Chris O'Grady

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Chris O'Grady
Personal information
Full name Christopher James O'Grady
Date of birth January 25, 1986 (1986-01-25) (age 22)
Place of birth    Leicester, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Oldham Athletic
Youth clubs
2000–2001 Leicester City
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2003–2007
2004–2005
2005–2006
2007–2008
2008–		 Leicester City
→Notts County (loan)
→ Rushden & Diamonds (loan)
Rotherham United
Oldham Athletic		 24 0(1)
09 0(0)
22 0(4)
51 (13)
00 0(0)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 14:44, 30 May 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Christopher James "Chris" O'Grady (born 25 January 1986) is an English footballer who currently plays for Oldham Athletic in League One.

[edit] Career

O'Grady originally caught the eye of former Leicester boss Micky Adams as he was prolific in front of goal for the under 18s and reserves. O'Grady was handed his debut when coming off the bench in Leicester's 2–0 victory over Grimsby Town in April 2003, but failed to break through into the first team the following season.

He made 11 appearances during a loan spell at Notts County in late 2004, gaining some much needed league experience, and ended the 2004–05 campaign on a high, winning a place on the bench in City's final game of the season against Plymouth Argyle.

After scoring from the penalty spot against Inter Milan in pre-season, O'Grady had a successful spell on loan at Rushden & Diamonds at the end of 2005, before returning to Leicester to compete for a place in the first team line-up. He grabbed his first Championship goal at Luton Town in March 2006, a late strike which earned City a 2–1 away win.

In his first start for Leicester City, he scored the first goal in a 2–0 win over Macclesfield Town in the Carling Cup first round. His second start saw Leicester win 1–0 at home to Southend United.

On 18 January 2007, O'Grady signed for Rotherham United on a two-and-a-half year deal for £65,000. His first goal for Rotherham was a penalty against Huddersfield Town in February 2007. O'Grady altogether scored four goals in his first season with Rotherham.[1]

O'Grady transfered to Oldham Athletic for an undisclosed fee on May 28, 2008. [2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Rotherham snap up Foxes striker", BBC Sport, 2007-01-18. Retrieved on 2007-03-25. 
  2. ^ "MILLERS' O'GRADY MAKES LATICS SWITCH", Oldham Athletic, 2008-05-28. Retrieved on 2008-05-28. 

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