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Also known as Troy Matthew Deeney

English association football player (born 1988)

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Troy Deeney, born Troy Matthew Deeney on 29 June 1988 in Birmingham, is an English association football player and coach. He plays as a forward wearing squad number 9, and has played for Watford F.C., Halesowen Town F.C., Walsall F.C. and Aston Villa F.C. in the Premier League, as well as for Forest Green Rovers. Deeney began his career in 2006, stands at a height of 183 and has a mass of 90, and resides in Birmingham.

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Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • Troy Deeney : Redemption

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
United Kingdom
Active from
1988

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
11
Total plays
15

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Troy+Deeney">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

Full name
Troy Matthew Deeney
Date of birth
( 1988-06-29 ) 29 June 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth
Solihull , England
Height
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position
Striker
2004 2005
Chelmsley Town
Years
Team
2004 2006
Chelmsley Town
2006 2010
Walsall
2006 2007
→ Halesowen Town (loan)
2010 2021
Watford
2021 2023
Birmingham City
2023 2024
Forest Green Rovers

via Wikipedia infobox

Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Team
Forest Green Rovers
Position
Forward
Nationality
England

via TheSportsDB

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Matthew
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Birmingham
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Member of team
Aston Villa F.C.
Position played
forward
Country for sport
England
Mass
90
Image
Troy Deeney 141028.jpg
Height
183
Residence
Birmingham
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date of birth
1988-06-29
Commons category
Troy Deeney
sport number
9
birth name
Troy Matthew Deeney
name in native language
Troy Deeney
start of work period
2006-00-00
social media followers
169191
Sources (5)

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Encyclopedic overview

Troy Matthew Deeney (born 29 June 1988) is an English professional football pundit, manager, and former player who played as a striker.

Deeney started his professional career with Chelmsley Town in 2004. Two seasons later, he joined fellow club Walsall. He spent a brief spell on loan with Southern League Premier Division club Halesowen Town during the 2006–07 season. He transferred to Championship club Watford in 2010 and captained the team to promotion to the Premier League in the 2014–15 season. After 11 years and more than 400 matches with Watford, he left the club as a free agent in August 2021 and spent two years with Birmingham City. He joined Forest Green Rovers in August 2023 in a player-coach role and became permanent manager later that year, but was sacked in January 2024.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Troy Deeney” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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