Paul Hanlon

Paul Hanlon

Hanlon representing Scotland U21
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-01-20) 20 January 1990
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Hibernian
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2008– Hibernian 222 (12)
2008–2009 → St Johnstone (loan) 2 (0)
National team‡
2007–2009 Scotland U19[1] 10 (0)
2009–2012 Scotland U21[2] 23 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:16, 2 May 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2013

Paul Hanlon (born 20 January 1990) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Scottish Championship club Hibernian as a defender. Hanlon has represented Scotland at under 19 and under 21 level. He also previously played for St Johnstone.

Club career

Hanlon played for the well known Edinburgh youth football club Hutchison Vale, along with future Hibs teammate Danny Galbraith.[3] Hanlon was an attacking midfielder who scored plenty of goals in youth football, but was converted to a defensive position after he signed for Hibs.[3] He played his first senior game for Hibs on 12 January 2008, against Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish Cup, due to injuries sustained by David Murphy and Lewis Stevenson.[4] Hanlon played for Hibs on a regular basis over the next seven months, and he agreed a five-year contract with the club.[5]

During the 2008–09 season, however, Hanlon was replaced by Ian Murray as Hibs' regular left back.[6] Hanlon was loaned out to St Johnstone in December 2008, initially for one month.[6] St Johnstone wanted to extend the loan arrangement, but Hibs refused to allow this.[7] Hanlon went straight back into the Hibs team after returning from St Johnstone, but he was dropped soon afterwards by Mixu Paatelainen due to a defensive error he made in a match against Kilmarnock.

Hanlon played infrequently during the 2009–10 season, only featuring when one of the regular defenders was unavailable. One such period was when Sol Bamba was with the Côte d'Ivoire national team at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations;[8] manager John Hughes said it was a tough decision to reinstate Bamba to the team at Hanlon's expense.[9] At the end of the season, Hughes commented that Hanlon was a "great" footballer, but needed to become tougher and show more desire.[10]

Hughes again praised Hanlon before the start of the 2010–11 season, saying that he had a "real future" in the game and had the potential to play in the Premier League.[11] Following the departure of Chris Hogg, Hanlon captained the team at times.[12] Hanlon agreed a new contract with the club in May 2011.[12]

Hibs struggled in the 2011–12 season, only securing a place in the SPL with a 4–0 win against Dunfermline in early May.[13] Hanlon scored the fourth goal, which was awarded despite the fact the ball had not crossed the goal-line.[13]

He won the club's player of the year award for the 2013–14 season, awarded in March 2014.[14] At the same time, Hanlon was ruled out of action for the rest of the season due to a knee injury.[14] Hibs were seven points ahead of the relegation play-off position at that point,[14] but a continued bad run of results led to their eventual relegation to the Scottish Championship.

In the 2015-16 season, Hanlon scored the winning goal in a match against Rangers[15] and scored an injury-time equaliser away to Hearts in the 2015–16 Scottish Cup.[16] Hibs would later go on to win the replayed tie at Easter Road.[17]

International career

Hanlon captained Scotland under-19,[1][5] and made his debut for Scotland under-21 in a 1–0 win against Albania in March 2009.[18] Hanlon was a regular in central defence during the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification campaign,[2] which ended in a play-off defeat by Iceland.[19]

Hanlon then captained an inexperienced side in November 2010 as head coach Billy Stark made initial preparations for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification campaign.[20] He scored the second goal in a 3–1 win for Scotland in a friendly match against Northern Ireland.[20]

Career statistics

As of 04:16, 2 May 2016 (UTC)[21][22]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Hibernian
2007–08 7020000090
2008–09 7100002091
2009–10[note 1] 180312100232
2010–11 332201010372
2011–12 352503000432
2012–13 341401000391
2013–14 281202020341
2014–15 314402030404
2015–16 291415010392
Total 222122621619027315
St Johnstone (loan) 2008–09 2010000030
Career total 224122721619027615

Notes

  1. ↑ Soccerbase did not record an appearance made and goal scored by Hanlon against Brechin City on 26 August 2009.

References

  1. 1 2 "Paul Hanlon – U19 Squad". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Paul Hanlon – U21 Squad". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Paul Hanlon: Moving from a striker to defence has been a learning curve but I've survived". Sunday Mail. 15 November 2009.
  4. ↑ "Hibernian 3–0 Inverness CT". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 January 2008.
  5. 1 2 "St Johnstone take Hanlon on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 December 2008.
  6. 1 2 "Saints straight in with Hanlon". Press and Journal. 26 December 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  7. ↑ "Hanlon recall sees Saints suffer". The Courier (DC Thomson).
  8. ↑ Hardie, David (26 January 2010). "Hibs boss reckons Hanlon can handle Hoops". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  9. ↑ Fairburn, Rob (31 January 2010). "Hibs 2 St Mirren 1". Sunday Mail. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  10. ↑ Hardie, David (18 May 2010). "John Hughes urges Paul Hanlon to get tough with Hibs strikers". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  11. ↑ Haggerty, Anthony (15 August 2010). "Paul Hanlon could win move to English Premier League like Danny Wilson if he keeps learning, says Hibs boss John Hughes". Sunday Mail. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  12. 1 2 "Hanlon secures Hibs extension". Sports. BSkyB. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  13. 1 2 "Paul Hanlon: 'I was shocked when officials awarded my ghost goal'". STV Sport. STV. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  14. 1 2 3 "Hibernian defender Paul Hanlon to miss rest of season". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  15. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34630330
  16. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35453156
  17. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35535920
  18. ↑ "Albania U21 0–1 Scotland U21". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 March 2009.
  19. ↑ Murray, Keir (11 October 2010). "Scotland U21 1–2 Iceland U21 (2–4 on agg)". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  20. 1 2 Irving, Chris (17 November 2010). "Under-21s defeat Northern Ireland". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  21. ↑ www.fitbastats.com
  22. ↑ Paul Hanlon career statistics at Soccerbase
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