Personal information | |||
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Full name | Colin Alan Daniel | ||
Date of birth | 15 February 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Eastwood, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Blackpool | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2007 | Eastwood Town | 79 | (8) |
2007–2009 | Crewe Alexandra | 14 | (1) |
2008 | → Grays Athletic (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2008 | → Leek Town (loan) | 8 | (3) |
2008 | → Halifax Town (loan) | 8 | (5) |
2009 | → Macclesfield Town (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2009–2012 | Macclesfield Town | 117 | (13) |
2012–2014 | Mansfield Town | 69 | (7) |
2014–2016 | Port Vale | 48 | (6) |
2016 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 9 | (2) |
2016– | Blackpool | 33 | (4) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 11 May 2017 (UTC). |
Colin Alan Daniel (born 15 February 1988) is an English footballer who plays for EFL League One club Blackpool. Daniel is a left-sided midfielder, he can also play as a winger, full-back, wing-back, or forward.
He began his career with non-league Eastwood Town, before winning a move to Crewe Alexandra in July 2007. From Crewe he was loaned out to Grays Athletic, Leek Town, Halifax Town, and Macclesfield Town, before he joined Macclesfield Town on a permanent basis in May 2009. He spent three years with Macclesfield, before moving on to Mansfield Town for an undisclosed fee in August 2012. He helped Mansfield to win the Conference Premier title in 2012–13. He signed with Port Vale in June 2014, before returning to Mansfield on loan in February 2016. He joined Blackpool in June 2016, and helped the club to achieve promotion out of EFL League Two via the play-offs in 2017.
Crewe Alexandra manager Dario Gradi signed Daniel from Northern Premier League side Eastwood Town for a "five-figure sum" in July 2007. He made his debut for the "Railwaymen" on 15 December, coming on as an 89th-minute substitute for Nicky Maynard in a 3–0 defeat to Hartlepool United at Victoria Park. In January 2008 Daniel signed for Conference Premier club Grays Athletic on a one-month loan. He made his debut for the "Blues" coming on from the bench in the 1–1 FA Trophy Third Round match against York City at Bootham Crescent on 12 January. He made three appearances for Grays before returning to Crewe on 1 February. He joined Northern Premier League side Leek Town on loan in March 2008.