Neil Danns
Danns playing for Leicester City
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Neil Alexander Danns | ||
| Date of birth | 23 November 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Blackpool (on loan from Bury) | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2000 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2004 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Blackpool (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2004 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2004 | → Colchester United (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2004–2006 | Colchester United | 63 | (16) |
| 2006–2008 | Birmingham City | 31 | (3) |
| 2008–2011 | Crystal Palace | 103 | (18) |
| 2011–2014 | Leicester City | 30 | (5) |
| 2012–2013 | → Bristol City (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2013 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2013 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 13 | (4) |
| 2014 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 20 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | Bolton Wanderers | 73 | (3) |
| 2016– | Bury | 18 | (2) |
| 2017– | → Blackpool (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015– | Guyana | 3 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:05, 7 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:44, 17 June 2016 (UTC) |
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Neil Alexander Danns (born 23 November 1982) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League Two club Blackpool on loan from Bury. He also plays for the Guyana national team.
Danns began his football career at The FA's School of Excellence in Lilleshall and signed as a trainee for Blackburn Rovers, aged 16. After productive loan spells with Blackpool, Hartlepool United and Colchester United, he joined the latter on a permanent basis in December 2004. It was after moving south to Colchester that he started to make a name for himself. While at Layer Road, Danns contributed greatly to the club's promotion to the Championship in 2006 and earned himself a move to Birmingham City.
On 19 June 2006, Danns completed a £500,000 move to Birmingham City. Despite admitting that he "had a great time" at Colchester, he emphasised that "when a club the size of Birmingham come in for you, it's hard to say no". Danns made his competitive debut for Birmingham – against Colchester – on 5 August, and was a regular selection in the team that won promotion to the Premier League that season.
Danns signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Crystal Palace on 22 January 2008 for a fee of £600,000, rising to £850,000 conditional on the club's promotion to the Premier League. After initially having a tough time with recurring injuries at Palace, Danns managed to establish himself in the Eagles' line-up in his second season at the club.
On 27 June 2011, Danns joined Leicester City on a free transfer, signing a three-year deal. He had rejected an offer from Scottish Premier League club Rangers. Danns scored his first goal for Leicester on 23 August in a 4–2 away win against Bury in the League Cup. He scored his first league goal for the club against Blackpool in a 2–0 home win. Towards the start of the 2012–13 season, Danns was given squad number 8.
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