Chris Turner (footballer, born 1987)

Chris Turner (born 3 January 1987) is a Northern Irish footballer. He has been capped at under-19 and under-21 level by Northern Ireland.

Chris Turner
Personal information
Full name Christopher Turner
Date of birth (1987-01-03) 3 January 1987
Place of birth Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2002–2006 Derby County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Sligo Rovers 69 (9)
2007–2008 Bohemians 20 (1)
2008 Partick Thistle 2 (1)
2009 Dundalk 31 (12)
2010–2012 Shamrock Rovers 67 (12)
2012–2015 Dumbarton 83 (8)
2015 Hamilton Academical 3 (0)
2016–2017 Cowdenbeath 9 (1)
2017 Glenavon 4 (0)
2018 Derry City 0 (0)
National team
2006–2008 Northern Ireland U-21 12 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:50, 16 May 2017 (UTC)

Club career

Turner began his career at Derby County but moved to Ireland to join Sligo Rovers in December 2005 after the club returned to the top flight by winning the First Division title a month earlier. Turner helped Sligo to fifth position in their first season back in the big time and remained at the Showgrounds for the opening half of the 2007 season before signing for Bohemians in the July transfer window.

At Dalymount Park, Turner made his club debut in an FAI Cup win over Malahide United on 19 August 2007. However, after Sean Connor departed at the end of that season, Turner found himself out of favour under Pat Fenlon and he left the Gypsies by mutual consent in July 2008. He eventually signed for Partick Thistle.[1] He had had a trial at Rangers F.C. before signing for Partick.[2]

He was released by the Firhill outfit midway through the 2008–09 campaign, however, and he returned to Ireland and signed for Dundalk.[3] He made his debut for the Lilywhites in the opening night defeat by Bohemians at Oriel Park on 6 March 2009 and scored his first club goals a fortnight later with two penalties in a 3–0 win at home to Drogheda United.

He was nominated for the PFAI Players' Player of the Year and made the League of Ireland Premier Division Team of the Year.[4]

Despite apparently signing again for Sligo he was on the verge of quitting without playing a game.[5] Turner signed for Shamrock Rovers on 29 January 2010,[6] but Sligo lodged an appeal against the signing.[7] In March 2010, Turner was declared a free agent.[8][9] He made his Rovers debut at Morton Stadium on 5 April.[10] He scored in the second round of qualifications for the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League in a match with Flora Tallinn at Tallaght Stadium, and contributed to the first victory for Shamrock Rovers in the elite competition.[11]

On 29 August 2012, Turner left The Hoops by mutual consent citing personal reasons.[12] His last appearance for Rovers ended in a sending off.[13] He scored a total of 12 goals in 94 total appearances for Rovers. These included 13 appearances in European competitions including the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stages.

On 30 August 2012, he signed for Scottish First Division side Dumbarton until the end of the season.[14] He turned down a new contract with the club in May 2015[15]

Turner signed for Hamilton Academical in June 2015.[16] He left Hamilton by mutual consent in December 2015.[17]

Following a short spell at Cowdenbeath, Turner returned to his native Northern Ireland to sign for Glenavon.

International career

Turner has appeared for Northern Ireland at many underage levels and was a regular in the under-21 side.

Honours
Shamrock Rovers
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References
  1. "Partick | Turner opts for Firhill contract". BBC Sport. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  2. Parks, Gordon (5 September 2008). "Chris Turner: Boss did me a favour taking me to Partick Thistle". Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  3. Rogers, James. "Turner signs on at Oriel — Dundalk Today". Dundalkdemocrat.ie. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  4. "Bohs get bulk of PFAI nominations". The Irish Times. 5 November 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  5. "Turner poised for exit as Galway, Hoops keep tabs | Dundalk". eleven-a-side.com. 12 January 2010. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  6. "Turner & Walsh sign for Hoops". Shamrock Rovers Football Club. 29 January 2010. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  7. "Hoops sign duo, but appeal is lodged". extratime.ie. 29 January 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  8. "Turner able to choose his own club". extratime.ie. 11 March 2010. Archived from the original on 14 March 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  9. "DRC decision on Chris Turner registration". Shamrock Rovers Football Club. 11 March 2010. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  11. uefa.com (12 July 2011). "UEFA Champions League 2011/12 - History - Shamrock Rovers-Flora – UEFA.com". Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  12. "Chris Turner leaves Shamrock Rovers ahead of a switch to Dumbarton". rte.ie. RTÉ Sport. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  13. "Drogheda Utd 0:2 Rovers". Shamrock Rovers Football Club. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  14. "New Signing". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton. 30 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  15. "Dumbarton Football Club - PLAYERS RELEASED". Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  16. "Hamilton Academical secure Dumbarton's Chris Turner". BBC Sport. 28 June 2015.
  17. "Hamilton Accies FC on Twitter". Retrieved 16 August 2016.
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