- Jason Gavin
Infobox Football biography
playername = Jason Gavin
fullname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|3|14|df=y
cityofbirth =Dublin
countryofbirth = Ireland
height =
position = Defender
currentclub = St Patrick's Athletic
youthyears =
youthclubs = Crumlin United
years = 1996–2003
1997
2002–2003
2003
2003–2005
2005
2005–2008
2008–
clubs = Middlesbrough
→ Hartlepool United (loan)
→ Grimsby Town (loan)
→ Huddersfield Town (loan)
Bradford CityShamrock Rovers
Drogheda United
St Patrick's Athletic
caps(goals) = 31 (0)
02 (0)
10 (0)
10 (1)
41 (0)
17 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam = Ireland U-21
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate =
ntupdate =Jason Gavin (born
14 March 1980 inDublin ) is an Irish football player, who plays as a defender for St Patrick's Athletic.Career
He previously played for English sides Middlesbrough and Bradford City, and also had loan spells at Hartlepool United, Grimsby Town and Huddersfield Town.
As a member of the Irish Under-18 team, he won the European Under-18 Championships in 1998 in Cyprus under Brian Kerr. He also played at the
FIFA World Youth Championship finals in Nigeria in 1999.Gavin signed for Shamrock Rovers at the start of the 2005 season and made his league debut on the opening day of the season on
18 March 2005 . [ [http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/reports/vBohs_180305.html Welcome to the Shamrock Rovers Official Web Site ] ] He made 19 appearances before his mid season transfer to Drogheda United.Gavin signed for
Drogheda United in the summer of 2005 where he played for three years. In July 2008 he signed a pre-contract with St Patrick's Athletic. [ [http://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=2408 stpatsfc.com :: Home To The Saints ] ]He was then dropped by Paul Doolin and on
23 July 2008 he signed a contract with St Patrick's Athletic. He scored the first European goal of his career in a 2–1 win overIF Elfsborg which helped St Patrick's through to the next round. [cite news
url=http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3496
title=St Patrick's Athletic score dramatic win to advance in the UEFA Cup
date=2008-08-28
accessdate=2008-08-30
publisher=Football Association of Ireland]Honours
*
League of Ireland Championship: 1
**Drogheda United - 2007*
Setanta Cup : 2
**Drogheda United - 2006, 2007*UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship: 1
** Republic of Ireland - 1998References
External links
*soccerbase|10681|Jason Gavin
* [http://www.droghedaunited.ie/Scripts/Player.asp?PlayerID=48 Drogheda United profile]
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