Daryl Fordyce

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Daryl Fordyce
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Fordyce playing for FC Cincinnati in 2017
Personal information
Full name Daryl Thomas Fordyce
Date of birth (1987-01-02) 2 January 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Forward
Youth career
Portsmouth
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2007 Portsmouth 0 (0)
2006 → AFC Bournemouth (loan) 3 (0)
2007–2011 Glentoran 201 (47)
2011–2013 Linfield 62 (15)
2013–2016 FC Edmonton 96 (28)
2017 FC Cincinnati 9 (0)
2017 FC Edmonton 14 (2)
2019 Sligo Rovers 29 (2)
2020–2022 Valour FC 56 (4)
Total470(98)
International career
Northern Ireland U19
2006–2008 Northern Ireland U21 12 (2)
Managerial career
2023– Valour FC (Assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Fordyce playing for FC Edmonton in 2013

Daryl Thomas Fordyce (born 2 January 1987) is a Northern Irish retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently an assistant coach at Valour FC. [1]

Contents

Club career

Early career

Fordyce played for St Andrews and Lisburn Youth in Northern Ireland, winning major trophies with both teams when he was younger. He later joined Portsmouth. Working his way up through the club's youth ranks, Fordyce spent the second half of the 2005–06 season on loan at AFC Bournemouth before going back to Portsmouth.

Glentoran

In July 2007, he signed for Glentoran in Northern Ireland. [2] At the beginning of the Irish League 2010/11 season he scored five goals against Lisburn Distillery in the first game of the season in a 6–1 win. Fordyce agreed a deal with Linfield just after the end of 2010/11 season, although he was in contract re-negotiations with Glentoran. [3]

Linfield

In 2012, Fordyce won the league title with Linfield after defeating Portadown 2–1 on 7 April. [4] The team also won the Irish Cup for a record 42nd time, defeating Crusaders 4–1 in the final. [5] Though Fordyce did not score in the final, he did score in Linfield's 5–1 defeat over Carrick Rangers. [6]

FC Edmonton

On 18 January 2013, it was announced that Fordyce, along with his teammate Albert Watson, would not return to Linfield in the following season, instead seeking new playing opportunities in Canada. [7] On 25 February 2013, it was reported that both would join FC Edmonton. [8] After four seasons in Edmonton, Fordyce left the club as its all-time leading scorer, a title which he still holds to this day. [9]

FC Cincinnati

The United Soccer League club FC Cincinnati announced that it had signed Fordyce on 16 January 2017. [10] After little playing time with FC Cincinnati, Fordyce was released by the club in June 2017. [11]

Return to Edmonton

Shortly after, Fordyce re-signed with FC Edmonton. [12] After the 2017 season, with the future of FC Edmonton and the NASL in doubt, Fordyce was released from FC Edmonton. [13]

Sligo Rovers

On 8 February 2019, Fordyce signed a one-year contract with the League of Ireland Premier Division side Sligo Rovers. [14] That season, he made 29 league appearances, scoring two goals, while making two appearances in the FAI Cup and one in the League of Ireland Cup. [15]

Valour FC

On 10 January 2020, Fordyce signed with the Canadian Premier League side Valour FC. [16] He made his debut for Valour in their season opener on August 16 against Cavalry FC. [17] He scored his first goal for Valour against his former club FC Edmonton on August 29, helping his team to a 2–1 victory. [18] Fordyce retired from professional football in January 2023. [19]

Managerial career

One month after retiring on February 15, 2023, Fordyce was announced as assistant coach and coordinator of youth development. [20]

International career

Fordyce has represented Northern Ireland at Under-19 level, scoring both goals in the 2–1 European U19 Championship victory over Moldova in October 2005. He also scored four goals for Northern Ireland U-19 against Serbia & Montenegro. [21]

He has made five appearances for the Northern Ireland national under-21 football team, scoring against Germany in November 2006. [22]

Career statistics

Updated October 12, 2022
ClubSeasonLeagueCupPlayoffsContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AFC Bournemouth 2005-06 EFL League One 3000000030
Glentoran 2008-09 NIFL Premiership 0000002020
2009-10324000020364
2010-1132150052203917
Total64190052607721
Linfield 2011-12 NIFL Premiership 266005121338
2012-13213000030243
Total4790051515711
FC Edmonton 2013 NASL 247200000267
2014 152420000194
2015 2184200002510
2016 307201000337
Total9024124100010328
FC Cincinnati 2017 USL 9000000090
FC Edmonton 2017 NASL 142000000142
Total10426124100011730
Sligo Rovers 2019 League of Ireland Premier Division 292500000342
Valour FC 2020 Canadian Premier League 5100000051
2021 262200000282
2022 251100000261
Total564300000594
Total3176020411311136369

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