Market value
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Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
5
clubs played for
01/02
debut season
0.09
goals / match
Queens Park Rangers
top club · 186 apps
Position rank · 14/15
#649
goals rank
#1159
assists rank
33
season goals
2
season assists
Among 2,287 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€2.50m
peak value · 2007
€2.40m
top transfer fee · 06/07
9
best season · 07/08
33 / 0
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1980-09-02 · 5 players total
365Appearances
33Goals
2Assists
40Yellow cards
4Red cards
99Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Danny Shittu |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Daniel Olusola Shittu |
| Date of birth | 1980-09-02 (45 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Citizenship |  Nigeria |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 191.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2015-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2015
Transfer: Millwall → Retired
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Millwall FC
11 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Millwall FC
23 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2012
Transfer: QPR → Millwall
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Millwall FC
44 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Queens Park Rangers
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2011
Transfer: Millwall → QPR
10/11 · Transfer
Oct 2010
Transfer: Bolton → Millwall
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — Queens Park Rangers, Millwall FC, Bolton Wanderers U21
18 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Bolton Wanderers, Bolton Wanderers U21
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2008
Transfer: Watford → Bolton
08/09 · Transfer · €2.40m
Jul 2008
08/09 — Bolton Wanderers
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Watford FC
41 matches · 9 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2006
Transfer: QPR → Watford
06/07 · Transfer · €2.40m
Jul 2006
06/07 — Watford FC
34 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Queens Park Rangers
46 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Queens Park Rangers
37 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Queens Park Rangers
24 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Queens Park Rangers
44 matches · 7 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Oct 2001
Transfer: Charlton → QPR
01/02 · Transfer · €375k
Jul 2001
01/02 — Queens Park Rangers
27 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
May 2001
Transfer: Blackpool → Charlton
00/01 · Return from loan
Feb 2001
Transfer: Charlton → Blackpool
00/01 · Loan
Aug 1999
Transfer: Norwich Yth. → Charlton U18
99/00 · Transfer
Jul 1999
Transfer: Charlton U18 → Charlton
99/00 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 1990 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 14/15. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals2 total · 0.55/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A2 total · 0.55/90
Yellow cards3 total · 0.83/90
Minutes played by club
Millwall FC
26.1%
Queens Park Rangers
39.4%
Bolton Wanderers U21
0.0%
Bolton Wanderers
0.0%
Watford FC
34.5%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millwall FC | 4 | 10/11 | 14/15 | 88 | 5 | 0 | 2,326 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 7 | 01/02 | 11/12 | 186 | 17 | 1 | 3,505 |
| Bolton Wanderers U21 | 2 | 09/10 | 10/11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 08/09 | 09/10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Watford FC | 2 | 06/07 | 07/08 | 75 | 11 | 1 | 3,076 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | Championship | Millwall FC | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 326 |
| 14/15 | FA Cup | Millwall FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | League Cup | Millwall FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Championship | Millwall FC | 22 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1,820 |
| 13/14 | FA Cup | Millwall FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Championship | Millwall FC | 39 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | FA Cup | Millwall FC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| 12/13 | League Cup | Millwall FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | League Cup | Queens Park Rangers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Championship | Queens Park Rangers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Championship | Millwall FC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | FA Cup | Millwall FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Reserve League | Bolton Wanderers U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | FA Cup | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Premier League | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Reserve League North | Bolton Wanderers U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 08/09 | FA Cup | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | League Cup | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Premier League | Bolton Wanderers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Championship | Watford FC | 39 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 483 |
| 07/08 | Championship Play-Offs | Watford FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | FA Cup | Watford FC | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 06/07 | FA Cup | Watford FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | League Cup | Watford FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205 |
| 06/07 | Premier League | Watford FC | 30 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2,344 |
| 05/06 | Championship | Queens Park Rangers | 45 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1,004 |
| 05/06 | FA Cup | Queens Park Rangers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Championship | Queens Park Rangers | 34 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 746 |
| 04/05 | FA Cup | Queens Park Rangers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | League Cup | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | EFL Trophy | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | League Cup | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Second Division | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | League Cup | Queens Park Rangers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Second Division | Queens Park Rangers | 43 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 546 |
| 01/02 | Second Division | Queens Park Rangers | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1,209 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 1999-07-01 | Charlton U18 | Charlton | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 99/00 | 1999-08-05 | Norwich Yth. | Charlton U18 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 00/01 | 2001-02-15 | Charlton | Blackpool | Loan | 0 | — |
| 00/01 | 2001-05-18 | Blackpool | Charlton | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 01/02 | 2001-10-23 | Charlton | QPR | Transfer | 0 | €375k |
| 06/07 | 2006-08-06 | QPR | Watford | Transfer | 2400000 | €2.40m |
| 08/09 | 2008-08-06 | Watford | Bolton | Transfer | 2500000 | €2.40m |
| 10/11 | 2010-10-20 | Bolton | Millwall | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2011-01-27 | Millwall | QPR | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-08-13 | QPR | Millwall | Transfer | 750000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | Millwall | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current€250k
Peak€2.50m
Low—
Δ since start−€150k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.10m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.40m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #3444 | — | 33 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Lowry | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Beevers | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/08 | Championship | Watford FC | 7 | 39 |
| 02/03 | Second Division | Queens Park Rangers | 7 | 43 |
| 04/05 | Championship | Queens Park Rangers | 4 | 34 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/08 | Championship | Watford FC | 1 | 39 |
| 04/05 | Championship | Queens Park Rangers | 1 | 34 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | 2001-05-18 | Blackpool | Charlton | Return from loan | — | — |
| 00/01 | 2001-02-15 | Charlton | Blackpool | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Danny Shittu's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich Town | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 41 | -2 | 41% |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 33% |
| Leeds United | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 41 | 43 | -2 | 27% |
| Leicester City | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 48 | -8 | 40% |
| Burnley FC | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 48 | -11 | 20% |
| Derby County | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 46 | -6 | 32% |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 32 | 34 | -2 | 27% |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 35% |
| Cardiff City | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 42% |
| Reading FC | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 35 | -15 | 15% |
| Nottingham Forest | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 50% |
| Stoke City | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 32% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 01/02 | Senior debut season | |
| 01/02 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | 11 | 326 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.83 |
| 13/14 | 23 | 1,820 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 |
| 12/13 | 44 | 180 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 10/11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 09/10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 08/09 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | 41 | 527 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.68 |
| 06/07 | 34 | 2,549 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 05/06 | 46 | 1,004 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.72 |
| 04/05 | 37 | 746 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 03/04 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | 44 | 546 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.48 |
| 01/02 | 27 | 1,209 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.22 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Championship
203 apps
18 G
2 A
Second Division
90 apps
9 G
0 A
FA Cup
14 apps
4 G
0 A
League Cup
11 apps
1 G
0 A
Premier League
40 apps
1 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Danny Shittu
Who is Danny Shittu?
Danny Shittu is a Nigeria professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Retired.
How old is Danny Shittu?
Danny Shittu is 45 years old. He was born on September 2, 1980 in Lagos.
What position does Danny Shittu play?
Danny Shittu plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Danny Shittu play for?
Danny Shittu currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Danny Shittu scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Danny Shittu has scored 33 goals in 365 appearances.