{{Short description|Australian soccer player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}} {{Infobox football biography | name= Danny Ireland | fullname = Daniel Anthony Ireland | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|09|30}} | birth_place = Sydney, Australia | height = {{height|ft=6|in=4}} | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = Goalkeeper | youthyears1= | youthclubs1= | years1=2008–2012|clubs1=Coventry City|caps1=1|goals1=0 | years2=2008|clubs2=→ Nuneaton Town (loan)|caps2=2|goals2=0 | years3=2008–2009|clubs3=→ Halesowen Town (loan)|caps3=3|goals3=0 | years4=2010|clubs4=→ Forest Green Rovers (loan)|caps4=11|goals4=0 | years5=2012–2014|clubs5=Lambton Jaffas|caps5=38|goals5=0 | years6=2015–2017|clubs6=Hamilton Olympic|caps6=41|goals6=0 | years7=2018|clubs7=Charlestown City Blues|caps7=12|goals7=0 | years8=2020–|clubs8=Valentine Phoenix|caps8=8|goals8=0 | nationalyears1 = 2008–2009 | nationalteam1 = Australia U20 | nationalcaps1= 1|nationalgoals1=0 | club-update = 2 December 2020 | nationalteam-update = 20:16, 5 March 2011 (UTC) }} '''Daniel Anthony Ireland''' (born 30 September 1990) is an Australian football player. He is a goalkeeper who is currently playing with NPL NNSW club, Hamilton Olympic FC.
==Career==
=== Coventry City === He made his professional debut on 13 August 2008 in a 3–1 League Cup win against Aldershot.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7551359.stm |title=Coventry 3–1 Aldershot |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-08-13 |accessdate=2009-08-13}}</ref>
==== Nuneaton Town (loan) ==== He joined Nuneaton Town on 3 October for a month's loan,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/coventry-city-fc/coventry-city-fc-news/2008/10/06/coventry-city-keeper-danny-ireland-on-loan-to-nuneaton-borough-92746-21972848/ |title=Coventry City keeper Danny Ireland on loan to Nuneaton Borough |publisher=Coventry Telegraph |date=2008-10-06 |accessdate=2009-08-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007051557/http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/coventry-city-fc/coventry-city-fc-news/2008/10/06/coventry-city-keeper-danny-ireland-on-loan-to-nuneaton-borough-92746-21972848/ |archive-date=7 October 2008 |df=dmy }}</ref> but his loan spell was cut short after playing in two games for the club after he was called up for the Australia U-20 side.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/coventry-warwickshire-sport/coventry-warwickshire-non-league-footbal/nuneaton-borough-fc/2008/10/16/coventry-city-keeper-danny-ireland-ends-nuneaton-town-loan-spell-92746-22047352/ |title=Coventry City keeper Danny Ireland ends Nuneaton Town loan spell |publisher=Coventry Telegraph |date=2008-10-16 |accessdate=2009-08-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313091728/http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/coventry-warwickshire-sport/coventry-warwickshire-non-league-footbal/nuneaton-borough-fc/2008/10/16/coventry-city-keeper-danny-ireland-ends-nuneaton-town-loan-spell-92746-22047352/ |archive-date=13 March 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref>
==== Halesowen Town (loan) ==== In December 2008 he joined Halesowen Town on a one-month loan deal,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/coventry-city-fc/football-rumours-gossip/2008/12/16/danny-ireland-makes-halesowen-town-loan-switch-92746-22485828/ |title=Danny Ireland makes Halesowen Town loan switch |publisher=Coventry Telegraph |date=2008-12-16 |accessdate=2009-08-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313091816/http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/coventry-city-fc/football-rumours-gossip/2008/12/16/danny-ireland-makes-halesowen-town-loan-switch-92746-22485828/ |archive-date=13 March 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref> making three appearances before returning to Coventry. He made his first league appearance on 5 March 2011 against Bristol City as a half time replacement for the injured Keiren Westwood. Ireland was released by Coventry City when his contract ran out at the end of the 2011/2012 season.
==== Forest Green Rovers (loan) ==== In February 2010 Ireland joined Forest Green Rovers on one-month's loan.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=64573 |title=Sky Blues' keeper joins Rovers |publisher=NonLeagueDaily |date=2010-02-12 |accessdate=2010-02-12 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929162930/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=64573 |archive-date=29 September 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref> Ireland impressed in his first month at The New Lawn and the deal was extended until the end of the season.
=== Lambton Jaffas ===
Following his release from Coventry, Ireland returned home to Australia and joined Lambton Jaffas FC, who had recently been promoted to the Northern New South Wales State Football League for the 2013 season. Lambton finished as Runners Up by losing to Broadmeadow Magic in the Grand Final.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Results for NBN State League - 1st Grade |url=http://www.foxsportspulse.com/comp_info.cgi?c=1-8304-0-233866-0&a=ROUND |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924100430/http://www.foxsportspulse.com/comp_info.cgi?c=1-8304-0-233866-0&a=ROUND |archive-date=2015-09-24}}</ref> <br /> 2014 saw Ireland win the inaugural NPL Northern NSW Championship title with Lambton by defeating Weston Workers in the Grand Final.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Northern NSW - NPL Match Centre |url=http://www.foxsportspulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=62585624&c=0-10182-0-295743-0&pool=1001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924135648/http://www.foxsportspulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=62585624&c=0-10182-0-295743-0&pool=1001 |archive-date=2015-09-24}}</ref>
=== Hamilton Olympic === For 2015, Ireland has signed with Hamilton Olympic. By signing Ireland, Newcastle Jets Youth goalkeeper, Jesse Cook, has ended his deal with Hamilton. 2015 sees a goalkeeper swap when former Hamilton goalkeeper Brad Swancott plays for Lambton and Ireland plays for Hamilton. Ireland has returned from trialling with Sydney-based NPL NSW clubs after having secured a job in fund management in Newcastle. When asked about Ireland, Hamilton coach Michael Bolch said, "Danny has been the best keeper in the competition by a mile for the last two seasons. It’s a hard decision, but it’s a specialist position and we decided we would rather sign the best keeper in the competition than play against him."<ref>{{cite news |first=Craig |last=Kerry |title=Cook on move after Ireland joins club |work=The Newcastle Herald |page=63 |date=6 December 2014 }}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/I/IO.html#IrelandDaniel OzFootball profile] *[http://www.ccfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10269~43297,00.html Danny Ireland player profile] at ccfc.co.uk *{{Soccerbase}} *[http://www.ccfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10269~1097049,00.html Article on contract signing]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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