David Nugent
Nugent playing for Leicester City FC
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | David James Nugent | ||
| Date of birth | 2 May 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Huyton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Derby County | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Liverpool | |||
| –2002 | Bury | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Bury | 88 | (18) |
| 2005–2007 | Preston North End | 94 | (33) |
| 2007–2011 | Portsmouth | 78 | (16) |
| 2009–2010 | → Burnley (loan) | 30 | (6) |
| 2011–2015 | Leicester City | 158 | (54) |
| 2015–2017 | Middlesbrough | 42 | (8) |
| 2017– | Derby County | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2007 | England U21 | 14 | (4) |
| 2007 | England | 1 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:11, 19 September 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:11, 19 September 2016 (UTC) |
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David James Nugent (born 2 May 1985) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Championship club Derby County.
Before joining Middlesbrough, Nugent made 449 appearances in the Football League and Premier League playing for Bury, Preston North End, Portsmouth, Burnley and Leicester City. While a Preston player he made his debut for England, having played for the under-21 team earlier in his career.
Born in Huyton, Merseyside, Nugent was a member of the Liverpool youth academy but left aged 15. It was only once he changed his position that he then became a professional with Bury, joining the club's successful Youth and Centre of Excellence department. After making his debut as a substitute against Port Vale in March 2002 at the age of just 16, Nugent initially struggled to live up to his early potential, but an explosive start to the 2004–05 League Two season saw several larger clubs take an interest.
Although a target for rivals Burnley, Nugent opted to join Preston North End rather than Northampton Town from Bury in January 2005 for a fee of £100,000 and proved himself more than worthy at Championship level.
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