Niall Canavan

Niall David Stephen Canavan (born 11 April 1991) plays as a defender for League Two club Plymouth Argyle.

Niall Canavan
Personal information
Full name Niall David Stephen Canavan[1]
Date of birth (1991-04-11) 11 April 1991
Place of birth Bramley, Leeds, England[2]
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Plymouth Argyle
Number 6
Youth career
2004–2009 Scunthorpe United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2016 Scunthorpe United 154 (15)
2011 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 3 (0)
2016 → Rochdale (loan) 11 (1)
2016–2018 Rochdale 28 (2)
2018– Plymouth Argyle 66 (4)
National team‡
2011–2012 Republic of Ireland U21 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:50, 8 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:00, 23 September 2019 (UTC)

Career

Born in Bramley, West Yorkshire, Canavan was spotted by Youth scout Jeff Daws, the brother of Head of Youth Development Tony Daws, whilst playing for Leeds City Boys U15's in a game against Doncaster City Boys. Canavan made his U19 Youth Team debut against York City towards the end of the 2004–05 season; whilst only 14 years of age. Canavan played for the Youth Team for 4 seasons before taking up the armband of youth team captain as a second year apprentice. He was given a trial at Liverpool whilst in the reserve squad.

Canavan signed his first professional contract in April 2009 for Scunthorpe United.[3] He made his first team debut on 22 August 2009 in a 4–0 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday, replacing Robert Jones on 28 minutes. Three days later he scored his first goal, in a 2–1 League Cup win at Swansea City.[4] He attended St. Mary's Menston. He is a first team regular playing in both League and Cup matches. He has most notably played against Manchester United and Manchester City twice.

Canavan missed just one match in Scunthorpe's promotion winning season in 2013–14 and formed a defensive partnership with David Mirfin. As a consequence of this successful season, Canavan signed a new 2-year contract on 29 May 2014.[5]

On 15 February 2016, Canavan joined Rochdale on an emergency loan,[6] and at the end of the season he joined the club on a two-year contract.[7]

He was released by Rochdale at the end of the 2017–18 season,[8] after which he joined Plymouth Argyle on a free transfer.[9]

International career

Although born in Leeds, Canavan carries an Irish passport and was called up by the FAI to the U21 squad in March 2011.[10] In March 2011 he made his debut appearance for the Irish national Under-21 team.[11]

Personal life

In September 2019, it was revealed that Canavan had, earlier in the year, been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 7 March 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Scunthorpe United 2009–10[13] Championship 71003100102
2010–11[14] 80002000100
2011–12[15] League One 121201000151
2012–13[16] 40600101[lower-alpha 1]0426
2013–14[17] League Two 45410101[lower-alpha 1]0484
2014–15[18] League One 32310201[lower-alpha 1]0363
2015–16[19] 100200000120
Total 15415601013017316
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2010–11[14] League Two 3000001[lower-alpha 2]040
Rochdale (loan) 2015–16[19] League One 111000000111
Rochdale 2016–17[20] League One 25230203[lower-alpha 1]0332
2017–18[21] 3000201[lower-alpha 1]050
Total 282304040392
Plymouth Argyle 2018–19[22] League One 33220102[lower-alpha 1]0382
2019–20[23] League Two 33220202[lower-alpha 1]0392
Total 664403040774
Career total 2622213017112030423
  1. Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. Appearance in the League Two play-offs

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Plymouth Argyle" (PDF). English Football League. p. 54. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 524. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  3. "Iron youth quartet offered deals". BBC Sport. 16 April 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  4. "Swansea 1 – 2 Scunthorpe". BBC Sport. 25 August 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  5. "Niall Canavan signs new contract". BBC Sport. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  6. "Niall Canavan Joins Rochdale On Loan". Rochdale A.F.C. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  7. "Canavan Agrees Two Year Deal". Rochdale A.F.C. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  8. "Joe Thompson among four players offered new Rochdale deals". BBC Sport. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  9. "Canavan at the Park". PAFC. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  10. http://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/page/News/0,,10442~2322053,00.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. "Late goals shade it for Portugal U21s". The Football Association of Ireland. 26 March 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  12. Cowdery, Rick (18 September 2019). "Niall's Health: Part One". PAFC. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  13. "Games played by Niall Canavan in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  14. "Games played by Niall Canavan in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  15. "Games played by Niall Canavan in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  16. "Games played by Niall Canavan in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  17. "Games played by Niall Canavan in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  18. "Games played by Niall Canavan in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  19. "Games played by Niall Canavan in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  20. "Games played by Niall Canavan in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  21. "Games played by Niall Canavan in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  22. "Games played by Niall Canavan in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  23. "Games played by Niall Canavan in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 March 2020.


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