Willo Flood
Flood playing for Dundee United in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | William Robert Flood | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Dundee United | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cherry Orchard | |||
| Manchester City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2006 | Manchester City | 14 | (1) |
| 2004 | → Rochdale (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Coventry City (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2006–2009 | Cardiff City | 25 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | → Dundee United (loan) | 36 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | → Dundee United (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Celtic | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Middlesbrough | 16 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | Dundee United | 69 | (3) |
| 2013–2016 | Aberdeen | 80 | (3) |
| 2016– | Dundee United | 12 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 2003 | Republic of Ireland U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 11 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:04, 22 November 2016 (UTC). |
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William Robert "Willo" Flood (born 10 April 1985) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish club Dundee United. He has also won 15 caps for his country at under-20 and under-21 levels. His previous clubs include Manchester City, Cardiff City, Celtic, Middlesbrough and Aberdeen.
Flood was born in Dublin and grew up on a housing estate in the Ballyfermot area of the city. Flood started off his early career with Cherry Orchard before joining Manchester City. At the age of 14, Flood dislocated his patella playing in the All-Ireland Final. He described it as "sore" and that "he was on the ground and looked down – his knee was one way and the kneecap was the other." Cherry Orchard won the final and Flood received a winners' medal, which was his only one until winning the Scottish League Cup in 2014 with Aberdeen. While at Cherry Orchard, Flood was mentored by Barry Pointon, who had known Flood since he was 15. Flood's Performances for Cherry Orchard attracted interest from Celtic, Manchester United and Arsenal, but he joined Manchester City.
When he joined Manchester City and signed a professional contract, Flood had injuries sorted by the club's medical team and quote: "If it wasn’t for them I wouldn’t be playing football"'.
After breaking through into the first team in 2002, he was sent out on loan spells to Rochdale and then Coventry City. Flood made his debut in the qualifying round of the 2003-2004 UEFA Cup, in a 7–0 aggregate win over Total Network Solutions. His first career goal came in September 2004 when he scored Manchester City's third goal in the 7–1 trouncing of Barnsley in the League Cup. Later in the 2003–04 season, Flood joined Rochdale on a month's loan.
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