Danny Mills
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| Danny Mills | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel John Mills | |
| Date of birth | 18 May 1977 | |
| Place of birth | Norwich, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Manchester City | |
| Number | -- | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1994–1998 1998–1999 1999–2004 2003–2004 2004– 2006 2007 2008 |
Norwich City Charlton Athletic Leeds United → Middlesbrough (loan) Manchester City → Hull City (loan) → Charlton Athletic (loan) → Derby County (loan) |
66 (0) 45 (3) 101 (3) 28 (0) 51 (1) 9 (0) 19 (0) 2 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2001–2004 | England | 19 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Daniel John "Danny" Mills (born 18 May 1977 in Norwich, Norfolk) is an English professional footballer, who currently plays for Manchester City. His main position is right-back though he can also play in central defence.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Early career
Mills began his career with Norwich City after coming through their youth system. He was unable to establish a regular place in the side and moved to Charlton in 1998 and helped them win promotion to the Premier League via the play-offs.
[edit] Leeds
Fifteen months later, Mills signed for Leeds United in a £4.1 million transfer. He played a part in helping Leeds reach the 2000/01 Champions League Semi-Final. Mills Champions League debut came in Leeds' 4-0 defeat by Barcelona at the Nou Camp. [1]
Mills spent the 2003-04 season on loan at Middlesbrough, where he played in the 2004 League Cup final to help Middlesbrough to their first ever major trophy.[2]
Following relegation from the Premier League at the end of 2003-04, Leeds could no longer afford to retain Mills' services, and he moved to Manchester City on a free transfer in the close season, signing a five year contract.[3] As part of his severance package with Leeds, Mills continued to receive part of his wages from the Yorkshire club for the duration of his original Leeds contract.[4] Mills has often said he would like to go back to Leeds again (along with Olivier Dacourt), but this has never happened. Mills has been seen at Leeds games with his young son since the club's relegation into the Championship.
[edit] Manchester City
Mills made his Manchester City debut in the opening fixture of the 2004-05 season, a 1-1 draw against Fulham at the City of Manchester Stadium.[5]. He started the majority of matches in his first season at Manchester City, but was dropped from the first team when Stuart Pearce replaced Kevin Keegan as manager in March 2005.[6] He regained his place for the start of the 2005-06 season, and on October 2, 2005, he scored his first and (as of March 2007) only goal for Manchester City, a powerful shot from 25 yards (23 m) against Everton.[7] One month later, he sustained a shin injury which resulted in a fifteen game absence.[8] The injury coincided with the emergence of Micah Richards who deposed him as first choice right-back; after Richards made his debut, Mills made only five further first team appearances in the remainder of the season.
On September 14, 2006 he joined Hull City in a two month loan deal. He returned to Manchester City in January and was on the verge of being sent on loan to Hull City again or Leeds United, but a decision was made to keep him at City. Following the appointment of Sven-Göran Eriksson as Manchester City manager, Mills was transfer listed. He re-joined former club Charlton on a loan deal until the end of 2007.[9]
He joined Premiership Derby County on loan in January 2008 until May 2.
[edit] International career
Following a series of impressive performances for Leeds United, Mills received his first England callup in 2001, making his international debut on 25 May 2001, as a substitute in a friendly against Mexico at Pride Park Derby. His first England start came on 27 March 2002 in a friendly against Italy. He represented England at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, playing every minute of England's five matches, and has made a total of 19 appearances for the national team.
[edit] Outside football
Mills is a patron of the Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus,[10] and has raised money for the charity since the death of his son Archie from the condition in 2002.[11][12]
[edit] References
- ^ Charlton to sell Mills for GBP 4.1 m. London Evening Standard. Retrieved on March 29, 2007.
- ^ Boro lift Carling Cup. BBC. Retrieved on March 29, 2007.
- ^ Keegan delighted with Mills signing. Manchester Evening News. Retrieved on March 27, 2007.
- ^ £7m consolation for missing out on promotion - Leeds still moving in right direction, says Bates. Professional Footballers' Association. Retrieved on March 27, 2007.
- ^ James, Gary (2006). Manchester City - The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon. ISBN 1-85983-512-0. p476
- ^ Pearce salutes Mills attitude. Manchester Evening News. Retrieved on March 27, 2007.
- ^ Man City 2-0 Everton. BBC. Retrieved on March 27, 2007.
- ^ City: Mills will fight youth brigade. Manchester Evening News. Retrieved on March 27, 2007.
- ^ Mills deal done. Charlton Athletic F.C.. Retrieved on August 30, 2007.
- ^ Footballer Danny Mills praises new Helpline. ASBAH. Retrieved on March 27, 2007.
- ^ Footy stars team up for Danny boy. icCoventry. Retrieved on March 27, 2007.
- ^ Mills in defence of stars. The Northern Echo. Retrieved on March 27, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Danny Mills career stats at Soccerbase
- Official website
- Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk
- Danny's online shop
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