Club career Damien Duff

1 club career

1.1 blackburn rovers
1.2 chelsea
1.3 newcastle united
1.4 fulham
1.5 melbourne city
1.6 shamrock rovers

club career
blackburn rovers

born in ballyboden, county dublin, duff joined blackburn rovers trainee in 1996 after playing leicester celtic, lourdes celtic , st. kevin s boys schoolboy in dublin. made blackburn debut @ age of 18 against leicester city on final day of 1996–97 season won man of match award. in first full season (1997–98) scored 4 goals. blackburn relegated following season.

duff helped blackburn achieve promotion premier league in 2001 , win league cup in 2002, beating tottenham hotspur 2–1 @ millennium stadium. following 2002 world cup, duff signed new four-year contract rovers, though press reports had suggested change clubs. despite injury problems in 2002–03 season, finished rovers top goalscorer 11 goals, helped team finish 6th , qualify uefa cup.

chelsea

in run 2003–04 season, chelsea made series of bids duff, £17 million offer, triggering release clause in player s contract. duff chose move west london in july. signed manager claudio ranieri part of development of chelsea financed new owner roman abramovich, duff made debut in august 2003 in champions league against slovakian side mŠk Žilina. chelsea won 2–0 , duff described star of show . scored first chelsea goal on 20 september 2003 in 5–0 away win against wolverhampton wanderers. duff scored third chelsea goal , named man of match. duff played 23 games in competitions chelsea in 2003–04 season scoring 5 goals. missed champions league semi-finals chelsea lost monaco instrumental in securing chelsea second place in premiership, club s highest league finish 49 years being part of champions league run, season ended trophyless , sacking of manager claudio ranieri.

the arrival of dutch winger arjen robben , new manager josé mourinho posed threat duff s place in starting line-up 2004–05 season, injury robben @ start of season saw duff available winger. mourinho, however, did not play duff in part of 2004–05 season, preferring more narrow approach. duff got side after 4 games and, when robben returned side, duff s versatility saw him move right wing , form wing partnership robben. season proved successful both duff , chelsea. scored ten goals, including crucial strike in 4–2 win against barcelona in champions league, while team won premiership title 12 points second placed arsenal, , league cup, in duff scored winning goal in semi-final against manchester united. scored 3 goals in 28 league appearances in following season club retained premier league title.

newcastle united

damien duff newcastle united

in july 2006, duff agreed terms on £5 million move newcastle united, signing five-year contract. duff made competitive debut in uefa cup second round qualifying first leg match against latvian side ventspils on 10 august 2006. scored first goal newcastle in september year in 2–0 victory on west ham united away @ boleyn ground. duff suffered knee injury in november kept him out 4 months, during newcastle had bad run of defeats. returned ruled out rest of season due ankle injury in 2–1 loss portsmouth in april 2007. sam allardyce later described duff s injury career threatening . under new appointment of alan shearer manager, duff asked play left back. in final match of 2008–09 season, against aston villa in crucial relegation decider, duff unluckily scored deciding own goal sent side down deflecting in 20-yard shot villa s gareth barry. duff confirmed intention stay @ relegated club , them premier league. duff scored newcastle s first goal of 2009–10 season in 1–1 draw against west bromwich albion on 8 august 2009 equalizing west brom goal shelton martis.

fulham

after playing 1 game newcastle in 2009–10, duff returned premier league, signing fulham on three-year contract £4 million, , re-joining roy hodgson, first manager @ blackburn rovers. made fulham debut coming on substitute against amkar perm in cottagers uefa europa league qualifier match, setting third goal in 3–1 win. duff scored first league goal fulham on 13 september 2009 in 2–1 victory on everton, scoring in 79th minute. on 19 december 2009, 6 days before christmas in premier league game vs. manchester united @ craven cottage duff scored in 75th minute in 3–0 victory. on 17 january 2010, duff started game against blackburn rovers @ ewood park , completed full 90 minutes in 2–0 defeat.

damien duff taking corner fulham in august 2010 against manchester united

on 22 august 2010, started , played full 90 minutes against manchester united @ craven cottage in 2–2 draw , picked booking. on 18 september 2010, started , played entire match against blackburn rovers @ ewood park in 1–1 draw. on 15 january 2011, duff made 500th career appearance in english football when lined against wigan athletic playing full 90 minutes in 1–1 draw @ dw stadium. on 5 february 2011, started premier league game against aston villa in 2–2 draw @ villa park, replaced on 67 minutes simon davies. on 27 february 2011, played full 90 minutes , scored goal in match manchester city @ eastlands in 1–1 draw.

on 5 march 2011, duff scored brace in 3–2 win against former side blackburn rovers @ craven cottage. 2 goals, continued run of 4 goals in 5 matches.

about fulham , time @ football club, duff stated: think have found feet again here @ fulham. s environment , 1 players feel comfortable in. club character , m happy helping move forward. @ end of 2010–11 season, duff made 27 appearances , scored 4 goals in competitions, including making 24 premier league appearances. of july 2011, has made 81 appearances , has scored 15 goals fulham in competitions.

on 19 august 2011, duff signed one-year extension current deal.

after 9 goalless matches, duff scored in fulham s 2–1 win on norwich city on 31 march 2012. week later, on 7 april 2012, starred in fulham s 0–3 away win on bolton wanderers, setting clint dempsey second goal of match. during match, marked 350th league appearance, constant threat on right wing. on 18 august 2012 duff scored opening goal in fulham s 5–0 win on norwich city on opening day of 2012–13 premier league. scored again in following game, 3–2 defeat manchester united.

on 22 february 2013, duff signed new contract fulham, keeping him @ club until summer 2014. on 16 april 2014, duff confirmed intention leave fulham @ end of 2013–14 season. duff told irish times, ll leaving fulham. club haven t spoken me , haven t spoken club don t need speak. released club on 23 may.

melbourne city

in june 2014, duff joined australian a-league club melbourne city free transfer in one-year deal. duff made debut against sydney fc on match day one, assisting david villa first goal in a-league. duff scored first goal against newcastle jets in 5–2 win. in march 2015, duff confirmed leave melbourne city return homeland, intention of finishing career in league of ireland.

shamrock rovers

on 14 july 2015, duff signed league of ireland premier division club shamrock rovers, , revealed donating wages charity. after 9 games dublin-based side, on 21 december 2015 announced retirement football.