Alan Blayney
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Blayney | ||
| Date of birth | 9 October 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Ballymena United | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2001 | Glentoran | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2006 | Southampton | 3 | (0) |
| 2002 | → (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Bournemouth (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Rushden & Diamonds (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Doncaster Rovers | 24 | (0) |
| 2007 | Oldham Athletic | 1 | (0) |
| 2007 | Bohemians | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Ballymena United | 32 | (0) |
| 2009–2014 | Linfield | 118 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Ards (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Glenavon | 17 | (0) |
| 2015– | Ballymena United | 34 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2003 | Northern Ireland U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2006–2011 | Northern Ireland | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:47, 28 December 2016. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:47, 28 December 2016.
Alan Blayney (born 9 October 1981) is a professional footballer from Belfast, Northern Ireland, currently with Ballymena United. Blayney plays as a goalkeeper.
Blayney started his career with Premiership side Southampton and was loaned out to , but was cut short by a broken finger. He also he had a spell at Bournemouth on loan. He made his début for Southampton in May 2004, receiving a high amount of praise. Blayney also won Sky Sports save of the season after saving an Alan Shearer header in May 2004 on his Premier League debut. The match at St Mary's ended in a 3–3 draw. Blayney also played in the following 2–1 defeat at Charlton. Blayney would play two more games for Southampton the following season, the 2–2 Premier League draw against West Bromwich Albion and the 5–2 League Cup loss against Watford. Blayney, who was then behind Antti Niemi and Paul Smith in the team's pecking order went on loan to Rushden & Diamonds and Brighton & Hove Albion. Brighton tried to sign Blayney on a permanent basis in 2005, but could not afford the transfer fee Southampton were asking. Blayney did return to Brighton & Hove Albion for a second loan spell, before returning to Southampton in mid-December.
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