Michael Quirke
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Michael James Quirke (born 10 September 1991) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Coventry United. A Coventry City youth product, he used to be a goalkeeper.[1] Born in England, he made one appearance for the Republic of Ireland U21 national team in 2011.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael James Quirke | ||
| Date of birth | 10 September 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Coventry United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Coventry City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Coventry City | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Nuneaton Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Nuneaton Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | Coalville Town | ||
| 2012 | Leamington | ||
| 2012 | Bedworth United | ||
| 2012 | Loughborough Dynamo | ||
| 2012–2013 | Coalville Town | ||
| 2013 | Kettering Town | ||
| 2013–2014 | Coventry Alvis | ||
| 2014–2015 | Coventry Copsewood | ||
| 2015–2017 | Coventry Alvis | ||
| 2017–2019 | Coventry Sphinx | ||
| 2019– | Coventry United | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 25 December 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:00, 25 December 2019 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Quirke, made his professional debut with Coventry City as a substitute on 14 August 2010 in a 2–2 Championship draw with Watford, coming on to replace injured Iain Turner after 18 minutes.[2] In March 2010 he joined Nuneaton Town on work experience terms, and made his sole appearance for the club in a Birmingham Senior Cup tie against Leamington. He rejoined Nuneaton on loan in January 2011, making his debut in the Conference North fixture versus Redditch United. On 8 March 2011, he made his first team start for the Sky Blues in a 1–1 draw with Doncaster Rovers.[citation needed]
On 5 May 2011, Quirke was informed that he would not be having his contract renewed and would be free to leave Coventry City once his current deal expired.[3] In November 2012, he re-joined Coalville Town on a free transfer from Lougborough Dynamo.[4]
Quirke joined Coventry United on 31 July 2019, and was installed as the club's captain for the forthcoming campaign.[5]
International career
He was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 international squad[6] and made his international debut as a substitute in March 2011 in the Estádio Municipal de Águeda in Portugal.[7]
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