David Prutton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Thomas Michael Prutton | ||
| Date of birth | 12 September 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Hull, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1998 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2003 | Nottingham Forest | 143 | (7) |
| 2003–2007 | Southampton | 82 | (3) |
| 2007 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2007–2010 | Leeds United | 67 | (4) |
| 2010 | → Colchester United (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| 2010 | Colchester United | 18 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Swindon Town | 41 | (3) |
| 2011–2014 | Sheffield Wednesday | 56 | (3) |
| 2012 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Coventry City (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 441 | (25) | |
| National team | |||
| 2000–2003 | England U21 | 25 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:07, 6 May 2014 (UTC). |
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David Thomas Michael Prutton (born 12 September 1981) is an English former footballer, who last played for Sheffield Wednesday. He currently works as a pundit and commentator for Sky Sports and can often be seen on their Football League coverage.
He has previously played for Nottingham Forest, Southampton, Leeds United, Colchester United and Swindon Town, as well as representing England at Under 21 level 25 times. He spent a 3-month loan spell with Scunthorpe United at the start of the 2012–13 season and a brief spell on loan at Coventry City at the end of the 2013-14 season.
Prutton was born in Hull, and came through the Nottingham Forest youth system, going on to make 155 appearances for the club where his career started. Having starred for Nottingham Forest and in the England under-21 squad the versatile midfielder was signed by Southampton, then of the Premiership, on the final day of the transfer window for £2.5 million in 2003.
Prutton is a versatile player, having played across the midfield and at right-back for Southampton, and despite being a very important player in the 2002–03 season missed out on the FA Cup Final as he was cup-tied having played for Nottingham Forest against West Ham in the third round. Despite only being at Southampton for less than four months Prutton played 12 games for Southampton and impressed in Gordon Strachan’s squad.
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