Derek Riordan

Derek Riordan
Derek Riordan
Personal information
Full name Derek George Riordan
Date of birth 16 January 1983 (1983-01-16) (age 28)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2001–2006 Hibernian 123 (54)
2003 → Cowdenbeath (loan) 2 (3)
2006–2008 Celtic 24 (5)
2008–2011 Hibernian 102 (36)
2011 Shaanxi Chan-Ba 9 (1)
National team‡
2005– Scotland 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:03, 18 November 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:03, 18 November 2011 (UTC)

Derek George Riordan (born 16 January 1983) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward. He has been capped three times by the Scotland national football team. Riordan started his career with Hibernian in 2001 and had a brief spell on loan with Cowdenbeath in 2003. He became one of the top young players in the Scottish Premier League, winning the young player of the year awards in 2005. Riordan signed for Celtic in 2006, but failed to hold down a regular first-team place and returned to Hibernian in 2008.[1] He left Hibs as a free agent in 2011 and signed for Chinese Super League club Shaanxi Chan-Ba, but their two year contract was mutually terminated after just four months.

Contents

Club career

Hibernian

Riordan signed for Hibernian in 2000 and made his debut for Hibs the following year in an Edinburgh derby.[2] In January 2003, Riordan went on loan to Cowdenbeath, along with team mate Paul Hilland. Riordan scored four goals in three games for Cowdenbeath, including a hat-trick in a 7–5 win away to Brechin City.

Riordan was given an extended opportunity in the Hibs first team towards the end of the 2002–03 season, as Hibs had finished in the bottom half of the Scottish Premier League. He became a first team regular the following season.[2] Riordan was the club's top goalscorer for each of the next three seasons, with 18, 23 and 20 goals respectively. This earned him recognition in the form of the Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year award in 2005, and selections for the full Scotland international squad later that year.[3]

At the end of the 2004–05 season, Riordan rejected an offer of an extension to his contract, and Hibs made him available for transfer.[4] A £500,000 fee was agreed with Cardiff City in August 2005, but Riordan rejected the move.[5] During the January 2006 transfer window, Rangers made a £400,000 bid for Riordan that was rejected by Hibs.[6] Bids from Lokomotiv Moscow and Kaiserslautern were accepted by Hibs, but Riordan rejected these moves because he did not want to move overseas.[6]

Riordan caused controversy in 2005 when he appeared in a video that showed him singing that Hearts player Rudi Skacel was a "fuckin' refugee", to the tune of The Beatles's "Yellow Submarine". Riordan later apologised for his actions.[7]

Celtic

Riordan signed for Celtic in a £170,000 deal in June 2006.[8] The fee was reduced from the previous offers because Riordan's contract with Hibs was due to expire in October 2006, and Riordan had already made a pre-contract agreement to sign for Celtic on a free transfer in January 2007.[6] Riordan made his full debut for Celtic in a Scottish League Cup tie against St. Mirren, as Gordon Strachan fielded a side containing many players who were not first team regulars. He had difficulty obtaining a regular place in the Celtic side; he made only 24 league appearances in two seasons with the club.[9]

Riordan publicly aired his disappointment at not being given more opportunities in the Celtic first team in April 2008,[10] and he subsequently trained with the reserve team.[8] Burnley made a £400,000 offer for Riordan in January 2008, but this was rejected by Celtic.[8] Five other clubs, including his former club Hibernian, made loan offers for Riordan, but Celtic rejected these and informed Riordan that he would have to leave on a "permanent" deal.[11] Hibernian made another loan offer to Celtic for Riordan in August 2008, but this was also rejected by Celtic.[8]

Return to Hibernian

Riordan returned to Hibernian on the final day of the 2008 summer transfer window for an "undisclosed" fee believed to be around £400,000.[1] Hibs initially gave Riordan the unusual squad number 01, as number 10 had already been allocated to Colin Nish.[1] Riordan was given the number 10 shirt for the 2009–10 season; he was able to do this as Nish had taken number 9 after Steven Fletcher left the club to join Burnley in the summer of 2009. Riordan made his second debut for Hibernian on 13 September 2008, when he came on as a 61st minute substitute for Joe Keenan against Dundee United. In his second appearance, he scored the only goal of the game against Hamilton.[12] Riordan ended the 2008–09 season as Hibs' top goalscorer with 12 goals.

A good run of form at the start of the following season led to a recall to the Scotland squad and a player of the month award from the SPL.[13] Riordan scored his 100th goal in senior football later that season; he brought up the milestone with a trademark free kick against Kilmarnock that gave Hibs a 1–0 win.[14] Riordan had been omitted from Craig Levein's first Scotland squad, but Hibs manager John Hughes commented that Riordan had "worked very hard" in trying to win an international recall.[15] His consistent goalscoring in the 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons came about despite often playing in a wide midfield role.[2]

Hughes again praised Riordan during the 2010 pre-season.[16] Soon afterwards, Riordan, whose contract with Hibs expires in 2011, declared that he wanted to agree a new contract with the club.[2] After the sale of Anthony Stokes to Celtic, Hughes started using Riordan as a central striker.[17] Despite scoring three goals in the early part of the season, Riordan was omitted from the Scotland squad in October 2010.[17]

After Hughes was replaced by Colin Calderwood as Hibs manager in October 2010, the new manager gave Riordan the team captaincy.[18] In his second game as captain, the first Edinburgh derby of the season, Riordan was sent off for a reckless lunge on Rudi Skacel in the dying minutes of a 2–0 loss.[18] Riordan bounced back by scoring both goals in a 2–1 win against Motherwell the following weekend.[19] He registered his 100th goal for Hibs in all competitions during a 2–1 defeat at Kilmarnock in December.[20] Riordan was the first player to achieve this milestone since Arthur Duncan thirty years ago.[21] A goal against Hamilton in March 2011 meant that Riordan became the third highest goalscorer in the history of the Scottish Premier League, behind only the prolific Old Firm goalscorers Kris Boyd and Henrik Larsson.[22]

In April 2011, the Daily Express reported that Riordan would leave Hibernian when his contract expired at the end of the 2010–11 season.[23] The newspaper claimed that Riordan had turned down an offer of a new deal on reduced terms.[23]

Shaanxi Chan-Ba

Riordan signed a two year contract with Chinese Super League club Shaanxi Chan-Ba in July 2011.[24] He quickly became a favourite player of the fans, but the team performed poorly in the 2011 season.[25] The team manager, Gao Hongbo, criticised Riordan after a defeat by Dalian Shide.[25] Riordan decided to leave the club and his contract was terminated by mutual consent in November 2011.[26]

Statistics

As of 07:26, 4 June 2011 (UTC)[9]
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hibernian 2001–02 6 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 9 0
Cowdenbeath (loan) 2002–03 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 4
Total 2003 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 4
Hibernian 2002–03 10 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 3
2003–04 34 15 1 0 5 3 0 0 40 18
2004–05 37 20 4 1 3 2 0 0 44 23
2005–06 36 16 3 1 2 2 1 1 42 20
Total 2001–2006 123 54 10 2 12 7 1 1 146 64
Celtic 2006–07 16 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 21 7
2007–08 8 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 11 1
Total 2006–2008 24 5 4 3 3 0 1 0 32 8
Hibernian 2008–09 32 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 33 12
2009–10[note 1] 37 13 4 3 2 1 0 0 43 17
2010–11 33 11 2 0 1 0 2 0 38 11
Total 2008–2011 102 36 7 3 3 1 2 0 114 40
Total 251 98 22 9 18 8 4 1 295 116

Honours

Celtic

Personal life

After an altercation with doorstaff at the Berlin nightclub, Riordan was banned for two years from all pubs and nightclubs that take part in the Edinburgh-based Unight scheme.[27] This ban was increased to five years in November 2008 after he allegedly punched someone in a nightclub.[28] At the start of the following season, Riordan was disciplined by Hibs after he was arrested and fined by Lothian and Borders Police for a breach of the peace.[29]

Notes

  1. ^ Soccerbase did not record an appearance made and goal scored by Riordan against Brechin City on 26 August 2009.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Hibernian return delights Riordan". BBC Sport. 2 September 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/7534297.stm. 
  2. ^ a b c d "Derek Riordan looking to extend stay with Hibernian". BBC Sport. 13 August 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/8913355.stm. Retrieved 13 August 2010. 
  3. ^ Haggerty, Anthony (18 February 2009). "Hibs ace Derek Riordan eyes Scotland return". Daily Record. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/scotland/2009/02/18/hibs-ace-derek-riordan-eyes-scotland-return-86908-21132521/. Retrieved 2 May 2011. 
  4. ^ "Mowbray in Riordan contract plea". BBC Sport. 4 July 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/4646439.stm. 
  5. ^ "Riordan turns down Cardiff move". BBC Sport. 30 August 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/4184858.stm. 
  6. ^ a b c "Celtic sign Hibs striker Riordan". BBC Sport. 13 May 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/4768369.stm. 
  7. ^ "Hibs ace Riordan apologies for refugee jibe at Jambo rival Skacel". Daily Record. 25 November 2005. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16411029&method=full&siteid=66633&headline=hibs-star--i-m-sorry-for-racist-jibe-name_page.html. 
  8. ^ a b c d "Hibs fail in loan bid for Riordan". Scotland on Sunday. 9 August 2008. http://sport.scotsman.com/hibernianfc/Hibs-fail-in-loan-bid.4375207.jp?CommentPage=1&CommentPageLength=1000. 
  9. ^ a b Derek Riordan career stats at Soccerbase
  10. ^ Gordon, Moira (5 April 2008). "Derek Riordan opens his heart on his Celtic hell". Scotland on Sunday. http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/sport/Derek-Riordan-opens-his-heart.3952450.jp. 
  11. ^ "Hibs' Riordan approach rejected". BBC Sport. 27 January 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/7212349.stm. Retrieved 10 March 2010. 
  12. ^ "Hamilton Accies 0–1 Hibernian". BBC Sport. 20 September 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7624416.stm. 
  13. ^ "Hughes and Riordan scoop awards". BBC Sport. 1 October 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/8284442.stm. 
  14. ^ Hardie, David (8 March 2010). "Hibs 1–0 Kilmarnock: Deek's ton worth the wait". Edinburgh Evening News. http://sport.scotsman.com/hibernianfc/Hibs-10-Kilmarnock-Deek39s-ton.6131659.jp. Retrieved 8 March 2010. 
  15. ^ "Hughes expects Riordan Scotland call". STV. 9 March 2010. http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/hibernian/162370-hughes-expects-riordan-scotland-call/. Retrieved 10 March 2010. 
  16. ^ "Derek Riordan in top form ahead of Hibs Euro adventure, says John Hughes". Daily Record. 27 July 2010. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/2010/07/27/derek-riordan-in-top-form-ahead-of-hibs-euro-adventure-says-john-hughes-86908-22444020/. Retrieved 27 July 2010. 
  17. ^ a b McLauchlin, Brian (30 September 2010). "John Hughes offers Derek Riordan Scotland hope". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/9049418.stm. Retrieved 30 September 2010. 
  18. ^ a b "Riordan makes Hibs apology". Sky Sports. 9 November 2010. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_6496663,00.html. Retrieved 9 November 2010. 
  19. ^ Moffat, Colin (13 November 2010). "Hibernian 2–1 Motherwell". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/9182185.stm. Retrieved 13 November 2010. 
  20. ^ Hardie, David (21 December 2010). "Deek makes it 100 goals for Hibs". Edinburgh Evening News. http://www.scotsman.com/hibernianfc/Deek-makes-it-100-goals.6667634.jp. Retrieved 21 December 2010. 
  21. ^ "Riordan: My Career Milestone". Hibernian F.C. official website. 22 December 2010. http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/20101222/riordan-my-career-milestone_2262950_2249372. Retrieved 22 December 2010. 
  22. ^ Fisher, Stewart (3 March 2011). "Striking comparison". The Herald. http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/hibernian/striking-comparison-all-time-spl-top-scorers-1.1088173. Retrieved 3 March 2011. 
  23. ^ a b Burns, Scott (29 April 2011). "Derek Riordan Leaving Hibernian". Daily Express. http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/243616/Derek-Riordan-leaving-Hibernian. Retrieved 29 April 2011. 
  24. ^ McLaughlin, Chris (7 July 2011). "Former Hibs forward Derek Riordan joins Shaanxi Chanba". BBC Sport (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14065566.stm. Retrieved 7 July 2011. 
  25. ^ a b Martin, Robert (19 October 2011). "Deeking duck". The Scottish Sun (News International). http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/spl/3880271/Big-trouble-in-China-for-Riordan.html. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  26. ^ "Riordan leaves Chinese club". The Scotsman (Johnston Press). 18 November 2011. http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/spl/riordan_leaves_chinese_club_1_1972615. Retrieved 18 November 2011. 
  27. ^ Dow, Ian (27 August 2008). "Celtic star Derek Riordan banned from every nightclub in Edinburgh". Daily Record. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2008/08/27/celtic-star-derek-riordan-banned-from-every-nightclub-in-edinburgh-86908-20712945/. Retrieved 12 September 2010. 
  28. ^ Walker, Douglas (10 November 2008). "Deek the sneak faces life ban from clubbing". The Sun. http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/article1911568.ece. Retrieved 12 September 2010. 
  29. ^ Wright, Angus (4 August 2009). "Riordan is disciplined as Hughes gets tough at Hibs". The Scotsman. http://sport.scotsman.com/football/Riordan-is-disciplined-as-Hughes.5519675.jp. Retrieved 12 September 2010. 

External links

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2002: McFadden | 2003: Khizanishvili | 2004: Gordon | 2005: Riordan | 2006: Naismith | 2007: Brown | 2008: Fletcher | 2009: Fletcher | 2010: Wilson | 2011: Goodwillie
v · d · eSPFA Young Player of the Year

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