Cyrus Christie
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cyrus Sylvester Frederick Christie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 September 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Derby County | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Coventry City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Coventry City | 102 | (3) |
| 2011 | → Nuneaton Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Hinckley United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2014– | Derby County | 89 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014– | Republic of Ireland | 6 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:19, 17 September 2016 (UTC). | |||
Cyrus Sylvester Frederick Christie (born 30 September 1992) is an English-born Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Derby County and the Republic of Ireland national football team.
Career
Coventry City
Christie made his professional debut against Morecambe on 10 August 2010, in a 2–0 away defeat.[3]
He joined Conference North side Nuneaton Town on loan in January 2011,[4] but was recalled by Coventry after two starts and three substitute appearances.[5] He then went on a 'work experience' loan to another Conference North club Hinckley United, in February 2011,[6] where he made eight league appearances.[7]
After Coventry's first league win of the 2011–12 season, a 2–0 home win against Derby County, Christie made it into the Championship team of the week after putting in a man of the match performance. The following season, he was in the League One side of the week after putting a man of the match performance against Leyton Orient. The following game, in the first round of the FA Cup, he scored his first goal.
Derby County
On 10 July 2014, Christie signed a three-year deal at Derby County. He was out of contract at Coventry, but the two clubs agreed an undisclosed fee for the player since he came through Coventry's academy and is under 23 years old.[8]
Christie made his debut against Rotherham United on 9 August, where he provided an assist for goalscorer Jeff Hendrick in a 1–0 home victory.[9]
Christie scored his first goal for Derby County in a 1-3 away win over Brentford FC on 20 February 2016.
International career
Born in England, Christie was eligible to represent the Republic of Ireland through his grandmother from Dublin.[10] He is the great great grandson of former Shamrock Rovers player of the 1920s, Patrick Malone. In October 2014, Ireland manager Martin O'Neill reached out to Christie over representing the Republic of Ireland having been impressed with his performances for Derby at the beginning of the 2013–14 season following his move from Coventry.[11] On 10 November, Christie was called into the Ireland squad for a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Scotland, and a friendly against the United States.[12]
On 18 November 2014, Christie made his international bow for the Republic against the United States, in a 4–1 win at the Aviva Stadium, with Martin O'Neill praising the performance of Christie on his debut.[13][14] He scored his first goal for the Republic of Ireland against Gibraltar with his second appearance, his first in a competitive game for Ireland in Faro, Portugal against Gibraltar (Gibraltar's home ground for international competition). On October 8, 2015 he was selected to start against Germany in Ireland's pivotal qualifier due to an injury to Séamus Coleman. Christie excelled in Ireland's famous victory against the World Champions. Ireland went on to qualify for UEFA Euro 2016.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 30 December 2014.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coventry City | 2010–11[15] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011–12[16] | Championship | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13[17] | League One | 31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 39 | 3 | |
| 2013–14[18] | League One | 34 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
| Total | 102 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 119 | 4 | ||
| Nuneaton Town (loan) | 2010–11[19] | Conference North | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Hinckley United (loan) | 2010–11[19] | Conference North | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Derby County | 2014–15[20] | Championship | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 152 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 173 | 4 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in Football League Trophy
International
- As of match played 31 August 2016[21]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of Ireland | 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 1 | |
References
- ↑ "EFL: Retained list: 2015/16" (PDF). English Football League. p. 21. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 457. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
- ↑ "Morecambe 2–0 Coventry City". CCFC Official Site. 10 August 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ↑ "Christie Joins Boro". Nuneaton Town F.C. Official Site. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
- ↑ "C. Christie". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ↑ "Hinckley loan Christie". Hinckley United Official Site. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ↑ "Hinckley United Player Statistics Season 2010–2011". Hinckley United F.C. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ↑ "Derby County Sign Coventry City's Cyrus Christie". Derby County F.C. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ↑ "Derby 1 – 0 Rotherham". BBC. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
- ↑ http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/DERBY-COUNTY-Rams-defender-Cyrus-Christie/story-24508473-detail/story.html
- ↑ "Derby defender Cyrus Christie on verge of Ireland call-up following talks with Martin O'Neill". Irish Independent. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ↑ "David McGoldrick and Cyrus Christie named in Ireland squad to face Scotland". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ↑ McDonnell, Daniel (18 November 2014). "Ireland's new blood lifts the mood for happy O'Neill". Irish Independent. Ireland. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ↑ "Martin O'Neill praises 'brilliant' debutant Cyrus Christie". The Score.ie. 18 November 2014.
- ↑ "Games played by Cyrus Christie in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ↑ "Games played by Cyrus Christie in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ↑ "Games played by Cyrus Christie in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ↑ "Games played by Cyrus Christie in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- 1 2 "Cyrus Christie - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ↑ "Games played by Cyrus Christie in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ↑ "Cyrus Christie". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
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