Danny Invincibile

Daniele Invincibile (born 31 March 1979)[1] is a retired Australian footballer.

Danny Invincibile
Invincibile at Army United in 2012
Personal information
Full name Daniele Invincibile
Date of birth (1979-03-31) 31 March 1979
Place of birth Brisbane, Australia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Attacking midfielder, right winger, striker
Youth career
1996 QAS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Brisbane Strikers 5 (1)
1998–2000 Marconi Stallions 39 (2)
2000–2003 Swindon Town 128 (22)
2003–2011 Kilmarnock 199 (32)
2011 St Johnstone 10 (1)
2011–2012 Ermis Aradippou 9 (0)
2012–2013 Army United 11 (2)
Total 401 (60)
National team
1998–1999 Australia U20
Teams managed
2020– Bangkok United B
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Brisbane, Invincibile attended Payne Road Primary School, Brisbane, Australia. His clubs in Australia included The Gap, Taringa Rovers, Brisbane Strikers and the Marconi Stallions. He was selected in the Australian under-20s team and was a member of the Queensland Academy of Sport.[2]

Swindon Town

Invincibile joined Swindon Town on 29 July 2000 after being spotted by manager Colin Todd while playing in a trial match alongside Gary Alexander for West Ham United.[3][4] In April 2001, his injury-time winner against Peterborough United effectively saved Swindon from relegation in the 2000–01 season.[5][6] He scored 25 goals in league and cup competitions while at the club.[7]

Kilmarnock

On 24 July 2003, Invincibile was signed as a free agent by Jim Jefferies on a one-year deal.[4] He was troubled by injuries in his first season, but went on to make 21 appearances and score five goals. He played the roles of winger or striker, and wore the number 11 shirt.[2]

In April 2006, Invincibile turned down the chance to return to the Australian National League by refusing an offer from A-League team Melbourne Victory.[8]

In November 2006, he helped Kilmarnock into the semi-finals of the CIS Insurance League Cup by curling home the winner in a 3–2 victory over Motherwell.[9]

In the final league match of the 2008–09 season, Invincibile scored the opening goal for Kilmarnock in the away match against Motherwell, and he finished with 8 goals for the season

On 31 January 2011, it was reported that Kilmarnock had released Invincibile from his contract.[10]

St Johnstone

On 25 February 2011, he joined St Johnstone on a short term contract.[11]

Army United

In January 2012, he joined Thai Premier League team Army United.[12]

International career

On 26 August 2009, Invincibile was named in the Australian squad for a friendly against South Korea, which was played on 5 September in Seoul, South Korea.

Career statistics
As of 30 April 2011

[13]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Australia League Cup League Cup Total
1997–98Brisbane StrikersNational Soccer League51--51
1998–99Marconi Stallions70--70
1999–2000322--322
England League FA Cup League Cup Total
2000–01Swindon TownSecond Division42930214710
2001–024463220498
2002–0342720-447
Scotland League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
2003–04KilmarnockPremier League22520-245
2004–053173022369
2005–06377-21398
2006–072521021283
2007–082732010303
2008–092562021297
2009–102522020292
2010–1170002090
St Johnstone903100121
Cyprus League Cypriot Cup League Cup Total
2011–12Ermis AradippouCypriot First Division90??-90
2012–13Army UnitedThailand Premier League 00000000
Total Australia 4430000443
England 12822824114025
Scotland 2083215113523638
Cyprus 90000090
Career total 3895723317642966

References
  1. Danny Invincibile Archived 7 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine World Soccer Stats. Retrieved 29 December 2006.
  2. Player Profile: Danny Invincibile Archived 7 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine killiefc.com. Retrieved 29 December 2006.
  3. Ley, John (10 August 2000). "Nationwide Division Two: New regime promises upturn in Swindon's roller-coaster ride". The Telegraph. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  4. Banyard, Richard. "Danny Invincibile - Player Profile". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  5. "Swindon 2-1 Peterboro". BBC Sport. 28 April 2001. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  6. Edwards, Matthew (7 April 2017). "Williams senses changing tune at Town". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  7. "Statistics". DannyInvincibile.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  8. Invincibile rebuffs Victory Special Broadcasting Service, 13 April 2006. Retrieved 29 December 2006.
  9. Kilmarnock 3–2 Motherwell BBC Sport. 7 November 2006. Retrieved 29 December 2006.
  10. "Danny Invincibile & Alan Combe released by Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  11. "BBC News Invincibile Joins St Johnstone". 25 February 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  12. 2009, Thai Football | since. "Army United officialy [sic] unveil signings – Thai Football | since 2009". www.thai-fussball.com. Retrieved 25 April 2017.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. "Official Website of Kilmarnock FC". www.kilmarnockfc.premiumtv.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 July 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
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