| Darren Byfield | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darren Byfield | |
| Date of birth | September 29, 1976 | |
| Place of birth | Birmingham, United Kingdom | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1997-1999 1998-1999 1999 1999 2000 2000-2002 2001 2002-2004 2004 2004-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 |
Aston Villa → Preston North End (loan) → Northampton Town (loan) → Cambridge United (loan) → Blackpool (loan) Walsall → Rotherham United (loan) Rotherham United Sunderland Gillingham Millwall Bristol City |
7 (0) 5 (1) 6 (1) 4 (0) 3 (0) 77 (13) 3 (2) 65 (20) 17 (5) 67 (19) 31 (17) 33 (8) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2003- | Jamaica | 6 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Darren Byfield (born September 29, 1976 in Birmingham, West Midlands) is an English professional footballer of Jamaican descent currently unattatched after he was released by Bristol City. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um The West Midlands is a Metropolitan county in western central England with a population of 2591300 England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol England, (the other being arch rivals Bristol Rovers) He was signed from Millwall on 29 August 2007 on a one year deal for an undisclosed fee. Millwall Football Club are an English professional football team based at The New Den, referred to by fans as The Den in Bermondsey, Before leaving Millwall, Byfield signed an agreement not to talk publicly about his disputes with Lions manager Willie Donachie and his former team mates. William Donachie (born 5 October 1951 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former professional footballer. Byfield was the second highest-earning player in League One, with only Neil Lennon being paid more. Neil Francis Lennon (born 25 June 1971 in Lurgan, County Armagh) is a former professional footballer from Northern Ireland
While at Walsall, where he scored the winning goal in their 2001 Play-off final victory against Reading. Walsall Football Club are an English football club based in Walsall, West Midlands, currently playing in League One. Reading Football Club are an Association football club based in the English town of Reading, in Berkshire.
He has also played for Aston Villa and Rotherham United. Rotherham United Football Club (also known as 'The Millers' are an English professional football club temporarily based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire,
His partner is the singer Jamelia, with whom he has a daughter named Tiani. Jamelia Niela Davis (born on 11 January 1981) known simply as Jamelia, is a Mercury Music Prize nominated English R&B To his embarrassment, she revealed on Soccer AM that his nickname is "Baby Boy". Soccer AM is a British Saturday-morning football show presented by Helen Chamberlain and Max Rushden. On Tuesday, 9 October 2007 the couple announced their engagement.
He scored 14 goals in the 2005-2006 season for the Gills, one short of the target set by manager Ronnie Jepson. Ronald Francis "Ronnie" Jepson (born May 12, 1963 in Audley, Stoke-on-Trent, England) is an English former His contract ended at the end of the season, and on June 8 it was announced that he had rejected a deal to stay at Priestfield and joined rivals Millwall. [1]
On 27th May 2008, Byfield was among a number of players released by Bristol City after missing out on promotion to the Premiership.
Personal Life
In October 2006 the News of the World published a kiss and tell story alleging that Byfield had cheated on his partner with a girl named Jaclyn Evans. The News of the World is a British Tabloid Newspaper published every Sunday [2]
References
External links
- Darren Byfield profile at bcfc. co. uk
- Darren Byfield profile at millwallfc. co. uk
- Darren Byfield career stats at Soccerbase
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