Danny Kelly (footballer, born 1990)

Danny Michael Kelly (born 18 October 1990) is an English-born Irish footballer, who plays for St Ives Town.

For the former midfielder and current Baltimore Blast head coach born in 1969, see Danny Kelly (soccer).

Danny Kelly
Personal information
Full name Danny Michael Kelly
Date of birth (1990-10-18) 18 October 1990
Place of birth Cambridge, England
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 St Ives Town
Youth career
Cambridge United
Peterborough United
Histon
2007–2009 Norwich City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Norwich City 0 (0)
2010–2011 Barnet 3 (0)
2011 → Dover Athletic (loan) 4 (0)
2011 → Eastbourne Borough (loan) 12 (0)
2011–2012 Cambridge City 25 (10)
2012–2013 Bentleigh Greens 13 (1)
2012–2013 South Springvale 8 (3)
2014–2016 Cambridge City 89 (24)
2016– St Ives Town 93 (15)
National team‡
2008–2010 Republic of Ireland U-19
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:50, 11 May 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 04:24, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

Career

After spells with the youth teams of Cambridge United, Peterborough United and Histon, Kelly joined Norwich City in 2007. Successful performances in the youth and reserve teams saw him rewarded with a one-year professional contract in 2009.[1] However, he never played for The Canaries first team; the closest he came were five appearances on the bench.[2] He joined League Two side Barnet in the summer of 2010 and made his debut against Chesterfield.[3][4] He made a further three substitute appearances before being sidelined for a number of months with an ankle ligament injury.[5]

Kelly was sent on loan after recovering from injury to Conference South club Dover Athletic for one month, playing in four games. He then signed for Conference National side Eastbourne Borough on loan in March 2011, going on to make 12 appearances for the club both as a striker and at centre-back.[6]

Kelly was released by Barnet in May 2011.[7] He joined Cambridge City on a free transfer on 26 August 2011,[8] but left to find a new club after scoring 10 goals in 25 games.

Kelly then moved to Australia and played for Bentleigh Greens in the Victorian Premier League, as well as South Springvale in the Victorian State League Division 2.

In 2014, Kelly returned to England and re-joined Cambridge City. He joined St Ives Town for the 2016–17 season.[9]

At international level he has captained the Republic of Ireland under-19 side.

gollark: I have occasionally found the index and stuff helpful, but it would be bettererererererererererererer if it had `enumerate` or something like Rust.
gollark: 2030.
gollark: ↑ palaiologos
gollark: https://ychef.files.bbci.co.uk/1600x900/p0byvz4p.webp
gollark: You need a Host header I think.

References
  1. "Norwich hand Kelly new contract". Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  2. "Flown From the Nest – Danny Kelly". Ex-canaries.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  3. "BBC Sport – Football – Barnet make three more signings". BBC News. 21 June 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  4. "BBC Sport – Football – Chesterfield 2–1 Barnet". BBC News. 7 August 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  5. "BBC Sport – Football – Danny Kelly joins Barnet's injury list". BBC News. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  6. "BBC Sport – Football – Eastbourne Borough sign Barnet's Danny Kelly on loan". BBC News. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  7. "BBC Sport – Glen Southam and Jake Cole go in Barnet clear-out". BBC News. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  8. "Danny Kelly signs for City". Cambridgecityfc.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  9. Aylesbury United - Danny Kelly
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.