Darren Pratley

Darren Pratley

Darren Pratley playing for Swansea City.
Personal information
Full name	Darren Anthony Pratley
Date of birth	22 April 1985 (1985-04-22) (age 26)
Place of birth	Barking, London, England
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Bolton Wanderers
Number	21
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2006	Fulham	1	(0)
2005	→ Brentford (loan)	16	(1)
2005–2006	→ Brentford (loan)	34	(4)
2006–2011	Swansea City	177	(26)
2011–	Bolton Wanderers	11	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:00, 6 November 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Darren Anthony Pratley (born April 22, 1985 in Barking) is an English footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers in the Premier League.

Career

Darren Pratley playing for Swansea in 2010

Early career

Starting his career at Fulham, Pratley made his debut in a League Cup game at Wigan Athletic on 23 September 2003, coming on as a substitute for Andrejs Stolcers. He made his league debut against Charlton Athletic on 8 November 2003, again as a substitute, this time for Barry Hayles. These turned out to be the only two games he would play for Fulham. Having spent the latter parts of the 2004/05 season on loan at Brentford, on 30 August 2005 Pratley moved back to the Bees until January 2006 on a loan period that was subsequently extended until the end of the 2005–06 season. However, on 8 June 2006, he was sold by Fulham to Swansea City for a fee of £100,000.

Swansea City

On 7 November 2009, Pratley became a Swansea legend when he scored a brace against their arch rivals Cardiff City. Not only did Pratley score two but his performance as a whole was influential in Swansea's derby day win. Pratley had not scored for 26 games since the previous season's corresponding fixture at the Liberty Stadium but he proved Swansea's hero on the hour to seal the win.^[1] Pratley went on to score a further three times before the end of 2009, against Sheffield Wednesday (twice) and Reading. There was a lot of interest from clubs like Nottingham Forest during the summer transfer window but Pratley decided to stay. He started off the 2010-11 season well, however a string of poor performances saw him dropped by manager Brendan Rodgers. Pratley came back into the team performing well and getting vital goals against Reading, Crystal Palace a double against Bristol City and the third goal in the Championship play-off semi final second leg against Nottingham Forest which he scored from the halfway-line into an empty goal. On 9 June 2011, it was confirmed that Pratley would leave Swansea City having rejected a new contract.^[2]

Bolton Wanderers

He signed for Bolton Wanderers on 1 July 2011 on a four year deal.^[3] He made his debut when coming on as a substitute for Nigel Reo-Coker in Bolton's game at Queens Park Rangers on 13 August.

International career

On January 16, 2009, Pratley was called up to the Jamaican squad by coach John Barnes to face Nigeria on February 11, 2009. Pratley qualifies for Jamaica through his grandparents but is yet to represent the Reggae Boyz after pulling out of the squad for the Nigeria friendly through injury after he broke his shoulder in a 4-1 win over Preston North End, although he did return earlier than expected from his injury.

Career statistics

[1]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
England			League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
2003–04	Fulham	Premier League	1	0	-		1	0	2	0
2004–05	Brentford	League One	16	1	-		-		16	1
2005–06			34	4	4	0	-		38	4
2006–07	Swansea City	League One	28	1	2	0	1	1	31	2
2007–08			42	5	3	1	-		45	6
2008–09		Championship	37	4	1	0	1	0	39	4
2009–10			36	7	1	0	0	0	37	7
2010–11			34	9	2	1	3	1	39	11
2011-12	Bolton Wanderers	Premier League	11	0	0	0	3	0	14	0
Total	England		239	31	13	2	9	2	261	35
Career total			239	31	13	2	9	2	261	35

References

1. ^ "Swansea 3–2 Cardiff" BBC Sport, Retrieved 7 November 2009.
2. ^ Pratley leaves Swansea
3. ^ Wanderers Snap-Up Pratley

External links

• Darren Pratley career stats at Soccerbase

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Name	Pratley, Darren
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Date of birth	April 22, 1985
Place of birth	Barking, London, England
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