David Freeman (Irish footballer)

David Freeman (Irish footballer)
David Freeman
Personal information
Full name David Freeman
Date of birth 25 November 1979 (1979-11-25) (age 31)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Playing position Midfielder/Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1996–2002 Nottingham Forest 8 (0)
2000 → Port Vale (loan) 3 (0)
2002 Carlisle United 4 (0)
2003 Ilkeston Town 6 (1)
2003 St Patrick's Athletic ? (4)
2004–2005 Drogheda United ? (2)
2005–2006 Dublin City ? (12)
2006–2007 Longford Town 38 (2)
2008 Shelbourne 29 (8)
2009 Monaghan United 27 (7)
2010 Longford Town 21 (2)
2011– Drogheda United 22 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

David Freeman (born 25 November 1979 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer who last played for League of Ireland Premier Division side Drogheda United. He plays as a striker or in central-midfield.

Freeman spent seven years as a footballer in England before he returned to his native Ireland in 2003, since then he turned out for numerous clubs.

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Playing career

Freeman began his career in England with Nottingham Forest, joining the club in 1996. Freeman went on to sign professional terms with the former European champions but only made limited appearances during his tenure at the City Ground. He also had a loan spell with Port Vale in 2000 during his time at Forest.[2] Despite early promise, Freeman was released by Forest in 2002, a knee injury had restricted the already limited opportunities he had to impress the Forest management.[3] Freeman went on to have short spells with Carlisle United[4] and Ilkeston Town before returning to Ireland by signing for St Patrick's Athletic in 2003.

Freeman spent one season with the Saints, but his sole season will largely remembered for scoring the winning goal for Pats in the 2003 League of Ireland Cup Final against Longford Town.[5] Freeman also made an appearance for the Saints in that seasons FAI Cup final, a match Pats lost to Longford Town.[6] Freeman joined Drogheda United for the 2004 season on a professional contract and became a regular figure for the Drogs. The 2005 season though saw Freeman struggle to retain his regular place in the Drogs first team and as a result, Freeman joined First Division promotion contenders Dublin City in July 2005, initially on loan.[7] Freeman went on to sign permanently for the Vikings and was instrumental in their successful promotion that season. Freeman began the 2006 season back in the Premier Division with Dublin City, but City folded in July 2006 due to financial difficulties.[8] As a result, Freeman became a free agent and would soon sign for Longford Town.[9] Freeman became a regular figure in the Longford team but struggled to find the back of the net only scoring 2 goals for the Flancare Park club. Freeman's 2007 campaign was prematurely halted by the diagnosis of a heart condition. He did not play again that season and he departed Longford at the end of that season.[10] Freeman signed for Shelbourne in December 2007 on condition of receiving the all-clear from his medics.

Freeman made his Shelbourne debut in a scoreless draw against Dundalk at Tolka Park on 7 March 2008.[11] He scored his first Shelbourne goal a week later during a 3–1 victory over Kildare County at Station Road on 14 March 2008.[12] He finished as a First Division runner-up with Shels in the 2008 season and he made 31 league and cup appearances, scoring eight goals in the process. Freeman departed Shels at the end of the season to join Monaghan United on 27 January 2009.

Freeman re-joined Longford Town in January 2010, but was released at the end of the 2010 season. He returned to another former club, Drogheda United, for their 2011 Premier Division campaign. He made his return debut on the first match of the season ending in a 1-0 defeat to U.C.D. He scored his first goal for Drogheda against Derry city on the 18/3/11 by scoring a late penalty to equalize the game that would end 2-2.

Honours

  • League of Ireland Cup: 1
    • St. Patrick's Athletic - 2003

References

  1. ^ "David Freeman". shelbournefc.com. http://www.shelbournefc.com/players.php?playerid=212. Retrieved 2009-05-19. 
  2. ^ "Vale look to Freeman". kickinmagazine.ie. September 8, 2000. http://www.kickinmagazine.ie/freeman892000.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-19. 
  3. ^ "Freeman signs for Carlisle". BBC Sport. 17 September 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/carlisle_united/2252488.stm. Retrieved 2009-05-19. 
  4. ^ "Cumbrians release Freeman". BBC Sport. 15 October 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/carlisle_united/2330485.stm. Retrieved 2009-05-19. 
  5. ^ "High drama as Pats seal late win". eleven-a-side.com. 25 August 2003. http://www.eleven-a-side.com/leaguecup/irish_soccer_detail.asp?newsid=7178. Retrieved 2009-05-19. 
  6. ^ "Cup glory for Longford". irishfootballonline.com. 26 October 2003. http://www.irishfootballonline.com/news/1193.html. Retrieved 2009-05-19. 
  7. ^ "Vikings bring in Freeman on loan from Drogheda". a2zsoccer.com. http://www.a2zsoccer.com/index.cfm/search/drogheda/loc/2-1/articleId/4D4D902B-F7CA-3356-9FA8FA2A9DD38A52.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-19. [dead link]
  8. ^ "Dublin City FC bow out of eircom League". rte.ie. 19 July 2006. http://www.rte.ie/sport/2006/0719/dublincity.html. Retrieved 2009-05-19. 
  9. ^ "Longford Town v Drogheda United team news". rte.ie. 30 July 2006. http://www.rte.ie/sport/2006/0730/longfordtown.html. Retrieved 2009-05-19. 
  10. ^ "Dave Freeman out for the season". ltfc.ie. 01 Oct 2007. http://www.ltfc.ie/news/article/?id=c802c44d-cd72-4044-8a1a-d0522954899c. Retrieved 2009-05-19. 
  11. ^ "Shelbourne 0-0 Dundalk". rte.ie. 7 March 2008. http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2008/0307/shelbourne_dundalk_1.html. Retrieved 2009-05-19. 
  12. ^ "Kildare County 1-3 Shelbourn". rte.ie. 14 March 2008. http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2008/0314/kildare_shelbourne.html. Retrieved 2009-05-19. 

External links

v · d · eDrogheda United F.C. – current squad

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