Marcus Tudgay
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Marcus Tudgay | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Shoreham-by-Sea, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Coventry City | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2002 | Derby County | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2006 | Derby County | 92 | (17) |
| 2006 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| 2006–2011 | Sheffield Wednesday | 195 | (48) |
| 2010–2011 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 4 | (3) |
| 2011–2014 | Nottingham Forest | 57 | (10) |
| 2012–2013 | → Barnsley (loan) | 9 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | → Barnsley (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2014 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2014– | Coventry City | 60 | (10) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:33, 27 December 2016 (UTC). |
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Marcus Tudgay (born 3 February 1983) is an English footballer who is currently plays as a striker for Coventry City.
Before joining Nottingham Forest in 2010, he made nearly 300 appearances in the Football League playing for Derby County and Sheffield Wednesday. He has since spent two loan spells with Barnsley.
Born in Shoreham, Sussex, Tudgay came through the ranks at Derby County and made his senior debut in August 2002. His final Rams goal came against future club Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough in November 2005.
Tudgay joined Sheffield Wednesday for an undisclosed fee in January 2006, penning a contract to keep him at Hillsborough until 2010. He had initially signed on loan with the club but manager Paul Sturrock decided to make his move permanent after he claimed a debut goal in a 3–0 win over Crewe Alexandra.
The manager's faith in him was justified as Tudgay scored vital goals in Sheffield Wednesday's successful attempt to avoid relegation from the Championship, including a goal against his former employers on the last day of the season in a 2–0 win.
Tudgay was ruled out for the start of the 2006–07 campaign due to a bizarre injury sustained at a family barbecue over the summer. The player cut his toe on glass, severing tendons and requiring surgery which ruled him out of competitive action for three months. But he bounced back on his return, forming a good partnership with Deon Burton, to score six goals in five games. He was moved out to the wing after injuries to Wade Small and Jermaine Johnson but still finished the season with 11 goals. The 2007–08 season saw Tudgay add eight goals to his career record, the most notable of these was a second half volley to lead his side to a 2–0 victory in the Steel City Derby at Hillsborough and another goal against Derby County in the FA Cup which helped to earn his side a replay. He missed the end of the season due to an injury.
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