Michael Spillane (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Edward Spillane | ||
| Date of birth | 23 March 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Cambridge, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender, Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Chelmsford City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | Norwich City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | Norwich City | 26 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | → Luton Town (loan) | 38 | (3) |
| 2010–2012 | Brentford | 25 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 46 | (7) |
| 2013 | Southend United | 9 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Cambridge United | 16 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Sutton United | 53 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Lowestoft Town | 25 | (4) |
| 2016– | Chelmsford City | 19 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 2005–2006 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2007 | Republic of Ireland U18 | 4 | (2) |
| 2006–2008 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 22 | (2) |
| 2007–2009 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 8 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:25, 13 August 2017 (UTC). |
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Michael Edward Spillane (born 23 March 1989 in Cambridge, England) is an Irish professional footballer, who plays as a defender or midfielder for Chelmsford City.
Spillane signed a full, professional, three-year contract with Norwich on 30 June 2006. He had already made his first team debut by this time against West Ham United in the 2006 FA Cup third round, making him the youngest ever player for Norwich City to play in the FA Cup.
Spillane was given his first extended run in the Norwich side by manager Peter Grant towards the end of the 2006–07 season. He got his chance in the centre of midfield due to injuries to Youssef Safri, Simon Lappin and Mark Fotheringham. This was after he initially played at right back under Nigel Worthington.
Spillane signed on loan for Luton Town for the 2008–09 season in August 2008. He scored his first Luton goal in the match against Aldershot Town on 13 September. Spillane made a total of thirty-eight league appearances for Luton, scoring three goals. He was also part of the Luton side that won the Football League Trophy, beating Scunthorpe United 3–2 at Wembley.
In April 2009, Spillane signed a two-year contract extension with Norwich City. Spillane went on to play a bigger part in Norwich's 2009–10 League One winning season playing 13 times and scoring once against Leyton Orient, although he missed around half the season with injury. In July 2010, he transferred to Brentford for an undisclosed fee. In September 2010, he scored his penalty as Brentford knocked Everton out of the League Cup on penalties. Spillane scored his first and what turned out to be only Brentford goal in a 3–1 win at Sheffield Wednesday.
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