Damien Delaney

Damien Delaney's career reads like a working-class football fairytale built brick by brick. Starting at his hometown Cork City and grinding through Leicester, Hull, QPR and Ipswich before reaching the Premier League with Crystal Palace, he embodies the unglamorous virtue of persistence. At 191 cm he was an imposing centre-back, but what I admire most is the patience of his climb from a small Irish club to England's top flight. Strikers get the headlines; defenders like Delaney earn the respect of those who actually watch the game. He is exactly the kind of reliable, unfussy professional I have always valued.

Damien Finbarr Delaney (born 20 July 1981) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a defender. Delaney began his career at Cork City. He later played for Leicester City, Hull City and Queens Park Rangers before moving to Ipswich Town in 2009. He became a free agent after leaving the club in August 2012.

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Name (English)

Damien Delaney

Name (Japanese)

ダミアン・デラニー

Reading

だみあん・でらにー

Born

July 20, 1981 (age 44)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Rooster

Origin

Cork, County Cork, Ireland

Blood type

Private

Height

191 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

association football player

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%9F%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%83%A9%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC

Tags

• County Cork
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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