Daryl Fordyce
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File:CINvBST 2017-05-20 - Daryl Fordyce (33962200224) (cropped).jpg Fordyce playing for FC Cincinnati in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daryl Thomas Fordyce | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| Portsmouth | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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) |
| Total | 470 | (98) | |
| International career | |||
| Northern Ireland U19 | |||
| 2006–2008 | Northern Ireland U21 | 12 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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Daryl Thomas Fordyce (born 2 January 1987) is a Northern Irish retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is an assistant coach at Valour FC.[1]
Club career
[edit | edit source]Early career
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]One month after retiring on February 15, 2023, Fordyce was announced as assistant coach and coordinator of youth development.[20]
International career
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]| Club | Season | League | Cup | Playoffs | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AFC Bournemouth | 2005-06 | EFL League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Glentoran | 2008-09 | NIFL Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009-10 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 4 | ||
| 2010-11 | 32 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 17 | ||
| Total | 64 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 77 | 21 | ||
| Linfield | 2011-12 | NIFL Premiership | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 8 |
| 2012-13 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| Total | 47 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 57 | 11 | ||
| FC Edmonton | 2013 | NASL | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 7 |
| 2014 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | ||
| 2015 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 10 | ||
| 2016 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 7 | ||
| Total | 90 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 28 | ||
| FC Cincinnati | 2017 | USL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| FC Edmonton | 2017 | NASL | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Total | 104 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 30 | ||
| Sligo Rovers | 2019 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| Valour FC | 2020 | Canadian Premier League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2021 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Total | 56 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 4 | ||
| Total | 317 | 60 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 363 | 69 | ||
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External links
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- BBC profile
- Daryl Fordyce at SoccerbaseLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Daryl Fordyce at SoccerwayLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- NIFG profile
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Men's association football forwards
- Association footballers from Belfast
- Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Expatriate men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
- Expatriate sportspeople from Northern Ireland in Canada
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Expatriate sportspeople from Northern Ireland in the United States
- Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland
- Portsmouth F.C. players
- AFC Bournemouth players
- Glentoran F.C. players
- Linfield F.C. players
- FC Edmonton players
- FC Cincinnati players
- Sligo Rovers F.C. players
- Valour FC players
- English Football League players
- North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players
- USL Championship players
- League of Ireland players
- Canadian Premier League players
- Northern Ireland men's under-21 international footballers
- Valour FC non-playing staff
- 21st-century sportsmen from Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland men's youth international footballers
- Northern Ireland men's under-23 international footballers