David Meyler
Meyler playing for Hull City in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | David John Meyler | ||
| Date of birth | 29 May 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Hull City | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 20xx | College Corinthians | ||
| 20xx | Cork City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | Cork City | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2013 | Sunderland | 25 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Hull City (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2013– | Hull City | 120 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2012– | Republic of Ireland | 18 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:26, 4 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:26, 12 November 2016 (UTC) |
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David John Meyler (born 29 May 1989) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Hull City. He is the son of hurling manager John Meyler. He grew up in Rochestown Rise in Cork and, like his father, played hurling, Gaelic football and football from an early age.
After turning professional at League of Ireland team Cork City, Meyler moved to Sunderland in the Premier League in 2010. He joined Hull in January 2013 after a short loan spell. He has been a full international for the Republic of Ireland since 2012.
He progressed through the youth team of Cork City and signed a professional contract in 2008. He made ten appearances for Cork in the League of Ireland at the age of nineteen, with his debut in a cup game against Cobh Ramblers.
Meyler joined Sunderland on 25 July 2008 for an undisclosed fee believed to be around £250,000 which has risen close to £500,000 after appearances and his first Republic of Ireland senior call-up. He became their third summer signing and followed the footsteps of former Cork City teammate Roy O'Donovan by moving to the Stadium of Light. However, it was not until a year and a half after joining Sunderland that Meyler made his first professional appearance for the club, starting against Blackburn Rovers on 28 December 2009. In his third appearance for Sunderland, at Portsmouth on 9 February 2010, Meyler received a straight red card just minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute. He suffered serious cruciate ligament damage against Manchester United on 2 May 2010, that was feared would leave him sidelined for as long as 12 months. However, he made a quicker recovery than expected, making his comeback for Sunderland's Reserves against Liverpool Reserves, on 2 November 2010. Manager Steve Bruce insisted Meyler would not be rushed back to first team action. Surprisingly, he returned in an away match at Fulham, featuring for 52 minutes in a 0–0 draw. On 5 January 2011, Meyler pulled up suddenly and was stretchered off in Sunderland's away match at Aston Villa. It was revealed after the game by Bruce that Meyler suffered cruciate ligament damage to the same knee as before. It was later announced by Sunderland that Meyler had a scan on the knee and had torn his medial ligament. This ruled Meyler out for another 10 weeks at least rather than 6 months which was first feared. Meyler returned to the Sunderland bench for their defeat at Birmingham City on 16 April 2011.
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