- Michael Spillane (footballer)
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Michael Spillane Personal information Full name Michael Spillane Date of birth March 23, 1989 Place of birth St Helier, Jersey Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Playing position Defender, Midfielder Club information Current club Brentford Number 12 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2006–2010 Norwich City 26 (1) 2008–2009 → Luton Town (loan) 38 (3) 2010– Brentford 24 (1) 2011– → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 1 (0) National team‡ 2007– Republic of Ireland U21 6 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:10, 20 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:58, 25 October 2009 (UTC)Michael Spillane (born 23 March 1989 in St Helier, Jersey) is an Irish professional footballer, who plays as a defender or midfielder for Dagenham & Redbridge on loan from Brentford.
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Club career
Spillane signed a full, professional, three year contract with Norwich on 30 June 2006. He had already made his first team debut by this time, however, against West Ham United in the 2006 FA Cup third round, making him the youngest ever player for Norwich City to play in the FA Cup.
Spillane was given his first extended run in the Norwich side by manager Peter Grant towards the end of the 2006-07 season. He got his chance in the centre of midfield due to injuries to Youssef Safri, Simon Lappin and Mark Fotheringham. This was after he initially played at right back under Nigel Worthington.
Spillane signed on loan for Luton Town for the 2008-2009 season in August 2008.[1] He scored his first Luton goal in the match against Aldershot Town on September 13. Spillane made a total of thirty-eight league appearances for Luton, scoring three goals. He was also part of the Luton side that won the Football League Trophy, beating Scunthorpe United 3-2 at Wembley.
In April 2009, Spillane signed a two year contract extension with Norwich City.[2] In July 2010, he transferred to Brentford for an undisclosed fee.[3] In September 2010 he scored his penalty as Brentford knocked Everton out of the Carling Cup on penalties.
Michael has strong links with Essex Senior League team Stansted where his cousin Tommy is a player and uncle Terry is the first-team manager.
Since November, Spillane has been training with Dagenham & Redbridge and Cambridge United with the options of a loan move and a possible permanent contract. He signed on loan for Dagenham & Redbridge on November 17.[4]
International career
Spillane has represented Republic of Ireland U17s, for whom he was the captain. Spillane also captained the Republic of Ireland U18s to an international tournament win, scoring twice in the Portugal tournament; netting in a 2-2 draw with Belgium and then striking a late winner against the hosts. The squad also recorded a 3-1 win against Georgia.
He has played five time for Republic of Ireland U21s, scoring the equaliser in a 1-1 draw against Germany in February 2009.[5] Spillane won the Republic of Ireland Under-19 Player of the Year Award in March 2009.[2]
Honours
- 2008–09: Football League Trophy - Luton Town
References
- ^ "Three more sign for Hatters". Luton Town F.C.. August 8, 2008. http://www.lutontown.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10372~1361682,00.html. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ^ a b "Spillane player profile". Norwich City F.C. http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10355~36101,00.html. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
- ^ "Brentford sign David McCracken and Michael Spillane". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 2 July 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/brentford/8784795.stm. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
- ^ "Daggers make Spillane signing". Sky Sports News (Sky Sports News). 17 November 2011. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_7313577,00.html. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- ^ "Ireland U21 1-1 Germany U21". FAI. http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3999. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
External links
- Michael Spillane player profile at canaries.co.uk
- Michael Spillane career stats at Soccerbase
Brentford F.C. – current squad 1 Lee · 2 O'Connor (c) · 3 Woodman · 4 Bean · 5 Eger · 7 Saunders · 8 Douglas · 9 Donaldson · 10 Grella · 11 Weston · 12 Spillane · 14 Logan · 16 Wood · 17 Hudson · 18 McGinn · 19 Forrester · 20 Diagouraga · 21 Devlin · 22 Osborne · 23 Thompson · 24 Adams · 25 Llera · 29 Alexander · 31 Moore · 32 Legge · 40 Reeves · Manager: Rösler
Categories:- 1989 births
- Living people
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers
- Norwich City F.C. players
- Luton Town F.C. players
- Brentford F.C. players
- The Football League players
- People from St Helier
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