David Nugent

David Nugent is the kind of footballer I quietly root for. An English striker from Huyton near Liverpool, he turned professional with Bury in 2002 and then bounced between clubs as a hard-working goal poacher rather than a marquee star. What I value is the craftsman's mentality: he kept chasing goals across the divisions and, remarkably, is still playing at non-league Anstey Nomads. That refusal to walk away from the game speaks to a hunger fitting for his Merseyside roots. To me, longevity built on graft is more admirable than fleeting stardom, and Nugent has it in abundance.

Name (English)

David Nugent

Name (Japanese)

デヴィッド・ニュージェント

Reading

でゔぃっど・にゅーじぇんと

Born

May 2, 1985 (age 41)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Ox

Origin

Huyton, United Kingdom

Height

180 cm

Occupation

association football player

High school

Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Nugent
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q460137

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-21

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