{{short description|Irish former professional footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{for|the Gaelic football player for Laois|Damien Delaney (Gaelic footballer)}} {{Use British English|date=July 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Damien Delaney | image = Crystal Palace 0 Chelsea 3 (1).jpg | image_size = 175 | caption = Delaney playing for [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] in 2016 | fullname = Damien Finbarr Delaney<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/612828 |title=Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed |publisher=Premier League |date=2 February 2018 |access-date=11 February 2018}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|7|20|df=y}}<ref name="Hugman2010-11">{{cite book | editor-first = Barry J. | editor-last = Hugman | title = The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11 | year = 2010 | publisher = Mainstream Publishing | location = Edinburgh | isbn = 978-1-84596-601-0 | page = 113}}</ref> | birth_place = [[Cork (city)|Cork]], Ireland | height = 1.91 m<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/players/profile.html/damien-delaney |title=Barclays Premier League Player Profile Damien Delaney |date=2014 |publisher=Premier League |access-date=13 December 2014 |archive-date=14 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150814071349/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/players/profile.html/damien-delaney |url-status=dead }}</ref> | position = [[Centre back]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Avondale United F.C. (Cork)|Avondale United]] | years1 = 2000 | clubs1 = [[Cork City F.C.|Cork City]] | caps1 = 9 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2000–2002 | clubs2 = [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] | caps2 = 8 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2001–2002 | clubs3 = → [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]] (loan) | caps3 = 12 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2002 | clubs4 = → [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] (loan)| caps4 = 2 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2002 | clubs5 = → [[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]] (loan) | caps5 = 7 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2002–2008 | clubs6 = [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] | caps6 = 224 | goals6 = 5 | years7 = 2008–2009 | clubs7 = [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] | caps7 = 54 | goals7 = 2 | years8 = 2009–2012 | clubs8 = [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] | caps8 = 98 | goals8 = 2 | years9 = 2012–2018 | clubs9 = [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] | caps9 = 170 | goals9 = 6 | years10 = 2018 | clubs10 = [[Cork City F.C.|Cork City]] | caps10 = 10 | goals10 = 1 | years11 = 2019 | clubs11 = [[Waterford F.C.|Waterford]] | caps11 = 20 | goals11 = 1 | totalcaps = 614 | totalgoals = 18 | nationalyears1 = 2008–2014 | nationalteam1 = [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] | nationalcaps1 = 9 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = 01:20, 5 July 2019 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 20:37, 25 May 2014 (UTC) }} '''Damien Finbarr Delaney''' (born 20 July 1981) is an Irish former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[defender (association football)|defender]].
Delaney began his career at Cork City. He later played for [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]], [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] and [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] before moving to [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] in 2009. He became a free agent after leaving the club in August 2012. He then signed for [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] and was a vital player in the centre of defence in [[2012–13 Crystal Palace F.C. season|their promotion season]]. He played for the club for six seasons and rejoined his former club [[Cork City F.C.|Cork City]] on 1 July 2018, after his contract expired. He departed Leeside at the end of the 2018 season and on 3 January 2019 it was announced that he had signed a one-year deal with Waterford.
Delaney announced his retirement on Twitter on 4 July 2019.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/football/former-hull-city-star-damien-3054119|title=Former Hull City star Damien Delaney confirms retirement after living out his 'dreams'|last=Buckingham|first=Philip|date=4 July 2019|work=Hull Daily Mail|access-date=5 July 2019}}</ref> Since his retirement he has become a pundit for Virgin Media Sport Ireland appearing on coverage of UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, UEFA Nations League and UEFA European Qualifiers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://icdb.tv/stats/701/Damien-Delaney|title = Icdb.tv – Commentator listing for Damien Delaney}}</ref>
==Early life== Born in [[Cork (city)|Cork]], Delaney attended [[Coláiste Chríost Rí]] and began his career at local club [[Avondale United F.C. (Cork)|Avondale United]] at schoolboy level before moving on to [[Cork City F.C.|Cork City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option%3Dcom_content%26task%3Dview%26id%3D46%26Itemid%3D60 |title=FAI.ie – FAI Junior Cup 2006 |access-date=30 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061005083111/http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46&Itemid=60 |archive-date=5 October 2006 }}</ref>
He also played [[Gaelic football]] with the [[Cork GAA|Cork]] minor team. Delaney was a Munster minor football winner with the team in 1999 and shone for his club, [[St Michael's GAA (Cork)|St Michael's]]. He struck 2–2 in an All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Mayo that year, before he committed fully to the association code of football.
==Club career== ===Cork City=== Delaney scored in the final of Cork's winning 2000 [[FAI Youth Cup]] side <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tsdl.ie/competitions/fai-youth-cup/|title=FAI Youth Cup – TSDL – Tipperary Southern & District League Ltd|website=TSDL – Tipperary Southern & District League Ltd|accessdate=12 January 2024}}</ref> and was promoted to the senior squad for the upcoming [[2000–01 League of Ireland Premier Division]] season under [[Derek Mountfield]]. He scored on his senior debut in a [[FAI Super Cup]] game in July 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2000/0630/150109-fai/|title=Soccer: Wins for UCD and Bohs in FAI's new Super Cup|date=30 June 2000|accessdate=12 January 2024|via=www.rte.ie}}</ref>
He made his European debut in the [[2000–01 UEFA Cup]] playing both legs against [[FC Lausanne-Sport]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/65293--lausanne-vs-cork/|title=History: Lausanne-Cork|website=[[UEFA]]|access-date=12 January 2024}}</ref>
Delaney made his [[League of Ireland]] debut on 13 August 2000 and made a further eight league appearances before his transfer to Leicester for £50,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/2202565/foxes-seal-cork-partnership|title=FOXES SEAL CORK PARTNERSHIP|website=Sky Sports|accessdate=12 January 2024}}</ref>
===Leicester City and Hull City=== He was brought to England by [[Peter Taylor (footballer born 1953)|Peter Taylor]] at [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]], where he made eight [[Premier League|FA Premier League]] appearances. He had spells on loan at [[Stockport County]], [[Huddersfield Town]] and [[Mansfield Town]]. Whilst at Stockport, he scored his first English career goal in a match against [[Rotherham United]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/1803509.stm|title=Rotherham 3–2 Stockport|website=[[BBC Sport]] |date=9 February 2002 |access-date=23 February 2013}}</ref> Taylor later made Delaney his first signing for [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]], on 16 October 2002, for a fee of £50,000.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/hull_city/2333757.stm|title=Hull seal Delaney deal|date=16 October 2002|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|access-date=18 July 2016}}</ref>
After a rocky start to his career at Hull, during which time he was tried in midfield and at left-back, Delaney was played regularly at centre back and began to grow in stature and consistency. He was voted Player of the Year in the [[2003-04 in English football|2003–04]] promotion-winning season, additionally his strike against [[Rochdale A.F.C.|Rochdale]] was voted Goal of the Season.
In the [[2005-06 in English football|2005–06]] season in the [[Football League Championship|Championship]], he played mainly at centre back, but also at left-back when two players in that position were injured, and in midfield when the manager felt that more height and solidity were required. This versatility made him a key asset to the Tigers squad.
Delaney was the last Hull City player to score a goal at their old ground [[Boothferry Park]], prior to their move to the [[KC Stadium]].
===Queens Park Rangers=== On 18 January 2008 Delaney signed for [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] on a three-and-a-half-year contract.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/7193433.stm|title=QPR recruit Hull defender Delaney |date=17 January 2008|website=BBC Sport|access-date=2 July 2009}}</ref> On 8 March 2008 Delaney scored his first goal for QPR in a 2–1 away defeat to Sheffield Wednesday.
===Ipswich Town=== On 2 July 2009, Delaney signed for [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] on a two-year contract for a fee of £750,000, £250,000 if Ipswich reached the play-offs and an extra £100,000 after he has made 50 appearances for the club.<ref>{{cite news|title=Defender Delaney moves to Ipswich|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/8131148.stm|website=BBC Sport|date=2 July 2009|access-date=2 July 2009}}</ref> He suffered a freak injury in the following year's pre-season which nearly cost him his life – a blood clot in his thigh. He was rushed to an emergency surgery procedure. He scored his first goal for the club in the [[East Anglian derby]] in November 2010, before being sent off following a straight red card.<ref>{{cite news |date=28 November 2010 |title=Norwich 4–1 Ipswich |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/9216659.stm |access-date=3 January 2025 }}</ref> He left the club by mutual consent in August 2012.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/ipswich-town/updated_right_time_for_me_to_leave_says_departing_damien_delaney_1_1499525 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130420055832/http://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/ipswich-town/updated_right_time_for_me_to_leave_says_departing_damien_delaney_1_1499525 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 20 April 2013 | title = Right time for me to leave says departing Damien Delaney | newspaper = East Anglian Daily Times | location = Ipswich | date = 30 August 2012 | access-date = 30 August 2012 | first = Dave | last = Gooderham }}</ref>
===Crystal Palace=== On 31 August 2012, following his departure from Ipswich, Delaney signed for [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] on a short-term contract until January 2013.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/2012/august/delaney-joins-up/ | title =Delaney joins up| publisher = Crystal Palace F.C.|date = 31 August 2012 | access-date = 31 August 2012}}</ref> He scored his first goal for the club in Palace's 4–3 comeback against [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] on 6 October. Due to Delaney's impressive start to his Palace career, he signed a new contract on 22 November 2012, which expired summer 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/sport/10065523.eagle-delaney-puts-pen-paper-two-year-deal/|title=Eagle Delaney puts pen to paper for two-year deal|date=22 November 2012|website=Your Local Guardian|accessdate=12 January 2024}}</ref>
He scored his first ever goal in the [[Premier League]] in a 3–3 draw against Liverpool, with his initial 25-yard shot deflected slightly into the net by [[Glen Johnson (English footballer)|Glen Johnson]]. Palace were 3–0 down at the time, but Delaney's goal combined with two goals from [[Dwight Gayle]] made it 3–3. Delaney was a regular for Palace for their first four seasons back in the Premier League and stayed at the club until the end of the 2017–18 season, making a total of 193 appearances in all competitions, scoring seven goals.
===Return to Cork City=== After the end of the 2017–18 Premier League season, Cork City announced that Delaney had signed with the club, and returned on 1 July 2018 after his contract with Palace expired and the Irish transfer window opened.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.corkcityfc.ie/home/2018/06/08/damien-delaney-signs-for-city/|title=Damien Delaney signs for City – Cork City Football Club|website=www.corkcityfc.ie|date=8 June 2018|access-date=8 June 2018|archive-date=27 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727063444/https://www.corkcityfc.ie/home/2018/06/08/damien-delaney-signs-for-city/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He made 14 appearances, scoring one goal, before leaving the club at the end of the season. His first League of Ireland goal came against [[Derry City F.C.|Derry]] in his first month back.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/arid-30857373.html|title='It was cruelty to my players': Kenny Shiels outraged over Cork City fixture|first=Stephen|last=Barry|date=24 July 2018|website=Irish Examiner|accessdate=12 January 2024}}</ref>
===Waterford=== At the start of 2019, Delaney signed for [[Waterford F.C.|Waterford]] for the [[2019 League of Ireland Premier Division|2019 season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/former-ireland-and-crystal-palace-defender-damien-delaney-signs-for-waterford-fc-37677900.html|title=Former Ireland and Crystal Palace defender Damien Delaney signs for Waterford FC|website=Independent.ie|access-date=3 January 2019}}</ref> His first goal was a 89th minute equaliser in a game against [[Finn Harps]], who went on to win the game 3–2. Delaney left the club when announcing his retirement from football in July 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/arid-30934789.html|title=Waterford's Damien Delaney calls time on career|website=irishexaminer.com|access-date=27 August 2024}}</ref>
==International career== On 13 May 2008, Delaney was called up to the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] squad for the first time by the new manager [[Giovanni Trapattoni]]. On 4 May 2011, he was called into the Irish squad for the [[2011 Nations Cup]] games against [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] and [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]. On 24 May 2011, he started and played the full 90 minutes against [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] as Ireland beat them 5–0. On 11 October 2013, he made a belated competitive debut in a World Cup qualifier against [[Germany national football team|Germany]].
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 1 July 2019}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Damien Delaney|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=23051|work=Soccerbase|publisher=Centurycomm|access-date=17 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/damien-delaney/15760/|title=Republic of Ireland – D. Delaney – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway|website=uk.soccerway.com|access-date=3 January 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|[[UEFA#Club|Europe]] !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |[[Cork City F.C.|Cork City]] |[[2000-01 League of Ireland|2000–01]] |[[League of Ireland]] |9||0||0||0||3||0||2{{efn|Appearances in the [[UEFA Cup]]|name=statsUEL}}||0||2{{efn|Appearances in the [[FAI Super Cup]]|name=statsPRP}}||1||16||1 |- |rowspan=3|[[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] |[[2000–01 Leicester City F.C. season|2000–01]] |Premier League |5||0||2||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|–||7||0 |- |[[2001–02 Leicester City F.C. season|2001–02]] |Premier League |3||0||0||0||1||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||4||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !8!!0!!2!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!colspan=2|–!!11!!0 |- |[[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]] (loan) |[[2001–02 Stockport County F.C. season|2001–02]] |[[Football League First Division|First Division]] |12||1||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||12||1 |- |[[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] (loan) |[[2001–02 Huddersfield Town F.C. season|2001–02]] |[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] |2||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|–||0||0||2||0 |- |[[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]] (loan) |[[2002–03 Mansfield Town F.C. season|2002–03]] |Second Division |7||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|–||0||0||7||0 |- |rowspan=7|[[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] |[[2002–03 Hull City A.F.C. season|2002–03]] |[[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] |30||1||1||0||0||0||colspan=2|–||0||0||31||1 |- |[[2003–04 Hull City A.F.C. season|2003–04]] |Third Division |46||2||1||0||1||0||colspan=2|–||0||0||48||2 |- |[[2004–05 Hull City A.F.C. season|2004–05]] |[[Football League One|League One]] |43||1||3||0||1||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||47||1 |- |[[2005–06 Hull City A.F.C. season|2005–06]] |[[Football League Championship|Championship]] |46||0||1||0||1||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||48||0 |- |[[2006–07 Hull City A.F.C. season|2006–07]] |Championship |37||1||1||0||1||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||39||1 |- |[[2007–08 Hull City A.F.C. season|2007–08]] |Championship |22||0||1||0||3||0||colspan=2|–||0||0||26||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !224!!5!!8!!0!!7!!0!!colspan=2|– !!colspan=2|– !!239!!5 |- |rowspan=3|[[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] |[[2007–08 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season|2007–08]] |Championship |17||1||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||17||1 |- |[[2008–09 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season|2008–09]] |Championship |37||1||2||0||3||1||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||42||2 |- !colspan=2|Total !54!!2!!2!!0!!3!!1!!colspan=2|– !!colspan=2|– !!59!!3 |- |rowspan=5|[[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] |[[2009–10 Ipswich Town F.C. season|2009–10]] |Championship |36||0||2||0||1||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||39||0 |- |[[2010–11 Ipswich Town F.C. season|2010–11]] |Championship |32||2||0||0||4||1||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||36||3 |- |[[2011–12 Ipswich Town F.C. season|2011–12]] |Championship |29||0||1||0||0||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||30||0 |- |[[2012–13 Ipswich Town F.C. season|2012–13]] |Championship |1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||1||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !98!!2!!3!!0!!5!!1!!colspan=2|– !!colspan=2|– !!106!!3 |- |rowspan=7|[[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] |[[2012–13 Crystal Palace F.C. season|2012–13]] |Championship |40||3||2||0||0||0||colspan=2|–||3<ref group=lower-alpha name="ChPO">Appearances in [[EFL Championship play-offs|Championship play-offs]]</ref>||0||45||3 |- |[[2013–14 Crystal Palace F.C. season|2013–14]] |Premier League |37||1||2||0||0||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||39||1 |- |[[2014–15 Crystal Palace F.C. season|2014–15]] |Premier League |29||0||2||0||1||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||32||0 |- |[[2015–16 Crystal Palace F.C. season|2015–16]] |Premier League |31||2||6||0||2||1||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||39||3 |- |[[2016–17 Crystal Palace F.C. season|2016–17]] |Premier League |30||0||2||0||1||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||33||0 |- |[[2017–18 Crystal Palace F.C. season|2017–18]] |Premier League |2||0||1||0||1||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||4||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !170!!6!!15!!0!!5!!1!!colspan=2|– !!3!!0!!193!!7 |- |[[Cork City F.C.|Cork City]] |[[2018 League of Ireland Premier Division|2018]] |[[League of Ireland Premier Division]] |10||1||0||0||0||0||4<ref group=lower-alpha name="europe">Two appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]], two in [[UEFA Europa League]]</ref>||0||colspan=2|–||14||1 |- |[[Waterford F.C.|Waterford]] |[[2019 League of Ireland Premier Division|2019]] |League of Ireland Premier Division |20||1||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||20||1 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !614!!18!!30!!0!!24!!3!!6!!0!!5!!1!!679!!22 |}
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===International=== :Source:<ref>{{NFT player|id=26012}}</ref>
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==Honours== '''Cork City''' *[[FAI Youth Cup]]: 2000
'''Hull City''' *[[Football League Third Division]] runner-up: [[2003–04 Football League Third Division|2003–04]]<ref>{{cite book |editor1-first=Glenda |editor1-last=Rollin |editor2-first=Jack |editor2-last=Rollin |title=Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2004–2005 |year=2004 |publisher=Headline Publishing Group |location=London |isbn=978-0-7553-1311-2 |pages=49, 206–207}}</ref> *[[Football League One]] runner-up: [[2004–05 Football League One|2004–05]]<ref>{{cite book |editor1-first=Glenda |editor1-last=Rollin |editor2-first=Jack |editor2-last=Rollin |title=Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2005–2006 |year=2005 |publisher=Headline Publishing Group |location=London |isbn=978-0-7553-1384-6 |pages=49, 208–209}}</ref>
'''Crystal Palace''' *[[Football League Championship play-offs]]: [[2013 Football League play-offs#Championship|2013]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22592831 |title=Crystal Palace 1–0 Watford |first=Paul |last=Fletcher |website=BBC Sport |date=27 May 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313153130/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22592831 |archive-date=13 March 2015}}</ref> *[[FA Cup]] runner-up: [[2015–16 FA Cup|2015–16]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36292265 |title=Crystal Palace 1–2 Manchester United |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=21 May 2016 |access-date=18 May 2019}}</ref>
'''Republic of Ireland''' *[[Nations Cup (football)|Nations Cup]]: [[2011 Nations Cup|2011]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/may/29/republic-ireland-scotland-nations-cup|title=Robbie Keane earns Ireland deciding win over Scotland in Nations Cup|date=29 May 2011|work=Guardian|access-date=14 May 2020}}</ref>
'''Individual''' *[[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] Player of the Year: [[2003–04 Hull City A.F.C. season|2003–04]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.the42.ie/damien-delaney-interview-july-2019-4726712-Jul2019/|title=Anyone who played with me will tell you I achieved more than I ever should have|work=The 42|date=27 July 2019|access-date=15 May 2020}}</ref>
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