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David Nugent Personal information Full name David James Nugent[1] Date of birth 2 May 1985 Place of birth Huyton, Merseyside, England Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Playing position Forward Club information Current club Leicester City Number 35 Youth career 2000–2001 Liverpool 2001–2002 Bury Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2002–2005 Bury 90 (18) 2005–2007 Preston North End 93 (35) 2007–2011 Portsmouth 75 (16) 2009–2010 → Burnley (loan) 30 (6) 2011– Leicester City 11 (5) National team‡ 2005–2007 England U21 14 (4) 2007 England 1 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:24, 30 October 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 June 2007David James Nugent (born 2 May 1985 in Huyton, Merseyside) is an English footballer striker, who currently plays for Leicester City . Before joining Leicester, Nugent made a total of 228 appearances in the Football League playing for Bury, Preston North End and Portsmouth. While a Preston player he made his debut for England.
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Club career
Early career
Nugent was a member of the Liverpool youth academy but left in 2001, aged 15, without being offered a professional contract. It was only once he changed his position that he then became a professional with Bury, joining the club's successful Youth and Centre of Excellence department. After making his debut as a substitute against Port Vale in March 2002 at the age of just 16, Nugent initially struggled to live up to his early potential, but an explosive start to the 2004–05 Football League Two campaign saw several larger clubs take an interest.
Preston North End
Although a target for rivals Burnley, Nugent opted to join Preston North End rather than Northampton Town from Bury in January 2005 for a fee of £100,000 and proved himself more than worthy at Championship level.
He scored 10 league goals in 32 Championship appearances in 2005–06, as Preston finished fourth, losing to Leeds United in the playoff semi-final, thus failing to gain promotion. Despite transfer speculation, Nugent spent the following season at Preston, scoring 15 goals in 43 appearances, and winning England recognition. Preston finished seventh in 2006–07.
Nugent left Preston during the summer of 2007.
Portsmouth
After both Sunderland and Portsmouth had bids in the region of £6 million accepted for the player, Nugent was eventually unveiled as a Pompey player at a press conference alongside John Utaka on 11 July 2007.[2] However, rumours followed just weeks later that Derby County were considering a bid for Nugent and that he would be leaving Portsmouth in the same transfer window he arrived in. Nugent scored on his debut in a non-competitive 8-0 win against Isle of Wight side Newport and later signed many autographs in a fan-filled pitch invasion. In a post-match press conference following a Carling Cup game early on in Nugent's Pompey career, in which he scored his first goal for the club, Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp publicly stated Nugent would be free to leave the club if the right offer came in to help fund a move for more players. However, Nugent stated he wanted to stay at Portsmouth.[3]
A possible loan deal to Ipswich Town fell through in early March 2008 with Jim Magilton, the Ipswich manager, left questioning Nugent's fitness.[4]
Nugent appeared frequently for Portsmouth in the FA Cup, scoring a goal in their initial Third Round tie against Ipswich Town. His role culminated in coming on for John Utaka in the 69th minute of the final against Cardiff City, eventually winning the trophy.[5] The next season and after 18 months at the club, Nugent scored his first Premier League goal – against former manager Harry Redknapp at Tottenham Hotspur in a 1–1 draw on 18 January 2009.[6] Two matches later he scored his second goal at Fulham and followed this up with his first league goal at Fratton Park, scoring against Liverpool on 7 February 2009. However, these were to be Nugent's only top flight goals for Pompey.
On 5 August 2009, it was reported that Nugent had been involved in an alleged bust-up with fellow team mate Marc Wilson during Portsmouth's pre-season trip to Portugal. Both players were sent home and subsequently fined two weeks' wages by the club.[7]
Burnley
On 1 September 2009, it was reported that Nugent was in talks with Burnley about a loan move. Thirty minutes after the transfer window closed it was reported that Burnley had signed Nugent on a six-month-long loan deal with a view to a permanent move, subject to Premier League clearance.[8] On 12 September, he made his debut for the Clarets when he replaced Martin Paterson 70 minutes into the game against Liverpool at Anfield. After coming on as a second half substitute for the Clarets on his home debut against Sunderland, Nugent scored two goals, helping Burnley to a 3–1 win.[9] Nugent scored his third goal of the season against Bolton.
On 30 January 2010, Nugent was told that he had to go back to Portsmouth and train with the club, but was then told to travel back to Burnley. After two days of travelling back and forth between Portsmouth and Burnley, new manager Brian Laws triggered an extension clause in Nugent's contract. Nugent signed another loan agreement with Burnley on 1 February which would keep him at the club on loan until June. He repaid the faith shown in him by Laws by opening the scoring in the home win against West Ham United on 6 February.
Return to Portsmouth
After failing to regotiate a permanent deal with Burnley or attract an alternative Premiership club, Nugent returned to newly relegated Portsmouth in the 2010–11 pre-season. He was a regular starter as a left sided forward.[10] After an initial goal drought that saw him fail to hit the net until his goal in a 6–1 defeat of Leicester City on 24 September 2010, (his first for Pompey since February 2009), Nugent finished the season as Portsmouth's top goalscorer, scoring 14 goals in all competitions.
Leicester City
On 5 July 2011, Nugent signed for Leicester City on a three-year deal after his contract with Portsmouth expired.[11] He made his competitive debut in a 1-0 win over Coventry City on 6 August 2011,[12] scoring his first goal for the club in a 2-1 defeat to Bristol City on 17 August.[13]
International career
He made his debut for England U21s against Wales in February 2005. He scored his first goal for the team on his debut, in the 2–2 draw with Moldova on 15 August 2006. Teamed up front again with Arsenal's young Theo Walcott, he scored his second goal for England U21s in the 3–2 win over Switzerland on 6 September 2006 that advanced the team into the play-off round of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He scored his third goal for the U21s against Spain on 6 February 2007 in a 2–2 draw, Stuart Pearce's first game as coach.
On 19 March 2007, following much speculation after Steve McClaren confirmed he had been watching Nugent, David was called into the full England squad to replace the injured Darren Bent of Charlton Athletic.
On 28 March 2007, Nugent made his debut as a late substitute for England in a Euro 2008 qualifying match against Andorra in Barcelona and marked the occasion with a 93rd-minute goal after a Jermain Defoe shot. Nugent, in his post-match press interview, expressed genuine satisfaction over having accomplished a "1 Goal/1 Cap" national team record; Nugent is one of just three players to have exactly one substitute appearance and one goal for England, the others being Paul Goddard and Francis Jeffers.[14] Since then, Nugent has failed to secure another outing with England.
He was the first Preston player to play for the national team since Tom Finney some 49 years previously and the first England national team footballer from a club playing in The Football League since David James of West Ham in 2003. He was also the first Football League outfield player since Michael Gray of Sunderland in 1999.
In June 2007, he represented the Under-21s in the UEFA Under-21 Championship in the Netherlands.
International goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 01. 28 March 2007 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain 
Andorra3 – 0 3 – 0 UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying Career statistics
- As of 25 June 2011.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[15] Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Bury 2000–01 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 2001–02 32 4 1 0 1 0 5 1 39 5 2002–03 26 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 29 3 2004–05 27 11 2 1 1 0 0 0 30 12 Total 90 18 4 1 3 0 6 1 103 20 Preston 2004–05 18 8 0 0 0 0 3 1 21 9 2005–06 32 10 3 0 1 0 2 1 38 11 2006–07 44 15 3 2 1 0 - - 48 17 Total 94 33 6 2 2 0 5 2 107 37 Portsmouth 2007–08 15 0 4 1 3 2 - - 22 3 2008–09 16 3 3 0 0 0 - - 19 3 2009–10 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Total 34 3 7 1 4 2 - - 45 6 Burnley (loan) 2009–10 30 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 6 Total 30 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 6 Portsmouth 2010–11 44 13 1 0 3 1 0 0 48 14 Total 44 13 1 0 3 1 0 0 48 14 Leicester City 2011–12 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 Total 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 Honours
Portsmouth F.C.
- FA Cup: 2008
References
- ^ "England Players – David top stiker Nugent". England Football Online. http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersN/BioNugentDJ.html. Retrieved May 16, 2007.
- ^ "Nugent seals £6m Portsmouth move". BBC Sport. 2007-07-11. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/6280240.stm. Retrieved 2007-07-11.
- ^ "Redknapp: Nugent could leave Pompey. Davidinstead.". Ananova. http://www.ananova.com/sport/story/sm_2484584.html. Retrieved 2007-08-29.
- ^ "Ipswich pull out of Nugent chase". BBC Sport. 2008-03-04. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/7265376.stm. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (2008-05-17). "Portsmouth 1–0 Cardiff match report". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7393770.stm. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
- ^ "Nugent 'proves point' to Redknapp". BBC Sport. 2009-01-19. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/7837394.stm. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
- ^ "Portsmouth duo fined over bust-up". BBC Sport. 2009-08-05. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8185045.stm. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ^ "Coyle Swoops for Striker Nugent". Burnley Football Club. 2009-09-01. http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/page/LatestHeadlines/0,,10413~1784902,00.html. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
- ^ Burnley 3–1 Sunderland
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Nugent Agrees Foxes Deal". http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~2387002,00.html. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ Coventry 0-1 Leicester, BBC Sport, 6 Aug 2011, http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/14352025.stm, retrieved 18 Aug 2011
- ^ Leicester 1 - 2 Bristol City, BBC Sport, 17 Aug 2011, http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/14471679.stm, retrieved 18 Aug 2011
- ^ "England's Single Goalscorers". England Football Online. http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamGoals/Goals_01.html. Retrieved May 16, 2007.
- ^ Including Football League Trophy, Football League play-offs and UEFA Cup
External links
- David Nugent career stats at Soccerbase
- David Nugent – UEFA competition record
England squad – 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship 1 Carson • 2 Hoyte • 3 Baines • 4 Taylor • 5 Ferdinand • 6 Cahill • 7 Reo-Coker • 8 Bentley • 9 Richardson • 10 Nugent • 11 Young • 12 Routledge • 13 Hart • 14 Rosenior • 15 Milner • 16 Lita • 17 Huddlestone • 18 Noble • 19 Derbyshire • 20 Onuoha • 21 Vaughan • 22 Alnwick • 23 Whittingham • Coach: Pearce
Leicester City F.C. – current squad 1 Schmeichel · 2 Peltier · 3 Konchesky · 4 Paintsil · 5 Mills (c) · 6 Bamba · 7 Gallagher · 9 Howard · 10 King · 11 Dyer · 12 St Ledger · 13 Vassell · 15 Berner · 16 Ball · 17 Johnson · 18 Moussa · 19 Wellens · 20 Beckford · 21 Weale · 22 Abe · 23 Danns · 26 Fernandes · 27 Schlupp · 35 Nugent · Manager: Pearson
Categories:- 1985 births
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