Shane Duffy

Shane Duffy
Duffy playing for Brighton & Hove Albion in 2018
Personal information
Full name Shane Patrick Michael Duffy[1]
Date of birth (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992
Place of birth Derry, Northern Ireland
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 4
Youth career
Foyle Harps
2008–2009 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 Everton 5 (0)
2011 → Burnley (loan) 1 (0)
2011 → Scunthorpe United (loan) 18 (1)
2013–2014 → Yeovil Town (loan) 37 (1)
2014–2016 Blackburn Rovers 63 (5)
2016– Brighton & Hove Albion 76 (4)
National team‡
2008 Northern Ireland U16 5 (1)
2008 Northern Ireland U17 5 (1)
2008 Northern Ireland U19 4 (2)
2009 Northern Ireland U21 3 (1)
2009 Northern Ireland B 1 (0)
2010 Republic of Ireland U19 3 (0)
2011–2014 Republic of Ireland U21 20 (1)
2014– Republic of Ireland 21 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:42, 6 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2018 (UTC)

Shane Patrick Michael Duffy (born 1 January 1992) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Republic of Ireland national team.

He came through the youth academy at Everton, where he completed his development after being promoted into the senior squad, spending most of his time at the club out on loan. He joined Blackburn Rovers in 2014 for an undisclosed fee, spending two years with the Lancashire club before moving to Brighton in 2016, where he earned promotion to the Premier League.

Born in Derry in Northern Ireland, Duffy played for Northern Ireland at youth international level before switching allegiance to the Republic of Ireland. He made his debut for their senior team in 2014 and represented the country at UEFA Euro 2016.

Early life

As a youth, Duffy played Gaelic football for Doire Colmcille CLG and association football for Foyle Harps, both based in Derry. He represented Northern Ireland at under 16 level in the 2007 Victory Shield tournament and impressed Everton manager David Moyes in a performance at Bloomfield Road against England.

Club career

Everton

Duffy for Everton

Duffy joined Everton in November 2008 as a first-year scholar and worked his way through the U-18[3] and reserve teams. Manager David Moyes named him and several young players in the first team for the pre-season friendlies and Duffy scored his first Everton goal against Rochdale in a 4–0 victory. He made his professional debut versus AEK Athens in the UEFA Europa League in December 2009, coming on for the injured Sylvain Distin.[4] In Everton's next European fixture, Duffy made his home debut at Goodison Park, completing the full 90 minutes against BATE Borisov.[5]

In May 2010 Duffy got seriously injured after colliding with a goalkeeper during a training match. He had undergone emergency surgery after lacerating his liver, and losing over 3 litres of blood in what medical staff described as 'freak accident'.[6]

Loan to Burnley

Duffy joined Burnley on loan on 24 March 2011 on an initial 28-day loan with the possibility of an extension until the end of the 2010–11 season.[7] Duffy made his debut for Burnley on 2 April 2011 in the 2–1 defeat to Ipswich Town, playing the full 90 minutes.[8]

Loan to Scunthorpe

Duffy joined Scunthorpe on loan on 1 September 2011. He made his debut on 10 September against Sheffield United, winning the Man of the Match award. He made a total of 19 appearances for the Iron before his parent club recalled him on 5 January 2012, due to an injury to Phil Jagielka, Everton's regular centre-back.[9]

Return to Everton

Duffy with Everton in 2011

Duffy made his Premier League debut at White Hart Lane on 11 January 2012, coming on as a substitute for the final 30 minutes in a 2–0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur.[10] With Everton's regular centre-backs, Sylvain Distin and Phil Jagielka, injured for the next game three days later, Duffy made the first Premier League start of his career in a 1–1 draw with Aston Villa.[11]

Loan to Yeovil

On 26 September 2013, Duffy joined Championship club Yeovil Town on an initial month loan.[12] Duffy's loan was eventually extended for a further two months and he made a total of 14 appearances for Yeovil before returning to Everton on 27 December 2013. Duffy rejoined Yeovil on 1 January 2014 when the transfer window re-opened, joining on loan until the end of the season.[13]

Blackburn Rovers

On 1 September 2014, Duffy joined Blackburn Rovers, on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[14] Duffy lost out to Sam Byram after making it to the final 3-man shortlist for the December 2015 Championship Player of the Month.[15]

In August 2016, during a league match against Cardiff City, Duffy scored 2 own goals and was later sent off in the final minutes of the game.[16]

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 26 August, Duffy signed a four-year deal with Brighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee.[17] Earlier the same day, it had been reported by The Mirror that the transfer cost the Seagulls a club record fee of £4 million, after turning down an extension to his contract at Blackburn Rovers.[18] Duffy was an ever-present in Brighton's backline in his first season at the club, helping them gain promotion to the Premier League in 2016–17 by making over 30 league appearances for the club.[19] In the summer following Brighton's promotion, Duffy signed a new contract with the club, extending his stay on the south coast to June 2021.[20]

International career

Northern Ireland

Duffy was part of the Northern Ireland youth set-up from the U16 level upward. An U17 regular, he was in the squad for their unsuccessful 2009 European Championship qualifying campaign and scored the only goal of the match, a penalty, in the opening game against Liechtenstein.[21]

Aged 17, he was called up to the senior team in June 2009 for a friendly against Italy but was an unused substitute.[22] In August 2009, he made his Northern Ireland U21 debut, playing the whole match and scoring in the 2–1 away loss to Portugal.[23]

Duffy played several games in the 2010 UEFA Under-19 Championship qualifiers, scoring twice in a 4–0 victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina, Northern Ireland's first win of the qualifying campaign.[24]

Republic of Ireland

Duffy opted to play for the Republic of Ireland, for which he was eligible through his Irish nationality. Following a discussion with former international Liam Brady, Duffy was called up to the Republic of Ireland training camp in May 2010. Everton formally informed the IFA of Duffy's change in allegiance,[25] and the player was called up for a training camp squad for the Republic of Ireland squad to take place in May 2010.[26] At the camp Duffy suffered a 'freak' injury, during a match between the Republic of Ireland development squad and the Ireland amateur side, when he collided with goalkeeper Adrian Walsh and had to undergo life saving surgery at the Mater Hospital after damaging his liver[27] and was discharged six days later after making a full recovery.[28] Although it was expected to take a number of months for him to recuperate and regain his fitness, Duffy returned to action in little over ten weeks after his injury and has since appeared for Republic of Ireland under-19 and under-21 squads. He was called up for the U21 friendly versus Portugal in March 2011.[29]

Players such as Duffy, James McClean, Daniel Kearns, Darron Gibson and Marc Wilson had represented Northern Ireland at youth level but later opted to play for Republic of Ireland. The IFA disputed the players' right to do so under FIFA rules[30] and felt the current rules were a "clear disadvantage over all other 206 Associations".[31] The Irish Football Association took a case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport with the hope of getting FIFA to 'uphold' the rules.[32] Although Duffy's name is often linked with this dispute and the IFA appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, his situation differs from that of players such as Darron Gibson because of his close family ties to Donegal. This means he would have been eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland wherever he was born.

On 13 February 2012, less than two years after sustaining a life-threatening injury, Duffy received a call-up to the Republic of Ireland senior squad, replacing the injured Richard Dunne.[33] On 1 November 2012, Duffy was named in the provisional 26-man Republic of Ireland squad for the friendly fixture against Greece on 14 November 2012.[34] Duffy received his next call-up on 9 May 2014 when he was included in the 32-man provisional squad ahead of friendlies against Turkey, Italy, Costa Rica and Portugal.[35]

Duffy had his international debut in June 2014 lining up against Costa Rica in a friendly in Philadelphia.[36] Two years later, he made his second appearance for Ireland against Switzerland, winning the Man of the Match award, setting up Ciaran Clark for the only goal of the game.[37][38]

He was called up for Euro 2016, but was an unused sub for the first two matches against Sweden and Belgium. In the final group game of the tournament Duffy came into the team and a heroic performance helped secure an historic victory against Italy to propel the Republic of Ireland into the last sixteen. He was sent off for a professional foul on Antoine Griezmann as the Republic of Ireland were knocked out Euro 2016, losing 2–1 to France.[39]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 October 2018.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Everton 2009–10[40] Premier League 0000002[lower-alpha 1]020
2010–11[41] Premier League 000000—00
2011–12[42] Premier League 401000—50
2012–13[43] Premier League 101010—30
2013–14[44] Premier League 0000——00
2014–15[45] Premier League 00———00
Total 50201020100
Burnley (loan) 2010–11[41] Championship 10———10
Scunthorpe United (loan) 2011–12[42] League One 18100001[lower-alpha 2]0191
Yeovil Town (loan) 2013–14[44] Championship 3712000—391
Blackburn Rovers 2014–15[45] Championship 1913000—221
2015–16[46] Championship 4141000—424
2016–17[47] Championship 30—22—52
Total 6354022—697
Brighton & Hove Albion 2016–17[47] Championship 31200——312
2017–18[48] Premier League 3701000—380
2018–19[49] Premier League 820000—82
Total 7641000—774
Career total 2001190323021513
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy

International

As of match played 6 September 2018.[50]
International statistics
National teamYearAppsGoals
Republic of Ireland 201410
201670
201792
201840
Total212

International goals

As of match played 23 March 2018. Republic of Ireland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Duffy goal.[50]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref
1 2 September 2017Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia12 Georgia1–01–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification[51]
2 14 November 2017Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland17 Denmark1–01–52018 FIFA World Cup qualification[52]

References

  1. ↑ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Shane Duffy: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Everton Under-18s". ToffeeWeb. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
  4. ↑ "Everton vs AEK Athens". UEFA. 2 December 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
  5. ↑ Sanghera, Mandeep (17 December 2009). "Everton 0 – 1 BATE Borisov". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  6. ↑ Sanghera, Mandeep (23 May 2010). "Injured Shane Duffy thought he 'was going to die'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  7. ↑ "Burnley complete Duffy loan move". BBC Sport. 24 March 2011.
  8. ↑ "Burnley 1–2 Ipswich". Burnley FC. 2 April 2011. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  9. ↑ "Duffy recalled from Iron spell". Football365. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  10. ↑ "Spurs move within three of summit". Setanta Sports. 11 January 2012. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  11. ↑ "Everton make point at Aston Villa". Eurosport. 14 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  12. ↑ "Shane Duffy: Everton defender joins Yeovil Town on loan". BBC Sport. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  13. ↑ "Yeovil Town: Everton's Shane Duffy to stay with Glovers". BBC Sport. 27 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  14. ↑ "Rovers Complete Duffy Deal". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  15. ↑ "Sam Byram wins PFA Fans' Player of the Month award for December". Sky. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  16. ↑ Association, Press (2016-08-17). "Shane Duffy bags two own-goals and sees red as Blackburn lose at Cardiff". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  17. ↑ Camillin, Paul (26 August 2016). "DUFFY DEAL DONE". seagulls.co.uk. Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  18. ↑ "Brighton sign Blackburn's Shane Duffy in club record £4million transfer". mirror.co.uk/sport. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  19. ↑ "Shane Duffy 2016·17". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  20. ↑ "Trio Sign New Deals". Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club. 17 August 2017.
  21. ↑ "Belgium join flawless Austra". UEFA. 23 September 2008.
  22. ↑ "Experimental Northern Ireland side beaten by Italy in Pisa friendly". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  23. ↑ "Portugal U21 2–1 N Ireland U21". BBC Sport. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  24. ↑ "Coleman and Duffy in international action". Everton FC. 13 October 2009.
  25. ↑ Foley, Alan (25 February 2010). "Shane Duffy follows his dream". Donegal Democrat. Johnston Publishing. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  26. ↑ "Trapattoni names squad of 23 for Summer Camp training". Football Association of Ireland. 26 April 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  27. ↑ "Shane Duffy undergoes emergency surgery". RTÉ Sport. 22 May 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  28. ↑ "Shane Duffy discharged from hospital". Football Association of Ireland. 28 May 2010.
  29. ↑ "King names U21 squad for Portugal friendly". FAI.ie. Football Association of Ireland. 15 March 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  30. ↑ "Irish FA set to take player eligibility dispute to CAS". BBC Sport. 26 February 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  31. ↑ "IFA to bring case to Court of Arbitration". RTÉ Sport. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  32. ↑ Malone, Emmet (18 May 2010). "Duffy gets his chance to impress Trapattoni". The Irish Times. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  33. ↑ "Duffy replaces Dunne in Republic squad". Football Association of Ireland. 13 February 2012. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  34. ↑ "Coleman & Duffy called up, Gibson set to return?". Efcfeelinblue.com. 1 November 2012. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  35. ↑ "O'Neill announces Ireland squad for summer friendlies". Goal.com. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  36. ↑ "Shane Duffy keen to add to Ireland caps after debut against Costa Rica". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  37. ↑ Doherty, Conan (25 March 2016). "Player ratings: Shane Duffy the star as Ireland see off Switzerland 1–0". sportsjoe.ie. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  38. ↑ "Duffy is Man of the Match in Republic's win over Switzerland". Derry Now. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  39. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36569511
  40. ↑ "Games played by Shane Duffy in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  41. 1 2 "Games played by Shane Duffy in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  42. 1 2 "Games played by Shane Duffy in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  43. ↑ "Games played by Shane Duffy in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  44. 1 2 "Games played by Shane Duffy in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  45. 1 2 "Games played by Shane Duffy in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  46. ↑ "Games played by Shane Duffy in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  47. 1 2 "Games played by Shane Duffy in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  48. ↑ "Games played by Shane Duffy in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  49. ↑ "Games played by Shane Duffy in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  50. 1 2 "Duffy, Shane". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  51. ↑ Skelton, Jack (2 September 2017). "Georgia 1–1 Republic of Ireland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  52. ↑ Hafez, Shamoon (14 November 2017). "Republic of Ireland 1–5 Denmark". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
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