Darren Potter
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| Darren Potter | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darren Michael Potter | |
| Date of birth | December 21, 1984 | |
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| Number | 14 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Everton Blackburn Rovers Liverpool |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2003–2007 2006 2006–2007 2007– |
Liverpool → Southampton (loan) → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) Wolverhampton Wanderers |
2 (0) 10 (0) 21 (0) 35 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2007– | Republic of Ireland | 5 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Darren Michael Potter (born December 21, 1984 in Liverpool) is a professional football player, who is currently signed to Wolverhampton Wanderers of the Championship. He is a former Liverpool schoolboy captain who hails from the Scotland Road area of the city [1] and is a full Irish international.
[edit] Career
Potter is a central midfielder who is a product of the Liverpool Academy. He started out at Everton before transferring to Blackburn and then, Liverpool. He made his senior debut for the Reds on 10 August 2004 as a substitute for Steve Finnan in a UEFA Champions League qualifier against Grazer AK, playing the last five minutes, and the whole of the return leg at home. In total, he made 10 appearances in the 2004-05 season, mostly in cup competitions.
The following season, he was involved in pre-season friendlies and the Champions League qualifying rounds but did not feature in the Premier League. Instead, he saw league action on loan at Championship side Southampton, during the second half of the season.
He returned to Anfield in the summer but was swiftly loaned out again, this time to another Championship club, Wolves, for the 2006-07 season. After impressing, the move was made permanent in a £250,000 three-and-a-half year deal during the January 2007 transfer window.
His second season with Wolves was less successful though, and manager Mick McCarthy offered him the option of going on the transfer list during the January transfer window to seek more playing time at a new club.[2] Potter rejected the offer and remained at Molineux for the rest of the season, however the club transfer-listed him at its conclusion.[3]
Potter has been capped multiple times for Republic of Ireland youth teams - appearing at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship[4] - and later made his debut for Ireland's senior team in a friendly against Ecuador in Giants Stadium, New York on 23 May 2007.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Potter hoping to become Reds' new wing wizard Mark Platt 26 July 2005. Retrieved 19 August 2006.
- ^ Potter rejected chance to leave. BBC Sport (2008-02-26).
- ^ Wolves have end-of-term clear-out. BBC Sport (2008-05-09).
- ^ FIFA World Youth Championship 2003 Retrieved 19 August 2006.
- ^ Under 21 - 2005/2006 Squad Profile FAI, 20 March 2006. Retrieved 19 August 2006.
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