Declan_Drysdale
Declan Drysdale
English footballer
Declan Raymond Drysdale (born 14 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for EFL League Two club Newport County.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Declan Raymond Drysdale[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-11-14) 14 November 1999 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Birkenhead, England | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Newport County | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| 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– | Newport County | 31 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:07, 20 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Tranmere Rovers
Drysdale made his debut for Tranmere Rovers starting on 24 April 2017 in a National League win against Maidstone United.[2]
Coventry City
On 4 January 2019, Drysdale completed a transfer to League One side Coventry City on a two and 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
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]
- As of match played 18 April 2023
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tranmere Rovers | 2016–17[12] | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[13] | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[13] | 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[14] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019–20[15] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[16] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[17] | 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[15] | National League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Gillingham (loan) | 2020–21[16] | League One | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Cambridge United (loan) | 2020–21[16] | League Two | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |
| Ross County (loan) | 2021–22[17] | Scottish Premiership | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Newport County | 2022–23[18] | League Two | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Career totals | 56 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 74 | 1 | ||
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- "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.
- "Games played by Declan Drysdale in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- "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.
- "Games played by Declan Drysdale in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- "Games played by Declan Drysdale in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- "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.
- Declan Drysdale player profile at ccfc.co.uk
- Declan Drysdale at Soccerway