David Goodwillie
Goodwillie in 2012 with Blackburn
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | David Goodwillie | ||
| Date of birth | 28 March 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Stirling, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Carse Thistle | |||
| 2003–2006 | Dundee United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2011 | Dundee United | 117 | (29) |
| 2007–2008 | → Raith Rovers (loan) | 21 | (9) |
| 2011–2014 | Blackburn Rovers | 28 | (2) |
| 2012 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Dundee United (loan) | 19 | (3) |
| 2014 | → Blackpool (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2014–2016 | Aberdeen | 48 | (8) |
| 2016 | → Ross County (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Plymouth Argyle | 16 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2005 | Scotland U16 | 12 | (6) |
| 2005 | Scotland U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Scotland U19 | 7 | (4) |
| 2008–2010 | Scotland U21 | 9 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Scotland | 3 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:10, 11 January 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 August 2012 |
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David Goodwillie (born 28 March 1989) is a Scottish footballer. Goodwillie came through the Dundee United youth system and he won the SPFA and SFWA Young Player of the Year awards for the 2010–11 season. His performances with United earned him selection for the Scotland national team and a £2 million move to Blackburn Rovers, who were then in the English Premier League. He failed to hold a regular place in the Blackburn team and was successively loaned to Crystal Palace, Dundee United and Blackpool. Goodwillie was released by Blackburn in 2014, after which he signed with Aberdeen. After a loan spell with Ross County, Goodwillie moved to Plymouth Argyle in 2016. He left Plymouth by mutual consent in January 2017, after a judge ruled in a civil case that Goodwillie had committed an act of rape.
Goodwillie was playing as a youth for Carse Thistle in his native Stirling before joining Dundee United as a 14-year-old in 2003, being spotted playing in a Scottish Youth FA trial in Dundee. In signing from Carse Thistle, Goodwillie followed in the footsteps of Duncan Ferguson who also played for the Stirling-based boys club. In July 2005, Goodwillie played for the first team in the pre-season City of Discovery Cup, appearing as a 77th-minute substitute in the tournament win.
He signed professional forms with United in March 2005. On 31 December 2005, Goodwillie made his competitive debut for United, appearing as a late substitute in the defeat to Rangers at Ibrox. On 4 March 2006, in his fifth appearance for United, Goodwillie came off the bench to score a late goal for United against Hibernian at Easter Road. During the 2005–06 season, Goodwillie made ten substitute appearances for the first team, with the majority coming in the final few minutes of each match.
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