Donervon Daniels

Donervon Daniels

Personal information
Full name	Donervon Joseph Daniels[1]
Date of birth	24 November 1993[2]
Place of birth	Montserrat[2]
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Wigan Athletic
Number	5
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	(1)
2015–	Wigan Athletic	33	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:50, 10 January 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Donervon Joseph Daniels (born 24 November 1993) is a Montserratian footballer who plays as a defender for Wigan Athletic.

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]

League One loan spells

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]

Blackpool (loan)

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]

Aberdeen (loan)

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.

Wigan Athletic

On 30 June 2015, Daniels signed for Wigan Athletic on a three-year-deal. ^[28] On 19 August 2015, Daniels scored his first goal for the club in a 3-0 home victory against Scunthorpe United.^[29]

Career statistics

As of 26 May 2015^[30]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
West Bromwich Albion	2012–13	Premier League	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
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tranmere Rovers (loan)	2012–13	League One	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	1
Gillingham (loan)	2013–14	League One	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
Blackpool (loan)	2014–15	Championship	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	1
Aberdeen (loan)	2014–15	Scottish Premiership	9	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	10	1
Wigan Athletic	2015–16	League One	33	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	36	3
Career Total			77	6	2	0	1	1	2	0	82	7

References

1. "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 1 February 2013. p. 38. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
2. "Donervon Daniels". 11v11. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
3. "Daniels signs professional contract". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 30 November 2011. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
4. "West Brom: Jonas Olsson tops the honours at awards bash". Birmingham Mail. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
5. "Rose earns first pro deal". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 7 June 2013. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
6. "Albion 2 Tamworth 1 in Birmingham Senior Cup final". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 29 April 2014. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
7. "Local Baggies quintet earn first pro deals". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 22 May 2014. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
8. "Young trio retained by Albion". =West Bromwich Albion F.C. 25 May 2015. Archived from the original on 25 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
9. "Tranmere sign Michael O'Halloran & Donervon Daniels on loan" BBC Sport. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
10. "Swindon 5–0 Tranmere" BBC Sport. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
11. "Daniels staying with Rovers". Sky Sports. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
12. "Daniels extends Rovers stay". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 7 February 2013. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
13. "Swindon 1–3 Tranmere" BBC Sport. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
14. "Rovers' Daniels back with Albion". Sky Sports. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
15. "Gillingham sign West Brom defender". BBC Sport. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
16. "Gillingham 3–2 Stevenage". BBC Sport. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
17. "LOAN DUO HEAD HOME". Gillingham F.C. 6 January 2014. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
18. "Donervon Daniels: Blackpool sign West Brom defender on loanl". BBC Sport. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
19. "Nottm Forest 2–0 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
20. "Daniels Extends Loan Deal". Blackpool F.C. 21 August 2014. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
21. "Donervon Daniels: Blackpool fined for ineligible player at Millwall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
22. "Huddersfield Town 4-2 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
23. "Clark: Daniels will bounce back from dropping". Blackpool Gazette. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
24. "Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 0 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 26 December 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
25. "Clark to ‘bang on Oyston’s door’ as nine could leave". Blackpool Gazette. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
26. "Aberdeen land defender Donervon Daniels from West Brom". BBC Sport. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
27. Wilson, Richard (31 January 2015). "Dundee United 2-1 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
28. http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/news/article/donervon-daniels-joins-wigan-athletic-from-west-bromwich-albion-2512075.aspx
29. "Wigan 3-0 Scunthorpe". BBC Sport. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
30. Donvervon Daniels career statistics at Soccerbase