Roy O'Donovan
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| Roy O'Donovan | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | August 10, 1985 | |
| Place of birth | Cork, Republic of Ireland | |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 101⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Winger / Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Sunderland | |
| Number | 23 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Leeds A.F.C. Cork Blarney Street Wolverhampton Wanderers Cheltenham Town |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004-2005 2005-2007 2007- |
Coventry City Cork City Sunderland |
0 (0) 74 (31)[1] 17 (0) |
| National team | ||
| ? 2006-2007 |
Republic of Ireland U21 Republic of Ireland B |
9 (1) 2 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Roy O'Donovan (born August 10, 1985[2]) is an Irish footballer, who plays for FA Premiership side Sunderland AFC. He has been capped for his country at B International level.
O'Donovan played for a number of players as a youth, before joining his hometown club Cork City in early 2005 from Coventry City. O'Donovan had played mainly as a wide-right attacking midfielder after joining Cork, but was soon moved up front.[2] Roy left the club in August 2007 as the top goalscorer in the Eircom League.[3] In May 2007, O'Donovan expressed his surprise and disappointment at not being part of the Republic of Ireland squad for international matches against Ecuador and Bolivia, a squad in which his Cork City teammate Joe Gamble was included.[3]
On August 7, 2007, O'Donovan joined Sunderland for an Eircom League record transfer fee of €500,000. The fee can increase to €1 million depending on appearances for club and country. O'Donovan is understood to have signed a 3 year contract, worth €8,000 per week. [4] Roy made his Premiership debut for Sunderland versus Birmingham City on August 15, 2007 when he came on as a substitute in the 69th minute. He made his first start of the season in the 3-1 defeat to West Ham United.
Sunderland striker Roy O'Donovan is a target for Dundee United boss Craig Levein. Levein hopes to land the young Irishman on-loan for next season
[edit] References
- ^ Roy O'Donovan profile Yahoo Sports; Accessed 11-05-08
- ^ a b Player Information: Roy O'Donovan. Cork City Football Club. Retrieved on 2007-06-24.
- ^ a b "O’Donovan “surprised” with Irish snub", eleven-a-side.com, 2007-05-18. Retrieved on 2007-06-24.
- ^ "Sunderland sign O'Donovan in €1m deal", Evening Echo, 2007-07-08. Retrieved on 2007-07-08.
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