Kevin Foley (footballer)
Foley playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2010
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Kevin Patrick Foley | ||
| Date of birth | 1 November 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Luton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Coventry City | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2002 | Luton Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2007 | Luton Town | 151 | (3) |
| 2007–2015 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 194 | (5) |
| 2014 | → Blackpool (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Blackpool (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | Copenhagen | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | Ipswich Town | 8 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | (0) |
| 2017– | Coventry City | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2006 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 8 | (1) |
| 2006 | Republic of Ireland B | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Republic of Ireland | 8 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:57, 5 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:10, 1 January 2013 (UTC) |
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Kevin Patrick Foley (born 1 November 1984) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for League One club Coventry City.
Foley, a right back also able to operate in midfield, previously spent twelve years at Luton Town before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers where he played for seven-and-a-half years. He was part of the Wolves squad which won promotion to the Premier League in 2009.
Born in Luton, Bedfordshire, to Irish parents, Foley joined hometown club Luton Town at the age of nine. He progressed through the youth ranks, winning the Luton Town Young Player of the Season award at the age of seventeen, before signing professional terms with the club at the age of eighteen. He finally broke into the first-team squad in 2002–03, making his league debut on 19 April 2003, in a 2–2 draw with Bristol City. Foley was again named Young Player of the Season for the second consecutive season. The following season he established himself as first choice right-back at the club and was again named Young Player of the Season for the third consecutive year. Foley won promotion with Luton to the Championship in 2005, and spent two seasons at this level before the club dropped back into League One in 2007. He made a total of 151 appearances for Luton, scoring three times.
On 14 August 2007, Foley joined Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee, before making his club debut the following day in a League Cup tie against Bradford. He scored his first league goal for the club on 22 September 2007 against Norwich City at Molineux. He ended his first season for Wolves as a regular member of their starting XI, featuring in a total of 49 games, scoring one goal.
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