Donervon Daniels

Donervon Joseph Daniels (born 24 November 1993) is a Montserratian footballer who plays as a defender for Luton Town.

Donervon Daniels

Personal information
Full name	Donervon Joseph Daniels[1]
Date of birth	(1993-11-24) 24 November 1993[2]
Place of birth	Montserrat[2]
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Playing position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Luton Town
Number	33
Youth career
0000–2011	West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2015	West Bromwich Albion	0	(0)
2012–2013	→ Tranmere Rovers (loan)	13	(1)
2013–2014	→ Gillingham (loan)	3	(1)
2014	→ Blackpool (loan)	19	(1)
2015	→ Aberdeen (loan)	9	(0)
2015–2018	Wigan Athletic	44	(3)
2017–2018	→ Rochdale (loan)	15	(0)
2018–2019	Blackpool	24	(0)
2019–	Luton Town	3	(1)
2019–2020	→ Doncaster Rovers (loan)	10	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:11, 9 July 2020 (UTC)

Career

West Bromwich Albion

Daniels joined West Bromwich Albion in 2009 from Reading and quickly made himself a regular in Albion’s FA Premier Academy League Under-18s side before moving into the Under-21s and captaining them.[3] Developing through the academy, Daniels was awarded with first professional contract, which keep him until 2013.[3] Not only that, Daniels ended up being awarded the Baggies’ 2011/12 Young Player of the Year Award.[4]

After his loan spell at West Brom came to an end, the club opted to take up their option of a contract extension on Daniels to stay for another season.[5] After Daniels skippered Albion to victory in the Birmingham Senior Cup final against Tamworth in 2014,[6] the club, again, opted to take up their option of a contract extension on Daniels to stay for another season.[7] Daniels had his contract extended for another season.[8]

In the 2012–13 season, Daniels joined Tranmere Rovers on 22 November 2012, on loan.[9] He made his debut on 21 December, in a heavy 5–0 defeat away to Swindon Town.[10] His five appearances with Tranmere Rovers led Daniels to have a loan extension for further month, before it was extended until the end of the season.[11][12] On 19 February 2013, Daniels scored his first senior goal, in a 3–1 defeat against Swindon.[13] After making thirteen appearance and scoring once, Daniels returned to his parent club after being recalled.[14]

On 25 November 2013, Daniels joined Gillingham on loan until 3 January 2014[15] and he played the following evening against Stevenage, where he scored in the 52nd minute on his debut in a 3–2 home victory for Gillingham.[16] After making three appearance and scoring once, Daniels returned to his parent club.[17]

On 1 August 2014, he joined Blackpool on a 28-day youth loan.[18] He made his debut for the club on 9 August, losing 2–0 to Nottingham Forest in the opening game of the season.[19] Daniels loan spell with Blackpool was soon extended until 2 January 2015.[20]

In November 2014, Blackpool were fined £30,000 for playing Daniels after his youth loan had expired. He had played against Millwall on 30 August 2014.[21] Daniels then scored his first goal for the club on 18 October 2014, in a 4–2 loss against Huddersfield Town.[22] By the end of November, Daniels missed four matches over "rules prevent clubs naming more than five loan players in their team".[23] Daniels made his return on his last appearance on 26 December 2014, in a 1–0 loss against Sheffield Wednesday.[24] The loan spell came to an end in December.[25]

On 27 January 2015 he joined Aberdeen on loan until the end of the season.[26] He scored on his debut for Aberdeen on 31 January 2015, against Dundee United in the semi-final of the Scottish League Cup, but Aberdeen went on to lose the match 2–1.[27] Daniels went on to make nine appearances for the club.

Luton Town

In 2018,he signed for Luton Town for an unknown fee. He played two matches and scored a goal against Derby County in a 3-2 win.[28]

Wigan Athletic

On 30 June 2015, Daniels signed for Wigan Athletic on a three-year-deal. [29] On 19 August 2015, Daniels scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 home victory against Scunthorpe United.[30] After a successful first season with the club injury blighted his second, ruling him out for the majority of the 2016–17 season.[31]

On 31 August 2017, Daniels signed for Rochdale on a season-long loan.[32]

He was released by Wigan at the end of the 2017–18 season.[33]

Blackpool

On 9 August 2018, Daniels spent a season with League One club Blackpool, signing on as a free agent.[34] Daniels made his first competitive appearance upon returning to the club on 14 August 2018 in a 3-1 victory in the EFL Cup over Barnsley.[35]

International career

Born in Montserrat but raised in England after the Soufriere Hills eruption, Daniels is eligible to represent England or Montserrat at international level. In October 2019, he received a call-up to represent Montserrat in their 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B games against El Salvador and the Dominican Republic, but declined the offer in order to focus on his recovery from injury.[36]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 February 2020

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
West Bromwich Albion	2012–13[37]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2013–14[38]		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2014–15[39]		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tranmere Rovers (loan)	2012–13[37]	League One	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	1
Gillingham (loan)	2013–14[38]	League One	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
Blackpool (loan)	2014–15[39]	Championship	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	1
Aberdeen (loan)	2014–15[39]	Scottish Premiership	9	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	10	1
Wigan Athletic	2015–16[40]	League One	42	3	1	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	45	3
	2016–17[41]	Championship	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	2017–18[42]	League One	1	0	0	0	2	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	4	0
	Total		44	3	1	0	3	0	3	0	51	3
Rochdale (loan)	2017–18[42]	League One	15	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	18	0
Blackpool	2018–19[43]	League One	24	0	3	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	30	0
Luton Town	2019–20[44]	Championship	3	1	1	0	0	0	-		4	1
Doncaster Rovers (loan)	2019–20[44]	League One	10	0	0	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	13	0
Career Total			140	7	9	0	5	1	8	0	162	8

1. Appearances in the Football League Trophy

References

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3. "Daniels signs professional contract". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 30 November 2011. Archived from the original on 2 December 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
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10. "Swindon 5–0 Tranmere" BBC Sport. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
11. "Daniels staying with Rovers". Sky Sports. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
12. "Daniels extends Rovers stay". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 7 February 2013. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
13. "Swindon 1–3 Tranmere" BBC Sport. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
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15. "Gillingham sign West Brom defender". BBC Sport. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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17. "LOAN DUO HEAD HOME". Gillingham F.C. 6 January 2014. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
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22. "Huddersfield Town 4–2 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
23. "Clark: Daniels will bounce back from dropping". Blackpool Gazette. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
24. "Sheffield Wednesday 1 – 0 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 26 December 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
25. "Clark to 'bang on Oyston's door' as nine could leave". Blackpool Gazette. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
26. "Aberdeen land defender Donervon Daniels from West Brom". BBC Sport. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
27. Wilson, Richard (31 January 2015). "Dundee United 2–1 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
28. "Luton stuns Derby". BBC.
29. http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/news/article/donervon-daniels-joins-wigan-athletic-from-west-bromwich-albion-2512075.aspx
30. "Wigan 3–0 Scunthorpe". BBC Sport. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
31. "Daniels to make up for lost time". www.wigantoday.net. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
32. "Defender Donovan Daniels Joins On Season-Long Loan". www.rochdaleafc.co.uk. 31 August 2017.
33. "Wigan Athletic in talks with five out-of-contract players after League One title win". BBC Sport. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
34. "Donervon Daniels: Blackpool sign former Wigan Athletic defender". BBC Sport. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
35. "Blackpool vs. Barnsley – 14 August 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
36. Doncaster Rovers: Donervon Daniels receives international call-up - but declines Doncaster Free Press. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
37. "Games played by Donervon Daniels in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
38. "Games played by Donervon Daniels in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
39. "Games played by Donervon Daniels in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
40. "Games played by Donervon Daniels in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
41. "Games played by Donervon Daniels in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
42. "Games played by Donervon Daniels in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
43. "Games played by Donervon Daniels in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
44. "Games played by Donervon Daniels in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

External links

• Donervon Daniels at Soccerway
• Donervon Daniels at Soccerbase