Danny Swanson

Danny Swanson

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Swanson
Date of birth	28 December 1986 (1986-12-28) (age 24)
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Dundee United
Number	10
Youth career
	Hutchison Vale
	Leith Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005–08	Berwick Rangers	38	(3)
2008–	Dundee United	102	(12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 October 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Daniel "Danny" Swanson (born 28 December 1986 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Dundee United.

Swanson started his career at Scottish Third Division side Berwick Rangers before moving to Scottish Premier League club Dundee United in 2008.

Career

Early career

Born with a heart defect, Swanson underwent a number of operations as a youngster, including a heart bypass at the age of thirteen.^[1] After overcoming his health problems, Swanson played for Hutchison Vale and Leith Athletic before joining Berwick Rangers, making his debut at the start of the 2005–06 season. Playing the majority of Scottish Third Division matches that season, a knee injury restricted him to just three league appearances the following season when Berwick were promoted to the Scottish Second Division, although he started the 2007–08 season injury-free.

Dundee United

Swanson completed a move to the Scottish Premier League with Dundee United on 1 January 2008 after agreeing terms in October 2007, having previously turned down a move to Hamilton Academical.^[2] Making his debut the following day as a substitute in the 4–1 win over Hearts, Swanson scored his first goal for United in a 2–0 victory over Motherwell in March 2008, going on to feature in a number of matches that season. In 2008–09, Swanson was used mainly as a substitute, starting in only seven of his 30 league appearances. In the 2009–10 season, Swanson started United's opening three league matches, assisting three of the club's four goals in the process.

His good performances for United meant that Swanson was selected for the Scotland squad in October 2011.^[3] Soon afterwards, however, Swanson strained a medial ligament.^[3]

Honours

Berwick Rangers

• Scottish Third Division: 1

2006–07

Dundee United

• Scottish Cup : 1

2010

External links

• Official website profile
• Danny Swanson career stats at Soccerbase

References

1. ^ Vallely, Joanna (2008-04-04). "Danny Swanson: The football 'genius' missed by Edinburgh clubs". The Scotsman. http://news.scotsman.com/health/Danny-Swanson-The-football-39genius39.3948373.jp. Retrieved 2009-07-15. 
2. ^ "Levein excited by Swanson switch". BBC Sport website. 2007-10-10. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/7018069.stm. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Dundee Utd midfielder Danny Swanson suffers knee injury". BBC Sport (BBC). 21 October 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15409034.stm. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 

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Name	Swanson, Danny
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Date of birth	28 December 1986
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
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