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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Bromwich Albion 2012–13[37] Premier League 0000000000
2013–14[38] 0000000000
2014–15[39] 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2012–13[37] League One 131100000141
Gillingham (loan) 2013–14[38] League One 3100000031
Blackpool (loan) 2014–15[39] Championship 191000000191
Aberdeen (loan) 2014–15[39] Scottish Premiership 90001100101
Wigan Athletic 2015–16[40] League One 42310002[lower-alpha 1]0453
2016–17[41] Championship 1000100020
2017–18[42] League One 1000201[lower-alpha 1]040
Total 443103030513
Rochdale (loan) 2017–18[42] League One 150300000180
Blackpool 2018–19[43] League One 24030102[lower-alpha 1]0300
Luton Town 2019–20[44] Championship 311000-41
Doncaster Rovers (loan) 2019–20[44] League One 10000003[lower-alpha 1]0130
Career Total 14079051801628
  1. Appearances in the Football League Trophy
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  22. "Huddersfield Town 4–2 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
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