Danny Swanson

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Danny Swanson
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Personal information
Full name Daniel Joseph Swanson[1]
Date of birth (1986-12-28) 28 December 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
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Position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Heart of Midlothian
Number 23
Youth career
Hutchison Vale
Leith Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Berwick Rangers 43 (4)
2008–2012 Dundee United 108 (12)
2012–2014 Peterborough United 62 (4)
2014–2015 Coventry City 15 (0)
2015 → St. Johnstone (loan) 10 (2)
2015– Heart of Midlothian 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2016 (UTC)

Daniel Joseph "Danny" Swanson (born 28 December 1986) is a Scottish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Heart of Midlothian.

Swanson started his career at Scottish Third Division side Berwick Rangers before moving to Scottish Premier League club Dundee United in 2008. He moved to England in 2012 to play for Peterborough United. After two years with Peterborough he signed for Coventry City, but he then moved back to Scotland on loan at St. Johnstone. Swanson was released by Coventry in September 2015 and then signed for Heart of Midlothian.

Career

Early career

Born with a heart defect, Swanson underwent a number of operations as a youngster, including a heart bypass at the age of thirteen.[2] After overcoming his health problems, Swanson played for Hutchison Vale and Leith Athletic before joining Berwick Rangers, making his debut at the start of the 2005–06 season. Playing the majority of Scottish Third Division matches that season, a knee injury restricted him to just three league appearances the following season when Berwick were promoted to the Scottish Second Division, although he started the 2007–08 season injury-free.

Dundee United

Swanson completed a move to the Scottish Premier League with Dundee United on 1 January 2008 after agreeing terms in October 2007, having previously turned down a move to Hamilton Academical.[3] Making his debut the following day as a substitute in the 4–1 win over Hearts, Swanson scored his first goal for United in a 2–0 victory over Motherwell in March 2008, going on to feature in a number of matches that season. In 2008–09, Swanson was used mainly as a substitute, starting in only seven of his 30 league appearances. In the 2009–10 season, Swanson started United's opening three league matches, assisting three of the club's four goals in the process.

His good performances for United meant that Swanson was selected for the Scotland squad in October 2011.[4] Soon afterwards, however, Swanson strained a medial ligament.[4] At the end of the 2011–12 season, Swanson's contract expired and he opened talks with Championship side Peterborough United over a possible move to England.[5]

Peterborough United

On 6 June 2012, Swanson signed a two-year contract with English Championship club Peterborough United after making over 100 appearances for Dundee United.[6]

Coventry City

On 3 July 2014, Swanson signed a two-year contract with Coventry City after rejecting a new contract at Peterborough United.[7]

Swanson signed on loan for St. Johnstone for the latter part of the 2014–15 season on 3 February 2015.[8] He returned to Coventry City for close season 2015, but had his contract terminated on 1 September 2015 by mutual consent.[9]

Hearts

Swanson signed for Heart of Midlothian ("Hearts") on 9 September 2015, agreeing a contract to the end of the 2015–16 season.[10]

Career statistics

As of 18 May 2015[11][12]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Berwick Rangers 2005–06 Scottish Third Division 27 1 1 0 2 0 4 0 34 1
2006–07 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2007–08 Scottish Second Division 13[13] 3 0 0 2 0 2 1 17 4
Total 43 4 1 0 4 0 6 1 54 5
Dundee United 2007–08 Scottish Premier League 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 2
2008–09 30 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 34 0
2009–10 31 5 6 0 2 0 0 0 39 5
2010–11 21 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 24 2
2011–12 14 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 16 3
Total 108 12 12 0 5 0 2 0 127 12
Peterborough United 2012–13 Championship 27 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 30 2
2013–14 League One 35 2 3 0 3 1 8 0 49 3
Total 62 4 4 0 5 1 8 0 79 5
Coventry City 2014–15 League One 15 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 18 0
St. Johnstone (loan) 2014–15 Scottish Premiership 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 2
Heart of Midlothian 2015–16 Scottish Premiership 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
Career total 245 22 18 0 16 1 18 1 297 24
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including substitutes) in the 2006 Scottish Second Division play-offs, Scottish Challenge Cup, UEFA Europa League, Football League Trophy & 2014 Football League play-offs.

Honours

Berwick Rangers
Dundee United

Peterborough United JPT trophy [2013-2014]

References

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  11. ↑ Danny Swanson career statistics at Soccerbase
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