Niall Canavan

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Niall Canavan
Personal information
Full name Niall David Stephen Canavan[1]
Date of birth (1991-04-11) 11 April 1991 (age 35)
Place of birth Bramley, Leeds, England[2]
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Barrow
Number 6
Youth career
Bradford City
2004–2009 Scunthorpe United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2016 Scunthorpe United 154 (15)
2011 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 3 (0)
2016 → Rochdale (loan) 11 (1)
2016–2018 Rochdale 28 (2)
2018–2021 Plymouth Argyle 78 (5)
2021–2022 Bradford City 33 (1)
2022– Barrow 138 (5)
International career‡
2011–2012 Republic of Ireland U21 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:14, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:00, 31 January 2022 (UTC)

Niall David Stephen Canavan (born 11 April 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Barrow. Born in England, he has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth level.

Career

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Born in Bramley, West Yorkshire, Canavan played with the Academy of Bradford City until he was 12.[3]

Canavan signed his first professional contract in April 2009 for Scunthorpe United.[4] He made his first team debut on 22 August 2009 in a 4–0 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday, replacing Robert Jones on 28 minutes. Three days later he scored his first goal, in a 2–1 League Cup win at Swansea City.[5] He attended St. Mary's Menston. He is a first team regular playing in both League and Cup matches. He has most notably played against Manchester United and Manchester City twice.

Canavan missed just one match in Scunthorpe's promotion winning season in 2013–14 and formed a defensive partnership with David Mirfin. As a consequence of this successful season, Canavan signed a new 2-year contract on 29 May 2014.[6]

On 15 February 2016, Canavan joined Rochdale on an emergency loan,[7] and at the end of the season he joined the club on a two-year contract.[8]

He was released by Rochdale at the end of the 2017–18 season,[9] after which he joined Plymouth Argyle on a free transfer.[10]

He re-joined Bradford City in January 2021.[3][11]

He moved from Bradford to fellow League Two side Barrow in January 2022.[12]

International career

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Although born in Leeds, Canavan carries an Irish passport and was called up by the FAI to the U21 squad in March 2011.[13] In March 2011 he made his debut appearance for the Irish national Under-21 team.[14]

Personal life

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In September 2019, it was revealed that Canavan had, earlier in the year, been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.[15]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 2 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Scunthorpe United 2009–10[16] Championship 7 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 10 2
2010–11[17] Championship 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 0
2011–12[18] League One 12 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 15 1
2012–13[19] League One 40 6 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 42 6
2013–14[20] League Two 45 4 1 0 1 0 1[a] 0 48 4
2014–15[21] League One 32 3 1 0 2 0 1[a] 0 36 3
2015–16[22] League One 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Total 154 15 6 0 10 1 3 0 173 16
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2010–11[17] League Two 3 0 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 4 0
Rochdale (loan) 2015–16[22] League One 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
Rochdale 2016–17[23] League One 25 2 3 0 2 0 3[a] 0 33 2
2017–18[24] League One 3 0 0 0 2 0 1[a] 0 5 0
Total 28 2 3 0 4 0 4 0 39 2
Plymouth Argyle 2018–19[25] League One 33 2 2 0 1 0 2[a] 0 38 2
2019–20[26] League Two 33 2 2 0 2 0 2[a] 0 39 2
2020–21[27] League One 12 1 1 0 0 0 2[a] 0 15 1
Total 78 5 5 0 3 0 6 0 92 5
Bradford City 2020–21[27] League Two 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
2021–22[28] League Two 17 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 20 1
Total 33 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 36 1
Barrow 2021–22[28] League Two 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
2022–23[29] League Two 46 2 1 0 2 0 1[a] 0 50 2
2023–24[30] League Two 39 3 2 0 1 0 2[a] 0 44 3
2024–25[31] League Two 35 0 1 0 2 0 2[a] 0 40 0
Total 103 5 3 0 3 0 3 0 112 5
Career total 408 29 19 0 21 1 18 0 467 30
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in the League Two play-offs

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  • Republic of Ireland profile at Soccer Scene
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