Sean Friars
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| Sean Friars | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Sean Friars | |
| Date of birth | May 15, 1979 | |
| Place of birth |  Derry, Northern Ireland |
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| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | >Newry City | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 199?-1995 1995-1998 |
Foyle Harps Liverpool |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1998-2001 2000 2001 2001 2001-2004 2004 2004-2007 2007- |
Ipswich Town →Portadown (loan) Carlisle United Newry Town Derry City →Finn Harps (loan) Cliftonville Newry City< |
1 (0) ? (?) 1 (0) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) 33 (9) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2001-2004 | Northern Ireland U21 |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Sean Friars (born 15 May 1979 in Derry, Northern Ireland) is a footballer currently playing for Newry City
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[edit] Early career
Prior to his move to Cliftonville, Friars played for Foyle Harps, Liverpool F.C., Ipswich Town F.C., Portadown F.C., Newry Town F.C., Derry City F.C. and Finn Harps.
Friars made only one appearance, as substitute, for Ipswich Town F.C.. He came on against Crewe Alexandra F.C in a 2-1 home win at Portman Road.
In 2001 he had a short term deal with Newry Town which expired in September.[1]
In March 2004 a loan deal from Derry City to Finn Harps was announced.[2] The left-sided midfielder, had been a member of Derry City's 2002 FAI Cup winning team. After returning from a loan spell with Football League of Ireland First Division club Finn Harps, it was announced in August 2004 that he had left Derry City by mutual agreement.[3]
[edit] Cliftonville
He made his Cliftonville debut in August 2004 in a friendly match against Holywood F.C. During his first year at Cliftonville, Friars was included in the 2004-05 Irish League Team of the Year. Friars returned to Cliftonville F.C. from a spell at Limavady United F.C. where he spent the latter half of the 2006-07 season.
In October 2006 there was some doubt over his future with Cliftonville after he went absent from the club and was subsequently dropped from the squad for a number of matches.[4]
He remained with Cliftonville and recently had an "outstanding" match in their second leg away win in the UEFA Intertoto Cup in July 2007.[5]
[edit] Newry City
Friars sealed a return to Newry in the summer of 2007 Where he has proved himself as a vital member of the team scoring 8 goals in his first 14 matches. His brother Emmett is also in the Newry team.
[edit] International career
He is a former Northern Ireland Under-21 international.[3] He captained the Northern Ireland team at U-21 level.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Bill Clark (2001-09-09). Sean's High Hope. Sunday Mirror. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
- ^ a b Johnny Proby (2004-03-16). Friars joins Finn Harps. RTÉ Sport. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
- ^ a b Derry release Friars. BBC Sport - Football (2004-08-02). Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
- ^ Friars future at Reds is in doubt. BBC Sport - Football (2006-10-16). Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
- ^ Alex McGreevy (2007-07-02). Red letter day in Europe. Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
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