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David Nugent

David Nugent

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Retired
Age41
CitizenshipEngland Ireland
Height1.80 m
Footright
BornMay 2, 1985
👕500+ Apps ⚽100+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists ⏳Veteran
Market value —
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

8
clubs played for
01/02
debut season
0.26
goals / match
Leicester City
top club · 180 apps

Position rank · 20/21

#2238
goals rank
#1336
assists rank
162
season goals
69
season assists

Among 3,001 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€9.00m
peak value · 2007
€9.00m
top transfer fee · 07/08
22
best season · 13/14
17 / 5
int'l caps / goals

Born the same day

Craig Conway
Midfield - Attacking Midfield · Retired
Marco Tucci
Attack - Centre-Forward · Retired
Domenico Girardi
Attack - Centre-Forward · Retired
Sabutay Bayülken
Defender - Centre-Back · Without Club

Shares 1985-05-02 · 6 players total

634Appearances
162Goals
69Assists
65Yellow cards
1Red cards
81Full matches (90′)
Full nameDavid Nugent
Name in home countryDavid James Nugent
Date of birth1985-05-02 (41 yrs)
Place of birthHuyton, England
CitizenshipEngland Ireland
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footright
Height180.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2021-07-01
Contract expires—
Jul 2021
Transfer: Preston → Retired
21/22 · Transfer
May 2021
Transfer: Tranmere → Preston
20/21 · Return from loan
Feb 2021
Transfer: Preston → Tranmere
20/21 · Loan
Jul 2020
20/21 — Tranmere Rovers
21 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2019
Transfer: Derby → Preston
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Preston North End
25 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Derby County
38 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Derby County
39 matches · 9 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2017
Transfer: Middlesbrough → Derby
16/17 · Transfer · €2.90m
Jul 2016
16/17 — Derby County, Middlesbrough FC
23 matches · 7 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2015
Transfer: Leicester → Middlesbrough
15/16 · Transfer · €5.60m
Jul 2015
15/16 — Middlesbrough FC
40 matches · 8 G · 8 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2015
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — Leicester City
32 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Leicester City
51 matches · 22 G · 13 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Leicester City
49 matches · 16 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: Portsmouth → Leicester
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — Leicester City
48 matches · 16 G · 8 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Portsmouth FC
48 matches · 14 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
May 2010
Transfer: Burnley → Portsmouth
09/10 · Return from loan
Sep 2009
Transfer: Portsmouth → Burnley
09/10 · Loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — Portsmouth FC, Burnley FC
34 matches · 6 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Oct 2008
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Aug 2008
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2008
08/09 — Portsmouth FC
19 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2008
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2007
Transfer: Preston → Portsmouth
07/08 · Transfer · €9.00m
Jul 2007
07/08 — Portsmouth FC
22 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Preston North End
48 matches · 17 G · 8 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Preston North End
38 matches · 11 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2005
Transfer: Bury → Preston
04/05 · Transfer · €125k
Jul 2004
04/05 — Preston North End, Bury FC
49 matches · 20 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Bury FC
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Bury FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2002
Transfer: Bury FC U18 → Bury
02/03 · Transfer
Jul 2001
01/02 — Bury FC
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2000
Transfer: Liverpool Youth → Bury FC U18
00/01 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €9.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 955 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 20/21. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals2 total · 0.49/90
52
Assists2 total · 0.49/90
82
G+A4 total · 0.98/90
64
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
85
7,301 min
Minutes played by club
Tranmere Rovers 5.0%
Preston North End 30.0%
Derby County 13.6%
Middlesbrough FC 5.5%
Leicester City 23.3%
Portsmouth FC 15.5%
Burnley FC 4.3%
Bury FC 2.8%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Tranmere Rovers 1 20/21 20/21 21 2 2 366
Preston North End 4 04/05 19/20 132 38 9 2,192
Derby County 3 16/17 18/19 95 17 7 991
Middlesbrough FC 2 15/16 16/17 45 9 8 403
Leicester City 4 11/12 14/15 180 59 28 1,700
Portsmouth FC 4 07/08 10/11 93 20 9 1,131
Burnley FC 1 09/10 09/10 30 6 3 312
Bury FC 4 01/02 04/05 38 11 3 206

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

9€2.3M18€4.5M26€6.8M35€9M04/05 — 20 goals (Preston North End)04/05 — 4 assists2404/0505/06 — 11 goals (Preston North End)1105/0606/07 — 17 goals (Preston North End)06/07 — 8 assists2506/0707/08 — 3 goals (Portsmouth FC)307/0808/09 — 3 goals (Portsmouth FC)08/09 — 1 assists408/0909/10 — 6 goals (Burnley FC)09/10 — 4 assists1009/1010/11 — 14 goals (Portsmouth FC)10/11 — 7 assists2110/1111/12 — 16 goals (Leicester City)11/12 — 8 assists2411/1212/13 — 16 goals (Leicester City)12/13 — 5 assists2112/1313/14 — 22 goals (Leicester City)13/14 — 13 assists3513/1414/15 — 5 goals (Leicester City)14/15 — 2 assists714/1515/16 — 8 goals (Middlesbrough FC)15/16 — 8 assists1615/1616/17 — 7 goals (Derby County)16/17 — 1 assists816/1717/18 — 9 goals (Derby County)17/18 — 4 assists1317/1818/19 — 2 goals (Derby County)18/19 — 2 assists418/1919/20 — 1 goals (Preston North End)119/2020/21 — 2 goals (Tranmere Rovers)20/21 — 2 assists420/2105/06 — €300K06/07 — €2.5M07/08 — €9M08/09 — €5M09/10 — €3.2M10/11 — €2.5M12/13 — €3M13/14 — €3M14/15 — €3M15/16 — €3.5M16/17 — €3.5M17/18 — €3M18/19 — €2.5M19/20 — €1.5M20/21 — €900KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

01/02: 0001/0202/03: 0002/0303/04: 0003/0404/05: 202004/0505/06: 111105/0606/07: 171706/0707/08: 3307/0808/09: 3308/0909/10: 6609/1010/11: 141410/1111/12: 161611/1212/13: 161612/1313/14: 222213/1414/15: 5514/1515/16: 8815/1616/17: 7716/1717/18: 9917/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 2220/21

Assists by season

01/02: 0001/0202/03: 0002/0303/04: 0003/0404/05: 4404/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 8806/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 1108/0909/10: 4409/1010/11: 7710/1111/12: 8811/1212/13: 5512/1313/14: 131313/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 8815/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 4417/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 2220/21
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
20/21 EFL Trophy Tranmere Rovers 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 League Two Tranmere Rovers 18 2 1 0 0 366
20/21 League Two Play-Offs Tranmere Rovers 2 0 1 0 0 0
19/20 Championship Preston North End 24 1 0 1 0 1,021
19/20 EFL Cup Preston North End 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 FA Cup Preston North End 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Championship Derby County 31 2 2 2 0 567
18/19 Championship Play-Offs Derby County 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 EFL Cup Derby County 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 FA Cup Derby County 4 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 Championship Derby County 37 9 4 5 0 259
17/18 Championship Play-Offs Derby County 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 EFL Cup Derby County 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 FA Cup Derby County 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Championship Derby County 17 6 1 1 0 165
16/17 EFL Cup Middlesbrough FC 1 1 0 0 0 120
16/17 FA Cup Derby County 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Premier League Middlesbrough FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Championship Middlesbrough FC 38 8 8 3 1 283
15/16 FA Cup Middlesbrough FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League Cup Middlesbrough FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 FA Cup Leicester City 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 League Cup Leicester City 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Premier League Leicester City 29 5 2 3 0 341
13/14 Championship Leicester City 46 20 12 2 0 180
13/14 FA Cup Leicester City 1 1 0 0 0 22
13/14 League Cup Leicester City 4 1 1 0 0 177
12/13 Championship Leicester City 42 14 5 9 0 225
12/13 Championship Play-Offs Leicester City 2 2 0 0 0 90
12/13 FA Cup Leicester City 3 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 League Cup Leicester City 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Championship Leicester City 42 15 7 7 0 224
11/12 FA Cup Leicester City 5 1 1 0 0 441
11/12 League Cup Leicester City 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Championship Portsmouth FC 44 13 7 7 0 296
10/11 FA Cup Portsmouth FC 1 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 League Cup Portsmouth FC 3 1 0 0 0 237
09/10 League Cup Portsmouth FC 1 0 1 0 0 0
09/10 Premier League Burnley FC 30 6 3 0 0 312
09/10 Premier League Portsmouth FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 FA Cup Portsmouth FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Premier League Portsmouth FC 16 3 1 1 0 355
07/08 FA Cup Portsmouth FC 4 1 0 0 0 130
07/08 League Cup Portsmouth FC 3 2 0 0 0 113
07/08 Premier League Portsmouth FC 15 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Championship Preston North End 44 15 8 10 0 241
06/07 FA Cup Preston North End 3 2 0 1 0 134
06/07 League Cup Preston North End 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Championship Preston North End 32 10 0 7 0 234
05/06 Championship Play-Offs Preston North End 2 1 0 1 0 154
05/06 FA Cup Preston North End 3 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 League Cup Preston North End 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Championship Preston North End 18 8 1 0 0 146
04/05 Championship Play-Offs Preston North End 3 1 0 0 0 262
04/05 FA Cup Bury FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 League Cup Bury FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 League Two Bury FC 26 11 3 3 0 206
03/04 EFL Trophy Bury FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 League Cup Bury FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 League Two Bury FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 League Cup Bury FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
01/02 Second Division Bury FC 5 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
00/01 2000-07-01 Liverpool Youth Bury FC U18 Transfer 0 —
02/03 2002-07-01 Bury FC U18 Bury Transfer 0 —
04/05 2005-01-01 Bury Preston Transfer 0 €125k
07/08 2007-07-11 Preston Portsmouth Transfer 2500000 €9.00m
09/10 2009-09-01 Portsmouth Burnley Loan 3200000 —
09/10 2010-05-31 Burnley Portsmouth Return from loan 2500000 —
11/12 2011-07-05 Portsmouth Leicester Transfer 2500000 —
15/16 2015-08-14 Leicester Middlesbrough Transfer 2000000 €5.60m
16/17 2017-01-09 Middlesbrough Derby Transfer 3500000 €2.90m
19/20 2019-08-01 Derby Preston Transfer 1500000 —
20/21 2021-02-01 Preston Tranmere Loan 300000 —
20/21 2021-05-31 Tranmere Preston Return from loan 300000 —
21/22 2021-07-01 Preston Retired Transfer 200000 —
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
07/08 unknown injury 2008-02-04 2008-03-08 34 7
08/09 Groin problems 2008-08-23 2008-09-13 22 6
08/09 Inguinal hernia 2008-10-08 2008-11-13 37 10
14/15 Calf strain 2015-04-18 2015-05-09 22 5
Current—
Peak€9.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€300k
—€2.25m€4.50m€6.75m€9.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €725k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #22907 — 3 0 — — former national player
Team #9565 — 13 4 — — former national player
Team #3299 — 1 1 — — former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Kasper Schmeichel 2 0 0
Anthony Knockaert 2 4 0
Matty James 2 1 0
Jeffrey Schlupp 2 1 0
Jamie Vardy 2 19 0
Liam Moore 2 1 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
13/14 Championship Leicester City 20 46
06/07 Championship Preston North End 15 44
11/12 Championship Leicester City 15 42

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
13/14 Championship Leicester City 12 46
06/07 Championship Preston North End 8 44
15/16 Championship Middlesbrough FC 8 38

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
20/21 2021-05-31 Tranmere Preston Return from loan — €300k
20/21 2021-02-01 Preston Tranmere Loan — €300k
09/10 2010-05-31 Burnley Portsmouth Return from loan — €2.50m
09/10 2009-09-01 Portsmouth Burnley Loan — €3.20m

Teams faced most often by David Nugent's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Ipswich Town 115 44 30 41 154 134 +20 38%
Reading FC 106 35 22 49 115 154 -39 33%
Cardiff City 106 33 30 43 123 137 -14 31%
Leeds United 105 37 25 43 121 132 -11 35%
Watford FC 104 46 25 33 170 139 +31 44%
Hull City 103 49 18 36 139 124 +15 48%
Nottingham Forest 102 34 32 36 133 127 +6 33%
Queens Park Rangers 99 43 26 30 134 119 +15 43%
Sheffield Wednesday 96 40 24 32 132 123 +9 42%
Crystal Palace 95 35 22 38 106 123 -17 37%
Barnsley FC 95 41 24 30 126 100 +26 43%
Birmingham City 94 40 29 25 143 120 +23 43%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
01/02 Senior debut season
04/05 First senior goal
07/08 Goal #50 (career)
12/13 Goal #100 (career)
17/18 Goal #150 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
19/20 25 1,021 1 0 0 0.09
18/19 38 567 3 0 0 0.48
17/18 39 259 5 0 0 1.74
16/17 23 285 1 0 0 0.32
15/16 40 283 3 0 1 1.27
14/15 32 341 3 0 0 0.79
13/14 51 379 2 0 0 0.47
12/13 49 315 9 0 0 2.57
11/12 48 665 7 0 0 0.95
10/11 48 533 8 0 0 1.35
08/09 19 355 1 0 0 0.25
06/07 48 375 11 1 0 2.88
05/06 38 388 8 0 0 1.86
04/05 49 614 3 0 0 0.44

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Championship
415 apps
121 G
55 A
Premier League
97 apps
14 G
6 A
League Two
46 apps
13 G
4 A
League Cup
25 apps
5 G
2 A
FA Cup
32 apps
5 G
1 A
Championship Play-Offs
10 apps
4 G
0 A
League Two Play-Offs
2 apps
0 G
1 A
Second Division
5 apps
0 G
0 A

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Frequently asked about David Nugent

Who is David Nugent?

David Nugent is an England professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.

How old is David Nugent?

David Nugent is 41 years old. He was born on May 2, 1985 in Huyton.

What position does David Nugent play?

David Nugent plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does David Nugent play for?

David Nugent currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has David Nugent scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, David Nugent has scored 162 goals in 634 appearances.