Damien Delaney

Who is this?

Damien Finbarr Delaney (born 20 July 1981) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a defender. Delaney began his career at Cork City. He later played for Leicester City, Hull City and Queens Park Rangers before moving to Ipswich Town in 2009. He became a free agent after leaving the club in August 2012. He then signed for Crystal Palace and was a vital player in the centre of defence in their promotion season. He played for the club for six seasons and rejoined his former club Cork City on 1 July 2018, after his contract expired. He departed Leeside at the end of the 2018 season and on 3 January 2019 it was announced that he had signed a one-year deal with Waterford. Delaney announced his retirement on Twitter on 4 July 2019. Since his retirement he has become a pundit for Virgin Media Sport Ireland appearing on coverage of UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, UEFA Nations League and UEFA European Qualifiers.

Career

1. 1981
   Born
2. 1998
   Joined Cork City F.C.
3. 2000
   Joined Leicester City F.C.
4. 2001
   Joined Stockport County F.C.
5. 2002
   Joined Hull City A.F.C.
6. 2002
   Joined Huddersfield Town A.F.C.
7. 2002
   Joined Mansfield Town F.C.
8. 2008
   Joined Queens Park Rangers F.C.
9. 2008
   Joined Republic of Ireland men's national association football team
10. 2009
    Joined Ipswich Town F.C.
11. 2012
    Joined Crystal Palace F.C.

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Cork
• •Citizenship: Ireland
• •Known as: association football player
• •Sport: association football