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David Meyler
Irish association football player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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David John Meyler (born 29 May 1989) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.
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![]() Meyler playing for Hull City in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | David John Meyler[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1989-05-29) 29 May 1989 (age 35)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder[4] | ||
Youth career | |||
Cork City | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008 | Cork City | 2 | (0) |
2008–2013 | Sunderland | 25 | (0) |
2012–2013 | → Hull City (loan) | 10 | (3) |
2013–2018 | Hull City | 147 | (13) |
2018–2019 | Reading | 5 | (0) |
2019 | → Coventry City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
Total | 194 | (16) | |
International career | |||
2008 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 2 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 5 | (0) |
2012–2018 | Republic of Ireland | 26 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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After turning professional at League of Ireland team Cork City, Meyler moved to Sunderland in the Premier League in 2008. He joined Hull City in 2013 after a short loan spell. Meyler moved to Reading in 2018, where he finished his career in 2019 after a brief loan spell at Coventry City.
Meyler was a full international for the Republic of Ireland between 2012 and 2018, playing 26 games.