Roy O'Donovan
O'Donovan playing for Northampton Town in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Roy Simon O'Donovan | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Newcastle Jets | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2004 | Coventry City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Cork City | 79 | (34) |
| 2007–2010 | Sunderland | 17 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Dundee United (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Blackpool (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Southend United (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 15 | (9) |
| 2010–2013 | Coventry City | 17 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Hibernian (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Northampton Town | 30 | (6) |
| 2014 | DPMM FC | 24 | (15) |
| 2015 | Mitra Kukar | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Central Coast Mariners | 45 | (19) |
| 2017– | Newcastle Jets | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2004–2006 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 8 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Republic of Ireland B | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 April 2017. |
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Roy Simon O'Donovan (born 10 August 1985) is an Irish professional footballer who is joining the Newcastle Jets for the 2017/2018 A League season. He has been capped by Ireland at Under-19, Under-21 and B level. O'Donovan has previously played for Cork City, Sunderland, Dundee United, Blackpool, Southend United, Hartlepool United, Coventry City, Hibernian, Northampton Town, DPMM FC and Mitra Kukar F.C..
O'Donovan played schoolboy football for Leeds A.F.C. Cork. In 2001, he signed for English Premier League club Coventry City as a trainee, before being released in December 2004 at aged nineteen without making a first team appearance for the club.
O'Donovan moved back to Republic of Ireland and joined his hometown club Cork City in early 2005. In his first season at Cork City they captured the League of Ireland championship after a twelve-year absence. He played mainly as a wide-right attacking midfielder after joining Cork, but was soon moved up front as a striker, becoming the top goalscorer in the League of Ireland. He scored in a UEFA Cup win in July 2005 versus Ekranas of Lithuania, City were eventually eliminated by Slavia Prague [1]. The following season they competed in the Champions league qualifying phase but came up short against Red Star Belgrade (Crevena Zvezda). He was named the eircom/Soccer Writers Association of Ireland (SWAI) Player of the Month for November 2005 and won the award again in November 2006 after being switched to centre forward from midfield, he was also a nominee for the Soccer Writers Association of Ireland (SWAI) player of the year the same season.
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