Michael Currie (footballer)

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Michael Currie
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-10-19) 19 October 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth England
Position(s) Midfielder, Winger, striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–2001 Queen's Park Rangers 0 (0)
1999Hougang United FC (loan)
2001–2002 Hayes 16 (0)
2002 Northwood 1 (0)
Maidenhead United
Hampton & Richmond Borough
Staines Town
Wealdstone
Beaconsfield Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Currie (born 19 October 1979) is an English retired footballer.

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Career

Known for his pace and able to run 100m in less than 11 seconds at Queen's Park Rangers, [1] Currie was loaned out to Singaporean S.League side Hougang United in 1999, where he scored a David Beckham style free kick live on tv, was MOM in the All Stars v Singapore international team creating 5 assists and was compared to England international Steve McManaman. [2] However, despite his successful spell in Singapore, Currie sustained a shattered metatarsal [2] upon return to Queen's Park Rangers before being released in 2001. [3] After that, he played for the England beach football team in Marseille against Eric Cantonas French team, scoring 4 goals and went on to play for a series of English non-league outfits. [3]

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