Daniel Lafferty
Defender- Height 6' 1"
- Age 33 years, 8 months
- Place of Birth Derry City
- Nationality Northern Ireland
- Stats based on games populated in our system. They can be viewed below
Daniel’s Biography
Danny came through the youth system at Derry club, Oxford United Stars, before signing for Scottish giants Celtic in 2006. He spent five years at Parkhead before returning to Ireland and signing for Stephen Kenny at Derry City in July 2010 on an eighteen month contract.
Danny made his debut for the Candystripes in a 2-1 win over Shelbourne at Tolka Park on 16 July 2010 and made 12 league appearances for Derry as they went on to win the First Division title. In 2011 Danny established himself as one of the top full backs in the league, making 34 league appearances and scoring an impressive seven league goals along the way.
On 30 January 2012, Danny signed for English Championship side Burnley. He went on to make forty appearances for the club in four seasons at the club as well as taking in a loan with Rotherham United. He was then on loan at Oldham Athletic when he was included in Northern Ireland's preliminary squad of 28 for the 2016 European Championship. However, he was cut from the final squad.
In August 2019, Daniel signed with Shamrock Rovers.
In December 2020, Danny signed for Derry City where he played for two seasons before signing for Sligo Rovers in November 2022.
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Career Facts
League of Ireland Premier Division
| Season | Round | Team | Starts | Goals | Pens | MP | Assists | Subs | Sub On | Sub Off | Yellow | Red | MinP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | PremPremier Division | Derry City Derry | 12 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 2021 | PremPremier Division | Derry City Derry | 31 | 5 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 6 | 2 | - |
| 2020 | PremPremier Division | Shamrock Rovers Shamrock R | 6 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 2019 | PremPremier Division | Shamrock Rovers Shamrock R | 6 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 2011 | PremPremier Division | Derry City Derry | 34 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
League of Ireland First Division
| Season | Round | Team | Starts | Goals | Pens | MP | Assists | Subs | Sub On | Sub Off | Yellow | Red | MinP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | FirstFirst Division | Derry City Derry | 8 | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | 2 | - | - |
Friendly
| Season | Round | Team | Starts | Goals | Pens | MP | Assists | Subs | Sub On | Sub Off | Yellow | Red | MinP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | FRDomestic | Derry City Derry | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 2020 | FRDomestic | Shamrock Rovers Shamrock R | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| 2011 | FRDomestic | Derry City Derry | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
FAI Cup
| Season | Round | Team | Starts | Goals | Pens | MP | Assists | Subs | Sub On | Sub Off | Yellow | Red | MinP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | FAI CUP R1R1 | Derry City Derry | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 | FAI Cup R2R2 | Derry City Derry | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 | FAI Cup R1R1 | Derry City Derry | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2020 | FAI Cup FinalFinal | Shamrock Rovers Shamrock R | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2020 | FAI Cup SFSF | Shamrock Rovers Shamrock R | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2020 | FAI Cup QFQF | Shamrock Rovers Shamrock R | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 2020 | FAI Cup R2R2 | Shamrock Rovers Shamrock R | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2019 | FAI Cup FinalFinal | Shamrock Rovers Shamrock R | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 2019 | FAI Cup SFSemi Final | Shamrock Rovers Shamrock R | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 2019 | 2019 FAI QFQF | Shamrock Rovers Shamrock R | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 2011 | FAI Cup R3R3 | Derry City Derry | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Europa League
| Season | Round | Team | Starts | Goals | Pens | MP | Assists | Subs | Sub On | Sub Off | Yellow | Red | MinP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | EL QR1QR1 | Shamrock Rovers Shamrock R | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Dublin Super Cup
| Season | Round | Team | Starts | Goals | Pens | MP | Assists | Subs | Sub On | Sub Off | Yellow | Red | MinP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Super CupSuper Cup | Airtricity League XI AL11 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
League Cup
| Season | Round | Team | Starts | Goals | Pens | MP | Assists | Subs | Sub On | Sub Off | Yellow | Red | MinP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | EA Cup SFSF | Derry City Derry | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 2011 | EA Cup R2R2 | Derry City Derry | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 | EA Cup R1R1 | Derry City Derry | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
FIFA World Cup European Qualifiers
| Season | Round | Team | Starts | Goals | Pens | MP | Assists | Subs | Sub On | Sub Off | Yellow | Red | MinP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-2017 | WCQ Grp CGrp C | Northern Ireland N Ireland | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Europa Conference League
| Season | Round | Team | Starts | Goals | Pens | MP | Assists | Subs | Sub On | Sub Off | Yellow | Red | MinP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | ECL QR1QR1 | Derry City Derry | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |