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He scored his first goal for the club against St Albans Saints.<ref name=footballfedvic>{{cite web|url=http://www.footballfedvic.com.au/common/pages/public/rv/match.aspx?entityid=7250&matchid=595995&gradeid=1_1 |title=Football Federation Victoria:Match Details|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110222192602/http://www.footballfedvic.com.au/common/pages/public/rv/match.aspx?entityid=7250&matchid=595995&gradeid=1_1 |archivedate=22 February 2011|accessdate=17 December 2017 }}</ref> He scored his second goal for the opening the scoring, against the Green Gully Cavaliers<ref name=footballfedvic /> |
He scored his first goal for the club against St Albans Saints.<ref name=footballfedvic>{{cite web|url=http://www.footballfedvic.com.au/common/pages/public/rv/match.aspx?entityid=7250&matchid=595995&gradeid=1_1 |title=Football Federation Victoria:Match Details|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110222192602/http://www.footballfedvic.com.au/common/pages/public/rv/match.aspx?entityid=7250&matchid=595995&gradeid=1_1 |archivedate=22 February 2011|accessdate=17 December 2017 }}</ref> He scored his second goal for the opening the scoring, against the Green Gully Cavaliers<ref name=footballfedvic /> |
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He was signed by New Zealand [[A-League]] team [[Wellington Phoenix]] for the [[2011–12 A-League|2011–12 A-League season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/203092,phoenix-sign-8216gympie-flyer8217.aspx|title=Phoenix Sign 'Gympie Flyer' |
He was signed by New Zealand [[A-League]] team [[Wellington Phoenix]] for the [[2011–12 A-League|2011–12 A-League season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/203092,phoenix-sign-8216gympie-flyer8217.aspx|title=Phoenix Sign 'Gympie Flyer'|last=Ormond|first=Aiden|date=4 May 2011|publisher=Australian FourFourTwo|accessdate=4 May 2011}}</ref> |
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Downey was released in June 2013. A persistent knee injury kept Downey out of professional football until January 2015 when it was announced that he had signed for [[Ballarat Red Devils]] ahead of their maiden season in [[National Premier Leagues Victoria 1]], after training with the team for the entire 2014 [[National Premier Leagues Victoria|NPLV]] season during his rehabilitation.<ref>[http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/2847644/jimmy-downey-overcomes-injury-to-join-red-devils/?cs=3743 Jimmy Downey overcomes injury to join Red Devils] Ballarat Courier</ref> |
Downey was released in June 2013. A persistent knee injury kept Downey out of professional football until January 2015 when it was announced that he had signed for [[Ballarat Red Devils]] ahead of their maiden season in [[National Premier Leagues Victoria 1]], after training with the team for the entire 2014 [[National Premier Leagues Victoria|NPLV]] season during his rehabilitation.<ref>[http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/2847644/jimmy-downey-overcomes-injury-to-join-red-devils/?cs=3743 Jimmy Downey overcomes injury to join Red Devils] Ballarat Courier</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 23:31, 7 November 2024
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Downey | ||
| Date of birth | 19 October 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Gympie, Queensland, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger, right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2004 | QAS | ||
| 2005–2006 | AIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Perth Glory | 34 | (0) |
| 2010 | North Queensland Fury | 4 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Sparta Rotterdam | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | Oakleigh Cannons | 10 | (2) |
| 2011–2013 | Wellington Phoenix | 7 | (0) |
| 2015 | Ballarat Red Devils | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2006 | Australia U-20 | 13 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Downey (born 19 October 1987) is an Australian footballer who last played for Ballarat Red Devils in the National Premier Leagues Victoria Division 1.
Club career
[edit]Downey was with the Queensland Academy of Sport between 2003 and 2004 before joining the Australian Institute of Sport in 2005. Downey holds the AIS football program beep test record (16.3).
In March 2007 Downey was signed by Perth Glory where he is contracted to the end of the 2009/2010 A-League season. On 12 January 2010, it was announced he would be joining North Queensland for the rest of the 2009–10 season in a swap for striker Daniel McBreen.[1]
He was released, along with all other North Queensland players. He signed up for Dutch Eerste Divisie side Sparta in July 2010.[2]
He has come back to Australia and is playing with local club the Oakleigh Cannons, in the Victorian Premier League in a bid to gain a professional contract with an A-League club. He scored his first goal for the club against St Albans Saints.[3] He scored his second goal for the opening the scoring, against the Green Gully Cavaliers[3]
He was signed by New Zealand A-League team Wellington Phoenix for the 2011–12 A-League season.[4] Downey was released in June 2013. A persistent knee injury kept Downey out of professional football until January 2015 when it was announced that he had signed for Ballarat Red Devils ahead of their maiden season in National Premier Leagues Victoria 1, after training with the team for the entire 2014 NPLV season during his rehabilitation.[5]
International career
[edit]Downey has played 13 games for the Young Socceroos, scoring one goal. He has also been called up for the Australia under 17 team.
Career statistics
[edit](Correct as of 6 May 2011)
| Club | Season | A-League | Finals | Asia | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Perth Glory | 2007–08 | 17 | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008–09 | 14 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Club Subotal | 34 | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34 | 0 | 4 | |
| North Queensland Fury | 2009–10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| League Subtotal | 38 | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38 | 0 | 4 | |
| Club | Season | Eerste Divisie | Dutch Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2010–11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Club | Season | A-League | Finals | Asia | Total | ||||||||
| Wellington Phoenix | 2011–12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 45 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 46 | 0 | 4 | |
References
[edit]- ^ Official: North Queensland Fury Striker Daniel McBreen Set To Swap With Perth Glory's Jimmy Downey Goal. Retrieved 18-01-2010
- ^ Sparta Rotterdam contracteert James Downey Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine - Sparta Rotterdam (in Dutch)
- ^ a b "Football Federation Victoria:Match Details". Archived from the original on 22 February 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ Ormond, Aiden (4 May 2011). "Phoenix Sign 'Gympie Flyer'". Australian FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 6 May 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- ^ Jimmy Downey overcomes injury to join Red Devils Ballarat Courier
External links
[edit]- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from Gympie
- Australian men's soccer players
- Australia men's youth international soccer players
- Australia men's under-20 international soccer players
- Australian expatriate men's soccer players
- Perth Glory FC players
- Sparta Rotterdam players
- A-League Men players
- Wellington Phoenix FC players
- Ballarat City FC players
- Northern Fury FC players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Australian Institute of Sport soccer players
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's association football midfielders
- Soccer players from Queensland