Andrew Driver
Driver training with Houston Dynamo in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Andrew David Driver | ||
| Date of birth | 20 November 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Saddleworth, Oldham, England | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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De Graafschap | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hutchison Vale | |||
| Heart of Midlothian | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2013 | Heart of Midlothian | 143 | (18) |
| 2013 | → Houston Dynamo (loan) | 31 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Houston Dynamo | 36 | (0) |
| 2015 | Aberdeen | 1 | (0) |
| 2015– | De Graafschap | 46 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002 | Scotland U16 | 4 | (1) |
| 2009 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 January 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 June 2009 |
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Andrew David Driver (born 20 November 1987) is a professional footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for De Graafschap in the Dutch Eredivisie. He has represented Scotland at schoolboy level and England, where he was born, for the under-21 side.
Driver was born in Saddleworth, Oldham, Greater Manchester, but moved to Gullane, East Lothian at the age of eleven. He began playing for Hutchison Vale AFC in Edinburgh, from where he joined the Hearts youth academy.
He first made his mark on Hearts' first team during a pre-season tour of Austria in 2006, where he started all three friendlies, creating four goals in the process with his direct play and crossing ability. In August 2006 Driver signed a five-year extension to his contract with Hearts, committing him to the club until 2011. He made his home debut in the league on 26 August 2006 against Inverness Caledonian Thistle, coming on as a substitute with 15 minutes to go and scoring four minutes later. Driver also scored a free kick in a 3–1 victory over Celtic at Celtic Park on 29 April 2007. In July 2008 Driver signed an amended contract with the club for another five years committing himself to the club until 2013.
Driver was the subject of two bids totalling £500,000 from Championship club Burnley in the summer of 2008, which was rejected by Hearts.Coventry City too made a £1 million bid in the 2009 January transfer window, which was also rejected. On 6 July, the BBC reported that Burnley had opened signing talks with Hearts. Joop Munsterman the FC Twente CEO reported on RVT Oost that Hearts had turned down a £3m offer for Driver. In all five clubs enquired about his availability including Chelsea.
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