Michael Spillane (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Edward Spillane[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 March 1989[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Cambridge, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Defender, Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sutton United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | Norwich City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2010 | Norwich City | 26 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | → Luton Town (loan) | 38 | (3) |
| 2010–2012 | Brentford | 25 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 46 | (7) |
| 2013 | Southend United | 9 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Cambridge United | 16 | (0) |
| 2014– | Sutton United | 75 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2007 | Republic of Ireland U18 | 4 | (2) |
| 2006–2008 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 22 | (2) |
| 2007–2009 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 8 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:59, 28 March 2015 (UTC). | |||
Michael Edward Spillane (born 23 March 1989 in Cambridge, England) is an Irish professional footballer, who most recently played as a defender or midfielder for Cambridge United. He was released on 31 January 2014 by mutual consent.
Club career
Spillane signed a full, professional, three-year contract with Norwich on 30 June 2006. He had already made his first team debut by this time against West Ham United in the 2006 FA Cup third round, making him the youngest ever player for Norwich City to play in the FA Cup.[2]
Spillane was given his first extended run in the Norwich side by manager Peter Grant towards the end of the 2006–07 season. He got his chance in the centre of midfield due to injuries to Youssef Safri, Simon Lappin and Mark Fotheringham. This was after he initially played at right back under Nigel Worthington.
Spillane signed on loan for Luton Town for the 2008–09 season in August 2008.[3] He scored his first Luton goal in the match against Aldershot Town on 13 September. Spillane made a total of thirty-eight league appearances for Luton, scoring three goals. He was also part of the Luton side that won the Football League Trophy, beating Scunthorpe United 3–2 at Wembley.[4]
In April 2009, Spillane signed a two-year contract extension with Norwich City.[5] Spillane went onto play a bigger part in Norwich's 2009–10 League One winning season playing 13 times and scoring once against Leyton Orient,[6] although he missed around half the season with injury. In July 2010, he transferred to Brentford for an undisclosed fee.[7] In September 2010, he scored his penalty as Brentford knocked Everton out of the League Cup on penalties.[8] Spillane scored his first and what turned out to be only Brentford goal in a 3–1 win at Sheffield Wednesday.[9]
He signed on loan for Dagenham & Redbridge, on 17 November 2011, turning this into a permanent deal on 6 January 2012.[10][11]
On 17 January 2013, Spillane signed for Southend United.[12]
On 23 August 2013, Spillane signed a one-year-deal with Cambridge United. He left the club on 31 January 2014 by mutual consent and joined Sutton United.
International career
Spillane has represented Republic of Ireland U17s, for whom he was the captain. Spillane also captained the Republic of Ireland U18s to an international tournament win, scoring twice in the Portugal tournament; netting in a 2–2 draw with Belgium and then striking a late winner against Portugal. The squad also recorded a 3–1 win against Georgia.
He has played five times for Republic of Ireland U21s, scoring the equaliser in a 1–1 draw against Germany in February 2009.[13] Spillane won the Republic of Ireland Under-19 Player of the Year Award in March 2009.[5]
Honours
- Luton Town
- Norwich City
- Football League One
- Champions: 2009–10
Career statistics
- As of match played 3 May 2014.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Norwich City | 2005–06[14] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2006–07[15] | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08[16] | Championship | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09[17] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10[18] | League One | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| Total | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Luton Town (loan) | 2008–09[17] | League Two | 39 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 49 | 4 |
| Brentford | 2010–11[19] | League One | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| 2011–12[20] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | League Two | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| 2012–13[21] | League Two | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 27 | 5 | |
| Total | 53 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 9 | ||
| Southend United | 2012–13[21] | League Two | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Cambridge United | 2013–14[22] | Conference Premier | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Sutton United | 2013–14[22] | Conference South | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| Career totals | 179 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 217 | 16 | ||
- 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
- ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Conference South play-offs
References
- 1 2 3 Hugman, Barry J. (ed) (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
- ↑ Phillips, Chris (10 January 2013). "Southend United eye up move for Dagenham & Redbridge midfielder Michael Spillane". www.echo-new.co.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ↑ "Three more sign for Hatters". Luton Town F.C. 8 August 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-02-10. Retrieved 8 August 2008.
- ↑ "Luton 3–2 Scunthorpe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- 1 2 "Spillane player profile". Norwich City F.C. Archived from the original on 2010-03-14. Retrieved 3 May 2008.
- ↑ "Norwich 4 – 0 Leyton Orient". BBC. 29 September 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ "Brentford sign David McCracken and Michael Spillane". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 2 July 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
- ↑ "Brentford 1–1 Everton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ↑ "Sheff Wed 1 – 3 Brentford". BBC. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ "Michael Spillane". www.skysports.com. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ↑ "Daggers make Spillane signing". Sky Sports News (Sky Sports News). 17 November 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- ↑ "Michael Spillane joins Southend United from Dagenham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ↑ "Ireland U21 1–1 Germany U21". FAI. Retrieved 3 May 2008.
- ↑ "Norwich 2005/2006 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ↑ "Norwich 2006/2007 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ↑ "Norwich 2007/2008 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- 1 2 "Norwich 2008/2009 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ↑ "Norwich 2009/2010 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ↑ "Brentford 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- 1 2 "Brentford 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- 1 2 "Dag & Red 2012/2013 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- 1 2 "Michael Spillane 2013/2014 player appearances". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
External links
- Michael Spillane player profile at canaries.co.uk
- Michael Spillane career statistics at Soccerbase
- Ireland profile at Soccerscene
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