David Scullion
FullnameDavid Scullion
Birth date27 April 1984 (age 42)
Birth placeLurgan, Northern Ireland
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
PositionWinger
Youthyears 12000
Youthclubs 1Portadown
Youthyears 22000–2002
Youthclubs 2Aston Villa
Years 12000
Clubs 1Portadown
Caps 110
Goals 10
Years 22001–2002
Clubs 2Aston Villa
Caps 20
Goals 20
Years 32002–2003
Clubs 3Glenavon
Caps 327
Goals 31
Years 42003–2007
Clubs 4Dungannon Swifts
Caps 4?
Goals 4?
Years 52007–2009
Clubs 5Glentoran
Caps 5?
Goals 511
Years 62009–2010
Clubs 6Derry City
Caps 621
Goals 63
Years 72010
Clubs 7Richmond
Caps 712
Goals 71
Years 82010–2013
Clubs 8Coleraine
Caps 856
Goals 89
Years 92013–2017
Clubs 9Glentoran
Caps 9174
Goals 934
Years 102017–2019
Clubs 10Larne
Nationalyears 12005–2006
Nationalteam 1Northern Ireland U21

David Scullion (born 27 April 1984 in Lurgan) is a Northern Irish former footballer.[1]

Career

A midfielder who began his career at Portadown. Aged 16, and after only 10 league appearances at Shamrock Park he signed for Aston Villa. At Villa, he was part of the 2002 FA Youth Cup winning side, but was unable to break into the first team.

David returned home and joined home town club Glenavon, before moving to Dungannon Swifts in 2003.

Under Joe McAree, Scullion was a key member of the Dungannon Swifts team and played a huge role in guiding the club to a 4th-place finish in the Carling Premier league (Now the Danske Bank NIFL Premiership) in the 2005/06 campaign and with that success brought Dungannon Swifts Setanta cup football and the season after the club's first ever European outing against Icelandic Opposition.

David was also a key member of Roy Millar's Northern Ireland Under 21 squad for the 2005/06 season and retained his place for the European qualifiers at the start of the new domestic season. Scullion is an attacking midfielder and finished his last season with the Swifts with 13 goals.

He joined Glentoran on 16 June 2007 for a fee believed to be around the £10,000 mark and scored 15 goals in 64 appearances in his time with the club.

On 23 February 2009 Scullion joined Derry City in a one-year deal on the last day of the League of Ireland transfer window.

In July 2010, David signed a 1-year deal with Irish Premier League side Coleraine

Scored in the Europa League in August 2009.[2]

On 1 July 2013 Scullion rejoined Glentoran F.C. on a three-year contract. In February 2015, he signed a two-year contract extension. On 2 May 2015, Scullion scored the winning goal in the 2014-15 Irish Cup final to grant Glentoran their 22nd Cup win. In May 2016, he was transfer listed as a part of Alan Kernaghan restructuring of the squad.

He joined Larne F.C. in the autumn of 2017 and helped the club win the Championship title in 2018/19.

Honours

Aston Villa

References

  1. ^ Larne Football Club (31 August 2017). "NEW SIGNING: We are very pleased to announce the signing of former Glentoran winger David Scullion.". No. 903287025079549954.
  2. ^ "uefa cup". Archived from the original on 22 September 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2009.