Derek Riordan
Riordan training with York City in 2016
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Derek George Riordan | ||
| Date of birth | 16 January 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Edinburgh City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2001 | Hibernian | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2006 | Hibernian | 123 | (54) |
| 2003 | → Cowdenbeath (loan) | 2 | (3) |
| 2006–2008 | Celtic | 24 | (5) |
| 2008–2011 | Hibernian | 102 | (36) |
| 2011 | Shaanxi Chanba | 9 | (1) |
| 2012 | St Johnstone | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | Bristol Rovers | 11 | (0) |
| 2014 | Alloa Athletic | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | Brechin City (trial) | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | East Fife | 11 | (4) |
| 2016 | York City | 4 | (0) |
| 2017– | Edinburgh City | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001 | Scotland U19 | 5 | (3) |
| 2004–2005 | Scotland U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2005–2009 | Scotland | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:32, 16 April 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:32, 16 April 2016 (UTC) |
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Derek George Riordan (born 16 January 1983) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish League Two club Edinburgh City. He has been capped three times by the Scotland national team.
Riordan started his career with Hibernian in 2001 and had a brief spell on loan with Cowdenbeath in 2003. He became one of the top young players in the Scottish Premier League, winning the young player of the year awards in 2005. Riordan signed for Celtic in 2006, but failed to hold down a regular first-team place and returned to Hibernian in 2008. He totalled 104 goals in 260 games across all competitions in his two spells at Easter Road.
Riordan left Hibs as a free agent in 2011 and signed for Chinese Super League club Shaanxi Chanba, but their two-year contract was mutually terminated after just four months. He then signed for St Johnstone on a short term contract in March 2012. Riordan then signed for Bristol Rovers, but he was released after a three-month deal. He has since had short spells with Alloa Athletic, Brechin City, East Fife and York City.
Born in Edinburgh, Riordan signed for Hibernian on 14 May 1999 and made his first-team debut in 2001 in an Edinburgh derby. In January 2003, Riordan went on loan to Cowdenbeath, along with teammate Paul Hilland. Riordan scored four goals in three games for Cowdenbeath, including a hat-trick in a 7–5 win away to Brechin City. Cowdenbeath wanted to extend the loan to the end of the 2002–03 season, but he returned to Hibernian at the end of January.
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