wanderers
→ Chesterfield (loan)
→ Chesterfield (loan)
Nottingham Forest
Norwich City
caps(goals) = 00 0(0)
15 0(2)
14 0(1)
85 0(1)
05 0(1)
nationalyears = 2006–
nationalteam = Northern Ireland
nationalcaps(goals) = 16 0(0)
pcupdate = 4 October 2008
ntupdate = 22 August 2008Sammy Clingan (born
January 13 ,1984 inBelfast ) is a Northern Ireland international footballer, currently playing for Norwich City in the Championship.Club career
Early career
Clingan began his career in August 2001 as a youth trainee at Wolverhampton Wanderers. He was captain of the Wolves reserves in 2003/04, but never broke into the first team - although twice being an unused substitute during their
Premier League campaign of that year - and was loaned out to Chesterfield on two occasions to gain experience. Between October 2004 and January 2006, he played 29 times for the Spireites and scored three goals (all from free kicks).Nottingham Forest
In early 2006, Nottingham Forest confirmed their interest in him. The original deal fell through because of the existing loan deal with Chesterfield, but when his loan period ended on
15 January , Forest made a second bid. Despite the player's wish to remain at Chesterfield, the club were unable to match the offer, and Clingan joined Forest on the 23rd for an undisclosed fee, making his debut in a 2-0 defeat to Barnsley.Clingan had been a regular in the Forest side in 2006/07 but sustained a broken ankle during a 5-1 victory over fc|Huddersfield Town in early March 2007, sidelining him for the rest of the season. He returned fit for the next campaign and got his first goal for the Reds after 22 months and 59 games, with a 22-yard free-kick in a 2-0 win over Crewe on
24 November 2007 . The season ended with Forest gaining automatic promotion to the Championship.Clingan was offered a new deal by the club at the end of the season, which he rejected. He was attracting interest from Championship rivals QPR, Ipswich and Norwich.
Norwich
On
17 June 2008 he agreed to join Norwich City when his contract expired (June 30th), consequently signing a two-year contract, becomingGlenn Roeder 's first summer signing.International career
Clingan has represented Northern Ireland at Under 17, Under 19 and Under 21 levels. He gained six Under 21 caps and captained the side. He made his senior debut at the
Giants Stadium inNew York against Uruguay during Northern Ireland's two-game tour of the USA in May 2006.His first competitive senior cap came in the 3-0 home defeat by Iceland on 2 September 2006, in the first match of the Euro 2008 qualifying campaign, and he has remained a fixture in the side since then, missing only two matches in the campaign through injury. His free kick set up David Healy's second goal in the 3-2 home victory over Spain on 6 September 2006, and he was named man of the match by the BBC commentary team in the 2-1 home victory over Denmark on 17 November 2007.
Honours
*League One runner-up with Nottingham Forest, 2008
External links
* [http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10355~23735,00.html Norwich City profile]
* [http://www.irishfa.com/squad-profiles/2018/senior/sammy-clingan-midfielder/ IFA profile]
* [http://www.nottinghamforest.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10308~23735,00.html Nottingham Forest profile]
* [http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10307~23735,00.html Wolverhampton Wanderers profile]
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