Dave Mooney
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Mooney | ||
| Date of birth | 30 October 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Southend United | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tymon Bawn | |||
| Bushy Park Rangers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Shamrock Rovers | 34 | (6) |
| 2005–2007 | Longford Town | 66 | (26) |
| 2008 | Cork City | 22 | (15) |
| 2008–2011 | Reading | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Norwich City (loan) | 9 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 30 | (6) |
| 2010–2011 | → Colchester United (loan) | 39 | (9) |
| 2011–2015 | Leyton Orient | 140 | (38) |
| 2015– | Southend United | 46 | (9) |
| National team | |||
| 2007 | Republic of Ireland U23 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:34, 21 May 2016 (UTC). |
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David Mooney (born 30 October 1984) is an Irish footballer who plays for Southend United.
Mooney joined Shamrock Rovers, his first senior club, in 2000, while he was a pupil in Coláiste Éanna, in Dublin. and scored in every round when Rovers' won the U17 All Ireland title against Kingdom Boys in 2002. He made his first team debut coming on as a sub against Longford Town on 6 April 2004. His first goal came on 24 June 2004 against the doomed Dublin City. In his fifteen months in the first team he scored nine goals in 40 total appearances.
Due to Rovers' financial position at the time players had to be sold on and Mooney moved to Longford. His last game in the Hoops was against Cork City on 22 July 2005.
He made his Longford debut on 6 August 2005 in a 1–0 win over Bohemians. His scoring return of 19 goals in the 2007 League of Ireland Premier Division season ensured he was top scorer in the league [1]. Mooney's goals also led Longford Town to the final of the FAI Cup. However, despite Mooney's heroics throughout the season Longford Town were relegated to the League of Ireland First Division, albeit with a six-point deduction, and lost the FAI Cup final to Cork City.
His excellent form throughout the season did not go un-noticed and he was nominated for the PFAI Player of the Year and won the FAI Player of the Year [2] as well as the Player of the Month award for August 2007.
After Mooney's spectacular form throughout the 2007 League of Ireland season it was obvious that he would be playing somewhere else than First Division football in Flancare Park. He had been linked with a move to the Football League next season with Football League Championship sides Crystal Palace and Colchester United reportedly interested in signing the striker. Representatives from Premier League side Fulham were said to have been in attendance at the FAI Cup final, and Leeds United manager Dennis Wise had also watched Mooney in action.
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