Declan Drysdale
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Declan Raymond Drysdale[1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 November 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Birkenhead, England | ||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back, right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Tranmere Rovers | ||
Number | 35 | ||
Youth career | |||
2017-2019 | Tranmere Rovers | ||
2019 | Coventry City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | (0) |
2019–2022 | Coventry City | 1 | (0) |
2020 | → Solihull Moors (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Gillingham (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2021 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 13 | (1) |
2022 | → Ross County (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2022–2024 | Newport County | 34 | (0) |
2024– | Tranmere Rovers | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:57, 26 July 2024 (UTC) |
Declan Raymond Drysdale (born 14 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back or right-back for EFL League Two club Tranmere Rovers.
Career
[edit]Tranmere Rovers
[edit]Drysdale made his debut for Tranmere Rovers starting on 24 April 2017 in a National League win against Maidstone United.[2]
Coventry City
[edit]On 4 January 2019, Drysdale completed a transfer to League One side Coventry City on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[3] He spent three-and-a-half seasons at the club but only made a handful of first-team appearances. During his first year at Coventry, he featured primarily for the club's under-23's side although he made his first-team debut in an EFL Trophy match with Southampton U23's on 5 November 2019.[4]
Drysdale joined Solihull Moors in January 2020 on a one-month loan deal.[5] Shortly after the start of the 2020–21 season, he joined Gillingham on a season-long loan deal.[6] On 12 January, Drysdale was recalled back to the "Sky Blues".[7] On 1 February 2021 Drysdale joined Cambridge United on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season.[8]
In January 2022, Drysdale joined Ross County on loan the end of the 2021–22 season.[9]
Newport County
[edit]Drysdale joined Newport County for an undisclosed fee on 7 June 2022.[10] He made his debut for Newport on 30 July 2022 in the starting line up for the 1–1 League Two draw against Sutton United.[11] Drysdale was released by Newport County at the end of the 2023-24 season.[12]
Tranmere Rovers return
[edit]In July 2024 Drysdale re-joined Tranmere Rovers on a one-year contract.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 18 April 2023
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Tranmere Rovers | 2016–17[14] | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2017–18[15] | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2018–19[15] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Coventry City | 2018–19[16] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019–20[17] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
2020–21[18] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2021–22[19] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Solihull Moors (loan) | 2019–20[17] | National League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Gillingham (loan) | 2020–21[18] | League One | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Cambridge United (loan) | 2020–21[18] | League Two | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |
Ross County (loan) | 2021–22[19] | Scottish Premiership | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
Newport County | 2022–23[20] | League Two | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 29 | 0 |
Career totals | 56 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 74 | 1 |
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
[edit]- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Coventry City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 20. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Maidstone United 0-1 Tranmere Rovers". TRFC Official. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "Declan Drysdale Joins Sky Blues". CCFC Official. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Declan Drysdale Makes Sky Blues Debut". CCFC Official. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Declan Drysdale Joins Solihull Moors On Loan". Coventry City F.C. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "Declan Drysdale Joins Gillingham On Loan". Coventry City FC. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Declan Drysdale returns to Sky Blues". Coventry City FC. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "DEADLINE DAY DEAL DONE FOR DEFENDER DRYSDALE". Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Declan Drysdale: Coventry defender joins Ross County on loan". BBC. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Declan Drysdale joins Newport County". Coventry City. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ Newport debut
- ^ "Omar Bogle leaves Newport County as Will Evans has contract extended". BBC Sport. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ Drysdale rejoins Tranmere
- ^ "Games played by Declan Drysdale in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Declan Drysdale in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Declan Drysdale in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Declan Drysdale in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Declan Drysdale in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Declan Drysdale in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Declan Drysdale in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
External links
[edit]- Declan Drysdale player profile at ccfc.co.uk
- Declan Drysdale at Soccerway
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Solihull Moors F.C. players
- Cambridge United F.C. players
- Ross County F.C. players
- Newport County A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Birkenhead
- 21st-century English sportsmen