Personal information | |||
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Full name | Neale Michael Charles Fenn | ||
Date of birth | 18 January 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Edmonton, London, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–2001 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | (0) |
1998 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 3 | (0) |
1998 | → Norwich City (loan) | 7 | (1) |
1998 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
1999 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2001–2003 | Peterborough United | 50 | (14) |
2003 | Waterford United | 19 | (4) |
2004–2006 | Cork City | 84 | (27) |
2007–2009 | Bohemians | 69 | (5) |
2010 | Dundalk | 22 | (4) |
2010 | Shamrock Rovers | 9 | (0) |
Total | 281 | (55) | |
National team | |||
1997–1999 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 8 | (3) |
1999 | Republic of Ireland B | 1 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Neale Fenn (born 18 January 1977) is a retired professional footballer. Neale played his last game in 2010
Fenn previously played for Spurs, making his professional debut in January 1997 starting a memorable 3rd round FA Cup tie at Manchester United in 1997 alongside Rory Allen, which Spurs lost 2–0. He made his league debut, as a substitute in a 2–1 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday in April.
He made only 10 appearances for Spurs, scoring once, in a League Cup tie against Carlisle in September 1997.
Fenn went on loan to several clubs including Norwich City in the First Division. At Norwich he scored once; his goal coming in a 5-0 win against Swindon Town.
Signed for Waterford United in August 2003 making his League of Ireland debut as a substitute for Daryl Murphy in a home game against Derry.
His form and skill saw him transferring to Cork City F.C. for the 2004 season. He made a scoring debut on the opening day of the season. His 3 seasons at Turners Cross (stadium) established him as one of the most highly regarded players in Ireland and he won his first League of Ireland Championship in 2005 in the same team as Kevin Doyle.
Fenn scored two European goals for Cork. He netted at FC Nantes in the 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup. He also scored what proved to be the all-important away goal in City's 2005-06 UEFA Cup win against Swedish side Djurgårdens.
Fenn was signed for Bohemians after his contract with Cork City expired in November 2006, becoming the first signing of new Bohs manager Sean Connor. After failing to score a league goal in his first season at Dalymount Park, Fenn was revitalised under the management of Pat Fenlon and played an important role in Bohs' 2008 league championship triumph. He scored against Rhyl F.C. in the 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup. He added another league winners medal to his collection in 2009 but was released by Bohs when his contract expired at the end of the season.