Craig Fagan
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Craig Anthony Fagan | ||
| Date of birth | 11 December 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger/Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Birmingham City | 1 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Bristol City (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | → Colchester United (loan) | 31 | (5) |
| 2004–2005 | Colchester United | 32 | (12) |
| 2005–2007 | Hull City | 80 | (15) |
| 2007–2008 | Derby County | 39 | (1) |
| 2008 | → Hull City (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Hull City | 52 | (5) |
| 2011–2012 | Bradford City | 31 | (7) |
| 2013 | Bury | 11 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Gillingham | 18 | (2) |
| 2015 | Brunei DPMM | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1:39, 31 March 2015 (UTC). |
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Craig Anthony Fagan (born 11 December 1982) is an English footballer. He can play as a forward or on the wing.
Fagan began his football career as an under-nine with Birmingham City. When the club dismantled its youth system he spent a few months with West Bromwich Albion, but returned to Birmingham City when they opened their academy, in part because the club was nearer to his home in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, where he attended Catshill Middle School and South Bromsgrove High School. He scored his first career goal while on loan at Bristol City, scoring in a 2–1 defeat against Colchester United, his future club. He failed to make the breakthrough to Birmingham's first team, and joined Colchester United on a free transfer in 2004, after a successful loan spell at the club.
Fagan joined Hull City on 28 February 2005 for an undisclosed six-figure transfer fee (believed to be around £125,000). Five days later he scored on his debut in a 3–1 victory over Tranmere Rovers. He was reunited with his former Colchester boss, Phil Parkinson, when Parkinson was appointed Hull City manager in the summer of 2006 – Parkinson's tenure however did not last long. Under Parkinson, Fagan was played on the right wing, whereas under Peter Taylor he had played as a striker. Following Parkinson's departure, Hull changed from a 4-4-2 formation to 4-3-3, and Fagan flourished in his role on the right hand side of the front three.
His good form led to interest from other clubs and speculation around his future arose when he was left out of the squad for the FA Cup Third Round tie against Middlesbrough on 6 January 2007. Finally, on 9 January, top of the table Derby County confirmed the signing of Fagan for a fee of £750,000, rising to £1,000,000 dependent on their promotion to the Premiership.
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