Danny Ward (footballer, born 1993)
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Ward warming up for Liverpool in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Ward | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Wrexham, Wales | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
| Number | 52 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2011 | Wrexham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011–2012 | Wrexham | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Tamworth (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2012– | Liverpool | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Morecambe (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Aberdeen (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Wales U17 | ? | (?) |
| 2010–2012 | Wales U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012– 2015 | Wales U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016– | Wales | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:27, 1 May 2016 (UTC). | |||
Daniel "Danny" Ward (born 22 June 1993) is a Welsh international footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liverpool and the Wales national team. Ward has also previously played for Wrexham as well as having brief loan spells at Tamworth, Morecambe and Aberdeen.
Club career
Ward is a product of the Wrexham Academy, signing for them as a 14-year-old in 2007. In the 2010–11 season, Ward was briefly loaned out to Football Conference rivals Tamworth, making just one appearance in a Conference Premier match on 12 March 2011 in a 3–2 loss against Hayes & Yeading United.[2] He returned to Wrexham for the upcoming 2011–12 season and was promoted to the first team squad but only made it as far as the bench on a handful of occasions.
On 30 January 2012, it was announced that Liverpool had signed Ward for a fee of around £100,000.[3] He was quickly promoted to the Reserve team and featured in the 2011–12 NextGen Series where he played in a 6–0 loss to Ajax in the semi-finals.[4]
Ward got his first call-up to the Liverpool senior squad in a League Cup game against Swansea City on 31 October 2012 as an unused substitute.[5] His next senior call up wasn't until 12 January 2014 for a Premier League game against Stoke City where Ward was deputising for the injured Brad Jones.
In March 2015, he was loaned to League Two side, Morecambe for one month.[6][7] On 21 March 2015, he made his football league debut in an away game against Carlisle United.[8]
By the end of the 2014–15 season, Ward had been Liverpool's substitute goalkeeper in 23 of the club's 58 games, taking his tally of squad call-ups to 25.
On 23 June 2015, Ward signed a new five-year contract at Liverpool, keeping him at the club until 2020.[9] A few days later, he was loaned to Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen.[10] He made his debut for Aberdeen on 2 July 2015, against FK Shkëndija in the first qualifying round of the Europa League.[11] After the game, Aberdeen informed UEFA officials that Ward had been targeted by laser beams.[12]
On 10 January 2016, Liverpool cut short Ward's loan at Aberdeen and he returned after impressing with 13 clean sheets in all competitions for the Dons, making him a firm fan favorite.[13] On 17 April 2016, Danny Ward made his debut for Liverpool against Bournemouth in place of Simon Mignolet, where Liverpool won 2–1. The Welshman was called into action on several occasions in the second half, denying King twice before making a great late save from Grabban's close-range header.[14][15]
International career
Danny Ward has represented Wales at Under-17, Under-19 and Under-21 level where he is currently playing. He has been capped three times for the Wales national under-19 football team and has featured four times for the U-21's. He was called up to the senior team for the first time for a friendly match against Finland on 16 November 2013. He was an unused substitute in the 1–1 draw.
He made his senior debut as a second half substitute replacing Wayne Hennessey in the international friendly against Northern Ireland on 24 March 2016.[16]
Club statistics
- As of 1 May 2016
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Wrexham | 2010–11 | Conference Premier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tamworth (loan) | 2010–11 | Conference Premier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Liverpool | 2011–12 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Morecambe (loan) | 2014-15 | League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Aberdeen (loan) | 2015–16 | Scottish Premiership | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ "Danny Ward". Premierleague.com. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ↑ "Danny Ward season details 2010/11". tamworth-mad.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ↑ "Liverpool sign up Wrexham keeper Danny Ward". British Broadcasting Corporation. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ↑ "Match Report: Liverpool Reserves 0-6 Ajax". Liverpool F.C. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ↑ "Liverpool 1-3 Swansea". British Broadcasting Corporation. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ↑ "Morecambe: Danny Ward and Aaron Wildig join on loan". BBC Sport. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ↑ "Ward completes Morecambe switch". Liverpool F.C. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ↑ "Carlisle 1-1 Morecambe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ↑ "Danny Ward agrees new Reds deal". David Lynch (Liverpool F.C.). 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "Liverpool keeper joins The Dons". www.afc.co.uk. Aberdeen FC. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ↑ Spence, Jim (2 July 2015). "Shkendija 1-1 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ↑ "Aberdeen FC contact Uefa over Shkendija laser beams". BBC News. BBC. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ↑ "Liverpool to recall goalkeeper Danny Ward from Aberdeen early". BBC Sport. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ↑ Gholam, Simeon (2016-04-17). "B'mouth 1 - 2 Liverpool - Match Report & Highlights". Skysports.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
- ↑ Jones, Neil (2016-04-17). "Bournemouth 1-2 Liverpool player ratings: Danny Ward impresses on debut, Sturridge and Allen continue to shine". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
- ↑ "Wales v Northern Ireland". BBC Sport. 24 March 2016.
External links
- Profile at liverpoolfc.com
- Danny Ward career statistics at Soccerbase
- Danny Ward profile at Soccerway
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