Shay Given

Shay Given (born 20 April 1976) is an Irish retired football player.

Shay Given
Given playing for Manchester City in 2010
Personal information
Full name Séamus John James Given[1]
Date of birth (1976-04-20) 20 April 1976[2]
Place of birth Lifford, Ireland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Lifford Celtic
1991–1994 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1997 Blackburn Rovers 2 (0)
1994Swindon Town (loan) 0 (0)
1996Swindon Town (loan) 5 (0)
1996Sunderland (loan) 17 (0)
1997–2009 Newcastle United 354 (1)
2009–2011 Manchester City 50 (0)
2011–2015 Aston Villa 37 (0)
2013–2014Middlesbrough (loan) 16 (0)
2015–2017 Stoke City 8 (0)
Total 489 (1)
National team
Republic of Ireland U21 5 (0)
1996–2016 Republic of Ireland 134 (0)
Teams managed
2014–2015 Aston Villa (assistant manager)
2020 Derby County (co-interim manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackburn Rovers 1994–95 Premier League 00001010
1996–97 Premier League 20000020
Total 20001030
Swindon Town (loan) 1995–96 Second Division 50000050
Sunderland (loan) 1995–96 First Division 1700000170
Newcastle United 1997–98 Premier League 24040006[lower-alpha 1]0340
1998–99 Premier League 31060201[lower-alpha 2]0400
1999–2000 Premier League 140201000170
2000–01 Premier League 3400010350
2001–02 Premier League 38050106[lower-alpha 3]0500
2002–03 Premier League 380100012[lower-alpha 1]0510
2003–04 Premier League 380200013[lower-alpha 4]0530
2004–05 Premier League 360301012[lower-alpha 5]0520
2005–06 Premier League 38040203[lower-alpha 3]0470
2006–07 Premier League 22020108[lower-alpha 5]0330
2007–08 Premier League 1903020240
2008–09 Premier League 2202020260
Total 35403401306104620
Manchester City 2008–09 Premier League 15000006[lower-alpha 5]0210
2009–10 Premier League 3503060440
2010–11 Premier League 0000103[lower-alpha 6]040
Total 500307090690
Aston Villa 2011–12 Premier League 3301010350
2012–13 Premier League 20205090
2013–14 Premier League 00000000
2014–15 Premier League 206020100
Total 3709070530
Middlesbrough (loan) 2013–14 Championship 1600000160
Stoke City 2015–16 Premier League 30002050
2016–17 Premier League 50001060
Total 800030110
Career total 48904603107006360
  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearance in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  4. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eleven appearances in UEFA Cup
  5. Appearances in UEFA Cup
  6. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Republic of Ireland 199680
199760
199860
199930
200030
2001100
2002110
200380
2004110
200580
200640
200770
200860
2009110
201070
2011110
201250
201300
201420
201560
201610
Total1340

Honours

Sunderland

Newcastle United

  • FA Cup: runner-up 1997–98[6]
  • UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2006

Manchester City

Aston Villa

  • FA Cup runner-up: 2014–15

Republic of Ireland

  • Nations Cup: 2011[7]

Individual

  • PFA Team of the Year: 2001–02 Premier League, 2005–06 Premier League
  • North-East FWA Player of the Year: 2002, 2006[8]
  • Newcastle United Player of the Year: 2004–05, 2005–06[9]
  • FAI Senior International Player of the Year: 2005, 2006

References

  1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2015 and 31/07/2015". The Football Association. p. 14. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  2. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 168. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  3. "Shay Given: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  4. "Shay Given". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  5. Given, Shay at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. "Shay Given: 'Do you ever get over being dropped for an FA Cup final?'". The Guardian. London. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  7. "Robbie Keane earns Ireland deciding win over Scotland in Nations Cup". The Guardian. London. 29 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  8. "Saint-Maximin voted North-East FWA Player of the Year". footballwriters.co.uk. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  9. Rory Mitchinson (16 May 2022). "Joelinton scoops Newcastle United Player of the Year award". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
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